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Tadao Ando
Robert Such talks to the renowned
Japanese architect on the integral role
that light and shadow can play in creating
objects of architectural beauty.

Contents 046 Sharon Stammers

Kicking off arc’s parternship with the Women in Lighting initiative, Sarah
Cullen sits down with its co-founder, Light Collective’s Sharon Stammers.

APR/MAY 2019 108 Milan Design Week

We report on some of the best and brightest installations, exhibits and
products that we saw during our time in Italy for Salone Del Mobile.
022 Editorial Comment
024 Headlines 124 Expo Lighting America
Expo Lighting America returned to Mexico City for its ninth edition
026 Eye Opener
this March, bringing a number of lectures, workshops and networking
028 Drawing Board opportunities to the Latin American market.
034 Spotlight
042 Snapshot 126 Prolight + Sound
044 Briefing We take a closer look at some of the architectural products on show in
Frankfurt at Prolight + Sound.
122 David Morgan Product Review
130 Dark Source Stories 128 iF Design Awards
132 Case Studies The 65th annual iF Design Awards were held in Munich this March,
144 Event Diary celebrating all facets of design across a broad spectrum of categories.
146 Bucket List We highlight some of the lighting products to receive recognition.

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Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, USA
Focus Lighting has created a dramatic
lighting solution for New York
Aquarium’s Ocean Wonders: Sharks!
exhibit, with a scheme that’s both
aesthetically pleasing and safe for the
marine life it houses.

Projects 054 St. Helen’s Square & London Wall Place, UK

StudioFractal has brought a feeling of calm and tranquility to two
separate green spaces in the heart of one of London’s busiest areas.

APR/MAY 2019 082 Tartu Valgus, Estonia

Kicking off Part 2 of our Festivals of Light Round-up, Tartu Valgus
returned to Estonia in October 2018, bringing together lighting
designers and artists to illuminate the city’s landmarks.

086 Toronto Light Festival, Canada

The third annual Toronto Light Festival brought a series of fun and
interactive installations to the Canadian city’s Distillery District.

093 Lux Helsinki, Finland

More than half a million visitors visited Helsinki for this year’s
Lux Helsinki festival, which saw artists explore a range of topical
environmental issues.

098 Winter Lights, UK

After the joy of the Christmas festivities, Winter Lights in London’s
Canary Wharf offered an artistic highlight for Londoners in the
depressing month of January.

105 Fête des Lumières, France

The annual Fête des Lumières festival, taking place in Lyon, pays special
tribute to the French city’s longstanding relationship with light.

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Variable light distributions

Zoom spotlights The new ERCO zoom spot- Particularly useful in muse- ten and offers ideal condi-
lights enable you to infinitely ums where light beams tions for impressively precise
adjust their beam angle. can be precisely matched to accentuations.
This innovative technology the dimensions of exhibits.
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circular light distributions optics bundle the light beams
with zoom ranges spot (15°) without loss when zooming.
to wide flood (65°) as well This increases the illuminance
as oval light distributions in the narrow spot position
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Light is the fourth dimension of architecture

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 EDITORIAL

Design is everything...
Salone Del Mobile Milano was
Front cover: Come To Light installation
at Salone Del Mobile Milano by Aria in
collaboration with Unstatic Technologies
a welcome reminder of why
we love lighting design...
Photography: Bordegoni

Editorial
Publisher / Editor
Paul James
[email protected] With lots of noise about complete service providers, smart cities,
Assistant Editor the Internet of Things, Bluetooth mesh networking, connected
Matt Waring
[email protected] light, WiFi, LiFi and goodness knows what other technological and

Editorial Assistant
structural changes to our industry, it was extremely satisfying for
Sarah Cullen the arc team to visit a good old design show that showed beautiful
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Advertising The event was a huge success too, proving that design is still
International Advertising Manager
something to behold, even if the nitty gritty of technology is often
Jason Pennington
[email protected] foremost in most of our minds. The 386,236 attendees, over the six
International Advertising Sales days, from 181 different countries was a 12% increase over the 2017
Andy White
[email protected] edition, which also featured Euroluce and Workplace3.0.
Of course, technology and performance of lighting is number one
Subscriptions when it comes to specification decisions, but it was great to see the
Moses Naeem
[email protected] aesthetics of lighting design being so prominent in Milan. From
stunning installations such as Aria’s Come To Light as featured
Production
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David Bell
[email protected] and TM Lighting, and Aglow by Liz West and Uozu to ridiculously
Mel Robinson stunning stands at Euroluce like Flos and Artemide, design and,
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Zoe Willcox remembered why we are part of this profession.
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Chairman This month sees us offically launch both [d]arc room and [d]arc
Damian Walsh
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turn them on their head with creativity and collaboration with the
Finance Director involvement of consultants, Light Collective.
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[email protected] [d]arc room, with its own space at the Old Truman Brewery at
London Design Fair during London Design Festival in September,
Credit Control
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[d]arc media visitors last year, the event will aim to showcase 75 architectural and
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NEWS

Headlines
Signify acquires WiZ
Connected
(Netherlands) – Signify has entered into
the world of Wi-Fi-based smart lighting
with the acquisition of WiZ Connected.

Zumtobel redesigns Swiss

customer centre
(Switzerland) – Zumtobel welcomed
around 200 guests to Zurich to mark
the redesign of its Light Centre.

LIA announce working

partnership with UL
(UK) – The partnership has been set up
to help UK manufacturers looking to
export their products overseas.

Speirs + Major, Occhio &

Tobias Grau among those
honoured at iF Design Award
Ceremony
(Germany) – The 65th edition of the iF
Design Awards was held at the BMW
Welt in Munich on 15 March 2019.

[d]arc room and [d]arc awards officially launched Eaton to spin off lighting
(UK) – May sees the official launch of both [d]arc room and the 2019 [d]arc awards. business
(USA) – Eaton’s spin-off lighting
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business will include brands such
as Zero 88, iLight and Greengate,
alongside the manufacturer’s Airport
Lighting business.

SLL Young Lighter 2019 open

for entry
(UK) – Closing date for SLL Young
Lighter 2019 competition is 10 May
2019.

Available Light studios

relocate
(USA) – Available Light’s Salem and
New York studios expand into bigger
locations to accommodate growing
staff.

Point Of View and Firefly

merge
(Global) - Australian Lighting design
consultancy Point Of View merges
with UK and Hong Kong-based Firefly
Lighting Design, creating Firefly Point
Of View (FPOV).

Glamox acquires Luxonic

Lighting
(Norway/UK) - The acquisition will see

IALD Celebrates 50th Anniversary

both Glamox and Luxonic Lighting
strengthen their position in the UK
lighting market.

(USA) – The IALD is to commemorate its landmark 50th anniversary with events around the world
throughout 2019.
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UK
Finnish artists Pekka Niittyvirta and Timo Aho have Through the use of sensors, the installation
teamed up to create Lines (57° 59’N, 7° 16’W), an interacts with the rising tidal changes; activating
interactive, site specific light installation at the three synchronized light lines by the high tide.
Outer Hebrides in Scotland. These sharp lines are emitted from LED neon-
Intended to explore the catastrophic impact of our rope lights that wrap around buildings and stretch
relationship with nature and its long-term effects, across the sparse landscape, mounted onto
Lines aims to provoke a dialogue on how the rising aluminium channels that are attached either to the
sea levels will affect coastal areas, its inhabitants walls of the buildings or to steel stems protruding
and land usage in the future. from the ground. These were then connected to
This is specifically relevant in the low-lying island sensors that activated the lights when there was a
archipelagos, such as Uist in the Outer Hebrides change in the tide, and therefore the water level.
off the west coast of Scotland, and in particular to The work helps viewers to imagine the future sea
Taigh Chearsbaghagh Museum & Arts Centre in level rise in an undefined period of time, depending
Lochmaddy, where the installation is situated, as on our actions towards climate change.
due to predicted storm surges, the centre is unable www.niittyvirta.com
to develop on its existing site. www.timoaho.org

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Pic: ReVR Studio

TBC Bank Headquarters

Georgia Pic: UNStudio

Located in a prominent and strategic site in Tbilisi, TBC Bank the piece can also react to immediate environmental changes such as
headquarters, designed by UNStudio, will act as a cultural and socio- soundscapes, people’s movement or direct interaction.
economic hub for the capital of Georgia. The generative digital content transforms the piece to a unique ‘ambient
Expressing movement and interaction as a means to achieving social communicator’ reacting to various internal and external parameters.
sustainability was central to UNStudio’s architectural proposal. This The Resonance network acts as a linking thread between the interior
also became the main design driver for the lighting design concept, and exterior spaces by creating visual connections and tactile touch
developed by Lighting Design Collective. points. The content sourcing from the Nodes communicates the social
TBC’s façade embraces various working clusters, connected through life of TBC to Tbilisi. The changes in the façade affect the digital pieces in
double and triple height semi-public spaces called ‘Social Nodes’. These the lobby and can be triggered by the users/visitors of the space. On the
nodes are open and engaging spaces for the users to meet, share other hand, the building reacts to the city events and celebrations.
knowledge and more, while establishing a strong visual connection From the media façade to the interior responsive installations, the
towards the city. This powerful inside/outside connection inspired the introduced digital feed provides contextual environmental information
lighting design team for the narrative behind the lighting: Resonance. in a calm and subtle way. This directly affects subconscious feelings and
Aiming to resonate with architecture, people, nature and the city of perception, without the need to activate cognitive thought processes,
Tbilisi, TBC’s night image generates a futuristic identity through real-time through Ambient Communication.
data visualisation and contextual content. The proposed lighting creates The construction process has recently started after a groundbreaking
an ever-shifting experience, just like nature. This abstraction turns TBC ceremony in Tbilisi. A full-scale mock-up of the façade solution with the
into a vibrant cyber-physical space, mixing data with codes of nature. integrated lighting is envisioned by UNStudio and LDC to demonstrate
The data visualisation aesthetic can be changed based on different the proposal potentials to the client.
factors such as: user engagement, natural light balancing, brand related www.ldcol.com
data and events. www.unstudio.com
Apart from the dynamic content generated, based on data harvesting,

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Oriel, Moorfields Eye Hospital

UK
White Arkitekter, as part of an AECOM-led team, with within the building and with other people, to the
Penoyre & Prasad, has won an international RIBA-led experience of leaving the building.
competition to design a flexible and modern facility Additional project ambitions range from improved
for the globally-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital and efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions, to attracting
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. staff and appealing to donors. Also aligned with Oriel’s
The proposal – named Oriel – will bring together eye purpose is the wish to create a distinguished piece
care, research and education in one integrated facility. of architecture and urban design that will extend the
White’s role is to develop a Scandinavian-influenced celebrated regeneration of King’s Cross.
design strategy for the interiors and external Caroline Varnauskas, partner and architect at White,
landscapes including the ambience and lighting of all added: “Good acoustics and healthy materials –
public spaces and contributing knowledge from its both important aspects in the Scandinavian design
practice-based research into healthcare environments. approach – have been incorporated into the design
“We are delighted to be a member of the winning to promote wellbeing for patients and staff. Informal
AECOM team, together with Penoyre & Prasad, and meeting places encourage academic collaboration.
honoured to collaborate on this fantastic project,” A softly curved Ash wood railing in the central tree-
said Charlotte Ruben, architect and partner at White structure constitutes the backbone of the beautiful
Arkitekter. “We will bring Scandinavian flair to the atrium – a significant feature for a new identity and a
design, especially to the external landscapes and space for intimacy.”
interior public spaces. Carefully integrated into the Located within London’s St Pancras’ Hospital complex,
neighbourhood, our proposed concept features clear the new facility is a joint proposal between Moorfields
wayfinding, vistas and interiors awash with art, daylight Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and
and greenery.” Moorfields Eye Charity, and is part of a larger
The Oriel project brief focuses on outcomes for people development plan that will transform an old existing
rather than prescription of technical requirements. hospital site into a lively neighbourhood within the
The experience of each person – whether patient, London Borough of Camden. If approved, the new
family, carer or staff – who uses or visits the building, facility could be open to patients in 2025/26.
is a constant thread running through the design. www.whitearkitekter.com
That experience includes their entire journey, from www.penoyreprasad.com
transport nodes to arrival and orientation, interaction www.aecom.com

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Pics: Tengbom/WAX

WeXO
Sweden
As part of a competition beginning in May of last year, Swedish upwards and outwards, with a courtyard and large expanse of glass
architecture firm Tengbom has unveiled its proposal for a new tech filling the building with daylight. Alongside a restaurant and seminar
beacon in Växjö, Sweden. halls, the building features fluid, open co-working spaces, future-
Commissioned by Växjö city, alongside clients Castellum and Visma, the proofing the space for changes and advances in requirements for its
new building, entitled WeXO, will form a vital component of the city’s tech-savvy users.
growing IT infrastructure, while acting as a physical lure for attracting The city of Växjö is rooted in the Swedish timber industry, and Tengbom
businesses and startups to the area. has reflected this with the use of natural, sustainable timber resources
The brief was for a design that focuses on the wellbeing of its users, from the local area, as Aspenström explained: “Växjö is on the absolute
materials and energy usage, as well as the overall sustainability of frontline when it comes to contemporary wood-building, both nationally
the building. Aron Aspentröm, Architect at Tengbom, explained: “The and internationally. Therefore it was a natural choice for us to use this
proposal has three fundamental aims: firstly, it has a very clear urban material as much as possible.
approach, where we wanted the cluster to stand firmly in its context “To combine this traditional material with modern materials, such as
by continuing the existing block structure of the site, and by its inner high-tech glass, is a way to link history with modernity, such as the IT
courtyard it also invites and thereby connects the surrounding areas in industry that will be present in the building.”
a wider scale. The Swedish architecture firm has recently opened discussions with the
“Secondly, we wanted something that functions as a landmark, not client regarding the lighting design, and Aspenström is keen to stress
because of its height but because of its unique and characteristic the importance of lighting for such a visible new landmark.
design. We wanted the building to be emblematic - a portal that clearly “We know that in the darker hours the building will be strongly
marked the entrance to the inner city. dependent on this aspect, and we believe that with the right lighting
“Thirdly, the building is strongly adapted to the client’s vision of a design, the curved façades might be even more thrilling after sunset,”
creative workplace, a vivid melting pot that will promote innovations he said.
and meetings, and the horizontal lines in the curved façades is meant “Our aim is not to use big gestures though, but by using subtle lighting
to speak about this flow of ideas and co-working.” to let the building speak for itself.”
Complementing these three fundamental aims, WeXO is a sum of three www.tengbom.se
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Watches of Switzerland
USA
London-based design consultancy Capelo has palette of materials, including exposed brickwork
collaborated with New York’s MNA to design the and polished plaster walls, oak floors and tin tile
new flagship store for Watches of Switzerland. ceilings. Together with a carefully considered
Located on 60 Greene Street, the location is in lighting scheme, this creates an elegant
the heart of the fashionable Soho district of New backdrop for the products on display, while
York City. Central to the project was the lighting remaining sympathetic to the character of Soho.
solution, which Capelo and MNA developed Linear LEDs from Optic Arts highlight the 30ft
alongside Lighting Workshop. wide street frontage, while Amerlux track-
Established in 1924, the Watches of Switzerland mounted narrow beam LEDs located within an
Group is the largest luxury watch and jewellery architectural pocket behind the façade provide
retailer in the UK; the Greene Street store is its accent light to the storefront window displays.
first showroom in New York City, and only the Generous twelve-foot ceilings house recessed
second in its new USA portfolio. twin narrow-beam LED adjustable spotlights
The brief given to the design team was to create from Lucent, which create a comfortable lighting
a showroom that was synonymous with the backdrop. Original cast-iron columns, featuring
luxury of the premium watch brands, while also decorative capitals, are lit by MP Lighting’s
reflecting the character of the Soho District, and recessed narrow-beam uplights, which highlight
the fabric of the historic 1880s cast-iron building the column detail.
in which it is housed. Inside the store, freestanding display cases
The store brings a welcome addition to the New feature stem and arm mounted continuous
York retail landscape, featuring an in-house rectangular LED adjustable case lights, courtesy
cocktail bar, a curated library of watch books and of XAL, that provide an added sparkle to the
an evolving collection of photographic artwork merchandise.
alongside the shopping experience. A feature digital, library and accessories wall
With more than 8,300sqft of retail space spread draws attention to the blackened steel and
across two floors, the boutique has a stylish oak staircase, encouraging the customer to

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venture down to the lower-ground level. A linear LED Within the central section of the lower-ground
strip from Optic Arts, surface mounted within the floor, accent light is provided by Amerlux’s track-
architectural detail, creates an unobtrusive lighting mounted narrow-beam LEDs, while their unobtrusive
effect to the stairs, adding a subtle visual interest. monopoint LEDs are carefully positioned between
Contrasting with the ground-floor retail space, a the exposed beams, adding a sense of drama to the
cocktail bar - designed in partnership with Death scene.
& Co., one of New York’s most influential cocktail Elsewhere, a dedicated service and repairs
lounges - provides the focal point to the lower- consultation area provides direct access to Watches
ground floor. It’s oak and marble counter, with brass of Switzerland’s expert watchmakers. Here, track
and woven leather details, adding sophistication and mounted LEDs from Lucent provide subtle, ambient
complementing the high-end customer experience. light to ensure a comfortable environment.
Lee Broom pendant lamps and a decorative tin tile “Our Watches of Switzerland Soho flagship is a
ceiling add to the period feel, while recessed pinhole special achievement for us on many levels,” said Brian
dimmable LED downlights with a narrow aperture, Duffy, CEO of the Watches of Switzerland Group.
provided by Lucent, are located above the bar. These “From our choice of location, to the design and
work with the decorative pendants to highlight the architectural detailing in the store, to our exceptional
glasses, bottles and the bar counter. Windows behind products, partners and the talented team we’ve
the bar feature a linear LED grazing strip, courtesy assembled - it all comes together to make this an
of Edge Lighting, which adds visual brightness, experience unlike any other in the watch industry
highlighting the translucence of the windows. today. This is an important first step in what promises
Intended as a respite for shoppers and a gathering to be an exciting journey as we expand into the US
place for enthusiasts and the local community market.”
alike, the bar offers cocktails crafted exclusively for Lynda Murray, of Capelo, added: “With all needs
Watches of Switzerland clients. However, for the catered for, the customer’s visit will benefit from
more literary-minded guest, an intimate library/ carefully considered, luxury store design and the
bookshop, curated by Esquire Fashion Director and exceptional level of customer experience for which
noted watch enthusiast Nick Sullivan includes a range Watches of Switzerland is renowned.”
of books, from biographies to anthologies to luxe www.capelo.design
coffee table favourites. Bookshelf display cases are www.ltgworkshop.com
framed by light from recessed adjustable linear LEDs www.mnarch.com
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Bala Perdida Club

