Do you have one in your home?

你家裡有嗎？

Do you have more than one?

你有不止一個嗎？

I have four in my one-bedroom apartment,

我的一室一廳的公寓裡有四個。

including this one that's now home to a dead roach.

包括這個現在是一隻死蟑螂的家。

If I can be honest, I hate them.

如果我說實話，我討厭他們。

Call it Freudian if you want, but they just collect dust,

如果你想叫它弗洛伊德式的，但它們只是收集灰塵。

they're an insect graveyard, and they're just ugly.

他們是一個昆蟲墓地， 他們只是醜陋。

So I'm gonna start replacing them, and along the way,

所以我要開始更換它們，並沿途。

I'm going to find out,

我要去看看。

why boob lights are on the ceilings of so many homes.

為什麼這麼多家庭的天花板上都有胸燈。

Why are they everywhere?

為什麼他們到處都是？

Why are they designed like that?

為什麼要這樣設計？

And with all of your options when it comes

而當你有了所有的選擇，當它涉及到

to how to light your home, why?

到如何照亮你的家，為什麼？

Just, why?

只是，為什麼？

I don't get it.

我不明白

All right, let's be fair.

好吧，讓我們公平一點。

We're gonna call it by its G-rated term

我們要用G級術語來稱呼它。

which is a flush mount dome light fixture.

這是一個平裝穹頂燈飾。

but speak to any lighting designer or a contractor,

但要和任何一個照明設計師或承包商溝通。

and then they're gonna call it exactly what you think.

然後他們就會按照你的想法來稱呼它。

In pursuit of answers, I spoke with Charles Brill,

為了尋求答案，我與查爾斯-布里爾進行了交流。

co-founder of designer lighting manufacturer

設計師照明製造商的聯合創始人

Rich Brilliant Willing.

富有輝煌的意願。

Brill: 'The boob light', it has a really simple construction

布里爾："胸燈"，它的結構真的很簡單。

It's usually a plastic or opaline glass sphere

通常是一個塑膠或乳白玻璃球體

with a little threaded nut in the middle

中間有一個小螺紋螺母

that kinda holds the glass in place

擋住玻璃的位置

and allows you to easily re-lamp the light fixture.

並允許您輕鬆地重新點亮燈具。

That style of fixture, a sphere,

那種風格的燈具，是個球體。

a dome, with a perimeter metal

穹頂

is basically the bare-bones construction

基本上是赤裸裸的建築

method of a flush mount.

平裝的方法。

Narrator: The term for materials like these

敘述者。這些材料的術語是

is builder grade, an inexpensive construction solution,

是建築商級別的，價格低廉的施工方案。

as long as you're not the one living with it.

只要你不是和它生活在一起的人。

Flush-mount fixtures are super-popular in construction

平裝燈具在建築業中超受歡迎。

because then you don't have to deal with

因為這樣你就不用再面對

hanging chandeliers or worrying about

懸掛吊燈或擔心

how low lights are gonna hang in a room.

如何低燈要掛在房間裡。

There are thousands of flush-mount designs

有數千種平裝式設計

from hundreds of companies.

來自數百家公司的。

The lighting industry in general is booming,

照明行業總體上是蓬勃發展的。

reaching $43 million in revenue in 2019,

在2019年達到4300萬美元的收入。

and boob lights are some of the cheapest,

和胸燈是最便宜的一些。

especially if you're buying in bulk.

特別是當你大量購買的時候。

Look, I can get a pack of six for $40.

你看，我可以用40美元買到一包6個。

But frugality can't be the only answer, can it?

但節儉不能是唯一的答案吧？

Who designed this and decided this looks great on a ceiling?

是誰設計的，並決定這在天花板上很好看？

To find out, we have to go back in time...

要知道，我們必須回到過去... ...

- or to your local craft bar.

- 或到你當地的工藝酒吧。

You recognize these, though: Edison bulbs!

你認識這些，雖然。愛迪生燈泡！

They're the trendiest thing now, but before 1904,

它們是現在最流行的東西，但在1904年之前。

they were the only name in the light-bulb game,

他們是唯一的名字 在燈泡遊戲。

and they kinda sucked.

他們還挺爛的。

They were powered by a carbon filament

它們由碳絲提供動力

that wasn't very bright but burned hot.

那不是很亮，但燒得很燙。

Not a great thing to enclose in a diffuser

把它裝在擴散器裡不是什麼好東西。

and shove in the ceiling.

並推到天花板上。

Fire inspectors would not have approved.

消防檢查員是不會準許的。

Builders usually hung them from ceilings but kept

建築商通常把它們掛在天花板上，但保留了它們。

them low, in pendant lights.

他們低，在吊燈。

Then as cities grew, builders looked for ways

然後隨著城市的發展，建設者們尋找各種方法

to light smaller rooms with shorter ceilings,

以照亮天花板較矮的小房間。

and their prayers were answered by the improvement

他們的祈禱得到了迴應，改善了

and mass-production of the incandescent light bulb,

並大量生產白熾燈泡。

in the early 1900s.

在20世紀初。

Invented in Britain and developed by William Coolidge,

英國發明，威廉-柯立芝研製。

these bulbs swapped the hot, dim carbon

這些燈泡換成了熱的、昏暗的碳纖維。

filaments with a tungsten filament.

