Do you use a smart home system or do you prefer traditional controls?

Irina Semenova: Yes, our family uses a smart home system in our home, and we can’t imagine life without it. Control is via a voice assistant. For us, a smart home system primarily provides comfort: you can set up various lighting scenarios using dimming, changing color temperature depending on the time of day, using presence, motion, and ambient light sensors, and creating your own on/off schedule. We especially value lighting scenarios for the bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, where we strive to create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere after work or active recreation.

In the modern world it is important to maintain the biorhythms of the body, and one of the key factors here is light. Circadian rhythms – the internal biological clock of a person, regulate cycles of sleep and wakefulness, body temperature and hormonal activity.

In addition to the lighting functions, our «smart home» system is integrated with climate, safety and energy efficiency management modules. This makes it possible not only to increase the level of comfort and safety, but also to optimize energy consumption, which in turn contributes to financial savings.
The “smart home” system is a modern and technologically advanced way to improve our quality of life, providing comfort, convenience and health.

What would you change in your home lighting if you had to do it all over again?

Irina Semenova: In my home lighting, I would add more different light sources in spaces like the living room and hallway, as I hadn’t previously considered the potential needs of these spaces during use.

The living room currently only has basic functional lighting for the entire space and work area. I’d like to add more lighting sources in specific zones (for relaxation, watching movies, and working), which would also include emotional lighting based on mood, events, and biological rhythms.

The hallway currently only has functional overhead lighting. We would add decorative ceiling lighting and an automatic emergency light to ensure comfortable and safe movement at night.

Lighting in the home is a personalized system, reflecting the unique needs and preferences of each family and individual. I believe that universal lighting scenarios cannot be predicted in advance, as they depend on many factors, including architectural features, functional needs, and individual preferences. During the design and operation process, lighting can be adjusted using modern technologies, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions and user needs.

Which light source seems to you really «alive»?

Irina Semenova: It is important to note that the most «living» natural source of light is, of course, the Sun, to which the body’s biorhythms are naturally tuned.

When considering artificial light sources, such as LEDs, the development and implementation of technologies that closely mimic the characteristics of solar radiation is particularly important. From this perspective, LED systems with dimming and color temperature adjustment represent a promising approach that closely mimics the “living” natural light source. This technology allows for the simulating of daily changes in the spectral composition and intensity of light, facilitating more precise synchronization of biological rhythms with the natural light cycle.

Thus, the use of LED light sources with the ability to adjust technical parameters creates a more physiologically comfortable environment that promotes human health and well-being.