Spain
Located in the heart of Madrid, in the Barrio de las embedded in suspended ceiling lights. The LEDs
Letras - the epicentre of the most cosmopolitan contain dynamic programs that allow for the
atmosphere in the city - is the Bala Perdida Club. changing of intensity of the light and the colour of
Hidden away in the basement of the Axel Hotel, the room. This means that the scene can quickly
the club was designed by El Equipo Creativo with go from a warm atmosphere to a dark one,
the main objective to foster a feeling of freedom according to the time of day and what is needed.
and fun for hotel guests and the public alike. The lighting also serves to highlight the bar within
With its two vaulted brick spaces, the club’s the club. Here, a vertical lamp with RGB LED strips
interior is a unique environment reminiscent is integrated into the wall, programmed to change
of a New York nightclub, where the ambience colours at the same time and intensity as the
and music combine to create a magical and ceiling.
enveloping venue. However, at each end of the vault is a “chill out
Because of the venue’s multi-purpose nature, space”, in which the LEDs bathe the space from
operating as both a nightclub and a restaurant bottom to top in a golden tone. This type of
and cocktail bar, it was important for El Equipo lighting was chosen to enhance the texture of the
Creativo to harness the ideal characteristics for its brick, and to create a comfortable atmosphere.
dual use, so that these two different needs could With these elements, the two ends of the Bala
both be met. Perdida adapt to each other, creating a more
To materialise this primary objective, the key relaxed atmosphere in the reserved area on one
aspect of the project was the use of two main side, and the DJ area and bar on the other.
elements: firstly, two mirrors were placed at each In creating the lighting for Bala Perdida, El Equipo
end of the club, creating an “infinite mirror” effect, Creativo collaborated with Lluria, who distributed
and thus extending the space indefinitely. the LED linear technology, and Ledscontrol, who
Another highlight is the use of light and colour - provided all programming and control solutions
something that became the driving force of the for the different scenes.
project. In the axis of the vault, a longitudinal www.elequipocreativo.com
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Nationalmuseum
Sweden
The Nationalmuseum, Sweden’s museum of art and design, located in and set the stage for the objects on display. Each room was considered
Stockholm, reopened in October 2018 following an extensive renovation individually, keeping in mind the historical architectural impression of
aiming to place it in a new light. the galleries to avoid impacting them negatively. For example, in the
Over a seven-year period, Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung collaborated domed halls, lighting tracks span the gaps between the pillars in a way
with architects Wingårdhs on the project to design the natural and that is parallel to the visitor’s line of sight.
artificial lighting within the museum. The positioning of the lights was chosen so that not only free-standing
The Nationalmuseum holds a collection of 700,000 objects, and is the works or those hung on the walls are illuminated. Most of the display
largest art museum in the Nordic countries. On its opening, in 1866, the cases are externally lit by spotlights, making them appear particularly
museum utilised the power of daylight, with the entry hall, galleries and light and transparent. In places where the lighting had to be integrated,
inner courtyards featuring large windows and glass skylights. However, it was done discreetly and minimally. Some galleries required special
over recent years, the museum has closed itself off to natural light. solutions: the wall-mounted luminaires designed specifically for the
Therefore one of the major aims for Kardorff Ingenieure in renovating inner courtyards illuminate the impressive sculptures, while also serving
the museum was to create naturally lit spaces and art exhibits, restoring to light spaces for events.
the stunning views of the city and re-establishing the ‘conversation The spotlights in the gallery spaces were carefully chosen to match the
between building and city’. requirements of the displays; all necessary lighting angles, amounts
Using computer simulations, Kardorff Ingenieure studied the light and of light and myriad other criteria were defined before selecting what
sun exposure of the historical building to use the potential offered by to use. The light cones are very homogenous, and contribute to the
natural light, and to design the necessary protections. Sun and glare harmonious atmosphere in the galleries. Together with art restorers and
protection and the artificial lighting had to be carefully coordinated curators, the light qualities of different spotlights were compared and
with one another, making onsite testing of many samples necessary to evaluated in detail using original artworks.
identify the most suitable materials. Kardorff Ingenieure placed high priority on matching lighting
While natural light inherently brightens the rooms during the day, atmosphere and mood to the innate character of each gallery, and on
purposefully directed artificial light was necessary to effectively present the light’s ability to reflect changes in weather and time of day. Light
the artwork on display. This led to the installation of 1,500 spotlights of is therefore able to lend a living aspect to an exhibit, contributing to a
various kinds throughout the Nationalmuseum. unique architectural experience.
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Mirage Detroit
USA
Production lighting designer Andi Watson recently ventured into the art for the visitor, the shape and structure of the piece is revealed by the
world, collaborating with LA-based mixed-media artist Doug Aitken for a multiple reflections of the building, the pebbles, the wooden floor, and
new installation. the visitors themselves.
Entitled Mirage Detroit, this new mirrored art installation was conceived The installation is in essence how light plays with all the surfaces in this
by Doug Aitken Workshop, and has transformed the 100-year-old illusory world, reflecting from the Silvers building to Mirage, and back
Savings Bank in Detroit into a mesmerising, mind-altering adventure again in a constant conversation.
for visitors, due in part to the use of customised GLP fixtures, used One of the key building blocks of the lighting installation was the
exclusively to light the space. creation of a custom dimmer curve that matched “normal resting”
The concept, in which the 70,000sqft Silvers Building was transformed human breathing. Watson said: “I wanted the building to breathe and be
into a kaleidoscopic world of reflective mirrors, was developed over alive and for people to perceive that on an almost unconscious level.
several months, via several conference calls, as Watson explained: “Doug “Because the lighting is constantly changing, even if almost imperceptibly
sent me detailed drawings and renders of how the piece was going to so, it creates an ever changing environment that enables this dialogue
look in the space, and we discussed how the lighting would be used to between the Silvers Building and Mirage. The number of unique
bring both buildings to life.” perceived environments is limited only by the time spent in the space. A
Watson and Aitken agreed that only white light would be used in the visit could last minutes or even hours and always feel unique.”
installation as, according to Watson: “light is the medium and the The visitors themselves become a modulating factor in the end result,
language with which the Silvers Building and Mirage communicate. I as when the lights are directed across the stones, shadows of people
wanted that communication to be as pure as possible and not affected are created, which affects the overall look and feel. Inside Mirage, the
by a subjective colour choice.” experience is very much about the distorted and fragmented reflections
Watson opted for fixtures from GLP, having had previous experience that repeat almost endlessly, and so when the visitors themselves
with the German company while touring with Radiohead. “The form part of those reflections and are lit or in shadow, they themselves
combination of rich, saturated colours, a clean white, really good optics become a part of the visual experience.
and pixel level control enabled me to create both beautifully lit scenes “Since Mirage is made of highly polished mirrors, you only see it by what
and gorgeous modulated effects,” he said. is reflected in it,” Watson said.
Mirage Detroit is a suburban house, built using mirrored panels that sit www.andiwatson.format.com
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CLICKON STUDIO
Since its formation in 2015, Clickon Studio has steadily
been making a name for itself in the Spanish lighting
design community. Specialising in architectural,
museum and hospitality lighting, the firm creates
seamless, harmonic schemes that comfortably blend
into the wider architectural fabric.

Hotel Silken SAAJ

Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria, Spain
This seafront hotel has a curved,
dichroic glass skin, intended to
resemble a multicolour curtain
moving in the sea breeze. To highlight
those colours in the night, luminaires
resting on glass slats facing upwards
to illuminate the slat above so that
the light reflects in one colour and
transmits in another. Each luminaire
is controlled by DMX to create a
very soft, non-repetition pattern
influenced by a camera and two
microphones situated in the lobby.
The dark interior corridors of the
hotel are illuminated with lighting that
shines and blinks, following guests’
footsteps.

Hotel Royal Hideaway

Corales Suites
Costa Adeje, Spain
Now more than ever, the unique experiences
that come to us through the senses play a big
role in how we interact with spaces, thanks
to the rise of social networking. Alongside the
traditional concepts that are sought in a hotel
- comfort, rest, service, restoration - we have to
consider the search for the “instagrammable
experience” that fills our senses, that surprises
us. In this sense, this is what Clickon Studio has
tried to do with the lighting and automation
for the Hotel Royal Hideaway Corales Suites,
taking into consideration the rocky and
dry environment of southern Tenerife, the
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Auteide Corporate Offices This project was challenging for Clickon Studio not just because of its
setting in an historical building in the old quarter of Las Palmas, but
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain also because of the owner’s love for contemporary art. Beyond being
a corporate office, the space also showcases paintings ranging in
very different styles. The approach for the lighting design was to use
technical luminaires that would not interfere with the building, or with
the art. Instead, the subtle lighting makes a little nod, through sinuous
light lines, to link the different spaces along the building.

Atlantic Centre of Modern Art Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Opened in 1989, this museum needed a major
overhaul, in which lighting and the ceilings would
play a very important role. The ceilings were filled
with luminaires of different types and shapes,
speakers, WiFi access points and other elements
that were all added along the years without
any cohesion between them. So Clickon Studio
rearranged all of the projectors, each of which
being gradually replaced since the reform finished,
with visible LED points. This led to designers
choosing luminaires from multiple different
manufacturers that share the same characteristic,
for example the linear luminaires used in the attic.

Bungalows Cordial
Biarritz
San Bartolomé, Spain
Clickon Studio was asked to update
the illumination for this 1980s-era
complex, while at the same time Clickon Studio
maintaining its personality and
making it stand out from the Based in Madrid and the Canary Islands, Clickon
Studio was founded by Emilio Pellejero Silva and
surrounding complexes. The firm
Rafael Gavira Cabrera. Harnessing the duo’s previous
chose to do so by using a selection of experience in lighting design and building automation,
curved form luminaires, intended to Clickon Studio has, throughout its tenure, used light
resemble the roofs of the complex, to enhance the natural beauty of spaces. They’ve
also learned that the best combination is based
while utilising controlled light beams
on a personalised design, tailoring the approach
to create a more peaceful, quieter depending on each project’s needs.
atmosphere. To highlight the With an approach that centres on integral, harmonic
complex, the tallest trees and palm solutions that combine comfort and efficiency,
Clickon Studio is always looking forward, constantly
trees were illuminated with precise
updating with the latest trends and technological
optics to minimise the light pollution. advances.
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 BRIEFING

Mark Elliott

Following the announcement of the recent merger between PointOfView and Firefly Lighting Design, to
become Firefly Point Of View (FPOV), arc sat down with Mark Elliott, Global Creative Director, to discuss
the merger, and the growing standing of lighting design in Australia.
How did you get into lighting design? Twelve years ago I felt that the industry was a long way behind.
I think, like many others did 20+ years ago, by accident. I studied as a I think the investment from Asia, together with the advances in
furniture designer; and worked in that field for a short time, but then technology meant that the demand for specialists has grown to deliver
saw a job as a junior lighting designer for Lumino Lighting. From there environments to meet client expectations and code requirements.
my passion for architecture was reinvigorated and it was the launchpad Today, Australia is up there with the best, delivering projects around the
for me to collaborate with architects and designers I would probably world, with global clients and collaborators. FPOV is testament to that,
never have been able to work for in their fields as an architect or interior where we now have studios in Hong Kong and London, working on all
designer. From Lumino I moved to work with Barrie Wilde at BDP. Barry continents (apart from Antarctica!).
was one of the pioneers of lighting design in the UK and it was great
to work with someone like that early in my career. From BDP I joined And how has PointOfView expanded in that time?
Isometrix and Arnold Chan’s team there. This experience really sculpted I joined POV in 2005, at that time there were four of us in Sydney. We
my career and exposed me to the very best in architecture and design, have grown with the industry and, hopefully, through the quality of
collaborating with global leaders and Pritzker Prize winners. Following our work. In 2010 we took ownership over from David Becker, POV’s
a move to Sydney in 2005, I joined another pioneer of lighting design, founder, and have been growing organically ever since. I always judge
Andre Tammes and LDP, working on a number of large hospitality myself on the projects we currently work on rather than our past,
projects in India and China, which then took me to my current role at always striving for better results and more prestigious projects. We also
PointOfView, (now FPOV) where we grew the studio from four people to merged with Tony Dowthwaite Lighting Design in the Gold Coast, Tony
a team of 40+ across eight offices today. is the third in my list of lighting design pioneers, I believe TDLD was the
first independent lighting design consultancy in Australia.
You left Isometrix to move to Australia. What were the reasons for
the move? How did the merger with Firefly Lighting Design come about?
Like many people early in their careers, I was looking for new challenges, POV was looking to grow internationally, many of our hospitality clients
mostly personal. I was very happy with my role at Isometrix and in fact in Asia enjoyed working with us but needed a local presence; and Firefly
discussed with Arnold the possibility of continuing my role in Australia. were looking to be part of a larger team to have more capacity to service
At the time Australia wasn’t really on the world stage for architecture clients. John Lau, Director of Firefly and I worked together at Isometrix,
and design, so it didn’t make sense; but the lure of sunshine and an easy Peter Veale, Co-Director at Firefly, also worked at Isometrix, before
way of life was too strong. Little did I know that “work hard play hard” my time. So, we knew each other, the way we worked, and our design
was invented by the Australians, and specifically Sydneysiders, where the philosophies were attuned, so a merger would form a true partnership
working environment is very demanding. and extension for both studios. It’s a continuation of our organic growth,
an expansion of clients, market knowledge, global abilities, sharing of
How does lighting design differ in Australia compared to the UK? resources and an expansion and growth of expertise and experience, all
It’s a much smaller industry in Australia, which means competition is with a view to deliver better and more innovative results for our clients.
much stronger between those at the top. We have been very lucky
to be prominent in Australia at the time where Asian investment has You’ve also recently moved back to the UK. What were the reasons
driven the quality of design and demands of clients to a higher level. behind the move?
Over the last decade I would say that design is on a par with the rest As part of the merger my role became a global one, to be the glue
of the world and we see global design leaders like Foster + Partners, between each office to ensure the sharing of ideas, experience and
MAKE, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, etc, working in Australia. This then lifts consistency of delivery and creativity. To ensure that we all really benefit
the practices of all other consultants and in response a knock-on effect from the ‘global studio’ ideal and to ensure we don’t all work in silos,
for all clients to push harder for innovation and excellence to stand which would defeat the purpose.
above their competitors. The Australian market, I believe, is a leader in
sustainable design, implementing the ban on the GLS earlier than many Finally, what can we expect to see from FPOV in the near future?
other parts of the world, which led to the early adoption of LEDs project- I believe we are working on the world’s leading and most aspirational
wide. In fact I think that The Collins Bar in Adelaide in 2013 was the first hospitality project in Crown Resort Barrangaroo, a $2.2billion project,
full LED project we completed, where we implemented very early warm with a global design team including Wilkinson Eyre, Meyer Davis and
dim technology from acdc. That was a game changer for me, where we Bates Smart. Also in the works, Resorts World Manila, the $1billion
could get back to the warm, night time hospitality environment that was Castle Towers Shopping Centre with Woods Bagot and UNStudio,
lost when halogen was no longer usable. the soon to be completed Jumeirah Sadiyaat Island Resort and the
landscape and urban environment of the recently opened Jean Nouvel
We spoke to you twelve years ago, just as you moved to Australia. National Museum of Qatar. Beyond that, bigger and better things…
How has lighting design developed there since you arrived? www.f-pov.com

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Image courtesy of Westminster Abbey

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries at Westminster Abbey

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 Blazing The Trail
Editorial Assistant Sarah
Cullen sat down with
Sharon Stammers of Light
Collective, to discuss her
professional history and
the conception of Women
In Lighting.

F
or our first instalment of the “One of the main things that I have learnt from working
Women in Lighting feature, we with light is that design is driven by narrative. The best
thought it only appropriate to lighting schemes, the best events, the best installations
begin with the woman at the or campaigns all have a story that underpins every
front of this initiative, Sharon element and therefore my desire to tell stories gets
Stammers. arc sat down with fulfilled using the medium of light.”
her to discuss her career history, After graduating, Stammers moved to London to begin
her place as a woman in the lighting industry, and how work in the theatres. Not an unusual job per say, but
Women in Lighting came about. perhaps for a woman at the time, she started work as
Stammers began her studies in Wales, completing a a stage electrician. “My first day at work consisted of
degree in Theatre Studies. Wanting to stay out of the sorting out coloured gels in a cupboard. I spent a lot of
spotlight (a trait that has followed her throughout her time up a ladder and didn’t really know what I was doing.
education and career), Stammers opted to focus her I used to hide fittings that I couldn’t fix and was shouted
studies behind the scenes, in particular on sound, set at in public during a concert for dropping the follow-
design and lighting. spot. I was also once fired from another job due to the
“I used to daydream about lighting up large things like lack of expertise in programming a lighting desk.
mountains, valleys or bridges, but never dreamt there “I love the fact I was told I would never work in lighting
was a job out there where people did these things (pre- again, and here I am, nearly 30 years on!”
internet days)!” Stammers reminisced. Aspiring to be a Theatre Lighting Designer, Stammers
“I attempted a few mini light interventions of my own quickly became unsatisfied with working on the fringes.
– waving a large projector out of a window to project “Hardly anyone came to see the shows, you had to take
images onto the buildings opposite – but my plans were a all the lights down once the show was over and only the
bit too ambitious for Aberystwyth!” actors got to fully experience the lighting,” reflected
From the very beginning, Stammers has had a love Stammers.
for literature and telling a story. Imagining she would Taking all of her experience in the theatre, Stammers
follow a career in something book or theatre-related, went on to complete a City & Guilds Electricians
a continuous theme following her was to tell a story or qualification that gave her the confidence to persevere
follow a narrative. in the then male dominated industry, where she became

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the Technical Director at a venue in Brixton. Co-ordinator for the PLDA, which no longer awards, branding, trade stands and shows,
“Once I discovered there was a real job where exists, when I became pregnant with my epic parties, pop-up events, guerrilla
lighting was permanently installed in places second child. lighting, community projects, light
where people lived and worked, I decided to “This role meant travelling to other lighting education and light art installations.
apply to the MSc course at the Bartlett, UCL. events and talking to other designers in the “Our clients have ranged from the small
“I did the course part time in 1995 and UK and abroad, and learning about other scale to the large: designing for a school
started work at the now legendary Lighting aspects of the profession that I had not in Glasgow where the brief was set by
Design Partnership. Nearly everyone worked previously considered. I later learnt that my the kids themselves, to a shopping mall
there at some point – Barry Hannaford, Gary now business partner had recommended me in Kuwait, lighting an exhibition at the
Campbell, Mark Major etc.” for that role!” Museum of London, to starting a campaign
Entering an industry very different to During her time at PLDA was also when she for promoting Women in Lighting. We like
that of the theatre, it didn’t take long for met Martin Lupton. “It turns out he had to describe ourselves as lighting evangelists
Stammers to find her feet and “graduate never liked me previously, but we realised and light activists.”
from photocopying spec sheets and sending we were very good at coming up with creative Reinforcing their self-dubbed title of light
faxes to running projects”. This expanse ideas to promote the association and that we activists, Light Collective continued on the
in knowledge brought confidence and she didn’t mind speaking out together on issues Guerrilla Lighting initiative, originally set
began inheriting larger lighting projects that others shied away from,” she explained. up by Lupton and his colleague Laura Bayliss
as designers moved on from the company, In 2008, the pair started Light Collective, a when working at BDP. Other initiatives
some of which included the London Coliseum lighting consultancy that embodies an array include co-founding the Social Light
and Somerset House. of lighting-based work. “We really struggle Movement and helping organise the Noche
Stammers was initially inspired to become to categorise ourselves given that our body of Zero event in Chile with Paulina Villalobos.
a Lighting Designer and create the kind of work is so diverse. Stammers and Lupton have worked hard to
schemes she would see in magazines, but “Our creative portfolio of work houses promote the lighting industry across the
after having her first child, it quickly became more than architectural lighting design and world, tailoring their choices of projects to
more difficult to work full time. has grown to encompass many innovative include many designers as their creative
“I looked for an alternative way to be a part projects that include marketing campaigns, collaborators.
of the industry and found a role as the UK competitions, curated exhibitions, lighting Another passion the two share is

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documenting light. Using film as their method of Design Survey), Stammers believes the growth of Previous Page Top (Private House
in Italy) by Interni Studios. Photo by
documentation, they established Light Collective TV the profession and the growth in the number of Zander Olsen.
Previous Page Bottom Left The
on YouTube to capture and record their journeys and lighting design courses are both testimony to this Avenues, shopping mall in Kuwait
projects over the years, presenting a visual diary of development in gender balance. Previous Page Bottom Right (We
Heart Light) Light art installation made
Light Collective. “If you look at the quality and diversity of the awards with 250 children for ILight Marina
Bay.
When asked about the changes in the industry over entries and the schemes featured in magazines, Top Left Xicato party at PLDC, Madrid.
Photo by Sanna Fisher-Payne.
her career to date, Stammers explained the shifts in such as arc, you can see how the quality of lighting Top Right The first Xicato Colour
both technology and personnel: “Technically, it’s design has grown, and this filters down,” elaborated Dinner in London. Photo by Sanna
Fisher-Payne
an unrecognisable landscape. When I started, there Stammers. Above Left (London Nights) Exhibition
at Museum of London. Photo by
were many light sources – metal halide, tungsten, “Through the Women in Lighting project we have Museum of London.
Above Right (Private House in Kenya)
fluorescent etc., and you chose your source discovered that the profession is developing in by Interni Studios. Photo by Zander
according to the task. Today, in the majority of cases, countries that we were never aware of – Panama and Olsen.

