Future Designs unveil ‘anti-showroom’
(UK) - Future Designs’ new ‘anti-showroom’ harnesses virtual reality to create immersive lighting environments for visitors.
Future Designs has launched the first ‘anti-showroom’ in Clerkenwell. Clerkenwell Lighthouse on Dallington Street will champion light and showcase the latest innovations in commercial lighting, while through the use of Virtual Reality (VR) visitors can experience an immersive lighting environment without there being one single light fitting on display, as well as exposure to the latest technology in tunable white light technology.
It is intended that this new space will bring together the very latest thinking and technology from the lighting world and beyond, becoming a hub for forums, events and demonstrations.
The technology hub comprises two floors: a ground floor, which can be viewed from Dallington Street and Pardon Street, and the larger below-ground working area. The floors represent contrast with a bright and open ground floor and a darker more hidden basement, as there is no light without dark. They explore a public area and a more private area, a space to educate and a space to work, a place of experience and a place of discovery.
The VR experience will allow visitors to experience first hand the different options for lighting space. Once in the VR zone viewers will be able to step into another dimension and experience many lighting scenarios at their fingertips, seamlessly switching from one to the other, experiencing the effect of the colour temperatures possible through FUTURE’s product offering. The goal is not just to give the user a more realistic visual representation of the lighting applications, but also the feeling and perception of space, delivered through FUTURE Designs luminaires and design principles.
David Clements, Managing Director of Future Designs said: “Being able to see our light fittings is still hugely important to our customers, however only through VR can you truly experience the lighting concepts put forward prior to their physical installation. Clerkenwell Lighthouse is the opportunity to provide a truly unique experience that will assist in the decision-making process.”
Clerkenwell Lighthouse was designed by BDG architecture + design, an international architecture and design consultancy, who created a unique digital and immersive environment to best showcase Future Designs as a brand and display its products and capabilities.
Freemark Abbey, USA
With the help of Studio Three Twenty One, the Freemark Abbey winery has a new lighting scheme that tastefully pays tribute to the site's rich history.
The Freemark Abbey winery in Napa Valley, California, has undergone a large-scale renovation, with a new lighting scheme, courtesy of San Francisco-based lighting designers Studio Three Twenty One.
The winery was first opened in 1886, commissioned by the first female vintner in California, Josephine Tychson, and in the 130 years since its inception has grown in both size and reputation. The site features a beautiful stone building, constructed with stone from the nearby Glass Mountain by the same labourers that worked the field and produced the wine.
The building was designed to provide stable year-round temperatures to support wine making in the heat of the wine country, while the thick and heavy stone structure was intended to be dark and uninviting to keep out light and heat. The beautiful and organic variations in the stone coursework and mortar highlight the handmade quality of this structure, and its evolution over time. Purchased by Jackson Family Wines in August of 2006, the new owners wanted to pay tribute to the site's rich history while looking to the future, and planned a renovation to the landmark stone structure, which began in 2015.
There were a number of challenges facing the adaptive reuse of this structure; first and foremost was the goal to use light to celebrate and observe the original stone façades while creating warm and inviting light-filled spaces with very flexible and adaptive uses.
The client requested an entirely LED lighting system to reduce maintenance and operating expenses while meeting California Title 24 - an energy efficiency standard to preserve outdoor and indoor environmental quality throughout the state.
Another challenge came in planning for multiple uses within the building, each requiring separate electrical services and meters. The dimming control system design required linking five independent dimming systems for the five different building uses: winery, restaurant, retail, ballroom and cafe.
Lighting Designers at Studio Three Twenty One worked closely with project architect SB Architects and interior designer Brayton Hughes Design Studio on the project, developing AutoDesk Revit and 3D Studio Max lighting models, calculations and renderings to simulate and study the interaction of natural day lighting and artificial electric lighting. These studies informed the team to optimise the location, shape, and size of glazing types and shading for the new feature skylights. Designers studied the interaction of sidelight and skylight within the spaces as well as the integration of daylight and electric light throughout the year to optimise each system.
