LED Linear awarded three Red Dot awards
(Germany) - VarioLED Flex AMOR, HYDRALUX and XOOTUBE 38 received Red Dot quality seal.
The international experts discussed and assessed each of the 4,928 entries from 56 countries.
The winners of LED Linear in portrait:
VarioLED Flex AMOR
VarioLED Flex AMOR is a miniaturised, opal encapsulated, IP67 protected, flexible LED design light line. It is the uniformity of light in combination with a small cross section of only 5 x 13mm that characterises the AMOR. She is horizontally bendable with a minimum radius of 3cm. It also offers easy installation, salt water and UV resistantance and the connection of individual luminaires with a virtually seamless light-to-light transition. AMOR is suitable for a variety of applications. Due to a depth of only 13mm it can be easily integrated into particleboard with a thickness of only 19mm. For applications in the areas of drywall, furniture, decorative accent lighting and exterior facade, it is ideal. Thereby no substructure is required for mounting the luminaire.
HYDRALUX
Depending on the step measurement this luminaire can be cut to the desired length on site and then be assembled by adhesive bonding. It is field attachable on site from 62.5mm to a maximum of 7.5-metres - with only one electrical supply. The elegant and filigree flexible linear luminaire in IP67 is available with up to 1,637 lm/m. It is waterproof, dustproof and UV-protected by a polyurethane encapsulation and two lights can be joined without light gap. A small cross section of 12,5 x 3,5mm allows use almost everywhere, such as in shop and retail lighting or applications in furniture and shelves.
XOOTUBE 38
It combines industrial style with elegance and aesthetics. With eleven different coloured caps, it offers maximum customisability. Through a defined pre-curvature of the luminaire, a length of almost two-metres with an absolutely straight form can be created. Absolutely homogeneous light and a beam angle of about 360° speak for themselves too. End caps, which are made from one piece to implement a wall thickness of just 1mm, emphasize the high demands of this interior light. Its reduced form factor is ideal for use at workplaces or in residential areas.
BUME wins IALD Radiance Award
(USA) - First Chinese winner of IALD's top accolade signals a watershed moment for lighting design in the region. Yongqi Lighting achieves Excellence Award.
Chinese lighting design was well represented at the IALD Awards which took place in the magnificent Gotham Hall in New York, USA. BUME Perfect Illumination Design & Engineering Company won the coveted Radiance Award for the stunning lighting design at the Han Show Theatre in Wuhan City, Hubei and Yongqi Lighting was one of three Excellence Award winners for its work at the Zhenhai Cultiral & Art Centre, Ningbo.
Fifteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from six countries comprise the winners of the 32nd Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards. Of the fifteen projects recognised, one entry earned a Special Citation, ten earned Awards of Merit and four earned Awards of Excellence.
IALD International Lighting Design Awards Chair Rosemarie Allaire, IALD, shared her excitement about this year’s award-winning projects. “Every year, the IALD receives a d more than 200 submissions, drawn from all over the world. These projects were intriguing and inspiring; it was an honor to witness so many creative and innovative lighting projects from our talented industry. Each of these projects demonstrates unique and distinctive design solutions to enhance the architectural experience.”
The highest point score winner across all categories, in addition to receiving an Award of Excellence for their project, receives the IALD Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design. Winners of the Radiance Award do not know in advance of their Radiance Award-winning status—only that they should be present at the evening’s award ceremony. The event also serves as a fundraising dinner for the IALD Education Trust.
Accepting the Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design was the project team from BUME Perfect Illumination Design & Engineering Company, led by Qiu Wei, for The Han Show Theatre in Wuhan City, Hubei, China.
This massive cylindrical building has a plane diameter of 110 metres and a height of 63.3 metres. The external surface of the building is made up of 18,665 individual red aluminum alloy roundels. In creating a lighting plan for this complex modern structure, the lighting design team at BUME Perfect Illumination was inspired by the indirect glow of paper lanterns.
To achieve the desired effect, the team installed twenty five hundred Kelvin floodlights in the internal aluminum curtain; yellow light glows from the lantern ‘wick’, forming a gradation of light and shadow. Underneath, 3000K floodlights are adopted to balance the rhythm of the lantern ‘fringe’.
