Silhouette Awards Announce Open Call for Mentors
(UK) - Silhouette Awards have announced an open call for mentors for its 2023/2024 programme, the team are encouraging senior members of the lighting industry to apply. Applications are open from Thursday 6 July until Thursday 10 August 2023.
The Silhouette Awards team will review all submissions and contact the successful candidates at the beginning of September 2023, before the new programme begins mid-September.
Those selected will become part of an international network of renowned past and present Mentors, defining the winners of the programme by forming a valued part of the judging panel. Mentors will review all nominations and participate in the independent judging process, before being part of the online winner’s ceremony.
“We launched the Silhouette Awards due to our belief that everyone should be supported and given the opportunity to reach their goals through mentorship. I’m personally very passionate about nurturing young talent, as well as newcomers to the industry. By lifting up emerging talent and helping them excel we are giving back to our much-loved lighting industry. A mentor-mentee relationship can be life changing so we encourage those who have the same passion about making a difference to apply to become one of this season’s mentors,” says Co-Founder, Eve Gaunt.
“Being a mentor comes with great responsibility and commitment towards the young generation, the future of our profession. Reflecting on the two successful years of the Silhouette Awards program and receiving feedback from all past and present mentors, I can say with 100 % certainty that this is a rewarding experience for everyone involved! Together we are stronger and here we are initiating long-lasting professional friendships! We would like to share our deepest gratitude to all those amazing past, present and future Mentors - thank you for the valued support and knowledge you all share,” says Co-Founder, Kate Kolovea.
Applications are open from Thursday 6 July until Thursday 10 August 2023.
Bruce Munro announced as keynote speaker for IALD Enlighten Americas 2023
(Canada) - IALD has announced that artist Bruce Munro will be the opening keynote speaker for the IALD Enlighten Americas 2023 conference.
The Enlighten conference takes place 2 - 4 November at the Fairmont Banff Resort in Banff, Canada. Bruce Munro takes the stage in Friday’s opening session to share his remarkable journey, insights, and perspectives on the interplay between light, art, and human emotions. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to gain inspiration and deepen their understanding of the profound impact of light on our lives and surroundings.
The conference promises to be an exceptional gathering of lighting design professionals, architects, artists, and enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. Together, the hundreds in attendance will explore the latest advancements, exchange ideas, and celebrate the artistry and innovation that defines the lighting design industry.
Munro is renowned for his awe-inspiring large-scale light installations and immersive art experiences that have captivated audiences around the world. His innovative use of light and creativity has earned him recognition as one of the leading artists in the field of light art. His work has been shown in museums and botanical gardens internationally, which centres the use of light on an environmental scale to create an emotional response for the viewer.
“Bruce’s work is a celebration of the relationship between humankind and the natural world as expressed through light,” she said. “Whether indoor or outdoor installations, each gives us reason to pause and consider nature’s role in our perception, emotion, and lasting memory,” says Monica Luz Lobo, President of IALD.
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Nemo Lighting take over the majority of Reggiani Illuminazione
(Italy)- Nemo Lighting has completed an acquisition of a majority stake in Reggiani Illuminazione, the two leading companies in the lighting industry will create a lighting industry hub worth €60 million.
The acquisition contributes to Nemo Lighting’s vision of creating an Italian-led industrial lighting hub, which began in 2020 with the investment in Ilti Luce, which now a Nemo Studio.
The Reggiani family will remain involved in the management of the company and will support owner of Nemo Lighting, Federico Palazzari, who will assume the position of managing director of the group.
“The first objective of this acquisition is to bring new competencies within the group by training and attracting talents. Reggiani's top-level technical skills and positioning will allow the group to create important synergies also at a commercial level, expanding the offer, but above all opportunities,” says Palazzari.
“From a commercial point of view, the two companies will continue to operate as separate entities, maintaining the respective partnerships. The resulting cooperation and synergies at the production level will strengthen the global competitive positioning, making us able to answer to the increasingly broad and sophisticated market needs, with a structured commercial presence in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and the Middle East and a distribution network that covers more than 80 countries,” says Matteo Reggiani, CEO of Reggiani Illuminazone.