LED has supplanted all of these light sources. This Sudan for example – and this is great news.
observation was the inspiration behind making the “However, there is still a long way to go. There are
Perfect Light project. This was a film looking at our a lot of good designers and high quality lighting
ubiquitous use of LED that we made with the kind manufacturers in the market now and by showing
support of Citizen LEDs. We wish we had made it the world what good lighting looks like and talking
five years earlier and maybe two versions that would about it on as many different forums as possible, we
have allowed us to document the changes, with a can help.”
third one in another five years time! Further to this, Stammers has observed an industry-
“In terms of gender equality and being a woman in felt fear that lighting designers may get left behind
the industry, the numbers have radically changed as technology advances at a rapid rate, and light
– 20 years ago I was often the only woman in a has the potential to become another digital add on.
meeting, on a manufacturers trip or giving a talk. She reinforces that it is important to make sure this
Now, there are many more female designers - this doesn’t happen and that lighting designers “don’t
balance can only improve things for everyone,” she get crushed in the rush to add technology to projects
added. or lost within marketing stories”.
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members approached Light Collective to ask why they hadn’t world where lighting design is not well established and the women
included many women in the film. involved are finding it difficult, so now more than ever, we think the
“We were shocked by the observation, as it had never occurred to project is necessary. It’s easy for us to forget in the UK that women
us that we had mainly interviewed men. I guess we were suffering struggle in other countries for general equality, let alone in the
from the same unconscious bias that exists in many professions,” lighting industry. If you add into that the unconscious bias we are
reflected Stammers. observing and the overwhelming support we have had from so many
After some research, a general trend of a lack of females in women in so many countries, then we are more convinced than ever
conference line-ups, award juries and magazine panels became very that this project is necessary.
apparent. Wanting to redress this imbalance, Light Collective set out “There is also a general critique that this is just a feminist agenda
to create an online platform where women in the industry can source – to quote Gloria Steinem (that famous feminist!), ‘A feminist is
inspiration, network and share their stories. anyone who recognises the equality and full humanity of women and
“We would like the website to be a massive database of women in men’. Women in Lighting is about inclusivity and balance and how
lighting that can create inspiration or enable people to search for a this is beneficial to the profession as a whole. Anyone against that
female mentor, designer or speaker,” explained Stammers. must be crazy…”
“[For the website] We initially planned to do twelve interviews, but Something Stammers and Lupton have observed since the launch of
I think by the end of May we will have done 50. We planned to ask 20 Women in Lighting is the need for support. As Lupton notes: “One
women to be ambassadors for the project in their country and help of the things that has come out of the interviews is that women need
spread the word - today we have 58 women in 58 different countries.” more encouragement to step up. They are not as ego driven as the
formalighting has also played a big part in supporting the project, in men in the industry who will step forward to promote themselves,
particular Sharon Magnaghi, who has taken a personal interest in but if they see the purpose of stepping up is also to create a positive
Light Collective’s efforts, and is an ideal supporter as a leading role model for other women in lighting and their company, then they
female in the company. are really open to it.”
“We have been critiqued that the project is unnecessary, but this has Generally speaking, Stammers has found her time in the lighting
mainly been from European or American white males!” exclaimed industry as a female almost non-problematic. Championing it as
Stammers. a great industry to be a female in, she boasts the fact that women

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“If you add into that the unconscious

Left Hand Page Top & Bottom Left The
Avenues, shopping mall in Kuwait. Elaborate
architectural eggs on the exterior of the

bias we are observing and the

building are mirrored internally at the cinema
entrance, where another egg structure is
illuminated in a vibrant pink colour.
Left Hand Page Bottom Middle Lupton and

overwhelming support we have had

Stammers have been hosts at the [d]arc
awards for numerous years, and Stammers
continues to be a female role model in public
speaking for women in the industry.

from so many women in so many

Left Hand Page Bottom Right A guerrilla
lighting event in Sclessin, Belgium, as part of a
Social Light Movement workshop.
This Page Stammers completes video

countries, we are more convinced than

interviews as part of the Women in Lighting
project, which are featured online as part of a
large collection of interviews with numerous
women in the lighting indsutry. (L-R: Beata

ever that this project is necessary.”

Denton, Carlijn Timmermans, Clementine
Fletcher-Smith and Carrie Donahue Bremner).

Sharon Stammers, Light Collective

can indulge in both creative and technical aspects of a project vital. As Lupton explained, it is a team effort that will create a
and there are no barriers to break through, apart from your own harmonious balance for the lighting community: “As a man being
fears, in order to achieve great things. “The fact that we slot into part of Women in Lighting, I generally feel like a bit of an imposter.
many other industries like engineering and contracting, which are But, as the aim is to achieve a gender balance, which is positive for
predominantly male, has sometimes been an issue but with good all involved in the industry, then it’s probably appropriate that the
role models – and there are now many female ones – everything is project is driven forward by both of us equally!
surmountable,” she explained. “I would really like to see more men stand up and support the
Like Lupton had witnessed, Stammers explained one of the main project. We are working hard to think of ways that can happen; it can
challenges the women interviewed for Women in Lighting mentioned be as simple as putting themselves out there saying they support
was confidence, or lack thereof, and how scary it is to stand up and it and also making sure that they ensure there is gender equality
talk about their work. Having a platform and female network that in their company, on any conferences they curate or at any other
demonstrates public speaking within the industry is now providing opportunity.
the role models for others to follow suit. “Working in partnership with Sharon for the past ten years has
“I can safely say that each and every time I have had to present been, and continues to be, a great experience. Her enthusiasm and
something or showcase a project, I have been terrified. I still am now professionalism are second to none. There is a well-known phrase
even after all this time. However, I feel very strongly that in order for used to describe some people, ‘All fluff and no substance’ – Sharon
women to feel able to stand up and talk about their work, they need is the total opposite of this, she is all substance and no fluff! She
to see other women doing it. Hopefully, in a small way, I may have continues to inspire and challenge me on a daily basis to be better at
helped,” admitted Stammers. what we do.”
“I have been incredibly lucky to find a work partner that balances me As a female journalist in a nearly all-male office (aside from Helen
so well. The things that Martin does well, I am not so good at, and Ankers, the editor of darc magazine), it is exciting to be a part of arc
vice versa. We have supported each other in the work/family balance as an official media supporter for the initiative. We will be covering
(once taking four kids to a meeting), and this has made a lot of things an array of professional female designers and projects headed
possible that I might not have been able to do otherwise.” by leading women in the industry, and much more, in upcoming
Finding support for Women in Lighting is strongly driven by the editions of the magazine.
females in the industry, but having support from the men is also www.womeninlighting.com

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St. Helen’s Square, London, UK
Client: British Land, The Leadenhall Development Company, City of
London and Aviva
Lighting Design: StudioFractal, UK
Architect: Gillespies, UK

London Wall Place, London, UK

Client: Brookfield, Oxford Properties
Lighting Design: StudioFractal, UK
Architect: MAKE, UK; Spacehub Landscape Architects, UK

Photography: James Newton Photographs

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English City Gardens

In a move to bring a feeling of calm and tranquillity in the midst of
one of London’s busiest areas, StudioFractal has created a serene
lighting scheme for two separate Green Spaces: St. Helen’s Square
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A
s the world’s cities continue to get “We wanted the lighting design to support the Previous Page At St. Helen’s Square,
StudioFractal worked with Gillespies
bigger, it becomes increasingly landscape design in encouraging pedestrians to to transform the formerly lacklustre
public space into an atmospheric
important that these ever-expanding dwell and spend time in the space,” said Chris meeting point for both busy city
urban metropolises make room for Sutherland, Design Director at StudioFractal and dwellers and visitors.
Above At London Wall Place,
green spaces, to connect city dwellers to nature in a lighting designer for St. Helen’s Square. StudioFractal were asked by MAKE
Architects to complement and
way that is not always possible in such built up areas. “The focus was on how the lighting could enhance enhance the space’s striking new
architectural forms and materials.
In the City of London, StudioFractal has collaborated the idea of useable green space and celebrate the
with a couple of landscape architects to illuminate planting via lighting. Therefore we looked at ways
two such spaces: St. Helen’s Square and London the lighting and planting could work quietly and
Wall Place. subtly with each other.”
Nestled deep in the heart of London’s primary StudioFractal developed various options of low-level
financial district, St. Helen’s Square operates as a lighting and plant lighting, keeping the focus at
major thoroughfare amidst the iconic architecture pedestrian level to create a soft, peaceful ambiance.
of 30 St. Mary’s Axe (more commonly known as The Providing much of the ambient lighting across this
Gherkin) and the Lloyds Building, in juxtaposition 3,325m open space - the third largest in London
with the Leadenhall Market entrance. - are three tapered steel columns, each housing
StudioFractal collaborated with competition- a set of We-ef theatrical gobo luminaires. Here,
winning architects Gillespies to transform the light projectors cast leaf-like patterns onto the
formerly lacklustre public space into an atmospheric stone paving, softening the hard landscape with
meeting point for busy city dwellers and visitors hints of nature in dappled light. The tallest column,
alike. provided by Urban Street Design stands at eighteen
Through meticulously crafted lighting, StudioFractal metres in height, embellished with a spiralling
has enhanced the architects’ exquisitely formed finish, marking the historical presence of a medieval
urban design, with its sinuous curving stone seating maypole that once stood in its place.
and pocket zones of park-like comfort. The final element came in Light Projects bespoke

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Above Left A key feature within the lighting at St. ‘reeds’ within the planting, which feature an illuminated, glowing
Helen’s Square is the introduction of bespoke ‘reed’
lights. Intended to bring a feel of magic at a human tip. These reeds are intended to bring a feel of magic at a human
level, the reeds were developed by Light Projects to be
as organic as possible. level, filling the area with an elegant playfulness. Developed to be as
Above Right St. Helen’s Square sits amidst the iconic organic as possible, the reeds move and sway in the breeze.
architecture of 30 St. Mary’s Axe (more commonly
known as The Gherkin) and the Lloyds Building. Designed to add character and ambience to the space, the new
Top Right The myriad elements of London Wall Place
are united through a unique cladding - an iridescent lighting scheme creates minimal impact on the daytime scheme,
coating of concrete and faience that reinterprets the
knapped flint of the site’s Roman and Saxon remains. with low energy, integrated LED luminaires from LED Linear and
Kemps Lighting, secreted from view, offering longevity and minimal
long-term maintenance.
Similarly with London Wall Place, StudioFractal worked to create a
“change of pace” for workers in its surrounding buildings and for
those passing through. A new destination in the City of London
district of the capital, London Wall Place offers an acre of landscaped
public realm set between two statement office buildings. Designed
by MAKE Architects, the site responds to a client brief that called for
a design that referenced the historic setting, extensive amenities
and pedestrian links to the existing neighbourhood by reinstating
its historic grids, knitting together two existing heritage structures
- the remains of St. Alphage Church and a section of the original
London Wall - with new pedestrian routes and a series of beautifully
landscaped gardens.
Uniting the new development is a unique cladding - an iridescent
coating of concrete and faience that reinterprets the knapped flint of
the site’s Roman and Saxon remains.
In lighting this new space, StudioFractal was asked to complement
and enhance the striking architectural forms and materials, and to
bring to life this acre of public realm.
“London Wall Road is a very busy vehicular route surrounded by tall

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immersive environment, not just a
walkthrough but somewhere to sit and
dwell; a break from the hard-landscaped
environment that surrounds it.”
Ian Payne, Design Director, StudioFractal

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 office buildings, and we wanted to create an intimate feel, similar in
ambience to a residential garden,” said Ian Payne, Design Director at
StudioFractal and designer of London Wall Place.
“So, you come in from a fast paced commercial environment, and as
you enter the gardens you immediately slow down. The look and feel
establishes a more relaxed ambience, drawing your mind away from
the inner-city hustle and bustle.”
To create this serene environment amid the hectic city surroundings,
a detailed lighting strategy was developed that connected
commercial lobbies, gardens and the High Walk, enhancing views
through the project and ensuring veiling reflections in the glazing
were avoided so that the interior and exterior spaces were connected.
A layered lighting design utilising direct and reflected lighting
creates a softly undulating visual environment, making use of light,
shadow, reflection and projection to complement and enhance
the material palette of stone, metal, water and planting, and to
encourage exploration.
A key element of the lighting brief, Payne explained, was to create a
“sense of theatre and recognisable character” throughout the space.
“To achieve a unique ambience, a key approach for public realm
lighting is the integration of the senses,” he said.
“Garden elements of water, planting, texture, movement and sound
are all carefully orchestrated to build a subtly complex experience,
one that has a true connection with nature and explores how we
interact with it.”
Lighting was also used to bed the two commercial buildings within
the landscape, something that is particularly evident with one

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Previous Page An aerial view of St. Helen’s Square,

showcasing the low energy, integrated LED luminaires that
add a soft, subtle illumination without impacting on the
daytime scheme.
Left Both St. Helen’s Square and London Wall Place offer a
sense of calm and tranquility for passersby, even amidst the
hectic city surroundings.
Below Left For London Wall Place, StudioFractal worked
with the wider design team to create an environment that
felt “as natural as possible”, subtly blending the multi-
layered scheme.

building, where the landscape and architecture overlap. “The sense of tranquillity, while bespoke, linear LED fittings from Kemps
lighting integrated within the colonnade was about expressing the Lighting integrated within the high walk extend the rhythm of light
point at which architecture meets landscape,” said Payne. “And and shadow.
where water is integrated within the scheme, we have placed lighting One of the biggest challenges in lighting London Wall Place,
to create reflections up onto the building and soffit, once again according to Payne, was to create a scheme that felt natural and
blending the boundary between the architecture and the landscape.” a part of its wider environment. “The overriding challenge for us
A hierarchy of concealed light sources were developed and positioned throughout was how to express light and not the light fittings,” he
within the architectural detailing, drawing the eye between historic said. “Along with the design team, we were determined to create
and contemporary forms and materials while embodying the an environment that felt as natural as possible, subtly blending the
landscaped gardens with a sense of contemplative serenity. multi-layered scheme.
High-level wallwashing integrated within the building form creates “The architectural ceramic material posed a specific challenge when
a backdrop to the new structures and materials, drawing the eye it came to integration and hiding equipment. The design had to be
across the project and into the interiors. High-level We-ef ETC 130 established very early on, due to the prefabricated cladding that was
spotlights provide subtle illumination to planting, project gobos onto brought to the site with holes already predrilled - this required a lot
the walkway below and illuminate the gently moving water feature. of forward planning and precision.”
Elsewhere, warmer, low level lighting directs pockets of brightness The notion of creating an relaxed, calm, ambient space in the
across the historic stonework, contemporary core-ten metal, GRC middle of one of the largest cities in Europe also proved tricky
building columns and across the low level planting and walkways. for StudioFractal, as Payne explained: “Where the public realm
Care has been taken to avoid glare and present illuminated surfaces meets the adjoining highways, our challenge was one of contrast:
against silhouetted forms, creating a playful and atmospheric series the bright, uniformly lit roads, designed to the City of London
of spaces, as Payne elaborated: “We had several workshops in which requirements, against the undulating illumination of the public
we discussed the materiality of the scheme with the architects, realm, and our challenge was to create a smooth transition between
exploring how each element of their design would interact with light. the two.
“For example, with the dark ceramic, it was not about washing it “Our solution was carefully positioned dual purpose fittings. So for
with light, it was about lighting the surfaces surrounding it, creating example, when lighting the road, we positioned iGuzzini’s Wow
reflections to activate the material.” fixtures upon the building, for functional road lighting but also to
Reflections of moving water activate sections of the soffit, adding a wash light onto the green walls and planting below. In doing so,

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Left The challenge for both sites came where the

public realm meets the adjoining highways, and in the
contrast between the bright, uniformly lit roads and the
undulating illumination of the public realm.
Below Left London Wall Place was intended to
reference its historical surroundings, knitting together
the heritage structures of the remains of St. Alphage
Church and a section of the original London Wall
with new pedestrian routes and series of beautifully
landscaped gardens.
Below At London Wall Place, lighting was used to bed
the two commercial buildings within the landscape.
This was done by concealing and positioning lighting
within the architectural detailing and expressing the
point at which architecture meets landscape.

lighting specified
St. Helen’s Square
Kemps Lighting Flexus
LED Linear VarioLED
it integrated this natural language of the between spaces.” Light Projects Bespoke Fibre Optic ‘Reeds’
scheme throughout its boundaries.” Following the success of both St. Helen’s Urban Street Design Feature Column
For both St. Helen’s Square and London Square and London Wall Place, StudioFractal We-ef Gobo Projectors
We-ef In-ground Uplights
Wall Place, StudioFractal looked to bring an is currently working on St Alphage Garden, a
We-ef Lighting Columns
element of theatricality. With St. Helen’s thin strip of public realm adjacent to London
Square, StudioFractal wanted to create Wall Place, with the intention of connecting London Wall Place
a more playful approach to the lighting, it to the rest of the scheme. acdc Blade Micro
using gobos and illuminated reeds within Although creating a tranquil environment acdc Blade Pro
the planter beds, while London Wall Place for rest and relaxation in the midst of the acdc FINO
was more about subtly revealing the texture hectic surrounds of the City of London acdc Integrex
Applelec Light Sheet
within landscape and “enhancing the sounds like an impossible task, Payne and
Bega Glashutte Limburg Range
character of the overall development at Sutherland believe that they have achieved
Ecosense Linear HP Ext/Int
night”. exactly what they set out to, offering up a iGuzzini Bespoke External Projector
“Both projects have a similar purpose in relaxed space for passers-by to sit and dwell. iGuzzini Iround
creating a Green City zone for people to use, “As you walk around the gardens, you do iGuzzini Woody
to provide a green immersive environment, get this sense of calm, and even though you iGuzzini Wow
not just a walkthrough but somewhere to sit have the traffic noise in the background, you Kemps Lighting Highwalk Luminaire
and dwell; offering a break from the hard- cannot help but be inspired by a feeling of KKDC SEN
KKDC SEN-F
landscaped environment that surrounds it,” tranquillity,” Payne said.
LED Linear VarioLED
Payne said. “As the planting grows, this will offer new
LTS Lighting Lichtkanal
“Both are great at achieving this, and apply views and different things to discover - Modular Lighting Instruments Lotis
similar principles of playfulness, exploring through exploring the sites’ new interplay Modular Lighting Instruments SL Nano
narratives around nature, balancing with light and nature.” Poly Out
light and shadow, and in particular using www.studiofractal.co.uk We-ef ETC 130
patterned light to create visual differences We-ef Gobo projector

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Ocean Wonders: Sharks! New York Aquarium, New York, USA
Client: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Lighting Design: Focus Lighting, USA
Architect: Edelman Sultan Knox Wood Architects, USA
Exhibit Designer: Portico Group, USA
Photography: Ryan Fischer

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We’re Gonna
Need a Bigger Boat!
Ocean Wonders: Sharks! is an example of how developed
lighting solutions create a dramatic effect but are also
environmentally aware. Focus Lighting’s design incorporate
both striking lighting schemes that are both aesthetically
pleasing and safe for the natural habitats and marine life.

