Setting the Stage: Lighting a Jewelry Store

Hanging the 54" custom pendant

~Part One~

I had noticed the dust and rubble surrounding Cornell’s Jewelers for several months so it came as quite a surprise when the Cornells called me to discuss their project.   They informed me that their store fixture designer had provided them with a lighting plan but  they weren’t convinced it would remedy their current lighting problems or fulfill their future lighting goals.  They also expressed their hesitancy to invest in a 2^nd lighting plan, but were aware of the importance of  good lighting  and that it was a critical component in the success of a jewelry store.   We scheduled a time to meet after they returned from their vacation.  I used these next few weeks to research all the latest trends in retail lighting so that I would be fully prepared for this meeting;  as they say “nothing ventured, nothing gained”.