Lighting unique buildings, features, and design concepts

Key to the success of every GAIL’s project is providing a lighting solution that fits with each unique building and location. For Cambridge Market Hill, it was incorporating the iconic Cambridge Punts as inspiration. Shoplight lit details like setting poles which formed ceiling rafts, narrow floorboards to represent decking and traditional bench seats, all carefully thought out by Newman Gauge Design Associates.

In King Street, Nort fitted in perfectly alongside other circular economy products. Being 100% bio-based, Nort starts from the soil and ends in the soil, demonstrating true circularity. In fact, plants used to make the NonOilen material consume greenhouse gas emissions compared to standard plastic made from petrol-based polymers which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Nort was in good company alongside a counter built from Kenoteq’s K-Brick which is made with nearly 100% construction waste, tabletops from Forbo Flooring Systems’ furniture-grade linoleum, and lampshades made from orange peel and pine needles.

Architects and fellow B Corp, Holland Harvey brought Didsbury to life and Nort helped light reused cornice features and timber wall panelling together with stripped-back floor finishes which revealed original character and charm. Shoplight’s contemporary lighting design complemented the monochromatic colour palette which gave Didsbury a spacious modern feel with its light-stained timbers contrasting with the terrazzo and blackened steel.