鎢絲的燈絲。

The new bulbs burned much cooler and were bright enough

新的燈泡燒得更冷，而且足夠亮。

to be installed right next to the ceiling.

要安裝在天花板旁邊。

Builders also loved installing flat-mount light fixtures

建築商也喜歡安裝平裝燈飾。

newfangled concrete-based homes

新式混凝土房屋

because they didn't have to install hardware

因為他們不需要安裝硬件

in the concrete ceiling.

在混凝土天花板上。

Designers like Virden, Beller, even Sears and Roebuck

維爾登、貝勒，甚至西爾斯和羅巴克等設計師。

created fixtures in this new style.

在這種新風格中創造了固定裝置。

Early flush mounts played around with the design,

早期的平頭支架在設計上玩得很溜。

often relying on screws around the edge

往往靠邊上的螺絲

to keep the diffuser in place.

以保持擴散器的位置。

Finally, around 1930, perhaps as a result of some

最後，在1930年左右，也許是由於一些。

new technology making hardware smaller,

新技術使硬件更小。

an anonymous light-fixture designer discovered

一個匿名的燈光設計師發現了

that the finial could be placed at the center of the dome.

頂飾可以放在圓頂的中心。

This secured it in place, making it easier to swap out

這樣就把它固定住了，便於更換。

bulbs, and changed history forever.

燈泡，並永遠改變了歷史。

After that, it was game on for the boob light.

之後，就開始玩起了胸燈。

The growth of the suburbs during the '50s saw a

在50年代，郊區的發展出現了

surge of construction and secured the light's position

湧動的施工，並確保了燈的位置。

on hardware store shelves.

在五金店的貨架上。

Through the decades, styles came and went,

幾十年來，款式層出不窮。

but one thing stayed the same:

但有一點是不變的。

This was the cheapest option.

這是最便宜的選擇。

If you were building a house on the cheap,

如果你是在便宜的地方蓋房子。

your ceiling had a boob light.

你的天花板上有一個胸燈。

"So what", you may be thinking - and you're right.

"那又怎樣"，你可能在想--你是對的。

Besides being distracting, there's nothing

除了讓人分心之外，也沒有什麼...

wrong with relying on a boob light.

依靠胸燈是不對的。

The targeted lighting for a 100-square-foot living space

100平方英尺的生活空間的針對性照明

is 2,000 lumens, which a flush-mount will do fine,

是2000流明，平裝式就可以了。

but it's one source.

但這是一個來源。

From a lighting-design perspective, they're kind of basic.

從照明設計的角度來看，它們是一種基本的。

Brill: When you start with a room with only a flush-mount,

布里爾。當你開始時，你的房間只有一個水衝式安裝。

the ambient light is created through the flush-mount.

環境光是通過齊平式安裝產生的。

To really define a space,

要真正定義一個空間。

you want to be able to wash the walls,

你要能洗牆。

to define the perimeter of the space.

來定義空間的周長。

Work with floor lamps or other track lighting

與落地燈或其他軌道照明配合使用

that have a focal light to feature textiles

有一個焦點燈，以紡織品為特色

on your sofa or an area rug.

在你的沙發或區域地毯上。

Narrator: At the end of the day, it's not that I have

旁白：並不是說我有...

anything against boob lights, it's that lighting,

任何反對胸燈的東西，都是那個燈光。

like everything, is an art form.

就像一切，是一種藝術形式。

It should serve as both form and function,

它應該兼具形式和功能的作用。

and it's fine to design a light that

而設計一盞燈是可以的。

stands out or blends in, but this does neither,

突出或融入其中，但這兩者都沒有。

which just makes it so much more confounding

撲朔迷離

that they're everywhere.

他們無處不在。

It's impossible to talk about lighting

談論照明是不可能的

in 2020 without mentioning LEDs.

在2020年不提LED。

They've been changing the game since the early 2000s.

他們從2000年初就開始改變遊戲。

As of 2018, LEDs own 76% of the lighting market.

截至2018年，LED擁有76%的照明市場。

As more new homes are built,

隨著越來越多的新房建設。

the slim, barely-there profile of low-power LEDs

纖細的、幾乎不存在的低功率LED的外形。

will inevitably push out the bulky boob light

勢必會推掉笨重的胸燈

as the default ceiling light in newer homes.

作為新房的默認吸頂燈。

If you live with boob lights and you like them, you do you.

如果你和胸燈生活在一起，你喜歡它們，你就做你。

But don't be afraid to consider alternatives.

但是，不要害怕考慮其他選擇。

See what your local lighting shop has in stock.

看看你當地的照明店有什麼庫存。

If the wiring is intimidating,

如果接線是恫。

there are even diffusers and shades

甚至還有散光器和燈罩

that can fit easily over the existing fixture.

可以很容易地安裝在現有燈具上。

But if you're feeling HGTV vibes,

但如果你覺得HGTV的氛圍。

swap it out, even if you're in a rental.

換掉它，即使你是在租房。

Just remember to turn off the breaker.

只要記得關掉斷路器就可以了。

It does wonders to individualize your living space.

它對個性化的生活空間有很大的作用。

Just store the boob somewhere safe

只要把胸部放在安全的地方就可以了

and swap it back in if you do end up moving.

如果你最終要搬家，就把它換回來。

Chances are, you'll probably be swapping out

機會是，你很可能會換上

a boob light again real soon.

很快就會有一個奶燈