This home theater at the basement of the Montauk Residence in New York utilizes a clever play on lighting and shapes to achieve a cosy ambience.

Designed by James Biber, an architect and partner at Pentagram, an international design firm, Biber was inspired by Radio City Music Hall, where the lights face the stage, away from the viewers.

These lights – all 600 of them – are housed inside the arches of telescopic rectangles that appear larger the closer they are to the screen.

The result is a soft, even lighting that floods the 350 sq. ft. room with an inviting feel. So even on the dimmest setting, you can still reach for your cuppa without worrying that you will spill it.

via nytimes.com