Starry Fibre Optic Ceilings

I have seen a few examples of fibre optics being embedded into walls or floors or ceilings, and I think that often it looks very tacky, but can also be done very tastefully.

Generally they will not produce enough 'useable' light to be anything other than decorative, but some of the advantage of fibre optics in these applications (as opposed to using LEDs) are as follows:

• There is only one light source - this means that each individiual point of light does not need to be accessible and so can be fixed permanently (this is useful particularly in flooring as it can be sealed in and create a smooth surface)
• The end of the fibre is not electrically charged - it is merely a transmitter of the remote light source. This means that as long as the light source is kept dry, the actual surface to be lit can be wet.
• By adapting the light source you can add colour, twinkling effects, or dimming without having to touch the individual points of light.

Source: Starscape