Practical guidance on specifying, approving and importing made-to-order lighting — written for buyers and specifiers, not for search engines.
Most first enquiries stall because one number is missing. Here is the short list that lets a factory quote you properly on the first reply — and the two numbers people most often get wrong.
Read the full guide: How to specify a custom chandelier: the 7 numbers you need ›A stairwell fixture only works if it is judged from the floor below, not from directly underneath. Here is how to set the diameter and the drop so it reads correctly from where people actually stand.
Read the full guide: Sizing a chandelier for a staircase or double-height space ›The sample approval is the single point where you have the most leverage and the least time. A twelve-point check that prevents the expensive arguments later.
Read the full guide: What to check when you approve a custom lighting sample ›A three-metre fixture is not a big parcel. It is a structure that has to survive a container, a crane and an electrician. What to agree before production starts.
Read the full guide: How large chandeliers are packed, shipped and installed ›Certification is the question overseas lighting buyers ask most and understand least — and the one where vague supplier answers create customs problems. A plain-language map of the obligations.
Read the full guide: Lighting certification for importers ›Three materials sold under the word “crystal”, differing in price by a factor of ten. What each one buys you, where each one fails, and the five questions to ask before accepting a specification.
Read the full guide: K9 crystal vs acrylic vs glass: which mirror frame ›IP rating, mirror coating, power supply, mounting, dimming and spare parts — the six decisions that are usually made too late, and the specification we work to.
Read the full guide: How to specify LED mirrors for a hotel bathroom project ›Constant current or constant voltage, 12 V or 24 V, CRI and binning, flicker and the six field failure modes. The electrical specification that decides whether your product is still working in three years.
Read the full guide: LED mirror power supply and driver selection: a buyer’s guide ›The vocabulary behind every crystal quotation, explained plainly — including the terms that are used loosely, and how to tell a genuinely cut crystal from a moulded one.
Read the full guide: Crystal lighting terms explained: cut, faceted ›If you have a sourcing question we have not covered, send it. If it is a good one, it becomes the next guide.