“The lighting of this civic theater is well integrated into the iconic building design and truly transforms it into a 21st century Chinese lantern, making it a centerpiece of the city,” one judge praised of the project. “The dynamic exterior lighting creates a theatre within a theater, and an illuminated billboard for the venue.”
LED lamps reflect light from the centre onto the roundels themselves, forming four gentle light spots. Each ray pixel can be controlled by a single D-M-X system; the video images created by this approach seem to move vividly and flexibly across the many-faceted surface of the lantern – or can remain static to allow the lantern to emit an understated glow.
The three Excellence Awards went to Fisher Marantz Stone for The National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center, New York, USA; Yongqi Lighting for the Zhenhai Cultiral & Art Centre, Ningbo, China; and StudioFRACTAL for their work at Kings Cross Square, London, UK.
Ten Awards of Merit were awarded: Cline Bettridge Berstein for the Stapleton Library, New York, USA; Lighting M for the Kyobashi Child Institution in Tokyo, Japan; Auerbach Glasow French for the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Salon Doré in San Francisco, USA; Licht Kunst Licht for the Art Museum Ahrenshoop in Germany; Buro Happold for The Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University School of Journalism, New York, USA; GIA Equation for the Knightsbridge Estate, London, UK; Available Light for the US National Library Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, Washington DC, USA; Speirs + Major for the Queen Elizabeth Park, London, UK; Pfarré Lighting Design for Das Gerber in Stuttgart, Germany; and Arup for their work at the Northrop Auditorium Renovation in Minneapolis, USA.
A Special Citation was given to Claudia Paz Lighting Studio for her Light Garden installation in Lima, Peru.
A full review of the IALD Awards will be published in mondo*arc issue 85.
Acoulite and Coelux join forces
(UAE) - Acoulite brings Coelux sky and sun system to Gulf region.
Specialist in light and sound, Acoulite announces its partnership with CoeLux, bringing its artificial sky and sun technology to the Gulf region. CoeLux is an optical system based on nano technology to artificially reproduce the natural light and visual appearance of the sun and sky, offering an opportunity for indoor architecture by creating the sensation of infinite space.Acoulite will provide commercial and technical support in the region, educating key sectors in the Gulf region about the system and it’s myriad of potential applications across the retail, residential, healthcare and hospitality sectors.
Terry Woodley, Managing Director of Acoulite said: “There are clear synergies between Acoulite and CoeLux, in our focus on providing environments that enhance the wellbeing of occupants, be it in the work, home, medical or retail space. CoeLux is an amazing addition to our portfolio of lighting products, offering something truly innovative that delivers quality daylight within spaces otherwise impossible for natural light to reach.”
CoeLux was invented and created by the Italian Professor Paolo Di Trapani and has gone on to become recognised as one of the twelve most innovative technologies by the EU during the launch at the EU Innovation Convention 2014 as well as going on to win the Lux Review Awards for best Light Source innovation of the year, 2014.
WAC Lighting Paloma LED Track
Paloma LED track features a knob located on the back of the track head, allowing the user to adjust beam angle from 15º to 60º with ease. The die-cast aluminium track head is designed for use on WAC Lighting’s W Track systems, both 120V and 277V. With 360º horizontal and 180º vertical aiming it includes a spring lock to secure the aiming adjustment. The 120V option features smooth and continuous dimming down to 10% using an Electronic Low Voltage dimmer. It operates on 24W and delivers up to 1,600 lumens, a centre beam candlepower of up to 7,650 and a CRI of up to 90. Offered in various colour temperatures ranging from 2,700K to 4,000K, as well as three architectural finishes; Black, Platinum and White.
Acuity Brands introduces Bytelight services
(USA) - Acuity Brands announces commercial availability of lighting-based indoor positioning services from newly acquired ByteLight.
Retailers keen to communicate more effectively with shoppers can now use LED lighting to do so. Lighting-based indoor positioning services take advantage of LED lighting as a vehicle for embedded technology that can assist in the delivery of digital content to shoppers at a retail location who opt into a retailer’s loyalty app.
