When you have something you are proud of displayed in your home or your office, you likely want to create a display that accentuates the item. Sometimes, you need the perfect lighting scheme to accent a piece of art, a work station or a meeting area. A simple light bulb in a fixture may not be enough. Have you thought about custom lighting?

You may be surprised to learn that custom lighting is often more energy efficient than the old standard fixtures and bulbs. Whether your goal is to light up a specific area with bright light or simply to create a soft glow, you will want to contact an electrician. Pasadena home and business owners can call on The Electric Connection to help establish a lighting scheme that fulfills your wants and needs.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to creating a design that suits your style and is functional. Your electrician can install recessed lighting, track lighting or a gorgeous chandelier-type fixture. Under counter LED lighting is a great way to shed light on countertops and costs very little to operate. While you are thinking about installing new fixtures, you may also want to talk about dimmer switches with your electrician. Licensed Pasadena electricians at can install dimmers throughout your home or office with very little trouble.

The installation of a dimmer switch can help save money on your electric bill, while giving you the freedom to control how much light is emitted at any given time. These are great for dining rooms, hallways and bathrooms. When you combine a dimmer switch with energy efficient CFL bulbs, you are really maximizing your new fixture. By reducing the amount of light being emitted from your bulb by 25 percent, you are creating a 25 percent savings. Give your friendly electrician, The Electric Connection, a call to see how you can start saving money.

By Clarissa Allison | March 31st, 2017

Of the Cosmic Leaf by Artemide: “It appears as a digital leaf from another World , embedded with scales like a reptile or an insect which gather light and shadow on its body to seduce a mate.” Materials: chromed steel structure; body lamp-diffuser in transparent methacrylate with texture; painted metal lighting unit.

Contemporary lighting design would not exist today without the heavy influence of lighting movements from the past.  Mid-Century, Art Deco, Bauhaus, and various other instantly recognizable “Mad Men” retro looks still have a profound influence on today’s lighting designs and styles. The infinite array of modern lighting fixtures available for purchase on www.LouieLighting.com will dazzle you and are manufactured by the top brands in the industry! Today’s designers are combining timeless materials like glass and wood with natural metals such as copper, and are also marrying classic structures made of chrome with startlingly unique silhouettes. The clean lines of these straight-forward designs create the ideal focal point in the modern home or business. The result is innovative, functional art that boasts optimal functionality and high style! Read on for 4 of the best contemporary lighting fixture collections, and click the photos to learn more.

Ross Lovegrove, an industrial designer based in the UK, is the man behind Artemide’s Cosmic Collection. He is a  visionary who’s work is “considered to be at the very apex of stimulating a profound change in the physicality of our three dimensional World. There is always embedded a deeply human and resourceful approach in his designs, which project an optimism, and innovative vitality in everything he touches from cameras to cars to trains, aviation and architecture.” View the entire Cosmic line and other amazing Artemide fixtures here.

Watch Ross Lovegrove discuss his approach to design:

Bromi Design is a premier lighting brand that works to bring some of the most innovative designs and energy efficient light sources to any user’s space. Whether you are illuminating a cozy bathroom or a sizeable commercial space, their products that are both functional and uncompromising in their high quality design. Bromi has an inspired approach to furnish and finish a space with a piece of architecture that can elevate the aesthetic of any interior motif!

The Hunza® Border Light Twin Head (shown below) is a 12 volt adjustable outdoor light that projects two wide spreads of soft light filtered through its frosted lenses. This Border Light is one of several similar pole lights created by Hunza. Use it for lighting garden paths or low level planting with a soft wash of light. This fixture is precision engineered and hand assembled in New Zealand.  A transformer or LED driver is required. These fully-adjustable lights boast a 360° rotation and 0-90° elevation.  The fixture itself is made of Marine grade 316L stainless steel, solid natural bronze/copper or aluminium powder coated in several colours!

Since 1988, Ultralights Lighting has been in the business of the design and fabrication of lighting for decorative purposes. The company has aimed to achieve “better design, better materials, better construction, better lights” for its clients. Today, Ultralights’ product line includes more than 200 interior and exterior fixtures like wall sconces, chandeliers, pendants, etc., in varied finish, diffuser and lamp choices. With its mix of traditional, modern and transitional products for commercial, ecclesiastical, retail, hospitality and medical applications, Ultralights Lighting offers customers multiple design possibilities for every conceivable usage.

MOM.  Can you even think of another word that has the power to invoke more emotion, passion, respect and admiration?  Moms seem to have a special power – a superwoman power of sort.  Who else can do the job of a CEO, housekeeper, cook, psychologist, janitor and taxi driver all in one day? Maya Angelou said in her 1969 memoir, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.” A hurricane.  Now that’s some power.  Forbes.com ( compiled a list of the powerful moms from around the globe. It’s an interesting read, but if you think about it there are also a few moms from pop culture that have helped blaze the trail to empower women as well.

There you have it - 5 TV moms with their own style of superwoman powers.  Admittedly, some may be a bit unconventional.  Nonetheless, these moms get the job done and they have empowered our tomorrows.