Studio Three Twenty One worked with Aion LED to integrate its direct and indirect linear LED lighting into the building structure to highlight and celebrate the beautiful stone walls, as well as the upper level vaulted ceilings. Aion LED was both a strategic partner and vendor for the project by working with the lighting designers closely to create the dramatic vision of lighting that they were looking for while developing smaller, tighter profiles, and modified mounting assemblies to make it possible to always conceal the source of the lighting, while meeting the client’s budget.
The front of the building along Highway 29 was tailored to meet the needs of the new indoor/outdoor restaurant, while the upper level also includes a retail hall, wine tasting and VIP tasting venues. The lower level includes a pre-function space, barrel room, event space, wine library and café that spills out into the courtyard beyond the east façade of the building.
The indirect landscape lighting and façade uplighting creates a warm and inviting connection between the interior and exterior spaces, and supports the outdoor patio café and restaurant functions, including a lounge, bar, dining space and Yakitori grill.
www.studio-321.com
www.sb-architects.com
www.bhdstudios.com
www.aionled.com
Zumtobel launch 2018 Photographic Competition
(Austria) - The Zumtobel Photographic Competition has opened for entries, based on the theme “Photos You Can Feel”.
Now in its 22nd year, the unique Zumtobel Photographic Competition, in which entrants are invited to show off their photographic talent using a dedicated app, has opened for entries.
Since its inception, more than ten thousand architects have entered the Zumtobel Photographic Competition, providing great images that helped to make it a ‘must do’ in the architectural calendar. Partnering with photographer Emmanuel Cole, the 2018 competition has the theme “Photos You Can Feel” and this year Zumtobel has the feeling that there will be even more imaginative entries than in past years as it grows in popularity.
Participants can enter by registering using the website www.zumtobelphoto.com, after which an email will then be sent with a link to download the app. They are then invited to take pictures that utilise light using the app, with a limit of 24 exposures. Previous winners can be found on the dedicated Instagram and Twitter accounts.
Images will upload automatically to the website where visitors can view both their own pictures and those of others. The competition closes on 21st December, after which entries will be judged by a 7-person panel made up of journalists, architects and Emmanuel Cole.
The top 20 finalists will be invited to a presentation event where they will be presented with their picture framed. There will also be prizes for the top three entries.
Issue 105
arc Aug/Sep 2018 – Issue 105
Remember, remember the 19th and 20th of September. Making lighting specification an integral part of London Design Festival…
The preparations for darc room, London Design Festival’s lighting destination, are now well under way and we’re very excited with the event that we have put together. With 50 brands participating (see www.darcroom.com for the list so far) and a great educational workshop (darc room : workshops) and live streamed seminar programme (darc room : live) being curated by our friends, Light Collective, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than the critically acclaimed inaugural launch. This year we have moved darc room to Shoreditch High Street in the heart of the Shoreditch Design Triangle as we continue to make lighting specification an integral part of London Design Festival, something that has been neglected for far too long, to promote cross-discipline discussion and knowledge-sharing.
It will be a two-day event on 19th and 20th September with social activities on both evenings including the launch of our Inspirations book in collaboration with Light Collective and sponsored by Delta Light. If you can’t get away during office hours then come along for a drink (exhibitors will also be hosting stand parties) and a chat from 6pm until the close at 10pm.
The entry period for darc awards / architectural closes on 28th September, just after darc room ends and I hope that you will all participate. Our awards is the only industry programme that involves peer-to-peer voting so it’s a great way to get your projects and products the exposure that they deserve. This year’s event will take place on 6th December at MC Motors, London. We have all mourned the demise of the industry Christmas party so this year we decided to organise our own! As usual, all independent lighting designers and light artists who vote in the awards get a free ticket to come to the party. Suppliers have to pay a hefty fee so why not become a sponsor to really benefit from the exposure you get from creating your own installation with a top lighting design practice? There’s just a couple of sponsorship slots remaining.
I hope that you will participate in both our events this year. They promise to be two great (and fun!) dates in the lighting and design calendar.