These new services support a variety of applications that can boost customer loyalty and revenues for a retailer, while reducing operating expenses. Acuity Brands’ new ByteLight services are being piloted with several customers, including a large US retailer.
“Retailers are seeking better uses of technology to engage consumers at the point-of-purchase location, and indoor positioning services are proving to be the best approach,” said Steve Lydecker, Acuity Brands Lighting Senior Vice President of Applied Integrated Solutions. “Our ByteLight Services, together with our LED luminaires powered by our award-winning eldoLED drivers, will deliver the full LED promise of quality of light and energy-savings as well as provide retailers with the ability to connect digitally with their customers.”
The ByteLight services for indoor positioning have allowed the addition of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology to the recently licensed capability of the Lumicast Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology from Qualcomm Atheros, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.
“Qualcomm Atheros’ mission to deliver ubiquitous location in all environments aligns with the services platform developed by Acuity Brands,” said Dr Cormac Conroy, Vice President of Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies. “Acuity has clearly demonstrated its leadership and commitment to LED-based indoor positioning solutions, and we are pleased Acuity has incorporated the Lumicast technology in its solution.”
This week in New York City, Acuity Brands and eldoLED are showcasing ByteLight services with embedded VLC and BLE technology at Lightfair International, the architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference.
GVA Lighting opens London office
(UK) - GVA Lighting promotes new technology through UK expansion.
GVA Lighting has opened a new office in the UK as part of its most recent efforts to promote its newest technology to British and European architects and lighting designers.
GVA's INFINITY technology allows running 300+ metre long lighting circuits
from a single power and data source and is said to be a great solution for illumination of large infrastructure projects: skyscrapers, long bridges, airports and shopping malls.
INFINITY helps to overcome many design challenges: penetrations into the building to feed the luminaires are no longer required, the system reliability is increased, luminaires are very compact and easy to install.
"London is the global capital of design and architecture," said Vladimir Grigorik, Founder and President of GVA Lighting, "GVA has developed a unique tool for architectural illumination. We have to be there to promote our ideas and to serve European specifiers on professional and timely manner."
A continuous emphasis on developing and retaining talented people remains the firm's key driver of success. In line with this principle, David Stramazzotti who worked as the Export Manager for Europe was promoted to a new role as the General Manager and will oversee the entire operation of this branch.
Lamp Lighting announces 2015 Lamp Awards finalists
(Spain) - The jury has the verdict: 21 projects are the finalists of the Lamp Lighting Solutions Awards 2015.
Here are the finalists for each category:
Architectural Outdoor Lighting Category
- Szczecin Philharmonic, Poland; by Barozzi Veiga Studio and Anoche Iluminación
- Les Murmures de Saint-Avit-Sénieur, France; by Lionel Bessieres
- Le Chai Ballande, France; by Yon Anton Olano
- Lluna Plena, Spain; by Eduard Callís and Guillem Moliner
- Affinity Interactive Art Installation - BCP Building, Peru; by Claudia Paz
Indoor Lighting Category
- Light Garden (Interactive Installation in C.C. Plaza Norte), Peru; by Claudia Paz
- Tintoretto in motion: art and architecture lighting, Italy; by Alberto Pasetti Bombardella
- Mummies, Spain; by Carmen Moreno Álvarez
- Art Museum Ahrenshoop, Germany; by Licht Kunst Licht AG
- Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, Chile; by Limarí Lighting Design
Urban and Landscape Lighting Category
- The Undulating Bridge Hoofddorp, The Netherlands; by Lodewijk Baljon landscape architects and Industrielicht
- Between Silence and Light, Spain; by reMM
- Memorial to the Victims of Violence in Mexico, Mexico; by Lighteam
- PEM Dax, France; by Lionel Bessieres
- Northern Lights, France; by Aleksandra Stratimirovic
- Dolmen Light, The Netherlands; by Titia Ex
Students Proposals Category
- Light of ancestral Seas; by Valle Medina, student at ETH Zurich, Switzerland Lighting Umbrella; by Lee Jin Wook, Lee Eun Ji, Kim Dong Jun, Bang Jae Woong and Yang In Yeong, students at Inje University, Republic of Korea
- Pow Light [Myliobatidae Light]; by Arash Abbaszadeh, student at the Islamic Azad University Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Republic of Iran
- Body Fabric Light; by Neal Qiongyu Li and Daichi Yamashita, students at the University of British Columbia, Canada
- The reflection of daylight; by Ewa Krysa and Natalia Lenczyk, students at the Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza, Poland
The Jury, made up of lighting designers Mark Major, Kai Piippo, Douglas Leonard and Anne Bureau, IALD Project Manager in Europe, Emma Cogswell; architects Anupama Kundoo and Juan Carlos Sancho; and interior designer, Ignasi Bonjoch, met twice to select the 21 finalists from the 598 projects, stressing that each one contributed something new in relation to the rest.
