In the shoe store, divided into several zones according to different display requirements. They are the entry and exit areas, commodities display areas, shoe fitting areas, trial fitting mirror areas. Different lighting designs for different functional areas.
Lighting For Entry And Exit Areas: This area is better to choose the natural white color light that is close to the daylight outdoor or choose the lighting color close to the shopping mall outside to meet an overly coordinated lighting from outside the shoe store and inside the shore sore.
Lighting For Merchandising Areas: most often, the function shoes are displaced on the wall cabinet, shoe cabinet or other decorative shelves. Considering there will be a shade for each frame, so mounted a linear LED light next to the frame or mounted recessed closet light under most shoe fame to highlight the shoes, giving the client a good visual of the product by better presenting the color of the shoes. In other cases, track light with adjustable beam angle is also suitable for illuminating the commodity areas, it acts as a supplement for light, filling with the blind spot and some dark areas.
Lighting For Shoe Fitting Areas: The fitting area is offered for clients to try shoes, therefore the sofa or chair should place under the bright areas were under the direct ceiling lighting.
Lighting For Trial Fitting Mirror Areas: The mirror is usually mounted on the wall near the shelves and the chairs, so the mirror light can replace of the tube light lighting for both frame and mirror.
Lighting For Other Areas: Apart from the exhibition stand, mirror area, shoe fitting area, the counter, warehouse, and aisle need adequate lighting as well. Particularly the warehouse lighting, there is various sizes of shoe that need to distinguish when the salesman find someone for client trying. Without considering the ambient of the shoe warehouse, conventional fluorescent lamps are enough, but using LED light instead is more energy saving.
Referring to the flooding light and spotlight, there may be related to the accent lighting and basic lighting. In general, the spotlight was used to accent lighting for the exhibition stand, counter, and model. As for flooding light, the downlight or panel light is better for lighting the aisle, fitting areas, entry and exit areas, shoe warehouse, etc.
Accent lighting prefers to use a narrow beam angle. In the shoe store, lighting angle of 24° is used to light the shoe rack and exhibition stand, 38 ° is suitable for lighting the lower level shoe rack. The model usually applied a lighting angle of 15°,24°, 38° to be accent lighting.
The mix and match design of color temperature is an important factor to determine the harmony and unity of illumination, it also plays a decisive role in the whole store lighting style. Normally, in addition to accent lighting areas needing adequate lighting with CRI 80 to CRI 90, temperature nearly 4000k, and the warehouse need bright lighting with color temperature from 4000k to 5000k, other parts of the shoe store can design by personal style, such like use 2700k - 3500k temperature color to create a warm lighting tone or use 4500k-6000k temperature color to create a cold and sober atmosphere. About the color mix and matching reference, here is advice to read RGB Trichromatic Theory making a further consideration for the lighting project.