Paul James
Editor
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SLV Group announce new CEO
(Germany) - Eric Lachambre becomes the new CEO of SLV, having previously held roles at Schneider Electric and Hilti.
SLV Group has appointed Eric Lachambre as its new Chief Executive Officer. The move comes as part of an overall company strategy to consolidate and expand SLV’s position in the European lighting market.
Originally from France, Lachambre brings outstanding technical and economic expertise to the role: following his management activities for Schneider Electric and Hilti, and contributing significantly to WILO's success as a board member.
Lachambre is focused on his primary tasks at SLV Group; accelerating the digitilisation of the company, optimising sales and marketing processes, and expanding market share around the world: “I look forward to bringing my knowledge and experience to SLV Group, modernising and strengthening what is already a successful international brand, whilst maximising the many opportunities we face to reach our full global potential.”
ILP’s ‘How To Be Brilliant’ initiative expands to Edinburgh
(UK) - The Institute of Lighting Professionals has announced it is expanding its ‘How To Be Brilliant’ initiative in Edinburgh on 3 October 2018.
The How To Be Brilliant series is aimed at new comers to the lighting profession such as students, interns, apprentices and career changers and offers a variety of fun, free, friendly and accessible events.
As one of the first independent professional bodies in the lighting industry, the ILP approached renowned lighting designers, who students wouldn’t normally get to meet. These designers agree to give a talk about something that wouldn’t tend to be covered in formal education and stay for the evening to talk to attendees on a one to one basis. The initiative has been running in London since 2014, with the support of acdc, and has created a diverse community interested in lighting design.
The Edinburgh session will be given by Malcolm Innes from the School of Arts and Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier University, and is entitled ‘True Colours: Explorations in Art, Design and Research’.
All are welcome at the event and free places are bookable at: www.theilp.org.uk/brillianted
For more info, contact: Jess Gallacher, ILP Operations Manager: jess@theilp.org.uk
Targetti celebrates 90 years by looking to the future
(Italy) - Targetti is marking its 90th anniversary with a renewed focus on innovation, growth and technical-design partnerships.
Italian manufacturer Targetti is celebrating 90 years in business by focusing on future growth following last year’s buyout by 3F Filippi.
The consolidation, which took place in December of last year, allowed for the development of a series of strategic synergies from a business and trade perspective, thanks to 3F Filippi’s position in the technical and high efficiency lighting industry.
Part of one of the five largest Italian groups in the lighting field, Targetti is celebrating its 90th anniversary by marking a new phase in its history and focusing on innovation, growth and prestigious technical-design partnerships.
“Technological innovation is and will always be increasingly relevant to architectural lighting,” commented Gianluca Cricchi, General Manager of Targetti. “This is the reason we are an avant-garde company that is able to take advantage of the potential provided by new technology by anticipating the needs of designers.”
Enormous focus on Research and Development therefore continues to be one of Targetti’s ambitions. This is shown in the many partnerships the company has started with large architecture and design firms to develop innovative lighting solutions. For example, recently Targetti’s Zedge range of step lights and floorwashers, designed in collaboration with Gensler, was extended.
To confirm the renewed dynamism of the company, investments have been planned to create new “Targetti spaces” for the headquarters in Florence and branches in Paris and Shanghai.
“The development of these spaces stems from the desire to provide the company with places for dialogue and confrontation with our natural counterparts, i.e. architects, interior designers and lighting designers,” explained Giovanni Bonazzi, Managing Director of the 3F Filippi – Targetti Group.
“More than focusing on the past, we are using the 90th anniversary to bear witness to the renewed enthusiasm of a solid, young company that focuses greatly on the future,” Bonazzi continued.
“A future to be faced bolstered by the prestige that we have acquired at an international level and are supported by some recent high profile projects such as the Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Luis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, the Torre Costanera Center in Santiago del Cile, the Salone dei Cinquecento and the Zeffirelli Museum in Florence and the Rialto Bridge in Venice.”
Speirs + Major unveil plans for London Design Festival
(UK) – The lighting designers have designed the lighting for a special pavilion created for this year’s London Design Festival.
