Luxonic opens new London office
(UK) - Situated near St Paul's Cathedral, London base vital in building new pipeline of projects and growing Luxonic's network.
UK-based designer of lighting solutions Luxonic has unveiled a new office in the global capital of architecture, London. With offices already in Manchester and Glasgow, a HQ comprising manufacturing and innovation centre in Basingstoke, and agents located in Belfast and Dubai, the new office in the country’s capital will provide specialist lighting design services for new and existing clients.
Located at 15 Old Bailey, a grade II listed building situated close to St Paul’s Cathedral; the London base will be vital in building a new pipeline of projects and growing Luxonic’s network of specifiers, architects and designers.
Luxonic already counts a number of high profile London schemes in its portfolio, including the luxury One Tower Bridge development, one of the most sought after residential developments in the country, and Cardinal Place, the stand-out Land Securities development in Victoria.
The expansion comes just a few months after the extensive rebrand of the business, designed to modernise and bring Luxonic’s image in line with its design-led approach.
Commenting on the opening of the new office, Luxonic managing director Nick Tavare, said: “It is an exciting year for our business as we celebrate our 30th anniversary as a lighting designer and manufacturer. London is a thriving hub of architecture and design, and as we look to the future, a place we really need to be in order to stay closer to our clients and the people who share our vision for quality design. This tied in with our continued growth over the last couple of years, makes it the perfect time to strengthen our offering by opening a permanent base in the capital.”
Parsons students bring quality illumination to light-deprived Haitian community
(USA) - Students in art and design school's Lighting for Developing Countries class lead installation of solar-powered light poles in Gran Sous, Haiti.
Students from The New School’s Parsons School of Design worked with residents of Gran Sous, Haiti and Roots of Development (ROD), a Washington, D.C.-based community development group, to bring quality illumination to the light-deprived community through the installation of solar-powered light poles.
Led by Parsons faculty member and alumnus Chad Groshart, six students in the Parsons’ Lighting for Developing Countries class traveled 1,500 miles from their New York City classroom to the remote mountain village of Gran Sous to help locals develop, source, and install solar-powered lighting fixtures on five 25-foot-tall poles. The project has had an immediate social and economic impact on the community: residents can now travel more freely and meet for social gatherings after dark.
The culmination of a semester-long study on light poverty in less developed countries, the project embodies Parsons’ commitment to using design to confront pressing social issues.
“Through this project, our students have demonstrated that lighting design has the power to improve the quality of life for an entire community,” Groshart said. “Not only does light allow the community to socialize, study, and sell goods after dark, it is also seen as a marker of progress that will help it to attract more partners to advance development.”
Through each stage of the project, Groshart and his students focused on a homegrown approach to development: The team sourced needed gear from local vendors and worked closely with community residents on the design and installation of the lighting system.
“The idea of development shouldn’t come from us, but from the community with which we’re working,” Groshart said. “There’s a long history of outside organisations with good intentions bringing ill-begotten solutions to Haiti. Our approach, which mirrors the approach of Roots of Development, is to give the community the tools they need to drive their own progress.”
Responding to a request from The Professional Association for the Development and Advancement of Gran Sous (La Gonave), a local community group established by Roots of Development, Groshart and his students worked with local residents to develop an action plan to bring public lighting to their community. Together with residents of Gran Sous, students dug holes for the lights and set them in concrete. The evening of the installation, Groshart and his students were awestruck by the transformation in the community: residents, relishing the new source of light, set up dominoes and card tables while vendors sold snacks.
However, basking in the glow of their newfound resource was not enough for the residents of Gran Sous. Not long after the lights came on, the community was already reaching out to their government, international organisations, and outside communities to strategise ways of expanding lighting to other parts of Haiti.
“After we completed the task of installing several solar lighting fixtures around Grand Sous, the faces of the residents told an entire story in one glance,” Alexander Valencia, MA Architecture ‘17, said. “They were proud of their lights and everyone in La Gonave was excited about the development. But more important than their sense of pride was their sense of connection to the larger community of Haiti and the rest of the world.”
The project was sponsored by Atelier Ten Foundation, Bartco Lighting, Lumenwerx Lighting, and USAI Lighting.
