ERCO at the National Portrait Gallery

London’s National Portrait Gallery receives an LED makeover thanks to ERCO.

May 2nd, 2011

Lighting up 11,000 portraits over 3 storeys is no easy feat – unless you’ve got LED technology from ERCO.

The National Portrait Gallery has long been using ERCO lighting systems for its permanent collection and special exhibition.

Recognising that ERCO’s LED technology enables savings in energy and maintenance and offers superior lighting quality, museum technicians experimented with conversion to LED spotlights in individual areas.

Further rooms made the swap to LED after savings of 68% in energy costs were recorded.

The National Portrait Gallery uses 14W Optec LED spotlights fitted with Spherolit lenses with different characteristics.

The white LED light is free of IR and UV components, making it an excellent choice for optimum exhibit conservation – ensuring that ERCO LED spotlights will continue to light up the National Portrait Gallery for many years to come.

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Kōri Ice Cream is here! A new ice cream parlour has opened in Melbourne that features retail interior design at its very best. With summer on its way, this new destination will wow both young and old and is certain to be the place to meet and gather. With outstanding icy products, and an interior design that is more than impressive, Kōri Ice Cream is a stand out on every level.

Ice cream has a special place in everyone’s life and now this cold sweet treat has an exciting new, purpose-designed home that pleases the eye while satisfying the cold treat cravings. Designed by the exemplary, and aptly named, Architects EAT, Kōri Ice Cream is certainly making a name for itself for excellent ice cream and stunning interior design.

Located in Hawthorn on busy Glenferrie Road, queues have been known to form just to taste the delicious and unusual flavours of ice cream but it’s upon arrival at the shop that the experience really begins. The outside hints at what is inside, the heritage façade is painted white with a large terracotta/red (Dulux Retro Disco) stripe on the side.

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📸: Shannon McGrath

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