Dubai Design Week 2019 (11 – 16 November)
International lighting design consultancy Nulty will put hotel lighting at the top of the
agenda at Dubai Design Week 2019, collaborating with Earth Hotels, Something
Design House and Debbas Lighting to create a bespoke lighting scheme for the Earth
Hotels concept at Downtown Dubai. Nulty will also use this edition of the show to
present its “Manifesto for a Good Night’s Sleep”, an educational presentation on the
relationship between sleep patterns and hospitality lighting design.
Nulty for Earth Hotels
Earth Hotels is an innovative hotel experience that sees repurposed shipping
containers transformed into contemporary lifestyle hotels. Nulty’s lighting design for
Earth Hotels takes its cue from the studio’s research into circadian rhythms to
understand the daily impact that light has on the body and mind. Led by Design
Director Amy Semple, the concept has been designed around the idea that guests
could benefit from being exposed to different levels of light and colour temperatures
throughout their stay. Linear LED lines of light within the ceiling of the container
illuminate as an intricate pattern of light once turned on, yet disappear from view
when not in use as each light source is concealed behind a black diffuser.
Additional accent lighting has been used sparingly throughout the scheme to
preserve the clean finish of the space whilst accentuating features such as artwork
and furniture. As the Earth Hotels design philosophy is centred around delivering a
customisable experience for its guests, lighting within the container can be adjusted
through a wide range of colour temperatures and is easily controlled using Alexa.
Nulty Presents the Manifesto for a Good Night’s Sleep
Dubai Design Week will also see Nulty present its Manifesto for a Good Night’s Sleep
at The Light Avenue on Thursday 14 November.
The talk will be presented by Director Emilio Hernandez, who will unpick how we
consume lighting at different points of the day and put circadian rhythms under the
microscope to understand the instrumental role that light plays in hotel design. The
study is part of Nulty’s ongoing mission to produce an educational guide for the
industry that will demystify the process around using light to create enhanced
environments for sleep.
Earth Hotels in collaboration with Nulty – Something Design House and Debbas
Lighting: Debbas, Dubai Design District, Building 2, Unit 112
Nulty Presents the Manifesto for a Good Night’s Sleep: Thursday 14 November at
1pm – The Light Avenue by Debbas, Building 11, Ground Floor, Dubai Design
District (d3)