GILE 2016 attendance reaches record high
(China) - 21st Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition showcases latest wave of innovative lighting products to 140,000+ visitors - a six per cent increase on last year's numbers.
Taking the lighting sector’s transformation in stride, the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) wrapped up its 21st edition with visitor figures reaching a record high.
The expo maintains its steady position as an influential and comprehensive lighting and LED event by receiving strong industry support – support that was demonstrated through its largest annouced visitor figures in decades. The 2016 edition, held from 9 – 12 June at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, welcomed 145,080 visitors (2015: 135,990) – more than a six percent increase from last year’s numbers – from 137 countries and regions. These professionals hailed from China as well as from various developed and emerging markets worldwide. The top 10 overseas visiting countries and regions were Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the US, Australia, Italy and Germany.
Though the show coincided with a national Chinese holiday, the Dragon Boat Festival, the seventeen exhibition halls were abuzz all four days. The brightly illuminated booths of 2,399 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions lined 175,000 gross sqm of exhibit space. Not only was the latest wave of innovative lighting-related products showcased but companies also staged the newest applications for retail, residential, industrial, office, hospitality, transport and urban purposes. Some of the offerings on display included:
- Chip Scale Package (CSP) technology
CSP simplifies packaging processes by allowing more flexible and compact LED module and fixture designs to reduce overall system costs.
- Driver on board (DoB) technology
DoB packages power drivers directly onto circuit boards to minimise the light source size. DoB solutions are easy to install, have cost-effective drivers and adjustable lightning sources.
- Filament LEDs
A hot item at GILE 2016, filament bulbs combine the benefits of LED lamps with the design of incandescent bulbs that is valued by traditionalists.
- Specialised lighting applications
UV packages with different wavelengths can be broadly applied to industrial PCB colloid curing, printer ink dryers, money verifiers, nail curing and tanning machines. Also exhibited were radiation-, lead- and mercury-free UV/IR LED modules that are ideal for outdoor lighting applications. Horticultural LED lighting with small form factors, high efficiency and long service life, provide flexibility for growers. Dimmable and controllable, these LEDs can be easily set in cycles to promote plant growth.
- Smart lighting
Integrated smart lighting systems for the home boast unique user interfaces and panel controls that monitor movement. Also showcased were outdoor smart lighting solutions that combine real-time video surveillance, charge management and Wi-Fi-enabled app control functions.
Regarding this year’s show, Lucia Wong, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, commented: “The convergence of lighting with state-of-the-art designs and technologies was prevalent in every dimension of the 2016 fair through the display of new product developments as well as design and connectivity concepts. I am sincerely grateful for the global lighting community’s support and demonstration of an all-inclusive mix of lighting applications. Unrelenting innovation and the exchange of market intelligence are vital to the progression of the lighting industry, and we will continue to foster these elements as a global platform committed to unearthing the industry’s breakthrough advancements.”
Seminars and expert dialogue stimulated exploration of lighting industry’s different dimensions
Identified by the theme “THNKLIGHT: A new dimension”, the 2016 fair curated a matching event programme to promote the discussion and creation of big ideas. Over 100 seminar sessions came to life with expert speakers and attendees representing various facets of the lighting world. They engaged in dialogue concerning the various multitudes of lighting and shed light on the future of the industry.
Guest speaker and lighting designer for the City of Malmö in Sweden, Johan Moritz, explained: “Everyone is talking about big data, smart cities, artificial intelligence and the IoT. Lighting is not only about energy efficiency anymore but more about delivering human-centric solutions and comfort to human beings.”
Lear Hsieh, another seminar speaker and President of the Chinese Lighting Designer Association, shares similar views. He added: “Lighting in the future will be a combination of various technologies and it will automatically adjust according to human behaviours. Devices for lighting and ambiance will eventually be indistinguishable and we will only see the light, instead of the housings, that we ought to see.”
Moving forward, Bryan Douglas, CEO and Secretary General at the Lighting Council Australia and Global Lighting Association, respectively, shares how companies can adapt to the changing landscape. He stated: “In the future, companies must further consolidate and form partnerships with high-tech players to survive. They must embrace smart lighting, smart cities and connected lighting, and all luminaires must have the capabilities to have full connectivity.”