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ocus Lighting, a New York- with significant delays as a result of display shifts from less saturated tints
based architectural lighting structural damage caused by Hurricane of cyan and emerald and transitions the
design firm, teamed up with the Sandy, which in turn created additional building into richer tones of blue and purple
Wildlife Conservation Society challenges, like constantly changing as night falls. The colours and rhythms of
(WCS), an organisation that manages five and updating lighting technologies the natural wind are reminiscent of the
of New York City’s six zoos and aquariums, and the changes in work personnel. natural bioluminescent tides and backlight
to design the lighting for Ocean Wonders: The visitor’s journey into the exhibit begins flickers through, creating a silvery shimmer
Sharks!, a 57,000sqft, three-storey exhibit at the exterior of the building when they are of fish-like scales across the wall.
building next to the Coney Island boardwalk. presented with a 1,000ft long shimmering “The nighttime look of the shimmer
Christine Hope, Principal Designer at Focus wall that wraps the exterior of the building. wall was critical to creating the sense
Lighting spoke to arc about the ideas behind The wall, designed by environmental artist of excitement we were trying to achieve
the firm’s design concepts: “From the Ned Kahn, utilises the wind power of the with this project,” explained Hope.
beginning of the project, the goal was to coast to move 33,000 aluminium plates “Its impact on the Coney Island skyline
design an experience that communicates the that flap and reflect light. Each night after is unparalleled and captures the
importance of ocean conservation and the sunset, a five-hour long programmed curiosity of everyone who sees it.”
vital role sharks play in our ecosystems. Each light display, designed by Focus Lighting, In the base of the wall, two rows of Philips
design element works to support this goal.” illuminates the wall with a carefully curated Color Kinetics LED strips are used to
Frustratingly for the teams, the project set of scenes inspired by ocean life. illuminate the aluminium flaps. White
took over a decade from start to finish, As the sun sets, the automatically triggered uplights behind the shimmer wall bounce

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off the swinging panels and directly into and light levels seen at various depths Previous Page The 1000ft long shimmering
wall that wraps the exterior of the building was
the viewer’s eyes as a quick sparkle, while and regions of our oceans. For instance, designed by environmental artist Ned Kahn, and
utilises the wind power of the coast to move 33,000
the Philips Color Kinetics LED grazers the exhibit’s second large tank is a full aluminium plates that flap and reflect light.
in front of the wall paint the surface in cylinder that replicates an area of the Above Left Focus Lighting worked closely with
the Wildlife Conservation Society to find the exact
vivid colours that can be seen up and harbour called the New York Bight, with water colours and light levels seen at various
depths and regions of the world’s oceans.
down the boardwalk and the beach. each species on display native to that area. Top Right Each night after sunset, a five-hour long
programmed light display, designed by Focus
Moving through into the building, visitors We developed alongside WCS the colour of Lighting, uses LEDs from Philips Color Kinetics to
are led on a dramatic journey that takes the water seen when diving in this area at illuminate the wall with a carefully curated set of
scenes inspired by ocean life.
them further into the deep ocean. a depth of 60-80ft below the surface.” Above Right In the Meet the Shark room, where
majority of the exhibit’s information is presented,
“Our lighting is designed to help present Upon entering the aquarium, the first lighting levels are higher than in most other
areas so that visitors can read the various bits of
the natural beauty each experience is meant tank visitors experience is the Coral Reef information.
to evoke and create the illusion of complete tank, a tunnel designed to have the look
immersion,” explained Principal Lighting and feel of a bright and colourful coral
Designer at Focus Lighting, Brett Andersen. reef. For this effect, the lighting team
“One of our key challenges was accurately specified RGBW LED fixtures to light the
replicating the various underwater tank, which allowed them to tune the
environments from which the animals lighting to the exact colour quality needed
come. We worked closely with WCS’s in order to make the coral stand out.
diving team to find the exact water colours Working above and around water required a

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“The decision to
exclusively use LEDs
grew as technology
advanced over
the course of the
project.”
Christine Hope, Focus Lighting

Left The team at Focus Lighting worked to support

a storyline with light throughout the interpretive
exhibit designs, whether this was with the light
theming elements or the live animals.

number of unique mounting techniques. At the Coral onto the tank and distracts from the spectacle.
Reef tank, for instance, each light was mounted above Hope explained further: “In the Meet The Shark
the water on a custom designed trolley system. This room, where the majority of the exhibit’s information
allowed for precise fixture placement around the deeply is presented, lighting levels are higher than most
textured coral, all while mitigating sightlines into the other areas so that visitors can read the various
fixtures. The system also makes maintenance easy bits of information. While at the Canyon’s Edge,
as the fixtures can be pulled back over solid ground. the exhibit’s largest and final tank, the observation
The New York Bight tank has a custom designed area was left dark to offer visitors a grand, theatre-
mounting structure with a white painted ceiling like view of the animals before parting.
above that allow carefully tuned RGBW floodlights “The decision to exclusively use LEDs grew as
to reflect off and into the tank. This creates a soft technology advanced over the course of the project.
even glow of light that is experienced at a depth Once the colour quality, output and performance
of 60-80ft. Smaller, direct accent spotlights of the LED accents and floodlighting were at
mounted to the top of the mounting structure an acceptable level, revising our specifications
add subtle, natural feeling highlights. became the clear choice,” she explained.
The Canyon’s Edge is the exhibit’s deep ocean shark “On the interior, we were able to fine-tune the
tank, which the team wanted to have a dark and colours we used to highlight various elements of
ominous feel. Cool LED spots create shafts of ‘sunlight’ coral or rockwork in the tanks, while also minimising
in narrow strips of the sandy bottom along the front the difficult access of tanks for maintenance. On
edge of the tank, and then the exhibit falls off into the exterior, Philips Color Kinetics’ linear RGB
darkness. The deeper recesses of the tank are flooded fixtures allowed us to create infinite combinations
with blue LED light so sharks are barely visible in of colour movement while we created the lighting
the murky waters, before suddenly coming into view art-piece. We used ETC Paradigm control racks and
as they approach the front of the tank. The viewer’s processors for all the interior and exterior lighting,
room is in complete darkness so nothing reflects along with a Mosaic processor to programme and

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run the exterior nightly lighting show.” all to appreciate the depths of our oceans. Top Focus Lighting worked to ensure that the
lighting for the tanks properly illuminated
The team worked to support a storyline “Much of the success of this project is in the water, without creating hotspots or glare,
therefore making it feel very natural.
with light throughout the interpretive the emotional connection we are able to Above Left The Canyon’s Edge is the exhibit’s
exhibit designs, whether it was with the evoke among visitors,” Hope reflected. deep ocean shark tank, which designers
wanted to have a dark and ominous feel. Cool
light theming elements or the live animals. “This is a direct result of the way lighting LED spots create shafts of ‘sunlight’ in narrow
strips at the front of the tank, before it falls off
Keeping the lighting out of view was an integrates with each experience and creates into darkness.
Above Right It was important for the lighting
important factor of keeping the environment a feeling of authenticity that the visitors will designers that any fixtures in the main
feeling authentic and immersive and not remember long after visiting the aquarium, exhibition spaces were well-hidden, so as not
to distract from the exhibits themselves, while
staged. “The display lighting had to be and hopefully, encourages them to take remaining flexible and easily adjustable.

flexible and easily adjustable, yet very action in the effort to preserve our oceans.
well-hidden so as not to distract from the “The project was very collaborative; each
exhibits themselves,” explained Hope. design element needed to support the
Linear cove accents from Philips Color others to create a cohesive, memorable
Kinetics, track accents from Juno and tapelight experience that quickly drives home
accents from Luminii were utilised throughout the exhibit’s key message: preserving
the exhibition, while Focus Lighting used our planet’s oceans,” she added.
Lumenpulse Lumenbeam accents at the tanks. “The final lighting design is almost exactly
lighting specified
“The lighting at the tanks had to properly what we envisioned so many years ago. Bega LED Steplights
ETC Mosaic
illuminate the water without creating In fact, we have photos of the exhibit
ETC Unison Paradigm System
hotspots or glare. Our goal was to make today that look nearly identical to early
Juno Trac 12 Mini Cylinder
everything feel very natural,” Hope continued. renderings of the project. For us, that Lumenpulse Lumenbeam Static White + RGBW
After the lengthy fourteen-year process, is an immense accomplishment.” Luminii LL30 Tapelight
this aquarium has created an educational www.focuslighting.com Philips Color Kinetics EW Cove MX
and aesthetically pleasing environment for Philips Color Kinetics Color Graze QLX

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In Praise of Light
and Shadows
Robert Such sits
down with renowned
Japanese architect
Tadao Ando to discuss
the integral role that
light and shadow can
play in creating objects
of architectural beauty.

T
he Minamidera Art House Project guide,
standing at the entrance to the rectangular
wooden building that houses James Turrell’s
lighting installation, politely instructs each
visitor to keep a hand on the wall when inside
the building. It’s not clear why we need to do
this, but it soon makes sense - it’s pitch black
inside. Only after a few minutes do my eyes become accustomed to
the darkness, and a faint rectangular light starts to appear out of the
gloom. It’s some distance away across the dark interior, but it’s hard
to tell how far…
Designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the Minamidera Art
House Project building that houses Turrell’s lightwork stands on the
island of Naoshima in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. Naoshima is one of a
number of islands on which stand museums, art spaces and outdoor
artworks.
Admired by Ando, the American light artist James Turrell is one
of many architects and artists that have influenced the way that
Ando has worked with light throughout his life. Ando has joined
forces with Turrell on projects numerous times, and Turrell’s work
continues to be an inspiration. Turrell also has lightworks in the
Chichu Art Museum on Naoshima - a museum also designed by Ando.
“It is particularly important,” said the 1995 Pritzker Prize winning
Ando, “to take steps forward when building a museum for
contemporary art. Artists are very courageous. They are stepping
forward all of the time. Architects must do the same.

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Pic: Shigeo Ogawa Pic: Mitsuo Matsuoka

Above Left Throughout Ando’s portfolio, “We must share the fear of challenging the with close-up and wide-angle architectural
the architect has regularly experimented
with the relationship between light and unseen world. We are all humans, and we can be photographs in addition to attractive plans and
shadow, as demonstrated here at the
Ando Museum in Naoshima, Japan. courageous, but we cannot escape fear when taking sketches.”
Above Right Another of Ando’s projects risks. As long as you dare to step forward, and have Wanting to be able to design in this way, he “traced
in Naoshima, Benesse House, explores
the delicate blend of natural and artificial some experience, you are not likely to fail.” Le Corbusier’s floor plans over and over again”.
lighting.
As for architects that inspired him, it was Le Born and raised in Osaka in a traditional residential
Corbusier that had a strong influence on Ando’s neighbourhood, Ando’s home was a small terraced
early career. He first became aware of the Swiss- house. He describes it as “a dark place with little
French architect’s work while perusing the light and small windows”.
bookshelves in an old bookshop in his hometown “In the dim interior, I appreciated what little light
of Osaka. we received. I would often fill my cupped hands
“I first laid my eyes on a portfolio of Le Corbusier with light coming into my room. Since then, this
in the art section of that bookstore,” Ando is the type of architecture I’ve wanted to build:
explains. “Immediately, I felt in my bones - this is architecture that values light and reminds me of
it.” At that time he was, he says, “very passionate the same feelings I experienced as a child.
about life, but my destiny was yet to be defined.” It “Nature in the form of light, water, and sky
was a life-changing turning point for the 20-year- restores architecture from a metaphysical to an
old would-be architect who was then working earthly plane and gives life to space. A concern for
part-time at an architecture firm. the relationship between architecture and nature
The Le Corbusier book was too expensive to buy inevitably leads to a concern for the temporal
straight away though, so Ando saved up and was context of architecture. I want to emphasise the
able to buy it about a month later. Then he read it sense of time and to create compositions in which
“page by page, every night until I grew tired of it”, a feeling of transience or the passing of time is a
he says. part of the spatial experience.”
“Even though my knowledge was not extensive Another book that had a profound influence on the
enough to understand the intricacies of young Ando was a thin, but influential book called
modernism, the contents of the book were utterly In Praise of Shadows by the well-known Japanese
fascinating. Each page was beautifully laid out writer Jun’ichirō Tanizaki. The book details

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They are stepping forward all
of the time. Architects must
do the same.”
Tadao Ando

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light, water, and sky,
restores architecture
from a metaphysical
to an earthly plane and
gives life to space.”
Tadao Ando

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Previous Page The Chichu Art Museum features a remarkable installation from
renowned artist James Turrell. Turrell’s work has consistently been an influence
on the way that Ando has worked with light throughout his career.
Left The Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church, more commonly known as the Church of
the Light, features a striking cruciform opening, cut out in the concrete fabric of
the building. Ando was determined for this opening to be open to the elements,
but when the clients refused to remove the glass, he built a life-sized replica,
without the glass, for an exhibition. This, he believes, “significantly intensified” the
experience of light in the church.
Right The Minamidera Art House Project, designed by Ando, plunges visitors into
pitch black darkness on entering, before another of Turrell’s artworks is gradually
revealed. Such a design ties into Ando’s philosophy that “in order to appreciate
the beauty of light and the space it illuminates, darkness is absolutely necessary”.
Below Left The Lee Ufan Museum, an art gallery located in Naoshima, Japan.
Bottom Left Tadao Ando spent fourteen months restoring the Punta Della
Dogana Museum in Venice, Italy, opening it to the public at the 2009 Venice Art
Biennale.
Below Right Alongside his work on museums, Ando has designed residential
housing, including the extensive Rokko Housing Project, completed in three parts Pic: Shigeo Ogawa
from 1981 to 1998, gradually rising up the Rokko Mountains in Kobe, Japan.

Pic: Shigeo Ogawa

Pic: Shigeo Ogawa Pic: Mitsuo Matsuoka

Tanizaki’s thoughts on light and shadows elements in order “to introduce pure and religious precepts. In order to appreciate the
in various aspects of Japanese culture. natural light into the space,” he says. The beauty of light and the spaces it illuminates,
“The balance of light and shadow is always client refused to remove the glass. darkness is absolutely necessary.”
difficult. Without shadow, one cannot fully Ando eventually gave up, so he did the next Necessary, yes; yet in the Minamidera Art
appreciate light,” says Ando. best thing: make a life-size replica of the House Project, where there is no light at
Inside another of Ando’s well-known works, church, for an exhibition. In his version all at first, the complete darkness in the
the Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church in Ibaraki, there was no glass, just as he wanted it to building is unnerving. But the mystery
just outside Osaka, light and shadow also be. “In comparison to the original church, and the eventual surprise revelation make
play a key role in a visitor’s experiential the experience of light had significantly Turrell’s light artwork, and the islands in the
appreciation of the building interior. More intensified,” he says. Seto Inland Sea generally, well worth visiting
commonly known as the Church of the Light, When Ando thinks of great uses of light in - just like the architectural works of Japan’s
the building’s most striking feature is a architecture, it is monasteries that come to most famous architect, whose thoughtfully
cruciform opening, cut out in the concrete, mind, such as the Thoronet Abbey and the designed and beautifully made works can
in the wall facing the congregation. Notre-Dame de Sénanque Abbey in France. be found all over Japan and in many other
It is also a project that Ando returned to time “The light found inside these religious locations around the world, and who believes
and again to try and convince the client to buildings create space and carry life. that although shadows are necessary, “light
remove the glass that was installed to keep “When I first entered Abbaye du Thoronet, I is pivotal for the livelihood of humankind”.
out the rain and wind. When Ando first encountered a feeling of great power. In the www.tadao-ando.com
designed the Church of the Light in 1989, profound silence of the place, I became aware
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Estonian Essence
Kicking off Part 2 of our Festivals of Light Round-up, Tartu Valgus returned to the
Estonian city in October 2018, bringing together lighting designers and artists to
illuminate the city’s landmarks and discuss the latest trends and advancements
in the industry.

T
artu Valgus (TAVA), otherwise known from Belgium, Estonia, Germany, India, Japan and
as Tartu in Light, is a cross-disciplinary the UK participated in the workshop, divided into
international festival of light held every three groups. Professional lighting designers Johan
two years in the Estonian city of Tartu. Röklander, Dr. Amardeep M. Dugar and Ruta Palionyte
The main programme for TAVA 2018 consisted and Simas Rinkevičius led these three groups, with
of a workshop and light fair, alongside a series the goal of creating a lighting design concept and
of outdoor installations and indoor exhibitions. solution for each site, improving their nocturnal
Additionally, smaller-scale satellite programmes presence and making them landmarks within the city.
were organised in collaboration with cultural The first workshop, at the Estonian Ministry of
organisations and companies within Tartu. Education and Research and led by Röklander,
The entire site-specific festival lasted for 30 days, was focused on the theme The Heart Within, with
capturing the essence of the Estonian city. the idea of education becoming lively, welcoming
The workshop, curated by Sabine de Schutter, aimed and playful. The narrative for this former bank
to investigate and improve Tartu’s current urban house was to recreate the architect’s original idea
lighting, while creating real-sized prototypes for its of entering a temple, and show the soul of the
citizens and visitors to experience. Based on their building. Designed by architect Arnold Matteus in
importance and impact on the urban fabric, three 1935, it has two visible façades that each required
sites were chosen for the workshop, creating an ‘Axis different types of treatment: the highway façade
of Light’ in Tartu’s inner city: the Estonian Ministry and the entrance façade. The vertical elements
of Education and Research; St. John’s Church; on the highway façade have been highlighted
and the Toy Museum. More than 20 participants in a formal manner, with warm white light.

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The entrance façade, the great hall and its transition from an old to a new religion. An oak Far Left The Estonian Ministry of
Education and Research; the site of the
facing landscaped park provided the scope tree adjacent to the church was lit in a blue-green first workshop, led by Johan Röklander,
was designed around the theme The Heart
for lighting in a lively, welcoming and playful light to depict grove worship, while the church Within - where education becomes lively,
manner. Patterns of coloured light and shadows buttresses and walls were illuminated in warm welcoming and playful.
Top Right Alongside the three workshops,
filtering through the trees create the perfect white and amber tones to depict Christian worship. TAVA 2018 featured a two-day conference,
curated by Johan Mortiz and Tina
backdrop for festivities on the entrance façade. However, a blue-green light emanating from the Wikström.
Top Left The third workshop, located at
Low-lying luminaires on the walking track in church windows shows how the old religion has the Toy Museum, invited visitors to free
front of the entrance add to the welcoming feel, survived amidst the new through folk tales. their inner child in a playground of light.
Middle Right The second workshop,
while the monument to Peeter Põld, Estonia’s The combination of blue-green and amber-warm situated at St. John’s Church, examined
the history of different religious faiths
first Minister of Education, is illuminated to light for the different elements also shows how practiced in Estonia throughout history.
Bottom Right The Estonian Ministry of
create a symbolic meaning of its heart within. different faiths co-exist freely, with close ties Education and Research required two
The second workshop, led by Dr. Dugar at St. amongst themselves in the state of Estonia. The different types of lighting treatment for
its two visible façades: a formal, warm
John’s Church ran with the theme of John’s church’s unique terracotta sculptures, modelled white light for the highway façade, and a
more lively, welcoming illumination for the
Epiphany, and aimed to take visitors on an after citizens of Tartu, are highlighted with amber entrance façade.
Bottom Left The two-day conference
experiential yet sensitive journey of the different light, touting it as the “People’s Church”. featured presentations from lighting
religious faiths within Estonia through light - from The final workshop, headed up by Ruta designers, manufacturers and light
artists, discussing the latest trends and
the ancient pre-Christian era, when Estonians Palionyte and Simas Rinkevičius at Tartu’s advancements in the lighting industry.

believed in an animistic religion called Faith Toy Museum, was designed to let the toys
of the Earth, to the coming of Christianity. guide visitors “through the rabbit hole to the
The site was divided into three parts - the Grove, wonderland” with its theme of Wonderlight.
the Sanctuary and the Portal - to depict the Inspired by fairytales such as Alice in Wonderland,

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St. John’s Church, Tartu: the location of the second lighting workshop.

along with actual archives of the museum and puppet theatre, by Dr. Dugar that explored how ‘Slow Design’ can become the
the narrative reveals the true identity and character of the place. next rubric for the fast-paced world of connected lighting.
The layout of the site, comprising side-street elevations of the toy Elsewhere, Claire Tomara discussed how people’s participation is
museum, adjoining puppet theatre and administrative buildings, used to shape the lighting of public spaces, while Emre Günes, in an
along with the museum’s backyard, provided a unique palette entertaining lecture, critically questioned whether LEDs are a miracle
for exploration with light. The street-side windows used shadow or a curse. Johan Röklander explained how the best form of light
play to demonstrate the “real” black and white world of adults. is that which is integrated within overall design, while Lina Färie
Visitors could only see shadows of the real toys and puppets inside used one of her projects as a point of departure to discuss a process
the museum and theatre “hurrying” to the museum’s backyard. for including groups whose interests are not commonly taken into
The backyard gate is treated as a “rabbit hole” through which consideration in city planning. Darío Nuñez Salazar challenged
visitors enter the magical, colourful world of children. Toys from the newest trends in lighting design, such as Human Centric
the museum and theatre come alive at night, and hurry to the Lighting, Smart Lighting and the Internet of Things. Finally, Sabine
backyard to play their magical games in an interactive, playful De Schutter shared her stories about organising lighting design
and sometimes creepy manner through light and colour. Simple workshops that contributed towards strategies for urban lighting.
principles of light and colour, using dichroic filters and inter- The second day of the conference looked at light art, and provided
reflections on water, were used to create “wonderlight”. artists an opportunity to express their opinions in a more
Alongside the workshops, TAVA 2018 also included a two-day performative manner. Artists such as Mischa Kuball, Immanuel Pax,
conference on lighting design and light art, curated by Johan Taavi Suisalu, Mónica Ruiz Loyola, Jacob Tækker, Timo Toots and
Mortiz and Tina Wikström - held after the workshop week, Carl Michael von Hausswolff described their various unconventional
when the lighting festival was officially opened to the public. explorations with light as a medium for urban and public art. Other
The aim of this peer-to-peer event was to create a platform artists, such as Kristel Saan, Liisa Hirsch, Johannes Luik and Aivar
for knowledge exchange between professionals, industries Tõnso looked further into the artists’ dimensions of creativity.
and municipalities by combining renowned speakers with Following the event, Dr. Dugar said: “TAVA 2018 is a very
newcomers from different backgrounds, whose work is good example of depicting fruitful collaborations that can
connected to perception, public space or research in light. exist between lighting technologies, light art, lighting design
The first day of the conference was dedicated to lighting design and human interaction, while keeping our focus on human
with a more academic theme, titled ‘Resilient Design in a Changing beings as the inhabitants of our built environments.”
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Oh, Canada
Strange Attractor by Crispell Wagner

The third annual Toronto Light Festival brings a series

of fun and interactive installations to the Canadian
city’s Distillery District.

T
he Toronto Light Festival returned for its third year this
January, transforming the Canadian city’s Distillery District
into one of the largest outdoor light sculpture galleries in North
America.
Free to the public and run daily until the beginning of March, the event
exhibits the creativity of both local and international light artists, with Penta-Or by ENA

more than 30 installations and sculptures for visitors to experience.