DALI Lighting Awards 2022
The DALI Alliance (DiiA), the global industry organisation for DALI lighting control, has revealed the winners of its prestigious DALI Lighting Awards 2022. The standard of entries within each of the eight categories was exceptionally high, and the awards recognise the best use of DALI lighting control applications and solutions around the globe. The international judging panel of lighting designers, lighting magazine editors, and representatives from global lighting organisations picked eight projects as well-deserved winners.
SNLL hosts The Path to Sustainable Lighting Event
(UK) - SLL is hosting The Path to Sustainable Lighting on Tuesday 15 August, both online and in person at Edinburgh’s Napier University. The aim of this event is to learn about how to recognise and quantify the circularity of lighting products together with how to increase their service life. The presentation will take a deep dive into metrics used to quantify the environmental impact of luminaires.
Presented by Stoane Lighting’s Ruairidh McGlynn, Dr. Irene Mazzei, and SLL Vice President Kristina Allison, the event will explore lighting’s role in the climate emergency and how a shift towards more sustainable lighting products will bring important benefits to the environment.
The talk will consist of discussions on the circular economy and how maintaining a product’s value for as long as possible is quintessential. Making sure the environmental impact of each life-cycle stage of a product is unequivocally quantified and kept at its minimum, and how this can be implemented by designers and manufacturers to meet the needs of low impact luminaire production.
Booking is now open and free to attend.
https://www.cibse.org/what-s-on/search-events/the-path-to-sustainable-lighting
Stoane Lighting Host Annual Park Event
(UK) - Stoane Lighting hosted its annual Park Event in London at the end of last month in Hackney, London. The company took over Frizzante Café to showcase new product, Mini G-Cat’ which was designed for Harrods Studio Frantzén with Lighting Design International.
A day sharing food, drink and opening conversations on dark skies lighting, decorative in-ground Mushrooms lit the path with a careful mix of red and amber LEDs; customisable to ensure the most nature friendly selection for a specifier’s location.
The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Roger Sexton with guests chronobiologist and neuroscientist Virginie Gabel from the Good Light Group, and UCL Professor Peter Raynham, who is supporting research that Stoane Lighting are currently undertaking in the light and health section. They introduced ‘The Workplace Light’ - practical response to inadequate indoor lighting; a problem that has a detrimental impact on the health of many. Virginie majored on sleep, why it is so important and how the right daytime light can help improve it.
LIA’s ‘Sustainability Illuminated’ Roundtable Sparks Insights for Sustainable Future
UK - The LIA announced the resounding success of its first ‘Sustainability Illuminated’ Roundtable, was held in conjunction with London’s Climate week 2023.
Held in June at Rotherick House, London, featured a panel of experts and was led by Bob Bohannon, Head of Policy and Sustainability at the roundtable. The experts contributed insights and ideas on addressing how to tackle the issues raised on environmental concerns, while maintaining lighting quality and performance.
Suggestions included that the industry should make improved use of available technology, design approaches, commissioning, and post-occupancy evaluation to effectively address environmental concerns. To do so, implementing technologies such as occupancy sensing and smart lighting can enhance energy efficiency.
Metrics such as standardised, cross-industry metrics such as lifecycle assessments and carbon footprint assessments should be adopted to assess environmental impact. TM66, a useful circular economy metric for street and urban lighting, provides steps for better environmental performance and is rapidly rolling out into other sectors.
Barriers and challenges were also identified during the discussions, such as lack of understanding and awareness of sustainability concepts among consumers and stakeholders, cost considerations of sustainable lighting and the gap between industry’s progress and marketplace perception. Other challenges may include finding solutions for repurposing or recycling legacy products and striking a balance between new technologies and supporting older products.
The panel decided that the direction of travel shall include aligning regulations with genuine sustainable products and embracing new materials and compositions. They will further implement modular approaches, drawing in young talent and considering design preference with consumer expectations. Control and enforcement are said to play a vital role in driving sustainability in the industry.
"The invaluable contributions of our expert panellists made the sessions exceptionally informative, inspiring, and reflective of a collective determination to drive positive change and embrace circularity within the lighting industry. I am eagerly anticipating the engagement and impact the videos from the roundtable will have on the wider industry. As we move forward, we look ahead to our next roundtable and extend an open invitation to even more LIA members to join us on this transformative journey towards a sustainable future" said Ayça Donaghy, CEO of the LIA.