The fair’s multiscale efforts to stimulate exchange of new lighting concepts began in January 2016. In the lead up to the show, industry professionals submitted entries that revealed sustainability, digitalisation and individualisation are gaining ever-increasing importance in the lighting field. Moreover, experts agree that lighting is expanding beyond basic illumination and playing a more integral role in users’ daily lives. The fair demonstrated that lighting can improve moods, optimise work performance, heighten security and improve overall health.
From a design perspective, one show participant likened lighting to a delicate art – an art that requires creating balance between the atmosphere and functionality to create experiences by accentuating and reinterpreting architecture. Other specialists, who see lighting as a service, believe a properly designed and optimised lighting system can impact an organisation’s financial bottom line. They also shared that, over time, lighting will become more controllable and this will give way to emergence of more innovations.
Exhibitors and vistors discover valuable business prospects at the fair
Once again, GILE cemented its position as a gathering point for the global lighting community. Both exhibitors and visitors alike spoke positively about their ability to achieve their business objectives at the fair.
Somnuk Ovuthitham, CEO at LeKise Lighting Co Ltd from Thailand, said: “GILE is an influential lighting exhibition with countless interesting products and technologies attracting suppliers and customers. There are ample opportunities for us here and we have already found promising business leads with visitors from the Middle East, Europe and Asia.”
Twelve-time exhibitor from Italy, Fumagalli, shares the same sentiment. Chiara Fumagalli, Commercial Director at the company, expressed: “The show, for us, is a meeting point for existing partners, finding new ones and connecting with component suppliers. Frankly speaking, I am happy about this exhibition and it gives us good results. We have been able to achieve all of our objectives here and we will return.”
For Toshiki Nakata, Japan Optical Liquid Product Development Group Leader at Dow Corning’s Japan office, the fair enables him to see and be seen in the market. Mr Nakata shared: “Here, we can connect with industry professionals and competitors to better understand the market. The exhibition also provides a good chance to learn how many players are in the industry and how active they are.”
Domestic exhibitor Guo Zhijun, Deputy General Manager at Everfine Corporation, said: “GILE is one of the most influential platforms for the development of the lighting and LED industry. The show covers everything from raw materials and equipment to applications and finished products. This enables us to connect with clients throughout the entire supply chain as well as discuss technological know-how with other exhibitors. We strongly recommend the fair to our industry peers and will be back again next year.”
The fair is also effective for buyers. Mustafa Ergin Gungormez, Purchasing Manager at Pelsan from Turkey, commented: “I came to GILE to source outdoor and indoor lighting, and have already met some potential suppliers that meet my quality requirements and placed orders with them. The fair is very effective as it allows me to find a wide range of suppliers that can produce good quality products that are reasonably priced.”
Return visitor from India and representative for True Light, Rupesh Mehta, expressed: “The show is indeed a good platform to not only source products but also to learn about the new ideas floating around in the industry. Extensive product variety and the latest technologies, coupled with clear advantages will bring us back to this exhibition next year.”
GILE connects serious business players together. Robert Paajanen, CEO and Managing Director at AIRAM / Oy Airam Electric Ab from Finland, disclosed: “I have been visiting the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition for five years now and I look forward to sourcing the newest lighting components every time. I have already met a few suppliers here and will visiting their manufacturing facilities after the show.”
The success of the 21st edition builds excitement for the 2017 show. Wong added: “The lighting industry is evolving with opportunities abound and giving rise to more advanced technologies. As the industry evolves and transforms, the lighting community will learn to adapt to and seize never-before-seen challenges and opportunities. By striving to keep information flow and dialogue open, GILE will continue to stay abreast of the latest industry developments and support the exploration of the new dimensions of lighting.”
The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition was held concurrently with Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology. Both events are headed by the biennial Light + Building event which will take place from 18 – 23 March 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany. The next edition of Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is scheduled to take place from 9 – 12 June 2017 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou.
www.guangzhou-international-lighting-exhibition.hk.messefrankfurt.com
Amerlux joins Philips Lighting's EnabLED Licensing Program
(Netherlands) - Second to be announced within a week, Amerlux joins more than 200 other US companies in Philips’ licensing program.
