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"....with the best faith in the world-though not altogether with the best light, which is always so different a matter." Henry James
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May 2007 Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle Article The light stuff Experts reveal the latest outdoor lighting trends to brighten up a home or landscape Wednesday,
May 2, 2007 Writer Outdoor lighting not only gives homeowners a creative way to flaunt their homes and landscapes after dark, experts argue it can make homes safer and increase property values. March 2006 LOCAL
EXTERIOR LIGHTING EXPERT Paul Eddleston of Illuminata recently provided lighting design expertise to architects, landscape architects and landscape designers BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - Paul Eddleston, president/owner of Illuminata, an exterior lighting design company in Birmingham, Michigan, recently provided landscape architects and students with in-depth knowledge of exterior lighting. Eddleston flew to College Park, Maryland to address landscape architecture students at the University of Maryland, and the following day traveled to Washington, D.C. to educate experienced landscape architects and urban planners at nationally-renowned Oehme, Van Sweden & Associates. For both audiences, Eddleston wanted to educate them in optimizing the potential, functionality and beauty of an exterior space through the use of light. "I want to share the benefits of what can be achieved with lighting and show them the possibilities. Landscape lighting so often is considered peripherally and as an after-thought," said Eddleston, who shared the following points about exterior lighting design to help professionals, residents and building owners: See the rest of the Press release May 2005 Light
Fantastic Thursday,
May 19, 2005 A light touch - that is, a touch of light - can be just the right touch to enhance a home or landscape. Paul Eddleston, president of Illuminata, an exterior lighting company based in Birmingham, has a philosophy of "quiet understatement" when it comes to illuminating a residential landscape. "Don't get carried away," said Eddleston, who lives in Birmingham. "A little lighting goes a long way." Lighting can do more than illuminate pathways and house numbers. And any home can have attractive lighting, not restricted to architecturally appropriate fixtures. Besides providing security and safety, lights can show off architecture, plants and gardens as well. Illuminata helps homeowners design creative ways of shining light on property. The company designs, installs and maintains exterior lighting systems. "People underuse (lighting) and overdo it," said Eddleston, who is opposed to what he calls "light pollution" - glaring illumination. "You want to make people aware of the paths, but there's a little more you can do creatively." August 2004 Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle Story Keep
the home lights burning By
Robin D’Angelo If you see your home as a work of art, Paul Eddleston will find a way to create the best accentuating displays imaginable. The Birmingham resident and owner of Illuminata Creative Exterior Lighting has made a living out of turning landscaping into lightscaping — works of art with outdoor lighting that can range from $2,000 to $110,000. Eddleston first began his career as an electrical engineer, but soon afterward entered the field of landscaping, and eventually found a way to put the two together to create art. “My approach is more holistic — I like to look at the overall space, when most people would just light up some plants,” Eddleston said. His two- to three-hour consultations consist of scouting the neighborhood around the home first, in order to stay flush with the architectural style and general ambiance. The more Eddleston can find out about the homeowner personally, the better his final design will be. January 2004 ILLUMINATA comes to Michigan As his wife was offered a faculty position at Wayne State University in Detroit Paul Eddleston opened a new ILLUMINATA office in Birmingham, Michigan. Still involved in projects in the DC area, Mr. Eddleston will commute one week out of each month for the foreseable future while handing over operations there to the new owners. ILLUMINATA in the DC area can still be reached at the same number (301-802-4382) although it is a completely separate organization from ILLUMINATA in Michigan. September, 2004
March 7th, 2001 This series is from the Washington Post article July 27th, 2000 Shadow
Play in the Garden at Night By
Adrian Higgins EXTERIOR LIGHTING SPECIALISTS ANNOUNCE NAME CHANGE Rockville, Maryland - October 1, 1999- In keeping with the growing expectations of its increasingly discerning clientele, LIMEY•LIGHT Landscape Lighting today announces it's new name and corporate image. With immediate effect the business will be known as ILLUMINATA LANDSCAPE LIGHTING and will continue to provide the very best in landscape lighting design, installation and maintenance services. Meaning "to be enlightened" in Latin, ILLUMINATA eloquently expresses the mission and attitude of the company. "We are very excited with our new identity in the marketplace" said British lighting designer Paul Eddleston. "With this new image and name we feel we will be able to more thoroughly penetrate our expanding market" Based on a foundation of over a decade of international electrical engineering expertise and four years of landscape design experience, ILLUMINATA continues to provide it's commercial, landscape and residential clients with the very best in creative exterior lighting solutions. Originally founded as LIMEY•LIGHT in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1996, the company is now based in central, Maryland. PRESS RELEASES Illuminata
Landscape Lighting Chevy Chase, Maryland - November 18th, 1999-Always looking for ways to improve the business, we decided to relocate nearer to the majority of our clients. Therefore we are now at:
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