But creating impact through light will also be possible in more intimate environments, such as the home, as LEDs continue to fall in price. While the average living room currently has less than 10 individual light points, in the not-too-distant future there could easily be hundreds. Imagine being able to orchestrate them using scenarios that reflect personal preferences, moods, special occasions and different times of the day and year.

Something similar is already available, albeit on a smaller scale. To take just one example, lighting designer Bram Bos has developed a smartphone app, called Espresso, which allows Philips Hue to dynamically reproduce colors from photographs of exotic places he has visited.

In this respect we are witnessing a democratization of the design process; more people than ever are in a position to develop or influence multi-faceted lighting scenarios within their own living space.