Speirs + Major has unveiled its lighting design for Framework for Exchange, a collaboration between Universal Design Studio and The Office Group (TOG) created for London Design Festival 2018.
The project is a temporary pavilion in Shoreditch designed to encourage interaction, openness, collaboration and community.
Standing at 7.4-metres high, the structure is intended for use throughout the day and evening. The pavilion features open sides and a polycarbonate roof. As daylight fades, the lighting approach transforms the façade into a dynamic lantern, attracting attention from people passing in the street.
Cool blue light floods the interior volume, saturating the grid wall, floor and staircase, creating a translucent screen that is enlivened by shadows from the interaction within. Contrasting warmer light cuts through this cool backdrop, providing visual focus, while accentuating the architectural elements that facilitate the process of exchange and encourage social interaction.
Part of the core design philosophy is that the pavilion should have the potential for social impact through the creative ideas generated and shared in the space, yet leave no physical trace post-residence. In respect of this, the lighting design is executed entirely with rented equipment.
Mark Major, Principal of Speirs + Major, commented: "We were thrilled to be invited to work on this project with UDS, which has allowed us to explore how skilfully integrated light could reinforce the narrative of ‘exchange and collaboration’ while delivering a clear and visually enticing identity for the pavilion after dark.
“It was a real treat to work with this cutting edge design team on such an innovative project, and to be able to see our ideas come to fruition in a comparatively short time frame has been immensely rewarding."
The pavilion will host a programme of activities and workshop events running concurrently throughout the week. More information on the events can be found at www.londondesignfestival.com/event/framework-exchange-0.
www.speirsandmajor.com
www.londondesignfestival.com
Amsterdam Light Festival announces seventh edition
(Netherlands) – The full lineup of artists and installations has been announced for the seventh annual Amsterdam Light Festival, beginning on 29 November 2018.
The Amsterdam Light Festival will return to the Dutch capital for a seventh year in November, with 30 artworks in place to illuminate the city centre.
For this year’s edition, artists, designers and architects from sixteen different countries will share their interpretation of the central theme: The Medium is the Message, the famous statement made by Canadian scientist and philosopher Marshall McLuhan. The idea behind his statement was simple: the way we send a message is at least as important as the message itself.
The participating artists focused on questions such as: what role does light play as a medium or a message? And how can light create spaces that would otherwise have remained invisible?
The city of Amsterdam as a medium for telling stories is also a central part of this edition. On behalf of the festival, art historian Koen Kleijn went in search of remarkable stories about the city and from October onward they will be released as a ten-part series on the festival website. In his stories Kleijn identifies the connection between the city and the central theme.
There will be one exhibition, in the historical centre of Amsterdam, which can be experienced in different ways: by boat, by bike or on foot. This year, for the very first time, visitors can vote for their favourite light artwork. The Public Award will be presented to the artist of the winning artwork in the last weekend of the festival.
A selection of the participating artists and artworks for this year’s festival includes Ivana Jelić and Pavle Petrović of Serbia, who found inspiration for their work Starry Night in Van Gogh’s famous painting of the same name. Since the beginning of the 21st century, as a result of the increase in light pollution, starry nights are less and less visible in urban areas. With the installation Starry Night, the Serbian duo will give Amsterdam its starry night back, reminding visitors of what they are missing out on.
Elsewhere, French artist collective Groupe LAPS has designed Spider on the Bridge: 80 spiders of two metres each, which together form one gigantic spider on the bridge between the Herengracht and Amstel. Light effects will give the illusion that the creatures are crawling all over each other.
Other participating artists include Australian duo amigo & amigo with their Parabolic Lightcloud installation and Israel’s OGE Group, whose Light a Wish installation is a clear example of the powerful way in which light arouses emotions.
Dutch visual artist Jeroen Henneman is guest of honour at Amsterdam Light Festival 2018-2019. Well known for his sculptures that look like 'standing drawings', he has designed exclusively for Amsterdam Light Festival Two Lamps, two gigantic lamp sculptures that will have their own stage between the streetlights in the famous 'Golden Bend' along the Herengracht. By day, the lamps form a graphic, dark silhouette, by night a 'drawn' line of light.
