Light is more than just illumination—it shapes our environment, influences our emotions, and enhances our well-being.In this case study, we explore the multifaceted nature of light through the lens of two experts: Photographer Jakob Storm examines Patrone lighting and the changing interplay of light. Design historian Malene Lytken explores light’s vital role in design and its profound impact on human health, both physically and psychologically. Together, their insights illuminate the deep importance of light in our lives and spaces.

Light is special in Denmark. We have many twilight hours—long sunrises and sunsets—because the sun never stands very high in the sky. Not at all in winter, and even on Midsummer's Day, the sun is no higher than about 57 degrees above the horizon at noon. Near the equator, the transition from light to total darkness takes only one hour. In the northern hemisphere, however, it lasts all night during summer. The lower the sun is in the sky, the more atmosphere the light must travel through, which makes the light more scattered and gives the reddish, warm colours we all associate with Danish sunrises and sunsets.
Our daylight is soft, graduated, and indirect 80% of the time.

There is no life without light. Nothing can grow without light. This is why spring is something truly special for us Danes, because the light returns. When sunlight flows in through the window and hits the floor or wall, something magical happens.