Have you ever thought about the fact that until 1878, when the first incandescent lamp appeared, lighting was only provided by candles, then oil lamps, and later gas lamps?

Since then, a lot has changed, and in the last decade, the real revolution in lighting has been marked by the advent of modern LED lamps, which have not only improved lighting efficiency but have also brought innovation in terms of cost and sustainability. 

The first electric lamp was the work of Humphry Davy in 1813, but his invention was not successful. It would not be until 1878 for the first incandescent lamp produced by Wilson Swan. Finally, Thomas Edison patented the lighting system that combined a thin filament and electrical resistance, a system that for the first time provided excellent performance in terms of continuous light. 

From then on, it was a constant progression, always aiming at two objectives: to best illuminate all environments, both indoors and outdoors, and to minimize consumption. 

Until 2018, the market was divided between halogen, fluorescent, and LED bulbs, but a good part of the former have been banned by the European Union precisely with a view to reducing citizens' energy consumption. Today, for halogens, there are no new productions, with the exception of non-directional lamps without a transformer with an energy efficiency lower than B (those with the classic pear shape, to be clear) and those with G9 and R7S bases, used for table lamps and projectors. However, existing stocks remain on the market, and at this LINK you can find those available in the Oniro View showroom. 

The choice therefore falls mainly between fluorescent lamps and LED ones. Both have high luminous efficiency compared to incandescent lamps, but while the average life of the former is 10,000 hours (for incandescent lamps it was only 1,000 hours), for LED lamps it is up to 10 times longer. Another difference between the two types of lamps lies in their constituent materials. In the first case, these are highly toxic components, while for LEDs, disposal is much simpler and harmless. 

The trend, especially with a view to energy saving and sustainability, is therefore, over time, to increasingly use LED lamps, which, also in terms of design, are reproducing the most vintage shapes and styles of filament lamps. At this LINK you can find the models in our catalog.