Amsterdam Light Festival will run from 29 November 2018 to 20 January 2019.
www.amsterdamlightfestival.com
Phoscope launches a lighting initiative in Puerto Rico
(USA) – Think tank on light PhoScope is launching Recreo de Noche in Puerto Rico, a model that will rapidly deploy solar lighting in community playgrounds.
Recreo de Noche is a replicable model for the procurement of a set of solar lighting products to community groups who will distribute and install them in collaboration with teams of volunteers. These teams will assist the process with public discussions and participatory workshops on light and lighting.
PhoScope partnered with Lighting In Action (LIA) and Concepteurs Lumière Sans Frontières (LSF) to implement a pilot project in San Juan with the Corporation del Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña (ENLACE) and the local communities in Autumn 2018. The model will then be replicated in Puerto Rico.
The pilot project for Recreo de Noche was made possible through donations from Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) and the New York City Section of the Illumination Engineering Society (IESNYC). PhoScope is now fundraising to launch more projects and to create a Volunteer Training Programme with free downloadable resources for Recreo de Noche’s volunteers and local communities.
For more information, visit: http://www.phoscope.org/phoshaping/recreo-de-noche/ or contact Nathalie Rozot +1 347 387 7119, nrozot@phoscope.org
Increase in visitor numbers for GILE 2018
(China) – The 23rd instalment of Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition saw an increase in visitor numbers on previous editions.
More than 165,000 visitors descended on the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from June 9 ‒ 12 for Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition – a five percent increase on 2017.
A total of 2,602 exhibitors demonstrated the latest in lighting and LED products and solutions across nineteen halls and 195,000sqm of exhibition space. The main thoroughfare at the exhibition – The Pearl Promenade – was also a hive of activity as the THINKLIGHT: Embracing Changes Forum enticed visitors to a programme of talks from some of the world’s leading authorities in lighting concepts, technology and design.
Adopting a theme of “Embracing Changes”, the 23rd edition of the fair showcased a plethora of innovative lighting and LED products and solutions as the show reaffirmed its position as the most comprehensive and influential lighting event in Asia.
Commenting on this year’s exhibition, Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai), said: “Embracing change has never been so important for the lighting industry and I am truly pleased to have seen such earnest and forward-looking ideas and approaches on display at the fair.
“The rise in visitor figures demonstrates the renewed industry-wide confidence and positive future outlook for the lighting community. The global transition to connected lighting has the potential to improve the quality of our lives and it will undoubtedly bring previously distinct industry sectors together. GILE will continue to serve as platform that supports these innovations and nurtures future developments.”
www.light.messefrankfurt.com.cn
University of Wismar Master’s programme to offer increased specialisation
(Germany) – The Architectural Lighting and Design Management Master’s programme now includes a specialisation in ‘Heritage Lighting’.
The University of Wismar, alongside Wings Lighting Design, has added increased specialisation to its Architectural Lighting and Design Management Master’s programme.
The ‘Architectural Lighting and Design Management’ programme is a design-based Master’s in lighting design for students and professionals from interior design, architecture, exhibitions and theatre as well as electrical, environmental psychology backgrounds.
The combination of ‘Lighting Design’ and ‘Design Management’ provides students with the creative and technical knowledge to manage lighting design projects as well as the economic and marketing aspects necessary to manage offices professionally.
Starting in October 2018, Wings Lighting Design and the University of Wismar will be offering a specialisation in ‘Heritage Lighting’ to interested students. The specialisation will offer students the possibility to delve deeper into issues like lighting for heritage sites and buildings, lighting for protected sites, conservation, techniques and strategies for such sites and so on. This specialisation is part of a long-term plan to introduce similar specialisations in the field of ‘light’.
The professional study programme ‘Architectural Lighting and Design Management’ was started in September 2012 and is based on more than fifteen years of experience in teaching the Master’s programme for Lighting Design in the Wismar University.
The deadline for application to the Master’s programme has been extended until September 30 2018
www.wings-lightingdesign.com
www.hs-wismar.de