The festival is an attempt to ‘create something special that will lift the
collective spirit of the city’, with organisers stating: “We aspire to make
ourselves proud and organise an event that is inspirational. In a world with
so many dark and ominous messages, we want to create a positive, magical
urban world that people of all ages and backgrounds will enjoy and look
forward to.”
“Our goal is to make people smile,” said Mathew Rosenblatt, Executive
Producer and artist exhibitor. “During our coldest months of the year, at a
time when people might feel isolated, we want to bring them together to
experience something really special and add more warmth and light to their
lives.”
“Some people look for reasons to stay inside, we put on this festival for
those who are looking for a reason not to.”
Works on show at this year’s festival include rainbows, deoxyribonucleic
acid and the meaning of life, created by artists from Canada, the US, Europe
and the Middle East. Some of the festival’s signature pieces include Long Double Helix I by Dr. George Neil

View, by American artist Don Kennell; a 35-foot tall polar bear made from
car hoods, the installation serves as a symbol for the connection between
carbon footprint and habitat loss.
Meanwhile the interactive installation Double Helix I, by artist Dr. George
Neil, also from the US, gives visitors an opportunity to launch their own
large-scale waves in light and motion.
Further highlights include Tunnelception, by local creative teams Young
Offenders and Electric Perfume. Inspired by the new Reese’s Pieces Peanut,
Tunnelception invites visitors to either step into a vortex of luminous
layers, or “enjoy the bright and shiny outer shell”.
Elsewhere, The Phoenix Rainbow acts as a giant symbol of love, hope and
possibility, while more than 500 feet of addressable RGB LED lighting fills
the installation with a myriad of colours and patterns.
Interactive installation Strange Attractor features a human-sized, rotating
cylinder composed of programmed, full-spectrum LED lights. When
standing within the cylinder, the LEDs flash in algorithmic patterns that
stimulate the optic nerve, affecting the brain’s electrical oscillations.
Rotating the cylinder at varying speeds can produce different visual
phenomena, meaning that no two experiences are the same.
Created by Israeli art collective ENA, Penta-Or, or ‘Five Lights’, is made up
of eleven metal arches and over 75 metres of LED lights, all coming together
to provide visitors with a “glimpse into a brighter future.”
New to this year’s event, the Distillery District has enhanced the wintertime
experience by offering arts, culture and entertainment-centric activities
alongside the light art installations. This includes art produced by some of
Toronto’s leading mural artists, an outdoor heated bar, and jazz and
classical music performances in public spaces.
“This winter, don’t run from the cold, head straight into it,” continued
Rosenblatt. “However, we do recommend dressing appropriately.” The Phoenix Rainbow by The Phoenix Rainbow Team
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The festival’s theme looked

into the artists’ varied
interpretations of ‘home’.
The light artwork included
a number of interactive
visual pieces using props,
video mapping, projection
and accompanying sound.
The installations took over
some of the city’s most iconic
buildings, transforming them
into illuminated artworks
over the two day period.

Home Is Where
the Light Is
Light Up Lancaster completed its sixth light festival in November 2018,
attracting 48,000 visitors to the small city in the north of England.

T
he two-day Light Up Lancaster festival completed the world to create visual stories from their drawings, exploring
its sixth edition on November 2 and 3, 2018. The the notion of ‘home’ and what it means to young people today.
event was organised by Lancaster City Council, Illuminos created an interactive installation at the Judges’ Lodgings
Lancaster Business Improvement District where visitors could explore the universe by controlling a telescope
and Lancaster Arts Partners, and is quickly becoming one to watch as stars and constellations were tracked and revealed,
of the north of England’s must see annual events. and planets uncovered their secrets through light and sound.
This year saw installations basing their concepts around In the Market Square, a pair of kites, resembling snowy owls, soared
the theme ‘Home’. Artists, both national and international, over a garden of luminous flowers in The Pikooks installation.
brought unique and thought provoking installations to the Lancaster University created an interactive Family Zone in Lancaster
city for visitors to explore, including an illuminated art trail Central Library in collaboration with the festival. Drawing on the
where buildings, squares, gardens and monuments were world changing research of the university’s academics, there were
transformed with projections, artworks and performances. a number of thought provoking hands-on light based activities that
During the second day of the festival, family friendly explored numbers, planets, colours, lights and the human body.
craft workshops were on offer to visitors before the finale “Year on year we have seen this festival grow both in size and
fireworks display, on the grounds of Lancaster Castle, popularity and this event promised to be the most spectacular of
to mark the closure of the event for another year. them all and, importantly, two great days for all those who study,
Highlights from the event included House Down at Lancaster Castle: live, work and do business in the city,” commented Councillor
a live music and video mapping installation created by touring Darren Clifford, Cabinet Member responsible for tourism and leisure.
theatre company imitating the dog, and hip hop artist Testament. www.lightuplancaster.co.uk
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Northern Illuminations
The Lightpool Festival is held in Blackpool at the end of October each
year, building on the century-old tradition of Blackpool Illuminations.
We take a closer look at Light Odyssey’s orchestral display.

T
he Lightpool Festival, directed by Alex animators from the around the world, and it was the
Rinsler, is held on the 25-27th October strength of having the BBC Philharmonic on board,
each year in the northern English along with the Arts Council’s belief in the concept,
coastal town of Blackpool. The event that helped bring the project to life.
builds on the century-old tradition of Blackpool Light Odyssey was launched in October to an
Illuminations, where, for generations, the town audience of 1,500 people. 24 laser projectors,
has been the epicentre of light experiments for the mapped 2D and 3D animated content and soaring
purpose of family entertainment. orchestral classical music enveloped the audience in
As part of this event, the town is brought to life with music and light.
the Carnival of the Lights, consisting of lit-up trams Director of QED Paul Wigfield explained: “When
and vehicles in convoy from across the country. QED was first approached with the idea for Light
Light Odyssey began its journey in 2016 when Czech Odyssey, it was clear that the scale of the creative
digital art collective Hyperbinary (formerly The ambition was as great as the technical challenges
Macula) won an international tender to create a involved.
3D-projection for the Blackpool Tower buildings. “It was an opportunity to push the boundaries of
Eighteen months and several failed funding bids projection mapping and to produce a unique and
later, the team was able to press ‘go’ on the event very special entertainment experience.”
with support from Arts Council England. In terms of technology, the project required the
The Lightpool Festival teamed up with BBC very latest in media server and high brightness laser
Philharmonic, QED Productions and seven teams of projection technology, with projectors positioned

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even among the audience seating and the orchestra. FR65x65 DVI matrix switcher and then distributed to The light projections cover
the ceiling of the historic
Sixteen Panasonic RZ-31K projectors covered the each projector using QED Production’s bespoke fibre building, bringing together an
experience for the audience
largest areas of ceilings and façades, while eight RZ- system, which provided both signal and network through classical music and
21K laser projectors filled in the smaller areas. control. lighting.
The BBC Philhamonic
The Empress Ballroom holds eight beautifully ornate Harris Predator II 16-Channel DVI multi-viewers Orchestra, QED Productions
and a group of animators
chandeliers, which posed challenges during the then enabled monitoring of all the projector signals came together to devise
a programme of light
instalment phase. These, however, precluded any from the control position, and the disguise media and music to form the
cross projection on to the end walls. Two pairs of server line-up was achieved using QED’s KVM Xtreme unforgettable spectacle.

blended RZ-21Ks with ultra short throw 0.36:1 mirror remote fibre system so the team could digitally warp
lenses were deployed on the upper balconies in order and stitch together the digital canvas by hand.
to gain the required coverage. The animation template was 10,000 x 3,813 pixel
“The Panasonic 3-chip DLP laser projectors provide resolution, and the spectacle required nearly an hour
the highest light output of any projectors in their of full-motion video content. However, the artists
class whilst using less power,” explained Wigfield. rose to the challenge and were not only able to deliver
“They also run extremely quietly, which is a very within incredibly tight timescales but impressed with
important consideration for a classical concert. their different styles and interpretations, from stop-
Having laser light source engines meant that it was motion shadow play through to highly geometric
possible to mount them in any orientation and at the architectural manipulation.
most jaunty of angles.” Lastly, the show lighting design needed to take into
The content was pre-visualised and played back on- account the needs of the orchestra to be able to see
site using four disguise 4x4pro media servers fitted the hands of the conductor, while minimising any
with quad DVI VFC cards. ambient light that might diminish the impact of the
The 48 individual 1920 x 1200 resolution outputs illuminations.
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Helsinki Highlights
This year’s Lux Helsinki festival was bigger and better, with more than half a million
visitors attending the Finnish city in early January. The free to attend festival took
on a theme that allowed artists to explore topical environmental issues.

T
aking place between the 5 and 9 January this social media no doubt plays a big role in its popularity. A
year, half a million visitors attended the Lux new phenomenon we have noticed is that festival-goers
Helsinki light festival, situated in the are creating archives of shared memories on their social
Kansalaistori square and the Etu-Töölö media channels,” Paloniemi continued.
district. This year’s installations took an environmental
This year’s event was the biggest yet, with a record awareness and human rights approach. Ramboll Light
number of partners, 30 installations, a large programme Studio, as part of Lux Architecture series, transformed
of events and 34 participating restaurants, all spread the rear facing façade of the Finlandia Hall into flowing
over ten locations. The trail started at the Kasalaistori water in a light and sound piece. The aim was to remind
Square in the city centre then led via Finlandia Hall and spectators of the importance of water as an exhaustible
Kunsthalle Helsinki to the National Museum of Finland. natural resource. Trespassing, an installation by Finnish
The series of installations was designed as a artists Immanuel Pax, explored the contradiction
dramaturgical series that should be seen in numerical between freedom and security by flipping the idea of
order, from start to finish. security cameras on its head.
“Lux Helsinki is growing all the time into a more “Huge media screens will be transformed into tools for
important and internationally recognised urban event art that explores some of the biggest issues facing us in
celebrating both light and art. There are no signs of the future,” explained Paloniemi.
waning interest in the event; on the contrary, more and The End of the Digital New Age by Finnish artist Mikko
more visitors are coming to Helsinki in wintertime to Kunnari and Moonlight by Italian artist Marco Brianza
experience the light art,” said Ilkka Paloniemi, Curator of both draw attention to the waste light that dominates
Lux Helsinki. urban spaces, by using the large media screens outside
“Lux Helsinki is ideally suited to the winter mood. After Sanomatalo and the Helsinki Music Centre as advertising
all the Christmas celebrations indoors, people want to platforms for art.
get outside and experience something real. The festival Shelter Seekers is a projection mapping installation that
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manipulating the architecture. Mexican artist the designated route, Lux Helsinki also Previous Page A sequence of differently coloured
moons created a magical nocturnal atmosphere
Ghiju Díaz de Léon wanted to tackle the issues presented satellite installations for the first at the Kansalaistori square. Moonlight was a video
art installation by Italian artist Marco Brianza that
of migration and climate change through the time across the city’s borders, stretching out to gradually transformed the moon into pixels that
light up their environment – the object disappeared
metaphor of endangered monarch butterflies. Hanasaari in the neighbouring Espoo but the power of light remains. Top Left Mexican
“This installation pays respect to all the living municipality. light artist Ghiju Díaz de Léon breathed life into
the National Museum of Finland with her amazing
creatures, from people to butterflies, who The dozens of artists involved presented a projection mapping. Shelter Seekers addressed the
biggest challenges of our age: migration, inequality,
encounter major obstacles while seeking for a diverse range of light art, created using both climate change and the loss of natural diversity.
Top Right This year’s Lux Architecture series
better place to live. The world should help them traditional and modern techniques. The Lantern illuminates Finlandia Hall, designed by legendary
find this place,” Díaz de Léon said. Park, a Lux Helsinki classic that is created each Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The rear façade
of the building facing the Töölönlahti bay was
American artist Zach Lieberman created year, in particular drew praise from visitors. transformed into flowing water by an impressive
light and sound installation.
Reflection Studies, an interactive installation With around 300 individual lanterns, a magical Above Left The video art installation Trespassing
that allowed members of the public to play with and dreamlike atmosphere was created in the by Helsinki-based light artist Immanuel Pax took
over the public space by turning the idea of
various letters and shapes on a light table that idyllic surroundings of Villa Hakasalmi. security cameras on its head. In the installation,
the camera had been replaced by a video projector
projected the motions and patterns onto the “Lux Helsinki 2019 is a truly diverse light that transformed the dull grey wall into a moving
work of art. Instead of a security camera recording
wall of the Kunsthalle Helsinki art museum. festival that presents both new and old the movements of locals, the projector projected
“I am passionate about light and its motion. I Helsinki: it celebrates our amazing new central onto the wall a minimalistic video in which the
pieces of a metal fence turn into birds flying away.
love how light can be mathematical, angular library while at the same time recalling the Above Right Lantern Park was created by children,
young people, students and artists, whose
and precise, yet at the same time also liquid and revolutionary history of the Old Student individual works created an impressive installation
when put together. This year for the first time,
undulating,” Lieberman commented. House,” reflected Paloniemi. pre-schoolers are also taking part with their own
Satellite installations have allowed the festival www.luxhelsinki.fi creations. Lantern Park is a communal art project
that gets bigger with each year, lighting up the area
footprint to be even bigger than previous years. around the Töölönlahti like never before.

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The Passage Garden Pic: Vladimir Karpenko The Classical Transition Pic: J Enger

The Classical Transition Pic: J Enger

The Passage Garden Pic: Jing Sun Feel the Darkness Pic: Marco Campus The Bright Side of Life Pic: Marco Campus

A World Of Light
The third instalment of Luci in Riviera, hosted in the Italian city of Dolo, welcomed a team of
lighting designers, students and young architects to create a series of urban lighting installations.

T
he objective for Luci in Riviera has always been light and colours, but to create installations that keep in mind
to recount with light the suggestions evoked by human perception first. These constraints pushed them to think
the cultural heritage of the Riviera del Brenta, outside the box and find creative and fascinating solutions.
the waterway that unites Padua and Venice. With this edition of Luci in Riviera, organisers did not make any
The lighting workshop, now in its third year, saw the participation temporary ‘connecting’ installations. Instead, the aim was to make
of fifteen young designers and lighting designers from three the path of the main installations immediately recognisable, and to
continents. With a chosen theme of Un mondo di luce (A show the difference of creative lighting solutions compared to public
world of light), the event aimed to underline the difference lighting, even if designed according to standards and regulations.
and the plurality of views that unites us, even in lighting. By engaging the local community in the installations, including
The city of Dolo played a leading role for the second consecutive voluntary associations, the Adult Disability Assistance
year of the only educational event in Italy dedicated to urban Centres, the local schools, the Municipal Library, the Parish
lighting. The city is rich in history, and a small urban jewel that of San Rocco and the volunteers of the Amedeo Bosello Senior
recalls to memory the atmospheres of the Venetian tradition. Its Centre, Luci in Riviera becomes part of a broader project,
antique views, the cultural heritage and the availability of public where well-designed lighting is a driving element.
spaces make it the ideal place for experimenting with light. Each edition of Luci in Riviera is unique, and every time,
For the latest instalment of the event, organisers brought organisers try to improve it by expanding the network of
in four professional lighting designers with international collaborators with schools and associations in the area. In this
academic experience as workshop heads: Jan Ehjed, Dorit instance, students at Lazzari Tourists’ Technician School of
Malin, Natalia Markevich, and Helena Gentili. Dolo worked as translators, while students from the ENAIP
Spread across six days, the workshops welcomed fifteen Veneto professional school assisted with electrical work.
participants - university students, young architects, Following the event, organisers praised the work of the four
lighting designers and lighting consultants - to work workshop heads, describing the experience as “very positive”, with
together to create four temporary light installations. plans already well underway for the 2019 edition later this year.
The participants were asked to not only freely experiment with www.luciinriviera.com

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Winter Solace
After the joy of the Christmas festivities, Winter Lights in London’s Canary
Wharf, offers an artistic highlight in the depressing month of January. Paul
James paid a visit to see the past [d]arc awards winner in action.

B
ack for its fifth year, Winter Lights about recycling and climate change.
ran for twelve days from Tuesday 15 – Visual Arts curator of Canary Wharf Group, Keith
Saturday 26 January, showcasing 22 Watson comments: “To mark the fifth year of the
dazzling light installations and was Winter Lights festival at Canary Wharf, we wanted
attended by approximately 300,000 visitors, with to capture the atmosphere of the nation in moving
many more visitors and workers on the Estate towards a more sustainable future and have collated
interacting with one or more pieces. artworks which are profound in their creation and
Due to the nature of Canary Wharf’s built-up, appearance.
constantly lit environment, Winter Lights has a lot “By incorporating themes around the relationship
to compete with to show the artworks off in their between everyday materials and the environment,
best light. The commercial needs of the London we want to continue pushing the conversation about
business hub means that getting buildings to turn waste across all generations through inspiring
off their interior lights at night-time is well- artworks that are accessible to all. The pieces on
nigh impossible but the festival has succeeded show were by some of the world’s most renowned
in becoming one of the UK’s most creative - and artists and it was an unforgettable experience and
popular - events in the light art calendar. education for everyone who attended.”
In response to this year’s theme of sustainability To emphasise the sustainability theme, Floating
and waste reduction, many of the pieces displayed Islands by Mürüde Mehmet was made from plastic
were crafted using recycled and sustainable bottles by children of Tower Hamlets and painted in
materials. Others also portrayed strong messages fluorescent colours, these vibrant floating islands

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showed the waste created by plastic as the sculptures geometry reflecting and shifting light rays along Left hand page (clockwise
from top left) A birds eye
drift down streams in Jubilee Park. Elsewhere, a the entire rainbow colour range while the spectator view of some of part of
Canary Wharf during Winter
small-scale exhibition of work by Art of OK (Oskar moves within the installation. Lights; Whale Ghost by Pitaya
Krajewski), Recyclism, created a lot of interest by Submergence by Squidsoup was the biggest version and Two Hearts by Stuart
Langley; Vena Lumen by
evoking a deep underlying message of showing the of this immersive, walkthrough installation that the Fontys Vena.
This page (clockwise from
world how to transform our waste into beautiful and UK-based international group of artists, researchers, top left) Submergence by
Squidsoup; the Winter Lights
useful objects. Time & Tide, created by Paul & Pute, technologists and designers had ever done. neon sign; Recycled Future by
drew attention to halting pollution of the ocean with Transport for London (TFL) reported an average Art of OK (Oskar Krajewski);
Prismatica by RAW Design.
plastics, highlighting the limited time left to repair increase in footfall of just under 13,000 people per
the plastic problem before damage to the planet is day during Winter Lights 2019. Crossrail Place alone
irreversible. saw an audience of 182,596 people. The last day of the
Making its UK debut at Canary Wharf was Whale festival was the busiest with 29,810 visitors, which
Ghost from French creative studio Pitaya. This represented an increase of 8,287 from the previous
18-metre, monumental silhouette of the whale festival.
encourages visitors to think about the effect of Overall Winter Lights reached people from 36
humans on our biodiversity. Last Parade by Alexander different postcode areas across London. Visitors came
Reichstein was a 25-metre video projection where the from as far away as Devon and Wales with guests also
shadows of endangered animals are marching along travelling from USA, Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands
the Canary Wharf waterside. Heofon Light Maze by and New Zealand.
Brut Deluxe consisted of a maze based on triangular www.group.canarywharf.com

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Night Light I
n November of last year, the second Illuminight
event took over the Dean Castle Country Park
in Kilmarnock, Scotland, welcoming more than
42,000 visitors during its four-week run.
Presented by East Ayrshire Leisure and Unique Events, in

Illuminight returned to Dean Castle Country collaboration with production specialists Black Light, Illuminight
took visitors on an enchanted woodland trail, discovering
Park for a second year, filling the Scottish mythical creatures and magical beasts using state-of-the-art
countryside with light. technology, water projection, light, fire and sound, designed
by a collection of Scottish lighting designers and creatives.
Along with new audiences, the event welcomed partners and
sponsors for 2018, while title sponsors Lidl UK provided audiences
with the opportunity to become stars of the show, with a
specially commissioned installation projecting live social media
images and messages as visitors explored the illuminations.
Councillor Elena Whitman, Chair of East Ayrshire Leisure,
said: “Illuminight has been another great success this year.
As part of the programme, it was a great pleasure to be able to
support an adapted show for the National Autistic Society and
to see the excited faces of so many children as they explored
the magical world of Dean Castle Country Park. It was a
privilege to work alongside Unique Events and Blacklight, and
we can’t wait to see how the creative ideas flow for 2019.”
Penny Dougherty, Director of Unique Events, said: “We
thoroughly enjoyed our second outing to Dean Castle Country
Park - it’s a stunning location for Illuminight. We are thrilled
that the people of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire and beyond came
in their tens of thousands to enjoy the spectacular lighting
and visual effects, and we’re very much looking forward to
returning in 2019 with an even more exciting show.”
www.illuminight.com
Illuminight will return to Dean Castle Country Park
on 23 October - 17 November 2019.

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Keep Portland Weird

In February of this year, the Portland Winter Light Festival returned for
its fourth year, bringing nearly 200 installations to the Oregon city.

