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We live under indoor light
We spend over 90% of our waking hours indoors. So most of the light you sit under was chosen by someone. You can choose it yourself.
Figueiro et al., Sleep Health · 2017
Setting the light…Mysetupcafe / light studyScroll to move through the room ↓
01 / Imagine it
You don’t know
how good your
setup could feel.
You sit here to think, make, play, and start again tomorrow. The light around that work matters more than you might expect.
02 / Mood
“Just right” is a feeling.
In a field study of 988 workers, mood was highest when lighting felt right to them. Too dim or too bright felt worse.
Küller et al., Ergonomics · 200603 / Focus
See where the
light lands.
In a small simulated-workday study, adding a task lamp improved reaction time and reduced attention lapses. The beam on your desk has a job to do.
Move through the light
01 — 03
The part nobody shows you
You researched for hours. The setup still felt wrong.
You measured the desk, compared monitors, read every review. Then you sat down to work and your productivity slipped, and you couldn’t say why.
“Struggling to focus? It probably wasn’t the desk. It was the light.”
Light changes how wood, colour and screens look, and how long you want to stay. Most people only see it once everything has arrived.
Start with the slab
Every setup starts empty.
Pick a desk, set the height, choose the finish. The room is yours from the first piece.
Warming up the café…Early build
A peek at the real thing.
Straight from the builder. Still being polished.
What the research says
Light is part
of the work.
Not decor. Three numbers that put the lamp first.
1× brighter
One lamp, a sharper day
Adding one task lamp made a dim desk four times brighter. Across a simulated workday, alertness, reaction time and accuracy all improved.
Grant et al., Sleep · 20230weeks
A month of better light
Office workers spent four weeks under cooler, blue-enriched white light. They reported sharper focus, better mood and less tiredness by the evening.
Viola et al., Scand J Work Environ Health · 200801 — 03
Each figure comes from one specific study and setting. Treat them as reasons to experiment, not guarantees for every desk.
Beyond the desk
The room stays with you after you stand up.
01 / Comfort
“Less strain is its own kind of momentum.”
In a randomized office field study, adjustable task lights improved workers’ reports of eye fatigue, discomfort, and posture. A light you can aim is a practical part of the setup.
Adjustable task-lighting field study · 201502 / Rhythm
“The light in your day can follow you into the night.”
Researchers tracking 109 office workers found that more daytime light went with better sleep quality and lower depression scores. Timing matters as much as the look of a lamp.
Office light, sleep, and mood study · 201703 / Daylight
“A window is part of your setup too.”
Office workers without windows reported poorer sleep and less vitality than those near daylight, who also slept longer. Where the desk sits can matter as much as what is on it.
Windows and daylight in offices · 201404 / Everyday
“A small detail becomes the room you return to.”
One evening at a desk is easy to dismiss. Work, study, and the quiet hour afterward bring you back again and again. Design for those repeated hours, not only for a photo.
The pull quotes are our words. The linked studies describe specific workplaces and lighting conditions; their findings are a guide to explore, not a guarantee for every desk or person.
Your desk is
waiting.
Be first to hear when your space to explore, arrange, and light your setup is ready.