Stone · Light · Time
Journal
Material intelligence, practical answers, design observations and selected OYLIN projects for architects and interior designers.
OYLIN Answers
Questions drawn from real design, lighting and material discussions.
What Belongs in a Bespoke Lighting Shop Drawing...
When a lighting fixture is made to order, the shop drawing package is the agreement between what was designed and what gets built. For architects and interior designers specifying stone...
What Belongs in a Bespoke Lighting Shop Drawing...
When a lighting fixture is made to order, the shop drawing package is the agreement between what was designed and what gets built. For architects and interior designers specifying stone...
Calcite Onyx vs Gypsum Alabaster: What Interior...
Both are sold as alabaster in the trade. Both are used for stone lighting. But calcite onyx and gypsum alabaster are mineralogically different materials, and they behave differently under light,...
Calcite Onyx vs Gypsum Alabaster: What Interior...
Both are sold as alabaster in the trade. Both are used for stone lighting. But calcite onyx and gypsum alabaster are mineralogically different materials, and they behave differently under light,...
Is Travertine Translucent? What Changes When Yo...
Interior designers regularly ask whether travertine transmits light — and if so, whether the answer changes between 2700K and 3000K. Here is what material science and lighting practice tell us....
Is Travertine Translucent? What Changes When Yo...
Interior designers regularly ask whether travertine transmits light — and if so, whether the answer changes between 2700K and 3000K. Here is what material science and lighting practice tell us....
Design Notes
Observations on natural stone, architectural light, proportion and bespoke development.
Conversations: Designing the 'Living Heirloom' ...
Why OYLIN treats natural-stone lighting as a serviceable living heirloom: durable materials, replaceable components and patina over time.
Conversations: Designing the 'Living Heirloom' ...
Why OYLIN treats natural-stone lighting as a serviceable living heirloom: durable materials, replaceable components and patina over time.
The Craft: Waterjet Milling and the 24-Hour Agi...
How OYLIN reduces stone mass through precision milling, manages thermal load, and uses a 24-hour aging test before dispatch.
The Craft: Waterjet Milling and the 24-Hour Agi...
How OYLIN reduces stone mass through precision milling, manages thermal load, and uses a 24-hour aging test before dispatch.
OYLIN Cases
Selected commissioned work, prototypes, production studies and project evidence.
Case studies will be added only when project evidence is ready to publish.
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Conversations: Designing the 'Living Heirloom' ...
Why OYLIN treats natural-stone lighting as a serviceable living heirloom: durable materials, replaceable components and patina over time.
Conversations: Designing the 'Living Heirloom' ...
Why OYLIN treats natural-stone lighting as a serviceable living heirloom: durable materials, replaceable components and patina over time.
The Craft: Waterjet Milling and the 24-Hour Agi...
How OYLIN reduces stone mass through precision milling, manages thermal load, and uses a 24-hour aging test before dispatch.
The Craft: Waterjet Milling and the 24-Hour Agi...
How OYLIN reduces stone mass through precision milling, manages thermal load, and uses a 24-hour aging test before dispatch.
What Belongs in a Bespoke Lighting Shop Drawing...
When a lighting fixture is made to order, the shop drawing package is the agreement between what was designed and what gets built. For architects and interior designers specifying stone...
What Belongs in a Bespoke Lighting Shop Drawing...
When a lighting fixture is made to order, the shop drawing package is the agreement between what was designed and what gets built. For architects and interior designers specifying stone...
Calcite Onyx vs Gypsum Alabaster: What Interior...
Both are sold as alabaster in the trade. Both are used for stone lighting. But calcite onyx and gypsum alabaster are mineralogically different materials, and they behave differently under light,...
Calcite Onyx vs Gypsum Alabaster: What Interior...
Both are sold as alabaster in the trade. Both are used for stone lighting. But calcite onyx and gypsum alabaster are mineralogically different materials, and they behave differently under light,...
Is Travertine Translucent? What Changes When Yo...
Interior designers regularly ask whether travertine transmits light — and if so, whether the answer changes between 2700K and 3000K. Here is what material science and lighting practice tell us....
Is Travertine Translucent? What Changes When Yo...
Interior designers regularly ask whether travertine transmits light — and if so, whether the answer changes between 2700K and 3000K. Here is what material science and lighting practice tell us....