T
he fourth annual Portland Winter “The Portland Winter Light Festival is meant to
Light Festival came to the Oregon bring people outside to engage with the city and
city at the beginning of February, each other during the darkest and coldest time
with a mission to build community by of the year. We are humbled by the creativity and
bringing cutting-edge art and technology to diverse innovation of artists and participants, and the
audiences, while invigorating the city in winter. dedication of our audience that came out rain, snow
The Portland Winter Light Festival (PDXWLF) is a and shine to create this inspiring community. We
city-wide, vibrant outdoor arts festival held at the are incredibly pleased by how many people chose
height of winter, when there are few free cultural to make PDXWLF an unforgettable part of their
events taking place in the city. The ambition for the wintertime experience this year.”
festival organisers is to build community through The Willamette Light Brigade (WLB) founded
collaboration between organisations, businesses, PDXWLF in an effort to propel forward its mission
artists and guests. of connecting the community and enriching the
The 2019 festival welcomed more than 154,000 public realm through artful lighting. The Festival
visitors and presented nearly 200 public art began as a coalescence of ideas in 2016, and was
installations, performances and workshops, all free spearheaded by Portland State University Professor
of charge. of Architecture Jeff Schnabel, Lighting Designer
Amongst the many striking artworks and and Artistic Director Chris Herring, and Technical
installations were a 30-foot disco ball by Ivan Director Jean Margaret Thomas. The three were
McLean at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, large separately inspired by dynamic winter light festivals
projection installations on the underside of the from around the world.
Top Left Fast Forward by Waterleaf
Architecture (pic: Timothy Niou). Marquam Bridge made by local multimedia artists, The inaugural version of the festival took place
Top Centre Portal by Chance Ci and
Chris Pitzer (pic: Brooke Hoyer).
and free water taxi rides on the Crystal Dolphin that along the Willamette River, Eastbank Esplanade
Top Right Monolith Synth with LED featured performances by the Portland Opera. and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. In its
Animation by Paul Stoffregen (pic:
Brooke Hoyer). “We couldn’t be happier with this year’s event,” fourth year, the festival’s footprint has expanded
Above Left The Willamette River, with
the west side of the festival in the said Executive Director Alisha Sullivan. “The winter to areas in all corners of the city, including a major
distance (pic: Aaron Greene).
Above Right Inside Out by Henry V (pic:
weather certainly showed up in full force, and what presence at Portland State University.
Brooke Hoyer). really amazes us is that the crowds did too. www.pdxwlf.com

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The French D
ating all the way back to the 1800s, light has held a
special place in French city of Lyon when, in 1852, the
city’s residents placed candles in coloured glasses

Connection
on their window sills and balconies to celebrate the
installation of a statue of the Virgin Mary on the Fourvière Hill.
Entire districts of the city were lit up, transforming the façades of the
buildings in a show of lights.
To commemorate this event, each December the people of Lyon
celebrate the lighting up of their city with Fête des Lumières, a four-

The Fête des Lumières is an annual lighting day event that showcases the city’s living heritage with a series of
light installations. Light, symbolising the renewed identity of the
festival that takes over Lyon, paying tribute to city, takes visitors on a journey through a poetic world, filled with
the longstanding relationship that the French magic and dreams.
The festival highlights the heritage of the Presqu’île and Vieux-
city has with light. Lyon in its best possible light, illuminating its Renaissance façades
and majestic buildings. Thanks to the artists’ creations, Lyon’s
most beautiful buildings serve as the backdrop for huge lighting
installations.
The 2018 edition of Fête des Lumières welcomed approximately 1.8
million visitors over its four days, including 100,000 from across
Europe. More than 40 light creations were installed across the city,
creating astonishing and in some cases participatory experiences
for the many visitors. Crossing a range of disciplines, artists from
around the world show the city in a new light, opening the doors on
improbable and ephemeral worlds.
These experiences included Présages, a poetic installation by Marie-
Jeanne Gauthé and Géraud Périole situated at the Parc de la Tête
d’or, and the Tricolore, an immersive work located at the Hôtel de
Ville and created by Ralf Lottig. Featuring a contemporary use of
laser beams, the spectacular light show was choreographed to the
rhythm of a classical orchestral score. The lasers drew elegant lines

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Previous Page Pigments de Lumière by Ocubo

Top Left Une Petite Place Pour de Grands Rêves
by Inook
Top Right Tricolore by Ralf Lottig
Far Left Présages by Marie-Jeanne Gauthé and
Géraud Périole
Left Lumignons du Coeur
Above Lumières en Soi(e) by Creatmosphere

Pic: Frédéric Guignard-Perret

and shapes in the air like delicate phosphorescent wires, underlining to Inook for its installation Une Petite Place Pour de Grands Rêves
the details of the historic building in a glittering, romantic ballet in (A Little Place for Big Dreams). Situated at the Place Bellecour,
which light becomes corporeal. this location was transformed into a child’s bedroom for a giant
At the Museum of Fine Arts, 50 amateur pianists took turns over Anooki character. Large ‘marbles’ were scattered across the square,
the four evenings to illuminate the surroundings with their music, illuminated by a rotating Ferris Wheel that in turn acted as a
while Mingshi Lighting carpeted the lawn of the ancient Roman nightlight, onto which the Anooki’s dreams were projected every
Odéon theatre with more than 4,000 illuminated cotton flowers - the fifteen minutes.
emblem of Guangzhou - to resemble a lotus pond for its installation The festival’s Trophée Récylum des Lumières Durables award was
Yu Da Ba Jiao. granted to Creatmosphere for Lumières en Soi(e), which saw Place
One of the event’s highlights though, came from Portuguese creative Gabriel Rambaud covered with around 300 solar energy lamps linked
studio and multimedia company Ocubo, who returned to the event, to a weave of electroluminescent ribbons. Featuring shimmering
having first participated in 2017. Its installation, entitled Pigments effects, perforated designs, graffiti, films and mirrors, each lamp
de Lumière, created abstract paintings on the façade of the Saint- was unique, producing a different pattern that created a restful
Jean Cathedral in the heart of the old city, projecting a series of atmosphere throughout the square. These hundreds of separate
images in a mix of kaleidoscopic effects and psychedelic flowers in a lights were created by inter-generational workshops, involving the
spectacular slow motion show. Conceived as an abstract tribute to, charity Les Petits Frères des Pauvres, and the residents of care homes
and celebration of, all the colours that make up light, represented and day centres throughout the city. For the artist, this community-
one by one through a succession of different effects, the story is told based approach acted as a way of meeting those excluded from
through flowers that react to interaction with the elements of nature society and bringing them back into the community by including
such as wind, water and ice. them in a creative project.
The installation was the recipient of the Trophée des Partenaires, Finally, in paying homage to the city’s act of solidarity in the 1800s,
an award granted each year by the festival’s partners to the best 160 volunteers rallied together every evening to light 15,000 small
artistic showcase. Emma Violy, production assistant for the Fête des candles, creating the Lumignons du Coeur installation. Here, visitors
Lumières said of the installation: “The show had incredible feedback, could make a donation, purchasing one of more candles that could
from the public, press and fellow artists. Saint-Jean is one of the key participate in creating the luminous scenography installed at Place
locations in the festival programme, with high expectations attached Sathonay. The profits of these sales are donated to a different charity
to it. In my opinion, this project not only met but exceeded those each year. At the 2018 festival €84,500 was raised for the Lyon-based
expectations. It was extremely impressive, both technically and Dr Clown, an association that entertains hospitalised children.
artistically.” www.fetedeslumieres.lyon.fr
Elsewhere, the Trophée des Lumières France 3 award was granted

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The arc team travelled
to Milan this April for
the latest instalment of
Salone Del Mobile - a
week-long design event
that showcased all of the
latest product innovations,
showrooms and events
from Italy and beyond.
Here is an extensive review
of Euroluce and the events
that took place over the
course of Milan Design
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RaytraceT
TM Lighting, Benjamin
Hubert and Cosentino

TM Lighting joined with British designer Benjamin Hubert of LAYER Two mirrors placed at either end of the passageway create an infinity
in collaboration with Cosentino, an international production and mirage and draw the reflections and patterns created even further for
distribution firm that specialises in surfaces for architecture and the eye to see.
design, to create Raytrace at Milan Design Week. TM Lighting specified its high-colour rendition LED ZeroSixty accent
The installation was a large and immersive architectural piece lights with a custom length snoot to provide enhanced glare control.
that introduced Dekton, an ultra-compact large format surface by These were mounted above the installation on Arttrack tracks to
Cosentino that explored the product’s design, innovation, strength, focus the light directly onto the Dekton ultracompact surfaces,
durability and beauty. creating the desired effects.
The Raytrace construction was 25 metres long and six metres high Hubert’s design referenced the technological qualities of Dekton as
in a triangular shape, forming a passageway out of the Dekton an indoor/outdoor architectural product, and the natural minerals
compact surfaces, seemingly balanced on a single edge within a dark used to produce the material. Taking inspiration from the Dekton
atmospheric space. creation process, Hubert created a dramatic, interactive experience
When entering the space, visitors were met with water-like showcasing the harmony between nature, light and architecture.
reflections on the walls, evoking the feeling of being underwater. Pics: David Zanardi
As visitors continued along the passage, they became part of the www.tmlighting.com
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Targetti
At Frida in Isola, Targetti hosted the illustrator Ale Giorgini who
presented Lines Out Of The Box, an exhibition illuminated entirely
by Oz, the new magnetic lighting system by Targetti. Visitors
were encouraged to interact with the flexible modular system that
allows the user to create, change and adapt the configuration and
form of their lighting in a simple and immediate manner.
During the evening event, artist Giorgini illustrated the back wall
of the restaurant, covered in ivy, with lines and colours.
Pics: Sarah Cullen
www.targetti.com

The Light Gate

iGuzzini
The Light Gate opened its doors to the Fuorisalone public through
an exclusive journey through Un-Revealed, a shaping secrets
exhibition by young designers from the Creative Academy, which
led through to The Light Experience, where visitors could witness
a full and interactive display of iGuzzini’s range of lighting
fixtures.
On the 9th and 10th April, light was transformed into language
to describe the secrets to storytelling and craftsmanship in
Lightthinking Talks, given by Alessandro Mari and Alberto Cavalli.
Pic: Sarah Cullen
www.iguzzini.com

Intono Showroom
L&L Luce&Light
In its quaint showroom, L&L Luce&Light presented Intono, the
latest chameleon-like, wall-mounted product. The versatile outdoor
fixture is available in four different sizes with either a single or
double beam.
The showroom, painted in a warming light terracotta colour,
demonstrated the ability to paint Intono in your desired colour to
match the exterior façade it will be mounted on. The team had also
showed off the fixtures’ smart sound system by syncing it up with an
Amazon Alexa and pre-programmed a series of musical destinations
that visitors could interact with. “Alexa, take me to Bologna!”
www.lucelight.it

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Come To Light T
Aria
Come to Light was an entrancing installation created by Aria used to great effect for Come To Light at Ventura Centrale.
in collaboration with Unstatic Technologies, using the new Aria is the new architectural lighting brand from Italian
Trentacinque (35) linear range. manufacturers Ivela, and focuses significant investment in
The sensory light experience utilised the minimalist lighting fixtures the application of high-performance LEDs, controls and optic
to form a geometric light sculpture that performed to a moody score technologies to develop new products.
of ambient noise and music. Pics: Bordegoni
The Trentacinque (35) has 360 degree distribution, configurable www.aria.lighting
miniature spot lights and a multiple colour finishes and options; www.unstatic.tech
from hidden to revealed. Used to create concealed details or become
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Ventura CentraleT
Modular Lighting
Instruments & Lensvelt
In collaboration with Janpaul Scholtmeijer (JPS Architects),
Lensvelt and Modular Lighting Instruments came together to
transform the rough and industrial arches of Ventura Centrale.
The theatre-like showroom was washed in a pastel pink hue,
with Lensvelt’s furniture illuminated by spotlights from Modular
Lighting Instruments.
Visitors were encouraged to enter the ‘backstage’ areas behind
the pink drapes to witness the props and scenes of transparent
canvases.
Some of the fixtures used to illuminate the new collections from
Lensvelt were the Marbel Suspension, Pista – a minimalist track
system and the Dent – an ultra-thin wall fixture that combines a
minimalist approach with a design flare - and the new editions of
the Qbini – the General and Asy models increase the collection to
make the miniature spotlights even more versatile.
www.supermodular.com

Liz WestT
Uozu
At the Uozu showroom, the evening event opened with a spatial
narrative developed through the works of Liz West and Kinetic
Mobiles Copenhagen, and special guests Eduardo Alessi and
Tommaso Masera (Masera Design). The first of two nights of talks
and cocktails, the evening explored the connection between light,
space and colour from different perspectives.
The second night focused on Enlightening retail experiences: the new
frontiers of interior design for commercial. The talks explored the
idea of the need for retail spaces to express a strong brand identity
through the union of architecture, interior design and lighting
design, creating an experiential kind of space. Lighting design is
essential in this, being the main medium through which customers
perceive the environment, followed by the colours and the materials.
Guest speakers for the second evening include Kaoru Mende, Arturo
Dell’Acqua Bellavitis and Vittorio Linfante.
Also as part of Milan Design Week, Liz West featured her installation
Aglow, comprised of 169 acrylic bowls arranged on the ground
in a hexagon shape. The rims of the fluorescent bowls glow as if
illuminated and are highly reflective to allow viewers to see the
architecture and their surroundings from a new perspective of
vibrant colour.
Pics: Sarah Cullen
www.uozulighting.com
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Women In Lighting
Meet Up
Light Collective &
formalighting
On April 8th, one month after the launch of the international Women
In Lighting project, the Italian Ambassador Giorgia Brusemini
of the lighting blog Ogni casa è illuminata, with the support of
formalighting, organised a special meeting in Milan: an aperitif at
the Café Populaire at the opening of the Milan Design Week and in
conjunction with Euroluce.
It was an opportunity to network and learn about Light Collective,
creators of the Women In Lighting digital platform during their visit
to Italy.
Italian lighting designers such as Claudia Giacomobello and
Giovanni Liotta from Save The Clock, Massimiliano Cirillo from the
Corte Gherardi Lighting studio, Giacomo Rossi from Rossi Lighting
Design and Lorenzo Bruscaglioni from the Luminae studio, but also
international designers who came to Milan for the fair, such as the
designer Christine Kuhne, attended the evening.
Also in attendance were Helena Gentillini (India’s Ambassador),
Holga Tuzova (Russia’s Ambassador) and Sharon Maghnagi of
formalighting alongside many other supporters of the project, and
some added specialised and professional journalists and industry
professionals.
www.womeninlighting.com

Motusorbitas
Applelec
Motusorbitas is the result of collaboration between Giovanni Bonelli
Gallery and Alessandr Zambelli. The gallery space was set with
satellite sculptures that floated like stars. These were illuminated
with lunar-like lighting from Applelec’s OLED panels.
The immersive experience, supported by Applelec, set out to
investigate the vastness of space, experimenting with a design
language that linked the abstract and ancestral. The installation
played on the innate inquisitive nature of humans and our
fascination and fear with outer space.
“50 years after the landing, Motusorbitas takes us into space and
reveals a universe of satellite sculptures in motion as celestial bodies.
The curiosity and the sense of discovery that have always aroused
fascination and fear in man seeks confirmation in an alphabet
consisting of luminous signals, sent into the unexpected ether of
reply. The objects light up with moonlight thanks to the presence of
special OLED panels and, through hidden mechanical devices, dance
in space almost in the absence of gravity, ” explained Zambelli.
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by Alessandro Zambelli & Applelec
Salone del Mobile 2019

DESIGN WITH OLED.

Applelec’s range of rigid and flexible organic LEDs present new
possibilities for designers in light
Experience OLED light in Applelec’s new London showroom launching
at Clerkenwell Design Week 2019. Find us at: The Old Trading House
15 Northburgh Street, London EC1V 0JR

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Bodies In Motion T
Humanscale
Bodies in Motion is an installation by Humanscale that
acts as a bold expression of sustainability presented in a
minimally built interactive experience that explores the
essence of human movement.
The installation is a visual metaphor of Humanscale’s
commitment to human factors and designing for
movement. It highlights its use of natural ergonomics,
which draw upon the laws of physics and motion to design
products that automatically adapt to the user’s position.
Todd Bracher, long-time collaborator with Humanscale,
created the multi-sensory experience at Salone del Mobile.
Bracher approached Studio TheGreenEyl, a design and
research practice, with an interest in exploring new modes
of expressing human movement, with a focus on digital
design.
Bodies in Motion is a reinterpretation of the original
scientific method of motion perception developed by
Swedish psychophysicist, Gunnar Johansson in 1973, which
involved placing lights on key points of the human body to
highlight movement.
“When considering the experience, we looked to strip
away cosmetic distractions and reveal human movement
in its purest form. We wanted to extend this essential
understanding of motion to fill the tunnel at Ventura
Centrale in an experience that engages all visitors in the
space,” explained Bracher.
To capture visitors’ interaction with the custom-designed
software, the installation used state-of-the-art depth
cameras and fifteen moving light sources, which then
translated movements into light sculptures projected across
the space. The light displays an abstract human frame
across a circular screen as a subtle tribute to the Vetruvian
Man by Leonardo da Vinci on the 500th anniversary of his
death.
“This year, we’ve shifted our perspective to showcase
our core values and brand ethos,” said Leena Jain, CMO
of Humanscale. “Bodies in Motion gives visitors an
experiential understanding of Humanscale’s commitment
to supporting free and spontaneous movement, while
showcasing our innovative approach to design and
engineering in a sustainable way.”
The installation presented the firm’s understanding
of designing for diverse body types by capturing the
universality of human movement, while simultaneously
expressing the varied shapes, sizes and proportions unique
to each person.
Pics: David Zanardi
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Archi Talks
Delta Light
During Milan Design Week, Delta Light opened the doors on its
newest showroom in the Tortona district of Milan. The new Delta
Light Studio has been developed on an original format that will
present conceptual exhibitions, training activities dedicated to the
study of light and above all, the presence of experts and a smart
lab dedicated to products.
During April, the firm also held a three-day thematic workshop
programme, Delta Archi Talks, with the collaborations of the
UNS Studio and the APIL and IALD associations as well as the
participation of Ignacio Mallol Azcárraga, Tarik Zaharna, Dean
Skira, Alfonso Femia, Pietro Palladino and Jason Edling. An
installation, created specifically for Milan Design Week, in the
Nuova Uruguay bowling club, was open to the public. The concept
of ‘rebirth’ was presented via an interactive journey through
golden spheres, black cubes and Polesano street lamps.
www.deltalight.com

Inspired Barcelona:
Mediterranean Design
Faro Barcelona & Lamp
Inspired Barcelona: Mediterranean Design consisted of two spaces
curated by Emiliana Design Studio and BCD Barcelona Centre de
Disseny, and CODIC and HCB Habitat Cluster Barcelona. On one side,
visitors get a fragment of Barcelona’s lifestyle and its relationship
with the sea and its most distinctive aspects of its climate. On the
other, it expresses Barcelona’s genuine soul with a balance between
tradition and innovation, openness and repetition of deeply rooted
values, materialisation and originality. Lamp was a part of the
exhibition and presented its B-Side LED Beacons and Stormbell
lamp. The key pieces chosen play a key role that emphasise the
Mediterranean spirit, turning its distinguishing features into a
stimulus for creativity.
At Euroluce, Faro Barcelona also presented their exterior
architectural products, Block , Lotus and Slot. Block is a series of
beacons and a wall lamp designed by Alex&Manel Lluscà in grey
cement, with soft oval shapes. Lotus is designed by Estudi Ribaudí
and is inspired by the leaves of the lotus flower. The Slot stake series,
also designed by the Faro Barcelona team, is a spot that orientates
the light beam to any desired focal point.
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Fashionable Finds
Milan Design Week is one of the largest events in
the design calendar, which sees designers from
Coelux HT 25
around the world flock to the Italian city. Held as Coelux
part of Salone del Mobile, Euroluce is the ideal CoeLux HT 25 allows great design freedom,
its 25cm thickness is suitable for recessed
location for lighting manufacturers to unveil their installation even in small heights. It can
latest products and designs. We take a look at be installed in different compositions and
the subtle design of the frame facilitates
some of the hottest items that launched or were the creation of semi-continuous windows,
showcased at Euroluce this year. with the perception of large portions of
sky. By entering the emitted spot a slightly
diffused sun appears. The optical design
helps to create the sun perceived at
infinite distance and, moving in space, the
observer has the impression that the sun
is always positioned above his head.
www.coelux.com

