December
2008

IP rated bathroom lights to be launched at London Design Week in March 2009

Besselink & Jones is proud to present its latest technical innovation: IP rated bathroom lights to be launched at London Design Week in March 2009

The London based designer and manufacturer Besselink & Jones is launching its first range of IP rated bathroom lights for London Design Week. The lights are not only sleek and stylish but conform to the international IP standards and have been rated as safe for use in commercial bathrooms.

Ben Simpson, Managing Partner of Besselink & Jones comments:
‘Over the years interior designers have said that bathroom lighting is a particularly difficult area for them, it is especially difficult to find good quality ‘IP-rated’ decorative bathroom lights. The problem being that in the past most bathroom lights have either been of a similar basic functional style or units with unusual halogen style bulbs.

At Besselink & Jones we like to work closely with our architects and designers and we love a challenge, the project aim we set was to produce a stylish range of classic bathroom lights that could take a low energy bulb and be IP rated. It sounds simple enough but nothing like this is available; an original idea was required to solve the problem. In our Croydon workshops, we are always working on new designs and ideas, after many months, and to the designers’ specification we have produced a new comprehensive range of IP44 rated bathroom lights that we think are not only practical but just about as handsome as you’ll ever find.’

IP explained:
IP stands for Ingress Protection and indicates the degree of protection provided by an enclosure. IP ratings provide engineers with a convenient, practical way to compare levels of sealing. The IP standard aims to provide users more detailed information than vague terms such as “waterproof”. The numbers following IP represent levels of sealing and can range from none at all (IP00) to protection against dust and continuous immersion in water. The first digit refers to protection against solid matter, e.g. dust. The second digit is the degree to which the enclosure is protected against ingress of liquids.

The bathroom is divided into zones calculated by measuring the distance from various water sources and expected usage as shown to the left. A light must meet the specific requirement and rating for that zone, for example lights either side of a mirror should have a rating of IP44 if they are likely to be splashed in normal usage or during cleaning.
Besselink & Jones bathroom lights are available in stock in either chrome or brass, they can also be made in any of their 10 finishes and wired for use anywhere in the world within 4 weeks.

• Besselink & Jones is a leading British designer and manufacturer of innovative and decorative bespoke lighting.
• All the design, brass turning, woodcarving, metal plating and bespoke work are handled in-house at its factory in Surrey.
• Besselink & Jones offer a fully bespoke service; they can reproduce and rewire antique lamps, as well as converting treasured objects into serviceable lamps.