Philips Lighting has announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with the US company Amerlux. The license, based on Philips Lighting’s EnabLED licensing program’s published terms and conditions, provides Amerlux with full, worldwide access to a wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies. As a result of the agreement, the outstanding litigation between the companies related to patents offered under the EnabLED licensing program for LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs has been dismissed. To date more than 200 US companies have joined the EnabLED program and Amerlux is the second to be announced within a week.
“We are very pleased that Amerlux has joined more than 200 other US companies in our licensing program. Philips Lighting has long believed that sharing its wide-ranging LED lighting innovations through licensing accelerates the adoption of LED lighting and fosters the growth of the LED industry,” said Frank Bistervels, Senior Director for Intellectual Property Licensing at Philips Lighting.
The license agreement with Amerlux follows earlier agreements between Philips Lighting and more than 600 lighting companies including, amongst others, Acuity Brands, Cooper Lighting, Generation Brands, Nora Lighting, Troy-CSL Lighting, Osram, Cree and Zumtobel. Philips Lighting aims to accelerate market adoption and growth of LED-based products by making available to the lighting industry its market-leading patented LED luminaire and retrofit bulb technologies.
www.ip.philips.com/licensing/enabled
www.amerlux.com
MD-SIG launches LEDset specifications
(USA) - Two new specifications from industry consortium MD-SIG to make matching LED modules with configurable LED drivers easier.
The Module-Driver Interface Special Interest Group (MD-SIG), a lighting-industry consortium, has published its LEDset specifications. LEDset provides the lighting market with a standardised, multi-vendor, electrical interface for LED systems, which simplifies the process of matching LED modules with suitable drivers.
MD-SIG is an open, global consortium consisting of leading lighting and LED driver manufacturers: BAG electronics, BJB, Helvar, OSRAM, Panasonic/Vossloh-Schwabe, Philips Lighting, TCI and Zumtobel/Tridonic.
Today, there are many different options on the market for communication and power transmission between an LED control gear (driver) and one or more LED modules. This leads to increased complexity, availability issues and risk of incompatibility for fixture OEMs.
MD-SIG was formed with the aim of introducing a standardised electrical interface between LED control gear and LED modules. This ‘missing link’ is an essential feature of a mature components business for solid-state lighting.
The LEDset interface created by MD-SIG meets the growing demand in the market for harmonisation, and makes it much easier to match LED modules with configurable LED drivers.
Specification Details
MD-SIG has published two specification documents – the “LEDset Power Interface Specification” and the “LEDset1 Information Interface Specification” – which can be downloaded from the MD-SIG website (ledset-standard.org/specifications).
The LEDset Power Interface Specification describes the data-sheet information that should be provided for LED modules and LED drivers, in terms of the output current, voltage and power ranges.
With this standardised approach, luminaire makers can identify interoperable components without the risk of inaccurate matching due to poorly-defined specification parameters (e.g. temperature drift, forward-voltage tolerances and current-modulation effects). The specification also describes the testing conditions and measurement methods that should be used to verify the provided information.
The LEDset1 Information Interface Specification describes a setting method that uses a resistor to configure the output current of a window driver. The resistor is attached to the driver in the production line of the luminaire manufacturer. The LEDset1 interface can alternatively be used to automatically adapt the output current of a window driver according to an integrated coding resistor on the LED module(s). It also supports thermal de-rating of LED modules with integrated temperature sensors. Digital configuration methods are under consideration for future specifications.
The MD-SIG specifications are complementary to those developed by the Zhaga Consortium, another lighting-industry organisation that is independent from MD-SIG. Zhaga defines various interfaces between LED components and LED luminaires, but it does not address the electrical interface between LED modules and drivers. Instead, several Zhaga Books already contain references to the new MD-SIG specifications.
Troy-CSL joins Philips Lighting's EnabLED Licensing Program
(Netherlands) - Troy-CSL Lighting deal follows earlier agreements between Philips and more than 600 lighting companies.
