LONDON, UK - BROKIS at EDC has released a free one-hour YouTube course teaching interior designers how to specify bespoke lighting compositions using BROKIS configurators. The course addresses a recurring problem in residential lighting specification: designers staring at blank canvases, waiting days for supplier responses, and presenting compositions that clients have seen before.
"How to Build a Lighting Composition" provides collection-by-collection instruction on five BROKIS configurators — Bamboo Forest, Ivy Single, Planets, Starcloud, and Puro — with worked examples from real projects. Each section demonstrates how to move from client brief to renderable composition in under thirty minutes, rather than through weeks of supplier back-and-forth.
The course is available at no cost on YouTube and includes a downloadable playbook with decision checklists, dimension guides, and direct links to each configurator.
The specification problem the course solves
When a client asks for a bespoke lighting installation, interior designers typically face two paths. Path one: send emails to suppliers, wait for responses, watch the brief get diluted through iterations, and present something the client recognizes from a showroom. Path two: open a configurator, identify which collection fits the brief, and build a custom composition that the client has never seen.
The difference is rarely budget. It's usually confidence with the tools and understanding which decisions matter most.
BROKIS configurators allow designers to specify completely custom lighting compositions — choosing glass shapes, metal finishes, drop heights, canopy positions, and element quantities — then generate renders and pricing instantly. But until now, no resource explained how to use them properly. Designers learned through trial and error, or didn't use them at all.
"For years designers have asked for something that walks through the configurators properly," says James Apichart Jarvis, founder of BROKIS at EDC. "Not a product overview. Not a catalogue walk-through. A resource built from real projects showing exactly which decisions to make and in what order. That's what this course delivers."
What the course teaches — five collections, five approaches
Each collection receives its own section with a main worked example plus quick demonstrations of alternative applications:
Bamboo Forest — Building freeform ceiling compositions above seating clusters. The core principle: canopy position defines the entire scheme. Main example demonstrates a coffee table living room installation, with additional examples for entrance halls and conference tables.
Ivy Single — A configurator where one number (drop height) drives every subsequent decision. Shows formal sitting room specification, plus foyer installations and kitchen islands where the relationship between pendant and surface below determines success.
Planets — Specifying individual pendants for hospitality spaces, one seat position at a time. Explains the pulley system as both technical and aesthetic principle, allowing installations to be adjusted post-installation. Main example: hotel bar counter. Tunable white LED recommendations included throughout.
Starcloud — Working with double-height voids using three placement modes (grid, circles, freeform) so compositions fill architecture rather than fighting it. Demonstrates double-height entrance hall specification, plus bedroom and dining applications.
Puro — The most complex configurator in the BROKIS range. Teaches how to layer horizontal and vertical elements building outward from a single anchor point using a floor-plan-first approach. Main example: open-plan living and dining space with multiple functional zones. Additional examples include kitchen islands in double-height voids and bedside pendants.
Companion resources for complex projects
The course includes a free playbook — totalling 182 pages - containing key decisions, dimension references, and checklists of questions to answer before opening the configurator. A configurator basics introduction and preset library showing inspirational reference compositions are also included.
For designers working on projects with architectural challenges (sloped ceilings, structural beams, skylights, custom canopy requirements), BROKIS at EDC offers free trade consultation. Designers submit floor plans, elevations, and client brief; within five working days they receive a rendered 3D visualization of the proposed composition in their space, with pricing included.
This consultation service is exclusively available to trade professionals with BROKIS at EDC accounts, not homeowners.
Course outcomes — confidence and billable hours saved
Designers completing the course gain:
- Ability to build bespoke lighting compositions from scratch in one sitting across five BROKIS collections- Confidence to present renders on first client presentation rather than third iteration.
- Saved billable hours previously spent on supplier email chains and specification revisions.
- Understanding of when to specify independently versus when to involve the BROKIS team for complex briefs.
The course does not replace designer judgment. It provides the technical knowledge and configurator fluency to execute what designers already understand conceptually — that lighting compositions require deliberate relationships between light, space, and form.
Why lighting compositions matter
A lighting composition is the deliberate relationship between light, space, and form — where every decision (number of elements, drop height, glass shape, canopy position) reinforces something about the room it occupies. Done well, it creates harmony. Done badly, it's just a ceiling with things hanging from it.
The difference is almost never budget. It's almost always intention.
BROKIS configurators provide the technical framework for that intention. The course teaches designers how to use that framework efficiently, so more time is spent on design thinking and less on specification logistics.
Access the course "How to Build a Lighting Composition" is available now on the BROKIS at EDC at no cost. The course runs 1 hour 8 minutes and can be watched in sections or as a complete training session.
The companion playbook is available for download at www.brokisedc.com/playbook.
Trade professionals interested in the free consultation service for complex projects can book appointments through the BROKIS at EDC partner portal or by contacting the team directly.
About BROKIS Configurators
BROKIS online configurators allow interior designers to specify completely custom lighting compositions with instant visualization and pricing. Designers select from handblown glass shapes, metal finishes, drop heights, canopy configurations, and element quantities, then generate photorealistic renders and technical specifications. All BROKIS configurators produce compositions manufactured at Janštejn Glassworks in the Czech Republic using the same handblown production methods as standard collections.
About BROKIS
BROKIS is a Czech premium lighting brand founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Jan Rabell. All BROKIS lighting is produced at the historic Janštejn Glassworks in the Czech Republic, where master glassmakers have been working since 1809. The brand combines handblown Bohemian glass with refined materials to create lighting collections designed by internationally acclaimed designers. BROKIS products are available in over 70 countries.
About BROKIS at EDC
BROKIS at EDC is the dedicated UK partner for BROKIS lighting. Based in London, EDC specializes in premium, sustainable lighting for residential interiors, with a focus on reliable project delivery and technical support for interior designers working on private homes. Services include bespoke composition consultation, project visualization, and specification support for complex installations.
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