Decor Walther - Home and Bath - Available Soon at Sydney Lighthouse

Decor Walther – Home and Bath

Posted on 23/11/2012 by Nick Parker

Decor Walther We started out in 1973. As small traders. In brass handles and door fittings back then. And then we discovered the bathroom theme. Maybe we even contributed to developing the market. For beautiful bathroom accessories. We’re quite proud of that. And can rightly be. Don’t you think?   Now you know where the lion in our brandname comes from. With the very newest products out. And with him at our side, we strive for the beautiful things in life, every day. Because we always want to be that much better, that much more perfect. Right down to the details. Because what’s beautiful can simply become more beautiful, and even just perfect. Perhaps perfection in itself is real beauty. Meanwhile, we never forget our origins, not even for a second. We listen to what our trading partners want from us. And they inspire us with new ideas and thoughts. Such as good designers, good craftsmen and, of course, good architects. OK. In a nutshell – that’s what we stand for. We personally. We as a brand. We as a German and European company. With our own developments, we endeavour to discover and create new things. At the same time, we’re no slave to fashion. We try to achieve classics. Made to last. In form and in function. They simply have to fit in with the Decor Walther Range. With years of experience, we do trust ourselves. But, in the end, we can only make it happen with small manufacturers or, simply, the right ones. So, we are always on the lookout for cooperation with the experts. Be it in brass or stainless steel. Or in mirrors, glass and lighting. Be it for wood, textiles or rattan products. And especially when it’s a question of combining things. We’ve had many products for years. Or even the whole of our company life. They’ve become classics. Still, we are always developing them further. And carefully adapting them to current taste That’s how our trading partners can always develop the range that suits them. Even with small unit numbers. We know all about it. And haven’t forgotten, since 1973. We began as retailer too, as a specialist firm. So. Now you’re spoilt for choice. Your magic touch is all it takes. Decor Walther – Home and Bath

Decor Walther’s Home and Bath range will be available on Sydney Lighthouse’s online shop from Janurary 2013.

Keep an eye out for our new releases coming 2013 also including Lights & Lamps collection.

http://sydneylighthouse.com.au/decor-walther-home-and-bath/

 

Tough Road to Getting LED Lights on the Streets

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Photograph by Tom Drew - National Geographic 20/01/2011

According to the Clinton Climate Initiative, street lighting accounts for a staggering 159 terawatt hours of electricity use worldwide each year. That's more than the annual output of three dozen 500-megawatt power plants. And although street lighting accounts for less than one percent of all electricity use in the United States (it's about 1.3 percent in the European Union), this comes at a hefty cost for cities. In some areas, street lights command upwards of 60 percent of municipal electricity spending.

So in tough economic times, municipalities have begun to pull the plug on inefficient lamps in favor of long-lasting, highly efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology. In the United States, many of these projects have been supported by economic stimulus block grants for energy efficiency and conservation projects.

(Related: "On Edison Bulb’s Anniversary, a Lighting Breakthrough.")

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, LEDs could help communities save more than $750 million per year in energy costs, while also offering benefits like more uniform light distribution. Around the world, LEDs are lighting streets from Torraca, Italy, to Toronto, Canada, and from Tianjin, China, to Sydney, Australia. Yet, in the big picture, the Clinton Climate Initiative report notes "negligible" adoption of new lighting technologies by cities. When cities do seek to cut energy costs by converting old streetlights—many of which are non-metered and owned by the local utility—they often encounter a rocky road ahead.

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