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Ever notice how brightly-lit stairways are? This is obviously for safety reasons, but less obviously, each and every last corner needs to be
illuminated to make sure you don't step into (and trip within) a stray shadow.
Since railings are also essential elements for safe staircases, it makes sense to let them light each tread and riser while also providing visual
guidance for landings and other directional changes.

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Vertebrae banister created by Philip Watts Design.

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Most free-spirited architectural and interior designers dread the confines of code, dictating that they must put this here or that there for
safety reasons. Railings are not, however, the only way to keep someone safe on a staircase. This solution takes personal security as well as
aesthetics, space and style into account, bending the rules (literally, by using flexible mesh) in a way that won't break the occupant's bones.

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Exterior of Wat Bupparam Temple, with elaborate dragon stairway banisters and a statue near the doorway, on Tha Phae Road in Chiang
Mai, Thailand.

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Exterior of Wat Bupparam Temple, with elaborate dragon stairway banisters and a statue near the doorway, on Tha Phae Road in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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Banister outside Hard Rock Cafe (Orlando).