VISITING OCCHIO

IN SOUTH KENSINGTON

When visiting our brand partners Occhio in their London show room, we benefit, not only from a decent cup of coffee, but from experimenting with ‘the joy of light’ while staying up to date with Occhio’s gallery of luminaires. We extend the invitation to host guests who want to explore how they can inject some personality into their own interior and lighting design at home. Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect…

Lighting specialists, Occhio, effortlessly blend advanced LED technology for exceptional light quality (with a CRI of over 95, a near match to CRI 100 for natural daylight), and ‘the joy of use’, when light becomes an “experience”. They take the concepts of customisable lighting one step further in making the homeowner the lighting designer for their own home.

Naturally, it’s important to first consider the practical functions of lighting for a home, which Occhio have already taken care of in their range of adjustable lighting, featuring tuneable kelvin colours and beam angles for different moods throughout the day: stimulating cool and direct light for focussed working and tasks, or warm, softly diffused atmospheric light for relaxing and entertaining. The Occhio showroom enables visitors to visualise exactly how different mood settings look and feel amongst various furnishings and colour pallets.

This notion of adaptable lighting for greater productivity and improved wellbeing is further enhanced with Occhio’s intuitive and satisfying gesture control. Luminaires will elegantly move upwards or downwards to their preferred height, and light intensity or colour temperatures can be adjusted with a simple gesture, without actual touch. For those who prefer a more manual approach, there’s still the option of touch or remote control. The Occhio showroom invites guests to get a feel for what would suit them and their daily routines.

But what really sets Occhio apart, is their unique take on customisable lighting, making the homeowner the lighting designer of their own homes with re-positionable luminaires and interchangeable lens inserts that can set elegant ambient lighting, or even inject a pop of colour.

Occhio invites the homeowner to play with interior design, transforming blank walls into works of art. Intergalactic patterns and colours can be achieved through Occhio’s playful range, which sets the design possibilities quite simply, out of this world. At a second glance, even the beautifully chic luminaires embody interstellar sophistication, with the likes of the Mito signature floating rings, Sento’s android-esque, perfectly shaped optics (Occhio translates from Italian as ‘eye’), and of course the Luna spheres, inspired by the moon. That of course is our own interpretation. The beauty of art, after all, is not only in the artist’s creation, but also in how it is perceived and interpreted.

Occhio’s ‘culture of light’ can be fully appreciated in their London store, where visitors can experience how light can create ambience, reflect personal style and adapt to individual homeowner’s requirements.

Occhio’s South Kensington showroom is a playground for lighting designers and home owners looking for inspiration for their design projects. Guests can get a feel for the benefits of customisable lighting with luminaires that can be remotely or manually adjusted at will for different moods, scenes and tasks. The store showcases an array of pendants, wall lights, floor standing lights, ceiling lights and even outdoor lighting in a home setting, from the popular ranges below.

  • Mito

    Mito

  • Luna

  • Sento

  • Più

  • io

    io

  • lui

  • lei

  • Sito

  • Taglio

  • Mito Linear

  • Gioia

If you would like to discover how integrated lighting control and lighting design can benefit you in your home, Butler Harwell would be delighted to host you at our specialist partner’s demonstration facility and assist you in your home renovation.