Philips Lighting has announced that it signed a patent license agreement with the US company Troy-CSL Lighting. The license, based on Philips Lighting’s EnabLED program’s published terms and conditions, provides Troy-CSL Lighting with full, worldwide access to a wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies. As a result of the agreement, all outstanding litigations between the companies related to patents offered under the EnabLED Licensing Program for LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs have been dismissed.
“Concluding license agreements with companies like Troy-CSL Lighting, in what is an open and transparent license program, is helping to accelerate the adoption of energy efficient LED lighting, which is good for the growth of the industry and the environment,” said Frank Bistervels, Senior Director for Intellectual Property Licensing at Philips Lighting.
The license agreement with Troy-CSL Lighting follows earlier agreements between Philips Lighting and more than 600 lighting companies including, amongst others, Acuity Brands, Cooper Lighting, Generation Brands, Nora Lighting, Osram, Cree and Zumtobel. Philips Lighting aims to accelerate market adoption and growth of LED-based products by making available to the lighting industry its market-leading patented LED luminaire and retrofit bulb technologies.
www.ip.philips.com/licensing/enabled
www.troy-lighting.com
Codega Prize calls for entries
(Italy) - International lighting design award calls for entries into Lighting Design and Lighting Solution categories before 12 September 2016.
Now in its fourth edition, the Codega Prize is the international award to Lighting Design excellence assigned to professionals for their creativity and know-how in transforming LED technologies into new ideas. Promoted by Assodel (Italian Association of Electronics Clusters) in partnership with IDEA (International Distribution of Electronics Association), under the patronage of APIL (Italian Association of Lighting Professionals), the prize aims at disseminating the importance of the quality and versatility of LED lighting and of an 'intelligent' and integrated use of light.
The Codega Prize includes two categories:
1 – Lighting Design – a recognition of the best independent lighting designers and professionals’ realisations or installations.
2 – Lighting Solution – a recognition of the best LED solutions/systems and luminaires.
Both recognitions underline the innovative dimension of lighting design, where there must be creativity but also technological research, development of customised solutions and positive results in terms of energy efficiency and human well-being.
The Jury of the Codega Prize is composed by qualified experts of lighting and electronics sectors:
- Massimo Malaguti – Director of Univeneto
- Domenico Caserta – President of Assodel
- Paul James – Mondo*Arc Editor in chief
- Paola Urbano – Lighting Designer, Co-founder of APIL and Member of its Board
- Maurizio Rossi – Director of Lighting Design & LED Technology Master at Politecnico of Milan
- Fabio Peron – Teacher at IUAV University of Venice
- Stefano Catucci – Director of Lighting Design Master at La Sapienza University of Roma
- Francesco Iannone – Lighting designer
- Gary Kibblewhite – Past president of IDEA
The Codega Prize ceremony will take place on Friday 7 October 2016 in Venice, in the magic venue of Peggy Guggenheim Collection, following the conference dedicated to lighting design that will be held at ILLUMINOTRONICA – the Italian event devoted to LED lighting that will take place from 6-8 October (www.illuminotronica.it)
Participation is simple and free of charge. Projects have to be sent before the 12 September 2016.
Follow this link to find out more about the prize, regulation and application form.
Astro moves HQ
(UK) – British lighting manufacturer's new Harlow location features 86,000sqft of office and manufacturing space.
Setting Astro up for its next stage of growth, the new headquarters is purpose-built to bring its distinct design language from Harlow into the world. With the design and prototyping department, photographic studio, showroom, warehousing and despatch all under one roof, the growing team now enjoy an interior which reflects and nurtures the company’s design led approach and brand values.
In less than twenty years, Astro has moved from home-based start up to a £20 million concern doing business with some 70 countries around the world. Its founders John fearon and James Bassant, chairman and design director respectively, remain at the heart of the business.
Astro has achieved consistent growth since its beginning, and its new facility will help continue on this path.
Max Guzzini elected President of ASSIL
(Italy) - Massimiliano Guzzini accepts position with the goal of bringing Association of Italian Lighting Manufacturers to more active role in Italy and Europe.
The Association of Italian Lighting Manufacturers has announced the election of Massimiliano Guzzini as its president.
