Sparkle & Glow-Lighting a Jewelry Store

Looking into to Showroom from the Oval Entry Room

~Part Three~

Lighting  Cornell’s Jewelers was a great opportunity to use many lighting techniques because the Cornell’s were willing to experiment with the latest lighting technologies.  Working with Kovalsky Carr and technical departments of several lighting manufacturers, we was able to borrow light fixtures to create a variety of mock-ups.

To help decide on the winning lighting solution we gathered the entire jewelry store staff and contractors to view the various lighting schemes.  Observing the jewelry as it looked inside and outside of the cases, under different lighting configurations, we were able to find the best combination that would make the jewelry sparkle and skin tones glow.

The end result consisted of a store that is lit by Ceramic Metal Halide track and recessed fixtures, LED’s for coves and cases, Fluorescent for entry and path lighting and Incandescent where the sparkle of candelabra lamps was required.  Compared to the original lighting plan we were  was able to decrease the quantity of fixtures and the energy required to power each fixture while simultaneously increasing the brightness of the store displays.