Concrete Eclipse Rollip Moto-Flap

Astro Linea Light Group formalighting
Presented at this years’ Euroluce, Astro’s With its aluminium profile and Moto-Flap is the latest addition
striking Eclipse wall light is now available polycarbonate diffuser, Rollip is a to formalighting’s award winning
in a smooth Concrete finish. Celebrating continuous line designed to mark spaces, Motolux range. Designed by architect
the character and charm of raw material without interruptions, with uniform light Franco Mirenzi, Moto-flap illuminates
aesthetics, the Eclipse Concrete presents output, perfectly integrated within the surrounding surfaces and emits a beam of
lighting in an architectural form. Each architecture, to light up a corridor, a room luminous indirect light. Controlled by the
light is individually cast by reinforcing raw or a floor below, or to emphasise the walls formalighting app powered by Casambi,
concrete with weatherproofing additives, with wallwasher lighting. Available in a Moto-Flap can be remotely opened and
producing a robust and authentic product wide range, varied and designed for many angled up to 90 degrees and rotated
with natural imperfections. Appearing to installation needs: with recessed versions 360 degrees. Resembling a pearl oyster
float on the surface, the Eclipse Concrete of 35 and 70mm, available in ‘standalone’ shell, Moto-flap is ideal for hospitality
produces a soft glow that blends into fixtures, finished and complete in two applications, with adaptability to various
its surroundings, complementing the different sizes, or in modular modules in light scenes in areas such as hotel
architecture around it. custom installations. corridors, guest rooms and foyers.
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My Circuit Puck Volare R

Flos Arkoslight Molto Luce
Designed by Michael Anastassiades, My The Puck range, available as a surface Volare R is an extension of the Molto Luce
Circuit is a track lighting system that mounted or recessed luminaire, aims to Volare power rail system. The minimalist
provides versatile illumination solutions fulfil the functions of general lighting while 230V 2-stage rail, at 18x18mm, can now be
for interiors. Simple combinations of retaining a discreet presence. Its circular integrated into the ceiling using a recessed
individual curved and linear sections allow form is made entirely of aluminium, with profile. At a width of 32mm, the framed
users to draw endless configurations, a slight rounded slant to hold the light version is barely visible in the ceiling. There
tailored to a space. The tracks are surface source back a few centimetres. Its latest is also a frameless version at only 24mm
mounted to allow for elegant transfer generation LED is positioned behind a that emphasises the minimalist design.
of power to different parts of the room spherical optical glass lens, instead of a Thanks to the shape of the profile, the
through the drawing gesture. Five pendant reflector, which spreads the light while magnetically attached Volare rails and the
fixtures can be attached and repositioned reducing flux and increasing efficiency. lighting adapter completely disappear into
along the track to serve individual www.arkoslight.com the ceiling.
functions. www.moltolucelighting.com
www.flos.com

Antarktikós Bollard Kos Riccio

Artemide Proled Martinelli Luce
Antarktikós is an innovative patented The Proled Bollard series is suitable for the The Riccio system consists of a family
optical system that creates a blade of light illumination of parks, paths, gardens, etc., of small-sized LEDs with a special swivel
from a single LED source that opens to offering a variety of design possibilities in attachment and magnets for easy
draw a 360° light profile. The perfect tool outdoor illumination. The Kos, alongside installation on an electrified track. The
for architectural lighting that efficiently it’s partner Mykonos, is IP65-rated, with a support for the track contains the spot
underlines the profiles of openings and warm white colour temperature of 3,000K. when it is turned longitudinally, but when
niches, the fixture generates a perceptual With a horizontal 360° beam angle, or the support arm is extracted, the spot, with
sign that brings together spaces and a vertical downwards angle of 45°, the its interchangeable 14° and 34° optics, can
identifies geometries for a human-friendly bollards are available at heights of 550mm be turned and tilted in any direction. The
experience. or 800mm and come in a powder-coated product aims to minimise the visual impact
www.artemide.com aluminium, finished in dark grey. of light sources in situations where the
www.proled.com observer’s eye must not be subjected to
distracting influences.
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Expert Column
David Morgan
gets up close and
personal with the
W
hen a lighting company started in Bangkok
in 1995 by Sakchai Manawongsakul,
manufacturing high-quality exterior

latest product
luminaires, grows into a global lighting
manufacturer, it seems likely that there will be
some interesting product developments in the

from Ligman, the

works.
Now employing 520 people, with four factories, offices in thirteen
countries and more than 100 distributors, recent expansions for

L-Column intelligent
Ligman included last year’s opening of its European factory in the
Czech Republic and a new global headquarters building in Bangkok,
alongside the first of a number of planned flagship stores opened

light column. To be
in Bangkok and Singapore, as well as new Ligman offices in the UK,
France and China.
The Ligman approach to luminaire design has been straightforward,

exhibited at Lightfair
with a focus on the commercial exterior lighting market. The
product range has expanded over the years to cover both interior and
exterior lighting. Products are well constructed, in most cases with

International, the
a simple clean and geometric design aesthetic, and good lighting
performance.
Martin Valentine was recruited in 2017 as Ligman’s Global Design

L-Column combines Director to oversee the development of more complex lighting

systems. Valentine’s extensive experience as a leading lighting
designer in the UK, and as in-house consultant to the Abu Dhabi city,

lighting, security and gives him a unique perspective for this new role with Ligman.
The first result of Valentine’s efforts is the L-Column intelligent

smart city elements

light column, which combines a remarkably wide variety of lighting,
security and smart city elements in one integrated system.
Valentine was heavily involved with the research and design of the

in one integrated
L-Column since the idea was first raised. It took just under one
year to bring this development through to manufacture and it was
officially launched in March this year.

system.
The research, design and development process for the range was
undertaken by the in-house management team with Stephen Dunk
heading product design, supported by input from an industrial design
practice.
Valentine was keen to ensure the system offers excellent lighting
performance and that the lighting elements would not be
compromised in order to fit them within the pole diameter. A fully
integrated visual appearance where all the elements share a common
design language was also a key requirement.
The results of this do not disappoint. A circular 216mm diameter
extruded base column has a minimum height of three metres and
a maximum height of eight metres when fitted with the various
lighting and other modules.
A variety of new lighting modules have been developed as part of
the L-Column range and standard Ligman luminaires can also be
incorporated. Ligman’s post top lanterns, such as Anesti, Laluna or
Macaron, coordinate visually with the geometry of the column and
will provide good urban ambient lighting to the base of the column.
The 360-degree luminaire module provides up to 6,000 lumens
with an efficiency of up to 101 lumens per Watt. 3000K or 4000K 80
CRI LEDs are the standard options. Four lighting distributions are
David Morgan Associates, a London-
based international design consultancy achieved with the use of optical controllers, including two elliptical
specialising in luminaire design and
development and is also MD of Radiant
distributions of 134 x 48 degrees and 134 x 54 degrees.
Architectural Lighting. A Wifi hub can also be incorporated in this 360-degree luminaire
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dmadesign.co.uk module as part of a Smart City system.

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360° Lighting Cluster projectors (4) WIFI Occupancy Sensor

180° Camera Weather station EV Charger + Intercom Speaker

NEMA
Single and twin street lighting pole modules enable any of the
thirteen ranges of Ligman street lighting luminaires to be mounted,
360° Lighting
although some of these designs will integrate visually better than
others with the rest of the system. WIFI
Two sizes of aimable projector modules house either two or four
LED projectors, which incorporate a COB LED light engine with
four distributions. Anti-glare snoots and other accessories are
available for these projectors. A decision was made not to enclose the
projectors within a clear window detail in order to allow wider aiming Cluster Projectors
angles to be achieved. Thermal management of the projectors will
also be easier without any enclosure to trap heat.
It is understood that a number of additional lighting elements will be
added in future, including colour-changing beacons that can be used
for decorative, wayfinding or indicator functions.
The non-lighting elements include daylight and proximity sensors,
CCTV with single and twin modules, a weather station, loudspeakers, Camera
an intercom and an electric vehicle charging station.
The Ligman L-Management system offers a complete addressable
project lighting monitoring and control solution and can provide
additional information to a control centre such as digital video Occupancy Sensors
surveillance, air pollution level monitoring, asset tracking and an
intercom for face-to-face communication.
Assets can be tracked through RFID monitoring and security can be Speaker
increased with the use of 360-degree zoomable surveillance cameras.
The weather station and its pollution monitors will even allow a city
to implement traffic calming policies and meet international WHO
targets.
Using wireless technology, gateways and a data concentrator, street
lights become smart, talking through a mesh network to the control
centre. The hardware and software tools provided by Ligman provide
live information to the control centre, allowing local authorities to
monitor the health of the city by displaying not only the status of the
luminaires but also the power consumption and usage.
Intercom
L-Column is an ambitious addition to the Ligman range, which
should enable more complex urban lighting projects to be
undertaken. Although the range was only launched in March this EV Charger
year, I spotted it at LEDucation in New York, and the reaction so far
from specifiers around the world has been very positive.
In less than 25 years Ligman has grown into a global player and
developed a solid product range, which is why this is a company to
watch and see what they deliver next.
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Light & Tech E
xpo Lighting America (ELA) is an annual hub for
the Latin American lighting design community -
both practitioners and manufacturers alike - to
come together and share ideas and knowledge.
Held at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City from 5-7 March, this

Expo Lighting America returned to Mexico year’s show - the ninth edition of the event - featured more than 100
exhibitors, five interactive areas, two specialised pavilions, thirteen
City for its ninth edition this March, bringing ‘Light Talks’ presentations and seven interactive workshops.
a number of lectures, workshops and Centred around the theme of ‘Light & Tech’, the show saw
a wide range of exhibitors, both from the international
networking opportunities to the Latin and domestic market, present examples of innovation
American market. and technological development in the field of lighting,
and its burgeoning relationship with the Internet of
Things (IoT), connectivity, intelligence and more.
Among the exhibitor list, international manufacturers such
as Signify, Ledvance, Osram and Eaton sat alongside Latin
American companies large and small, highlighting the
growing reputation of the lighting industry in this market.
ELA organisers wanted to highlight this growing reputation
by supporting young people who are just starting their path
in the lighting industry, with the introduction of the Nuevos
Talentos pavilion - a new area for this year’s event comprised of
small booths from emerging local talent. This pavilion featured
stands from Quarso, Luma Company Vorm and LSBAstudio.
Elsewhere, the Smart Pavilion presented representative brands
in intelligent lighting. Here, exhibitors such as Osram, ATP
Iluminación, Plusrite, Oso Colmenero, lightroom/lab, Next
City Labs and Technolite hosted workshops for visitors to
experience directly all the virtues of technological innovations.
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decorative lighting manufacturers, featured Construlita Lighting Awards - one of Far Left Enrique Garciá Carrera,
Associate Principal and Fisher Marantz
stands from the likes of Studio davidpompa, the leading awards programmes for the Stone, gives his keynote presentation.
Top Left Light artist Maja Petric gave
Astro and G-Tec Iluminación - distributors Latin American lighting community. a fascinating insight into her portfolio
for Flos, Vode, davide groppi and DGA, For the 2019 edition of ELA, organisers brought of tech-driven installations during her
keynote presentation.
among others - showcasing the new forms back the popular Dark Room installations: a Top Right Expo Lighting America
featured a series of interactive
of design that lighting fixtures can take. series of three separate lighting installations workshops from lighting
manufacturers in the Smart Pavilion.
Heading up the programme of Light Talks were from young designers, hidden away in their Centre Alongside local manufacturers
keynote speakers Oliver Pelle, founder of New own dark space. A popular feature within and distributors, ELA hosted stands
from the likes of Signify, Osram and
York-based Pelle Design; Croatian light artist the show, Dark Room allowed visitors to Ledvance.
Bottom Left The Nuevos Talentos
Maja Petric; and Enrique García Carrera, Associate experience light in a different way. Pavilion gave the opportunity for
smaller, up and coming companies, to
Principal of Fisher Marantz Stone. Alongside The first installation, Dancing With Strangers, show off their products.
these, a busy schedule featured presentations from created by students of CENTRO, was inspired by Bottom Middle Oliver Pelle, founder
of Pelle Design, discusses his
Rafael Serradura of Ledvance; Signify’s Fabiano the study of light by the artist Láslo Moholy-Nagy, approach to design, showcasing some
of his studio’s beautiful products in
Vivori, Tomas Patterson of Lux Populi; Ricardo I paying tribute to the Bauhaus as its celebrates the process.
Bottom Right Fragments of the Cosmos,
Soto Chavarria from Estevez; Guillermo Redrado of its centenary. Quarso, alongside Apex created a multi-coloured installation created
ATP Iluminación, Mesa Redonda from IES Sección Fragments of the Cosmos, a multi-coloured piece by Quarso, alongside Apex, for ELA’s
Dark Room.
Mexico, Luis Juan López Barreiro from Iluminet; that refers to the energy of the universe, just
Diego Amozurrutia and Jimena Martínez from at the moment when a constellation explodes.
Quarso; and lighting designer Angélica Valencia. In The final installation, Electroluminescence,
the midst of this packed programme of speakers, created by Luis Enrique González and Omar
Light Talks was host to a fascinating round table Gómez, was a piece intended to evoke the
discussion featuring former IALD President Victor playfulness of light, where the luminaires come
Palacio, former IES President Peter Peterson, to life through contact with the spectator.
Georgina Salazar, owner of GA Iluminación and Following the show, event organisers said:
Creative Director of 333 Luxes, Elias Cisneros. “At ELA 2019, the passionate people of light
This discussion saw the four members, each enjoyed an entire experience of light.
recognised within the lighting community, “We are already preparing for our
share their thoughts on the state of the industry, 2020 edition, where we will celebrate
and where they think the future will lead us. the tenth anniversary of ELA.”
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Show Stoppers Some of the architectural lighting products
on show at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt.

Mosaic OJR PAK Dyna Drum SO Pendant

ArchWork INNLED Acclaim Lighting
Mosaic OJR is a compact IP-rated LED Thanks to its integrated magnets, PAK can The Dyna Drum SO Pendant is a high
gobo projector designed for the projection cling to any magnetic surface (suspended output, outdoor rated, LED pendant
of logos, images and textures onto ceiling, metallic structures…) and highlight fixture with a wired digital communication
commercial buildings, hotels and city anything, anywhere. Its three LED network. It features 12”, 24”, and 36” NTS
facades. The small size allows for mounting spotlights can be individually oriented (1” pole options, on-board digital display, a
anywhere without any impact on the for a personalised lighting configuration. 100-277VAC internal power supply, and a
surrounding environment or architecture. Battery operated, PAK offers an autonomy built-in receiver for the Aria wireless DMX
The onboard zoom ranges from 14° to 44° of 10h. This smart LED light bar is available system, which allows up to 32 fixtures in a
allowing for an extensive user-flexibility, in black or white. Multiple options are series. With a total lumen package of 7,769
from projecting crisp and accurate logos to available regarding the lenses (6°, 10°, 26° at 5500K 6°, it is ideal for large scale indoor
textured projections. or 46°) and the colour temperature (warm or outdoor downlight applications.
www.musiclights.it white or neutral white). www.acclaimlighting.com
www.innled.fr

Image Spot sunDial quad Kiosc Touch

Rosco Artistic Licence Visual Productions
Using a mere 45W of power, the Image sunDial quad is a trailing edge mains The Kiosc Touch range of lighting controllers
Spot LED gobo projector packs amazing dimmer that offers a professional is designed for permanent installations and
output into a compact package. Crystal DMX512/RDM controlled solution. With offers many communication protocols for
clear optics ensure bright imaging in four channels each providing 250W (or up system integration. The new Kiosc Touch
virtually any environment, allowing vivid to 500W per pair), it is more than ample for is a fit-and-forget wall-mount touch screen
gobo image projections up to 40 feet (12m) LED, but also suitable for crossover markets module with a customisable user interface
away and beyond. Image Spot is available that might have legacy incandescent for controlling networked devices. Where
as an IP65 fixture, as an HT model for technology. It works ‘out of the box’ with lighting engines, audio players and media
installations into areas with high ambient any dimmable replacement LED bulb (or servers will be the back-end to a system,
temperatures, and as a UV model for dimmable incandescent or CFL source), Kiosc will provide the front-end. Bundled
projecting into fluorescent environments. but performance can be further optimised with the Kiosc Editor, the app allows for
www.rosco.com by the selection (via RDM) of one of four quick designs that incorporate logos,
dimming curves on a per-channel basis. password and multiple pages.
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Anolis Eminere STICK-CU4 Chroma-Q

Robe Nicolaudie A.C. Entertainment Technologies
Eminere is designed by Robe for a wide The STICK-CW4 offers some new features Providing inspiration for the architectural
range of exterior and interior applications. for RGB/RGBW LED control: 1024 DMX and installation market is the multi award-
The various available lense options cover channels, WiFi connection, built-in clock/ winning Chroma-Q Inspire range of LED
all possible uses from floodlighting, wall calendar. Up to 36 scenes can be stored house lights. These versatile fixtures
grazing, wall washing and accent lighting. within the controller and directly recalled have been fitted in a multitude of venues
Robe’s 18 bit colour mixing resolution via six touch sensitive buttons. A button to create an immersive experience. The
ensures extra fine colour tuning as well as located in the centre of the colour wheel Chroma-Q Color Force II was also on show
smooth dimming and low level intensity. can be used to jump between scenes or to demonstrate stunning colour blending
Available in 300/600/900/1200mm with reset a color change. Scenes can also be for grazing a variety of interior surfaces.
RGBW or RGBA single chips as standard, triggered over WiFi from a mobile phone All fixtures on the stand were controlled
Eminere is easy to control with 1 pixel per or tablet. Programmable with ESA2 and using the Vista 3 by Chroma-Q lighting and
foot. ESA Pro 2 software. media platform.
www.robe.cz www.nicolaudie.com www.ac-et.com

Archibar-i SL150 RDM Madrix 5.1 Exterior Wash 100

Studio Due Madrix Martin
The Archibar-i SL150 RDM is the latest Madrix 5.1 is the latest version of the Exterior Wash 100 is a powerful, compact
fixture in the Archibar line, an inground German company´s control software and energy-efficient LED lighting fixture
LED linear bar that combines aesthetic for pixel mapping in 2D or 3D. The new designed to illuminate smaller structures,
and resistance with ideal performance version will bring native support for features of a building and landscaping.
in a versatile projector. Waterproof and Blackmagic Design, NDI and Spout to the A discreet, optional snoot integrates
tremendously resistant, the Archibar-i award-winning pixel mapper. The visual seamlessly with the slick design of the
SL150 RDM is available in RGBW/FC and lighting design toolbox has never been fixtures. It has built-in display for ease-of-
Monochromatic light sources as well as more versatile or flexible as you can now use, a wide selection of beam angles and
in White Balance. Optics are 25° medium combine your favorite solutions for video is fully IP-rated for permanent outdoor
(38mm lenses) with configuration by DRS and pixel control quickly and easily. All use. The Exterior Wash 100 is designed for
(remote control device) setup and RDM / Madrix products are made in Germany. narrow beam applications and is based
DMX Protocol. www.madrix.com on separate LEDs for red, green, blue and
www.studiodue.com white.
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Black Foster Envelope Linetik

Arkoslight Linea Light Group Zumtobel
Black Foster, designed by Arkoslight Product Envelope is a wall light that illuminates interior The elegant Linetik speaks a clear yet
Manager Rubén Saldaña, is the lighting environments or furnishings of particular minimalist design language. With a cross-
fixture that transfers the lauded “Invisible value with style. Extremely versatile, it is section measuring just 25x25mm across
Black” effect to a linear system. Black Foster available in three versions: single emission all pendant bodies, as well as across the
is composed of a series of combinable (also suitable as outdoor pathway), bi- lighting element and stands of all free-
modules enabling the alternation of emission or quadruple emission. The single standing luminaires, the design is ultra-slim
segments with and without light emission. emission version can be installed outdoor, yet robust - and can be assembled in just a
However, whether it is on or off, this thanks to its IP66 rating. few steps, illuminating your room in a matter
luminaire always keeps the aesthetics of a www.linealight.com of minutes.
perfect dark line. www.zumtobel.com
www.arkoslight.com

Jilly Ginko 3.0 Aperture

Erco L&L Luce&Light Fluxwerx
With Jilly, Erco presents a new luminaire type Ginko 3.0 is an outdoor projector with Aperture is a linear LED pendant luminaire
for office workplace lighting that combines two wattages and a wide range of optics, with a unique open aperture design,
the flexibility of spotlights with the visual including one with sharp optics and two delivering unparalleled longitudinal clarity
comfort of downlights. Jilly’s elegant design with elliptical optics, adjustable through and views right through the fixture to the
is characterised by a flat cast aluminium 360° using a magnet, and a shadow-effect architecture. Available in two different
housing and a striking low beam louvre. The filter that recreates the natural dappled patterns, with two endcap options,
highly efficient lighting technology meets the effect of light shining through foliage. Ginko Aperture combines minimalist design and
criteria for standard-compliant lighting at the is available in jasper green, a special finish architectural-grade materials with superior
office workplace. Flexible mounting on the developed for use in landscape design, in optical and energy performance. Its ocular
power track means that the luminaires can addition to standard finishes, different light Anidolic optic technology provides a
always be optimally positioned and aligned - colour temperatures and a choice between precisely controlled batwing distribution
even if the office layout changes. CRI 80 and 90 for improved colour rendering. with no view of the LED point source.
www.erco.com www.lucelight.it www.fluxwerx.com

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In March, the 65th annual iF Design Awards were held at the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany. Celebrating all facets
of design across a broad spectrum of categories, including Product Design, Architecture, Interior Design and
Service Design, this year’s awards saw more than 6,000 entries from 50 countries submitted. Here, we take a look
at some of the architectural lighting products to receive recognition.