ASSIL represents and protects around 80 Italian companies belonging to the categories of lighting, electrical components for fittings and systems, LED and light sources with a global turnover of €2.5bn (about 60% of the industry turnover in Italy) and employs more than 8,000 people.
Through its representatives, ASSIL actively participates in all nine working groups in Lighting Europe (Smart, Human Centric Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Energy Efficiency, Systems, Surveillance, Standardisation, Statistics and Strategy), the Brussels-based association that supports and defends the lighting industry in Europe in close connection to the European Parliament that works to promote efficient lighting that benefits the environment, the wellbeing and safety of people, and sets industrial guidelines in Europe.
Massimiliano Guzzini, who is also on the Lighting Europe Executive Board, stated:
“I’ve accepted this position with the goal of bringing ASSIL towards a more active role in Italy and Europe to benefit our system of companies, promoting the topics of innovation that with Lighting Europe we’re developing in the 2025 Strategic Road Map, based on LEDification, Internet of Things and Human Centric Lighting. Innovation is the engine of growth and internationalisation, and more than anything it’s a cultural phenomenon.
‘‘Promoting the know-how and knowledge of light as a technical, regulatory, social and cultural element leads to the training of professionals who are better informed and geared towards quality products and companies. Innovation and culture are values that the Italian industry has in its DNA more than anyone else; values that should be protected by national and European norms and regulations that guarantee the same opportunities for everyone.’’
Lights in Alingsås reveals 2016 light trail
(Sweden) - Returning to locations and paths illuminated in previous years, seventeenth light trail ends in Stork shopping centre, where Children's Lights is located this year.
The route of the light trail has been fixed for this year's Lights in Alingsås festival. The light trail takes visitors through the town, where seven urban locations including bridges, tunnels and a graveyard, along with a residential area and a park, provide inspiration for innovative and exciting light installations by this year's eight international lighting designers.
“We hope that visitors will look at the illuminated areas in Alingsås in a new way, leading them to discover forgotten places they may previously have walked past without thinking about,’’ said Angelica Larsson, Event Manager.
This year's theme is The Enlightenment which is based on the UN's seventeen global sustainable development goals, which in turn leaves their mark on the light trail.
‘‘This year we hope that the light trail will fire interest in sustainability issues, which are so important to highlight. These questions are easily forgotten, just like certain places. We hope that visitors will realise that sustainability is about so much more than just the environment,’’ said Margaretha Stenmark, Workshop Manager. ‘‘No efforts which work towards a better world are too small,’’ concluded Stenmark.
This year the Lights in Alingsås festival is being held for the seventeenth year in a row and it is a challenge to find new routes for the popular light trail, which draws in the region of 90,000 visitors a year.
Kjell Hult, Development Manager at Alingsås municipality commented: ‘‘The walk will take visitors between roughly 45 minutes and one hour, and begin and end in the centre of the town. Now we’re returning to locations and paths we’ve illuminated in previous years. It's interesting to compare the past and present.’’
‘‘Usually it's difficult to make something special out of everyday environments. I'm most excited about what we're going to find at Nyebrogatan. It's a place that many people pass every day, but without thinking about it or its surroundings,’’ added Hult.
The light trail will start at Estrad conference and events centre in Alingsås. After this the walk continues past Christinae Church, goes into Plantaget park and crosses the bridge over Säveån, and continues along Sidenvägen, where installation number three can be found. It then turns back towards the town centre along Kyrkstigen at Nyebro, continues down towards Brunnsparken, continues through Nygrens passage and ends up in the Stork shopping centre, where Children's Lights is located this year.
‘‘At this very moment we’re planning one of many additional installations. In Plantaget park visitors will find examples of solar powered light installations,’’ said Larsson.
This year's head designers were in Alingsås for a weekend in February where they went around the town with the team, looking for suitable places to build their theme-based installations. Exactly what the light installations will look like is not finally decided until one week before the event starts, when designers and students work together in a week-long workshop to construct the installations.
Installations along the light trail:
A Time to Reflect, Team Gilmore
Global Goal No 16 - Peace and justice.
The aim is to promote peaceful and inclusive communities and encourage sustainable development. With the local church acting as a site, visitors are offered a chance to reflect.
