We have the Occhio above the kitchen island. We saw it and were really instantly love-struck.
Yes, there are many round circular lamps, but not with this functionality. We can change the light color via touch sensor, we were able to select the beam angle when ordering, either upwards or downwards, we can dim the light upwards and downwards separately and switch off the downward light completely while the upward light remains on and simply creates a cozy ambient lighting (downwards is our work lighting). And with sensors that really respond well (I already had cheap lamps with touch sensors – that unfortunately doesn’t always work so well) – even so well that we both were genuinely startled once because the light suddenly turned on. We had the lighting switched off downwards and softly dimmed upwards. Suddenly the lamp lit up downwards. We were annoyed at first and thought that the power voltage, which fluctuates occasionally in our home, was to blame (we knew that from the cheaper lamp, which liked to turn on unexpectedly). We found the solution a few days later: a fly had landed on the sensor. And then the light itself. Especially in the kitchen area, how the light is composed is crucial. It affects the colors very differently. Especially in the kitchen, you should pay attention to this (it’s no coincidence, for example, that the meat counter in a supermarket is lit differently than the vegetable section, etc. – colors react enormously to light and nicely lit meat looks much fresher immediately!). Many underestimate this. I admit, lamps are my little fetish. Unfortunately, an expensive fetish. I would also buy cheap, but what I really like in the end is usually the expensive variant. For example, we now have the Dune from Braga above the dining table, which is also not some department store junk. But actually, we wanted the Stchu-Moon from Catellani & Smith. The argument here was actually the price (the Stchu-Moon unfortunately costs almost four times as much and then times two…) and that the Dune looks good too. I regret it today, I admit it. The Stchu has indirect light, thrown by an LED into the dome and reflected there. The Dune has three lamps in the shade that radiate directly. If you are smaller or slouch in the chair, the light of the Dune can therefore be a bit unpleasant. Also, the interior of the Stchu is more interesting. At some point, we will probably replace the Dune and then hang the Stchu after all. And save on lamps? Definitely not there! Light is such a decisive feel-good factor. Especially with permanently installed lamps, which you probably have forever or at least for a very long time. Although I also have lamps from Ikea and Lidl – sometimes cheap works too. A few floor lamps, a glowing sphere, our lamp in the bedroom is this cushion from IKEA made of Chinese paper, which you crumple, and I find that pretty great. But when I think about what a hassle it was to hang the big chandelier in the gallery – phew, I don’t want to have to do that again in the next few years.