The winning projects will be announced at an event held in the city of Barcelona this coming June, where each of them will be awarded with the following amounts: Architectural Exterior Lighting €8,000, Interior Lighting €8000, Urban and Landscape Lighting € 8,000 and Students’ Proposals €2,000.
In addition, the 'Life of Light' award will be given to the professional who has dedicated his life to lighting. The book Lighting Concepts 2015 will be published with all the finalist projects.
The 'Lamp Lighting Solutions Awards 2015' closed with record figures of internationalisation compared to all previous years, with a total of 598 projects submitted by 54 countries and 70% internationalisation.
iGuzzini appoints new CEO
(Italy) - Andrea Sasso replaces Antonio Santi as iGuzzini Chief Executive Officer.
The leadership change had been planned and agreed upon by those involved and the Board of Directors. The decision was made official during the Board of Directors meeting on April 24th in which Santi also relinquished his role as Board Member.
After a 40-year career in the company, Santi leaves having contributed to the improvement of the entire iGuzzini community, helping the company expand internationally and develop important technical and cultural competences.
"Our company has always believed in a professional managerial system as an opportunity to attract top people," said president - Adolfo Guzzini. "A history that has seen Antonio Santi as a central figure for the managerial development in iGuzzini, first as General Director and then as CEO, carrying in different historic moments Harvey Luce to the current day iGuzzini.
"Together we developed a strategy that put light as a technology at the service of mankind for a real improvement in personal, working and social conditions that today is expressed in Social innovation through lighting. Our most heartfelt thanks go to Antonio for having helped us, by believing in our family's projects, to become an industry excellence in the in Italy and in Europe."
Among the tasks assigned to the new CEO for the company's development are, aboveall: further carry forward the process of internationalisation, improve manufacturing efficiency, and consolidate the managerial culture. All of this, with the goal to take the company public with a listing on the stock exchange within the next five years.
iGuzzini committed to the listing when in January 2015 TIPO bought into the company's capital with a share of 14.29%. In this context Giovanni Tamburi has now entered as a Member of the Board of Directors.
"I am extremely proud to be taking the helm of a company like iGuzzini," said Sasso. "After two years as the Fimag CEO, I have had time to get to know its cultural and industrial values and admire the many great human and professional qualities of the management and the entire company."
Everlight wins Nichia patent dispute
(Taiwan) - Nichia's white LED patents found invalid in Germany and the US.
In April 2012, Everlight filed for declaratory judgment of invalidity and non-infringement of Nichia's US patents related to white LEDs, including US Patent Nos. 5998925 and 7531960.
These two patents are directed to YAG phosphor being used with blue LED chip to emit white light, and its phosphor concentration. The jury before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan found on April 22, 2015 that all asserted claims of these patents are invalid for obviousness and / or lack of enablement.
In March 2012, Everlight also filed for invalidation trial against Nichia's
corresponding white LED patent in Germany (German Patent No. DE69702929 (EP0936682)).
The German Patent Court in September 2014 also declared all the claims of the patent invalid and Nichia now has to bear the litigation fee.
Light IQ forms new team
(UK) - Gerardo Olvera and Althea de Ste. Croix join forces with Rebecca Weir to grow Light IQ brand.
Rebecca and Gerardo first met in the summer of 2013 and began talking about the exciting possibilities of collaborating together. With Rebecca's award winning residential portfolio and Gerardo's valuable experience in international lifestyle projects, the potential to create a world class brand was truly appealing. With ten successful years at Isometrix under his belt the opportunity for a new challenge was embraced.