The Red Button, Team Valero 2
Global Goal No 13 - Climate action, No 14 - Life below water, No 15 - Life on land.
The installation alongside the bridge, the edges of the path and in the water, is designed to increase our understanding of how wonderful this earthly paradise is - but also how weak and vulnerable.
The Abandoned House, Team Basler
Global Goal No 10 - Reduced inequalities.
The goal is to reduce inequalities within and between countries. In her creation of the deserted little house with its large barn, Jytte wants to illustrate the contrasts of modern society and show that not everyone can be part of the idyll we take for granted.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Team Brockway
Global Goal No 1 - No poverty.
In a Green Room, C.J highlights how people in extreme poverty are displaced and become invisible in today's society.
Gender Equality, Team De Schutter
Global Goal No 5 - Gender Equality
Along the path to the church, passing several key points, the focus is on women's rights and opportunities in all aspects of today's society.
Nature Calling, Team Carucci & Hagström
Global Goal No 13 - Climate action.
Nature is calling. Our designers want to get us involved in environmental issues through education and active participation, and by appealing to our consciences.
Life Below Water, Team Trylski
Global Goal No 14 - Life below water.
In its panoramic view the design presents us with an insight into the precarious state of water, but also the hope that by working together we can change the situation for the better.
Highlights - experiences along the way
Look out for other exciting, magical light installations along the light trail. Companies, associations and private individuals have also been invited to interpret this year's theme.
Children's Lights
Children from Alingsås pre-schools and schools have created their own light installations that show what they make of this year's theme. Come to Galleria Stork to see the exhibition showing how our young people interpret the Global Goals. In collaboration with Sparbanken Alingsås, Estrad, Komtek och Gallerian Storken.
Lights in Alingsås will run from 30 September to 6 November, 2016
PLDC 2017 venue confirmed
(France) - Featuring new modernised conference format, Professional Lighting Design Convention to be held in Paris, France at Palais des Congrès from 1 – 4 November, 2017.
PLDC 2017 will take place in Paris and will be held at the Palais des Congrès – a modern convention centre that claims to be the largest in Europe. Located at the end of the Champs Élysées, with close access to the Périphérique, the venue is ideally positioned within the city. It has its own metro station for easy access and has a number of high and medium class hotels close by for attendees’ comfort and convenience.
The PLDC organisers will be cooperating with key persons in the Paris Municipality to take the event to a new level. Paris was one of the first cities to start using street lights during the Great Exhibition of 1889, and was promptly referred to as the City of Light. The city fathers now have the chance to regain the title in the modern sense as the “City of Light 4.0”. By the year 2020, Paris is planning to change its public lighting system radically. In future, more emphasis will be placed on the needs of pedestrians and cyclists.
The convention will again be built around a three-day professional conference offering around 70 professional papers given by high-profile speakers from the world of lighting design, architecture, research, city planning, daylight design and other related professions. Three tracks will be offering traditional 45-minute presentations, the Research track will adopt a new format comprising twenty-minute scientific papers, including both Lighting Application Research and R+D. A Call for Papers will be issued on 1 September 2016. The convention will also include invited Keynote Speakers, a manufacturers’ exhibition, pre-convention meetings, excursions to lighting / architectural projects, social events, moderated discussions, the final round of The Challenge, self-running electronic poster presentations, lighting installations in the City of Paris and a Gala Dinner during which the Professional Lighting Design Recognition Awards will be given for outstanding achievements in Architectural Lighting Design.
For the PLDC Paris edition, the organisers have announced that the conference format has been modernised in accordance with feedback provided by an international Think Tank and other partners. PLDC remains a four-track conference, but the structure has been amended slightly so that the audience will only have to select between three papers at the same time, instead of four. The Research track has been split into two and will feature twenty-minute papers on research findings from independent researchers and designers plus cutting-edge R&D input.
In preparation for the convention in Paris, and to give the Professional Lighting Design community the opportunity to meet on a regular basis in the run-up to PLDC, a series of warm-up events are being held in different parts of the world.
Warm-up events will take many different forms, including: evening events, breakfast meetings, film screenings, museum visits, Pecha Kucha presentations, etc.
