For those in need of a crash course on the basic elements of interior lighting, the American Lighting Association's home page (www.americanlightingassoc.com) provides a complete catalog on lighting essentials, beginning with the definitions of ambient, task and accent lighting, continuing with a glossary of the numerous types of fixtures and hardware available and information on how to get any desired lighting effect based on wattage, room size and use. Both www.artemide.com and www.fontanaarte.com feature well- designed pages, which are fun to surf and well reflect these companies' design philosophies and corporate missions. Although the page on the company history of Fontana Arte--founded in 1932 by Italian architect Gio Ponti--suffers from a poor translat...

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