Althea de Ste. Croix, renowned for her knowledge of decorative products and designers and with over eight years experience in the industry has joined Light IQ as their Senior Designer.
Philip Moule, Managing Director said: "We are incredibly excited and proud to have Gerardo and Althea on board, they join a well-established team of designers. Gerardo will manage the team through this pivotal period, shortly to be announced is Rebecca's long awaited book, The Languages of Light due in September, a new address in central London as well as a branding makeover. The company goes from strength to strength and we are looking forward to the diversity of new projects.''
darc awards sponsorship now complete
(UK) - Lumino completes the line up of manufacturer partners who will be involved in lighting installations during darc night in London on September 24th.
Lumino is the last lighting supplier to become a partner of the darc awards, which will culminate in the darc night awards ceremony in London on September 24th. There are now no more sponsorship slots left.
The British manufacturer joins eleven other progressive companies who have pledged their support to the innovative new architectural and decorative lighting design awards programme. They are: Cooledge, Concord, Griven, Innermost, KKDC, L&L Luce & Light, LSE Lighting, Lucent, Megaman, Reggiani and Zumtobel. XL Video is the Technical Partner who will be helping to make darc night unlike any other lighting awards ceremony in the past.
Paul James, awards director and publishing editor of mondo*arc and darc, commented: "This is fantastic news. To have filled all the sponsorship slots five months before the awards ceremony is a great achievement and is a massive endorsement of the darc awards. I look forward to the sponsors involvement in the twelve lighting installations at the awards ceremony, darc night."
Each partner is teaming up with a lighting design practice to create a dozen inspiration spaces at the specially selected darc night venue in London next September. The practices involved are: Speirs+Major, dpa, Light Bureau, Michael Grubb Studio, Elektra, Paul Nulty Lighting Design, BDP, Design In Progress, LDI, Troup Bywaters + Anders, Arup and Electrolight.
Just like in the pages of mondo*arc and darc, we're not after the most efficient, the best money saving, the safe. We're after the creative, the clever, the brave.
The categories are:
1 Best interior scheme - low / high budget
2 Best exterior scheme - low / high budget
3 Best landscape / urban / streetscape / masterplan - low / high budget
4 Best decorative lighting installation
5 Best light art installation
6 Best architectural lighting product - interior / exterior
7 Best decorative lighting product
8 Best lighting concept
Every entry will be displayed online for full exposure and every company who enters will receive a free profile in the online darc directory. There are already a host of innovative schemes and products that have been posted.
darc awards and darc night are part of the IYL2015 (International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015) related activities program and will be promoted by the L-RO (Lighting-Related Organisations) to raise awareness for the lighting design profession and showcase the importance and beauty of light.
Evidence-based certification in architectural lighting design available
(USA) - Applications now being accepted for first international evidence-based certification in architectural lighting design.
The certification process, governed by the Certified Lighting Design Commission, is designed to assess an individual's ability to operate as a lead architectural lighting designer in a professional and proficient manner.
"The CLD was created by practitioners for practitioners, and we believe designers will find it a valuable addition to their existing qualifications and portfolio of work," said David Becker, Chair of the Certified Lighting Designer Commission. "Designers who earn the certification will indicate their high level of professional proficiency to colleagues, clients and the general public."
The certification was developed in accordance with the best practices of the credentialing industry, under the guidance of a psychometric professional. The multi-step, multi-year effort involved an in-depth job task analysis, global surveys, and pilot studies to confirm that the certification standards and application process effectively measure proficiency in architectural lighting design.
To apply for the CLD, candidates need a minimum of three years of experience working as a lead lighting designer. They must be able to demonstrate proficiency in up to seven areas, known as domains of practice: goals and outcomes, collaboration, ingenuity, synthesis, science, stewardship and human experience.
Candidates will be assessed on written responses to application questions, along with a range of exhibits that support their responses. No tests or specific training are required, nor is membership in any lighting design association.
Applications will be evaluated by multiple reviewers who are highly experienced and respected within the architectural lighting design profession. Lighting designers who earn the CLD will be required to recertify every five years to maintain the certification.