These events are open to the entire lighting design community and lighting enthusiasts who are new to the market. They are designed to provide a networking platform with a back-up educational or cultural programme.
Warm-up events in preparation:
Paris/F, on 7 July, 2016: The event will be in close collaboration with PLDC partner ACE, the French lighting designers’ association. ACE will be hosting the warm-up together with iGuzzini. As an indication of the quality that PLDC conference papers offer, the evening will include a keynote presentation given by the enthusiastic international lighting designer Emrah Baki Ulas, who has given papers at former PLDC events. www.pld-c.com/warm-ups
Wismar/D, October 2016: At the close of the Light Symposium (www.lightsymposium.de) the Events Team and partners will be inviting the seminar attendees to an evening event and cult party (http://www.pld-c.com/pldc-2017-warm-up-in-wismar-2016/#more-5506.
Dubai/UAE, October 2016: On the occasion of Light Middle East, the VIA Events team and partners will be organising a PLD-interactive seminar (http://events.via-verlag.com/). Registration is now open
Vienna/A, November 2016: An advanced practical workshop on museum lighting (http://events.via-verlag.com/), headed by Francesco Iannone and Serena Tellini, will be held in one of the world’s most famous museums in Vienna/A – more information will be available shortly.
Round III of The Challenge in London/UK, February 2017: a two-day conference ((http://events.via-verlag.com/)).
More warm-ups will be added shortly.
PLDC 2017 is expected to attract more than 1,700 attendees from all over the world. Professionals from different fields of practice and research will be coming together to discuss and exchange ideas, approaches and concepts. This international and interdisciplinary understanding of lighting design supports the continuing process to gain recognition for this specialist discipline and for the profession as a whole. Strategic partnerships are in preparation. The motto of the sixth PLDC will be “Shift happens!” – pointing to the dramatic changes on the lighting design landscape, the impact of digital technologies, and the processes the design community will have to undergo to adjust to changing conditions.
Substantial changes are anticipated in the public realm with regard to structural reorganisation. Lighting programmes in towns and cities in future will be addressing issues such as atmosphere and energy savings to the same extent.
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darc awards / architectural shortlist jury announced
(UK) - Nine lighting design experts begin shortlist process ahead of July's public vote.
The shortlist judging panel for the darc awards has been announced and will begin work on choosing their favourite projects to go forward to the public vote this week.
This year's jury includes: IALD President and Founder of Ideas En Luz Victor Palacio, Award winning lighting designer and Associate Director of National Theatre Paule Constable, Light Artist: the chips of Kimchi & Chips (darc award 2015 winner) Elliot Woods, Co-founder of LDP and ex-IALD President Andre Tammes, Design Director of ASA Lighting Design (darc award 2015 winner) Thanh Tran, ex-Associate Lighting Designer at BDP and Secretary of Society of Light & Lighting Brendan Keely, Co-founder of Anoche (darc award 2015 winner) Jordi Ballesta, Lighting Designer at BERLUX and Educator at Lighting Design Academy Ellen Goulmy and Principal of Spectrum Design and Associates (Asia) Christopher Mok.
Once the jury have chosen their shortlists for the project categories, the voting is then opened up to all independent architectural lighting designers and light artists from July 4th until August 4th making this the only peer-to-peer lighting design awards in the world.It is vital that if you are thinking about entering the darc awards you do so as soon as possible. There is still time to enter but you only have a few days.
Product categories go straight to the public vote so that lighting designers can genuinely vote for their favourite products from the last twelve months.
Votes will be cast on the darc awards website, www.darcawards.com, from July 4th with the awards event, darc night, taking place in London on September 15th.
All independent lighting designers that vote will be able to attend darc night free of charge (manufacturers will be subject to a charge) turning the traditional awards ceremony protocol on its head. The awards evening will be completely different with free streetfood and drinks all night, lighting installations by lighting designers who have teamed up with the manufacturer partners, and a completely different format for presenting the evening.
Remember: public voting does not start until July 4th.
Project entries are being accepted until June 20th. Product entries are being accepted until July 4th as they are not shortlisted.
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