Pivot Mars Nano LINEARlight Flex Diffuse

XAL LED Linear Osram
The new Pivot decorative-graphic light insets Mars Nano is a stylish linear solution for The minimal dimensions and high
for the Move It 25 profile system offers a general lighting, offering minimalist design performance of LINEARlight Flex Diffuse
wealth of artistic lighting design solutions. language with maximum lighting and design means you can create perfect homogenous
Pivot makes it easy to create individual and effects. Various mounting options are lines of diffuse light without visible points of
three-dimensional lighting graphics on walls suitable for recessed, ceiling or pendant light. Thanks to a careful selection of LEDs and
and ceilings. A tunable white version allows installations. This innovative lighting system single-bin sourcing, it achieves long-lasting
the light colour to be changed. The Pivot delivers up to 113 lm/W with a colour homogeneity and constant light output over
light inset is available in five lengths and rendering of CRI > 95. The optimum glare its entire lifetime. The top-emitting 800lm/m
can be rotated through 360°. It is mounted control through a black matte finish enables and side-emitting 600lm/m LED strips are
magnetically in the profile, without tools, and a UGR glare rating of UGR < 13 and delivers made from high-performance silicone and
can be moved as required at one end. high-quality and pleasant light. come with IP67-rated protection.
www.xal.com www.led-linear.com www.osram.com

Vior Sonnos LED Stage Round

Ribag Trilux Simes
Vior is a universal lighting solution, uniting The Sonnos LED is a diverse family of Stage Round is a compact projector featuring
two different lighting moods with a single downlights for all customer-specific a high luminous emission and comfortable
LED and precise light control. Brilliant direct requirements - from showcasing in support optics. Inspired by Holscher Design Studio,
light is guided through carefully positioned of the architecture all the way to energy- the attention to detail expresses itself in an
lenses, glare-free - in selectable beam angles efficient general lighting. The luminaire is interplay of minimalist, clean and essential
of 40°, 50°, or 60°. The result is space- available in a square or round design in forms. The comfortable optics, the feasibility
creating indirect light, shadow-free, perfectly four different sizes with a default colour of orienting the light in various angles and
homogeneous, even across the ceiling. rendering of Ra >90, and can be adapted the advanced aesthetic research are the
Vior provides a unique lighting and spatial ideally to the respective area of application main features of the entire range. Sizes
effect. The transparent materialisation is via a uniquely broad selection of optics, are reduced to minimal dimensions while
characterised by lightness and supports the photometrics, and installation options. maintaining high levels of performance, both
architecture. www.trilux.com in terms of quality and light emission.
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 Box of Treasures
The MGM Cotai’s striking ‘jewellery box’ façade utilises Acclaim Lighting’s
LED fixtures to shine in dazzling brilliance along the Macau skyline.

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he recently opened MGM Cotai in Macau Bushell. “By utilising a composition of similar elements and
combines architectural marvel and inspired openings in between the buildings, we created a mountain
lighting to create an iconic structure and landscape-like structure that allows for a variety of
dramatic spatial experience. Its striking stacked interpretations. The outside is striking both in daylight and at
‘jewellery box’ design pays tribute to the local culture while night with lots of dramatic spatial experiences within.”
showcasing spectacular engineering feats. The $3.45billion facility is the largest property and the
The creative use of immaculate Chinese decorative imagery first private sector project ever to achieve the China Green
resulted in a striking façade that brilliantly illuminates Building (Macau) Design Label Certification. With more than
MGM’s branded gold tones. The structure encapsulates two four million square feet, MGM Cotai has approximately 1,400
hotel towers and a mansion, and the stacked boxes of each hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, a high-end spa, retail
tower are cantilevered to create a single distinctive and offerings and dining outlets, as well as the first international
modern art form. mansion at MGM. It additionally houses Asia’s first dynamic
It took the creative talents of 350 architects, designers and theatre and a $12million art collection featuring more than
consultants to bring this vision to life. It is one of many 300 captivating and thought-provoking works of art.
initiatives designed to attract more advanced and innovative Although the exterior of this architectural icon is visually
forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows into a global striking in the daylight, it offers an even more exceptional
tourist destination. night-time experience thanks to dramatic lighting made
“From the outset, we wanted to design a structure that would possible by 60,000 LED fixtures that are part of an integrated
really stand out on the skyline,” said John Bushell, Design lighting system spread across all four elevations of the
Principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the New York and towers.
London-based design architect firm that was appointed for Architectural lighting designer Illuminating Concepts’ intent
this project. for the façade lighting was to make the silver, gold, and
“We wanted to build something of the highest architectural copper powder-coated aluminum finishes glow and create an
quality that is also a place for people to have fun,” continued elegant, yet distinctive presence. Challenges came in lighting

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the façade’s large surface area, which had no setback to light Featuring a built in DMX/ RDM driver for control, the fixtures
the tower from below; Illuminating Concepts addressed were easily linked together in one chain using weatherproof
this with a lighting design solution that integrated custom link cables.
lighting fixtures within the façade detailing. The fixtures, In addition, Acclaim Lighting’s Dyna Drum HO provides a
mounted only on the bottom edge of each ‘facet’, uniformly high power, high-energy efficiency floodlight that combines
illuminate the bottom, top and sides of the individual stellar performance with a compact form factor. Consuming
patterns. Illuminating Concepts worked with Acclaim only 228 watts, each Dyna Drum HO fixture provides 12,000
Lighting to design the custom fixture. lumens with a 10x60-degree spread lens for the MGM facility.
“By concealing the fixtures within the façade, we were Dyna Drum HO also features an onboard DMX+RDM driver
able to produce the dramatic lighting design effect without with Acclaim’s Aria wireless DMX technology and rear OLED
interruption in the façade pattern,” said Kelly Stechshulte, display with full text readout for ultimate control. A single
Illuminating Concepts Executive Director. “Integrated fixture hybrid cable carries power and data for clean and efficient
solutions such as this will continue to make large and more installation.
complex façade lighting designs like MGM Cotai possible.” The end result is an energy-efficient, highly versatile lighting
Acclaim Lighting provided the two major exterior light system that showcases the architectural innovations of the
sources, which created high output, brilliant illuminations building in a dramatic and sophisticated manner.
and superior colour rendering with high-energy efficiency. “We have worked very closely with the Illuminating Concept
The high power, outdoor linear fixture specified was the Design team to ensure that we could best outfit the building
custom IP67 Dyna Graze Exterior HO DMX units. Designed with the perfect, custom lighting fixtures to accentuate
exclusively for MGM Cotai, they were developed with the façade,” said CY Fun of PTP, a specialist façade lighting
maximum durability and control flexibility in mind. integrator. “Everything has come together extremely well
Dyna Graze offers multiple configurations, available in and we are proud to see the MGM Cotai stand out on the
one and four-foot sections, provides 1,100 lumens per foot skyline of Macau’s strip.”
and maintains 70-percent of its lumens at 150,000 hours. www.acclaimlighting.com

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Art & Caffeine

In renovating an old, 19th century warehouse Italian architects at traverse-vighy
architetti have created a vibrant, modern home for Faema’s first flagship store,
featuring simple yet effective lighting from L&L Luce&Light.

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offee is seen the world over their showrooms and exhibition spaces, have experience of the space’s different uses.
as being synonymous with brought new vitality to a neighbourhood that Beams of cool light pick out the stainless
Italy, and it is no secret that it combines fashion, design and the arts. steel surfaces of the Faema espresso
was Venice that imported the The warehouse’s restoration involved the machines, while warm, diffuse lights bathe
famous beverage into Europe in the second careful recovery of the nineteenth-century the work surfaces and cup racks.
half of the 16th century. In fact, it was in that riveted steel structures and the lime- The nineteenth-century shell has been
very city that the first Caffé, or coffee house, plastered brick walls. These were integrated highlighted with a special system of grazing
was opened, as a place for socialising while into a modern structure of exposed systems, light to bring out the morphology and
you drank your coffee. designed to give prominence to the coffee textures of the old, lime-plastered brick
In subsequent centuries, these coffee houses machines and the visitors’ experience. walls. To achieve this, a professional lighting
became more important, developing into Art & Caffeine accommodates diverse system with vertical emission and dynamic
centres for cultural and political discourse, activities happening in synergy, such as the colour was integrated into the perimeter
until they became what they are today: repair-shop work of fixing and customising of the new raised floor, utilising the Neva 5
meeting places for conversation and sharing, coffee machines, coffee roasting, coffee linear profile by L&L Luce&Light.
in a true coffee culture. One such place is the workshops, and reception and co-working The flagship store, the very first in the
new Art & Caffeine, the first flagship store activities. The entire project, the work of more-than-70-year history of the Gruppo
of Faema, the legendary Milanese brand that traverso-vighy architetti, has seen the Cimbali brand, is intended primarily for
produces professional coffee and cappuccino deliberate use of ‘raw’ materials in line with baristas and others involved in the world
machines. those originally used in the nineteenth- of coffee. However, it will also be open to
The space, in the Tortona area of Milan, century factory: raised floors in charred the public during the major events that
is located in a renovated warehouse in a larch, rough-iron display structures every year make Milan the capital of design,
small industrial zone in via Forcella along and stencil graphics on the walls; and food and fashion, as well as during other
the Milan–Vigevano railway line. Suitably all enriched by the element of light, the important events scheduled to take place in
enough, the warehouse had previously been project’s main material, used to enhance the city.
used for roasting coffee beans. The area has the different operational areas. It has been www.lucelight.it
recently come back into vogue thanks to manipulated in various ways to adapt it to
the artists, creatives and stylists who, with the natural exterior light and mark visitors’

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Art. Light. Freedom

For the recent renovation of the Vienna Secession Gallery, Zumtobel, alongside
architect Adolf Krischanitz, has developed a new lighting solution that, utilising
tunableWhite LEDs, brings a feeling of natural light to the space.

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esigned by architect Joseph Maria Olbrich and opened A series of flat, closely aligned vaulted ceilings help give the gallery
in 1898 as a showroom for the Union of Austrian Artists, its distinctive appearance. Painted in white to match the walls,
the Vienna Secession is an architectural manifesto these striking elements create an elegant wave effect above the
for Art Nouveau. And now, after a year of general heads of the visitors, bringing a certain dynamism to the otherwise
refurbishment, the Vienna Secession is shining with fantastic new restrained spaces. Linaria tunableWhite LED light lines are mounted
splendour, thanks to a new tunableWhite LED lighting solution, in tracks on the crest of the vaults, whose gentle curves also serve as
developed by Zumtobel, alongside architect Adolf Krischanitz. reflectors. Arcos tunableWhite LED spotlights can also be clicked into
On entering the Secession, visitors first find themselves in an the tracks for even more flexibility.
entrance hall defined by two lateral arch-shaped wall niches, where Another highlight is the Beethoven Frieze by Gustav Klimt. The
solemn tranquillity and glistening daylight characterise the space. painting, measuring 34 metres long and two metres high, deals with
This daylight is integrated in a subtle way via two long wall openings our desire for happiness and is the only artwork in an impressive
over the arches, from which light pours into the high room. high-ceilinged room. Tecton slim tunableWhite LED luminaires
Visitors then experience space reduction realised to an absolute emit light for the illuminated ceiling, Supersystem II LED spotlights
minimum in the large main exhibition room that directly adjoins immerse the Beethoven Frieze in direct wide-area light, creating an
the entrance hall. Right-angled, completely white and divided into a almost three-dimensional effect. All the tunableWhite installations
high middle zone and two lower peripheral areas, the space forms a in the basement were added as part of the second construction
neutral backdrop for the exhibits, enabling them to be shown off to phase, using luminaires that make the most of advanced technology
their full effect. to ensure completely flicker-free light in a colour temperature range
As part of a previous set of renovations, fluorescent lamps were of 2700-6500K.
mounted on the steel roof construction above the glass ceiling to give The gift shop is illuminated by four Alva LED pendant luminaires.
the impression of daylight in the evening and during winter. During Developed by Hermann Czech and Adolf Krischanitz in collaboration
the latest general refurbishment, Zumtobel worked closely with the with Zumtobel, these restrained fittings harmonise perfectly
architects to develop a special lighting solution that uses Tecton with the historic architecture. The luminous glass spheres deliver
slim tunableWhite LED luminaires to guarantee a pleasant, even pleasant indirect illumination for gentle background lighting, while
illumination. Adjustable between 3000-6000K, this light is intended integrated LED downlights project vertical accents from above.
to mimic natural daylight. Here, as everywhere else in the building, visitors experience the
While Tecton slim tunableWhite LED luminaires present works of subtle functionality and agreeable atmosphere of lighting solutions
art in just the right light, the changeable light colours can also be that also offer artists and curators the greatest possible creative
utilised to provide atmospheric lighting for festive functions and freedom.
special events. www.zumtobel.com

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Contemporary Canadian Culture

The British Columbia Photography and Media Arts Society turned to Erco to
illuminate the Polygon Gallery, situated in the Port of North Vancouver.

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he Polygon Gallery, located in the Port of North the shop area of the gallery, combining a high degree of flexibility
Vancouver, is Canada’s largest non-profit photo gallery. with a linear design and efficient visual comfort.
Operated by the British Columbia Photography and In the Polygon Gallery, the luminaires demonstrate their ability to
Media Arts Society, the gallery sits in a striking new ideally meet the most varied of lighting requirements within an art
building, designed by Patkau Architects. The building was designed context - with uniform, glare-free general lighting on the one hand
as a striking two-floor construction with a saw-tooth roof. Situated and crisp accentuation of the exhibits on the other.
in an exposed location directly on the waterfront, on a newly created The horizontal steel girders below the saw-tooth roof accommodate
plaza at Lower Lonsdale’s harbour quay, the Polygon Gallery features a flush-mounted track system on which Light Board spotlights
a remarkable view of the Vancouver city skyline. and lens wallwashers have been mounted. Thanks to simple
The almost completely enclosed gallery floor, with its characteristic repositioning, these can be flexibly modified to the general concept
saw-tooth roof, crowns the large glazed ground floor, complete with and exhibits of the specific exhibition, and also precisely aligned. The
foyer, café and shop, offering views into and through the building adjustability, technology, and simple linear design of Light Board
from the outside. The building’s façade - a shell of perforated convinced the lighting designers.
stainless steel shingles - enables the building to blend into its urban The control gear is integrated into the flat housing of the luminaires,
surroundings and, depending on the daylight, makes it appear in which appear completely uniform and identical in construction,
iridescent grey and silver tones. even when fitted with different lenses, and are also visually discreet
The gallery shows a wide spectrum of Canadian contemporary art by within the overall design of the exhibition space.
both local and international artists, with a focus on photography and The architects underlined the contrast between the transparently
media art within the context of historical and international exhibits. designed ground floor and the closed upper floor of the Polygon
The architects designed the two largest exhibition rooms on the Gallery, via their selection of different LED lighting tools. In the large
upper floor to be airy and spacious, receiving daylight exclusively glazed ground floor, individual exhibits are crisply illuminated with
through the northern-facing skylights. This ensures glare-free Pollux contour spotlights. In this way, the artworks set themselves
illumination of the spaces during the day without hard shadows. apart from other areas, and draw attention to the actual exhibitions
To keep the difference between daylight and artificial light as low as on the upper floor.
possible, the lighting designers opted for Erco LED lighting tools, www.erco.com
with a neutral 4000K light colour, in both the exhibition spaces and

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The Shipping Forecast

Linea Light Group has helped to bring a modern, elegant yet functional feel to the
new offices of the Latvian Shipping Company, located in the capital city of Riga.

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ounded in 1940, the Latvian Shipping Company The lighting project especially addressed the client’s
is a naval company that employs more than 700 request to best emphasize the classic architecture of the
sailors in Latvia. interior without sacrificing functionality and personal
For its new HQ offices, located on the 8th floor space, while achieving the ultimate goal of safeguarding
of Place Eleven, in the Latvian capital of Riga, the company employees’ wellbeing.
has chosen Linea Light Group’s lighting solutions. The Angular LED floodlights, complete with three-phase
The goal for the Italian lighting manufacturers was to tracks, proved to be the best answer to the architect’s
highlight the design of this open-space office full of subtle request of a lighting solution that could single out and
details and ingenious solutions typical of a Nordic approach, enhance specific details of the office space.
mindful of the psychological and physical wellbeing of Angular is a highly versatile three-phase track floodlight.
employees both in the choice of materials and colours. The sleek, minimalist design is combined with top lighting
The total area of 1,200sqm was organised into modern, performance, guaranteed by an array LED source and a
elegant and functional offices. The space was designed tilting movement of up to 45-degrees, supported by a
according to the specific use, with the workstations in the practical goniometric indicator for precise tilt adjustment.
executive sector arranged next to the windows in order to The model can be combined with three different types of
make the most of natural light. optics and is equipped with a wide range of accessories,
The minimalist work areas, with their neutral tones, including flap and anti-glare filtering systems. Its top
successfully combine with the more colourful and furnished performance makes it particularly suitable for illuminating
common areas. art galleries and places of worship, as well as public spaces
Particular attention was paid to acoustics, from the sound and shops.
absorbing felt used in meeting rooms to the acoustic panels www.linealight.com
placed in the common areas.

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The Lighting Network

Intra Lighting has been used to illuminate Facebook’s Irish
headquarters at Nova Atria South in Dublin.

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acebook’s Dublin offices have as needed, where and when it was needed.
recently undergone a makeover, The central atrium - the networking core of
with luminaires from Intra Lighting the building - opens up from its centre point to
illuminating the creative workspace. both sides, where the office spaces are, drawing
Located in Nova Atria South in Sandyford, on the attention with diagonally adorned ceilings that
outskirts of the Irish capital, the offices act as an follow the pattern that leads here from the
Irish base for the social media giants. Taking over building’s entrance.
the premises from previous occupants Microsoft, At the entrance, visitors are greeted by a tall
Facebook brought in local firm Plus Architecture to window, the portal of which is concealed with
upscale the project by “searching for solutions that wave lights all around, framing the entrance. The
create a light, colourful space led by the six-story structure follows to the reception area, where the
height of the building”. pattern of barcodes appears on both sides, before
The modern office building covers nearly the view opens on the atrium. Here, the pattern
16,000sqm altogether, more than 2,600sqm of echoes across the different sections, and again
which is office accommodation overlooking the later on in the balcony ceiling, subtly creating
central space - the 906sqm airy atrium, which is depth within the vast space.
flooded with natural light. Opposite the main entrance, another doorway
The building’s height led to the creation of screens, leads to the office’s bicycle storage garage.
or ‘rafts’ as they are known in the architectural Lighting in the form of circular clusters, using
sphere, which were added to section the Intra Lighting’s Round Waves, suspended from the
impressive height into additional structures. These ceiling replicate the map of Dublin. The circular
canopies presented an opportunity to incorporate pattern is intended to indicate to cyclists the
both Intra Lighting’s Gyons on top, with distance travelled in their morning commute.
pendant Pipes giving the space localised sections www.intra-lighting.com
underneath, and establishing light as much light

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www.guangzhou-international-lighting- www.istanbullight.com www.lightme.net
exhibition.hk.messefrankfurt.com

LED EXPO THAILAND [D]ARC ROOM PLDC

27-29 June 19-22 September 23-26 October
Bangkok, Thailand London, UK Rotterdam, Netherlands
www.ledexpothailand.com www.darcroom.com www.pld-c.com

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25-27 July 24-26 September 27-30 October
Panama City, Panama Bregenz, Austria Hong Kong, China
www.inter-lumi.com www.forum-trends.lighting www.hktdc.com/fair/hklightingfairae-en

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#09 pamboukian light design Curated by

“I have always loved the desert. One sits down on a

desert sand dune, sees nothing, hears nothing. Yet
through the silence something throbs, and gleams...”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

What:
Unspoilt beauty.
Where:
Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia. A large
salt and clay pan characterised by its red dunes that are some
of the tallest and oldest in the world. It is a perfect example of
Namibia’s unspoilt beauty.
How:
The clear, unpolluted air lends itself to breath-taking displays of
natural light, reflecting off a kaleidoscope of colours in the desert
sand. Be sure to keep an eye on the horizon to see the light
change during different times of the day. The valley is far from
any human settlement and has virtually no light pollution at night,
making the skies among the darkest on earth. The milky way is
clearly visible with Magellanic Clouds adding bursts of light.
When:
All year round, however in Autumn (March-May) the cool air offers
a clearer sky, allowing beautiful views day and night.
Why:
The place pulsates with pure vibration... it’s difficult to explain - a
“must-do” experience.

Picture © Mikko Ristamäki - instagram @imikegraphics

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