Johan Hjertonsson
Following the announcement at Light+Building that Fagerhult had made its tenth acquisition - LED Linear - as part of its continued efforts to stengthen its position in the professional lighting market and add complementary product ranges to its portfolio, Johan Hjertonsson explains more.
What is your role at Fagerhult and how have you got there?
I’m CEO of the Fagerhult Group. How I got there? I don’t really know. I love the lighting industry and I think we are doing a great job as a team at Fagerhult. I would say my number one role, above all else, is to be the team leader and the coach. To coach our organisation forward and continue the successful path we’re on. I see myself as more of a coach and team leader to make that happen, rather than the ‘CEO’. I joined Fagerhult as the CEO. Before this, I worked for a long time in the Electrolux Group, a White Goods company. I also worked as a CEO for a design furniture company for offices and so on.
What was the strategic decision behind the acquisition of LED Linear?
We wanted to increase our LED knowledge and have a much deeper competence around LED - LED Linear fulfilled this to the full extent.
When and how did talks begin?
At the end of last year and things moved pretty quickly from there. We heard that LED Linear was ‘available’ so we got in contact.
What do you admire about LED Linear?
I really admire the brand, product and especially the people working in the LED Linear organisation. I think they have some absolutely stellar products and a great brand that they have built throughout the years.
Will the structure and strategy of LED Linear change at all?
No, not at all, the structure and strategy that LED Linear has will remain. I am very much behind it. I think it is a great strategy and structure and we will continue to support that. With regards to distribution, of course LED Linear will now have access to the full Fagerhult Group distribution channels and any other opportunities that come up.
This is now Fagerhult’s tenth major acquisition, what is the reasoning behind this strategy?
We have a strategy of both growing organically by ourselves and also to grow via acquisitions to find really competitive companies that complement our product range and the international market. It is a strategy we intend to continue.
What are the future plans for the Fagerhult Group? More acquisitions?
Yes, more acquisitions on the way, it is a fundamental part of our strategy, continuing to acquire great lighting companies and great brands. That being said, it is also very important for us to continue to grow organically and launch our own products and enter new markets as well.
Do you have any specific plans for the Fagerhult brands?
It’s more of a multi-brand strategy. We love all our brands individually and we want each brand to grow and flourish within the Fagerhult Group.
What do you like to do outside lighting?
Outside lighting, I love to hang out with family and friends like most people. I also love to go trekking in the mountains in the north of Sweden. I do also enjoy playing tennis quite a lot.
www.fagerhult.com
www.led-linear.com
Zaha Hadid
On 31 March, Zaha Hadid Architects confirmed that Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE had died following a heart attack. She had contracted bronchitis earlier in the week and was, at the time, being treated in a Miami hospital in the US. Having covered a considerable amount of her projects over the years, mondo*arc celebrates the accomplishments of the “greatest female architect in the world”.
Zaha Hadid 1950 - 2016
Zaha Hadid was widely regarded to be the greatest female architect in the world today. Born in Baghdad in 1950, she studied mathematics at the American University of Beirut before starting her architectural journey in 1972 at the Architectural Association in London.
By 1979 she had established her own practice in London - Zaha Hadid Architects - garnering a reputation across the world for her groundbreaking theoretical works including The Peak in Hong Kong (1983), the Kurfürstendamm in Berlin (1986) and the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales (1994).
Working with office partner Patrik Schumacher, her interest was in the interface between architecture, landscape, and geology, which her practice integrates with the use of innovative technologies - often resulting in unexpected and dynamic architectural forms.
Hadid’s first major built commission, one that affirmed her international recognition, was the Vitra Fire Station in Weil Am Rhein, Germany (1993); subsequent notable projects including the MAXXI: Italian National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome (2009), the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games (2011) and the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku (2013), which saw Maurice Brill Lighting Design work on the lighting scheme, illustrate her quest for complex, fluid space.
Buildings such as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (2003) and the Guangzhou Opera House in China (2010) have also been hailed as architecture that transforms our ideas of the future with visionary spatial concepts defined by advanced design, material and construction processes.
Covered in mondo*arc issue 63 (Oct / Nov 2011) the Guangzhou Opera House was Hadid’s first project in mainland China and was another extraordinary building lending itself to innovative lighting design by Beijing Light & View.
Like pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion, the building’s unique twin-boulder design enhances the city by opening it to the Pearl River, unifying the adjacent cultural buildings with the towers of international finance in Guangzhou’s Zhujiang new town.
The design evolved from the twin concepts of natural landscape and the fascinating interplay between architecture and nature; engaging with the principles of erosion, geology and topography. Fold lines in the landscape define territories and zones within the Opera House, cutting dramatic interior and exterior canyons for circulation, lobbies and cafes, and allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the building. Smooth transitions between disparate elements and different levels continue the landscape analogy.
An example of a new type of structure at the time called ‘spatial folded plate triangular lattice’, the complexity of the building’s shape meant significant challenges for the lighting designers and in particular Project Lighting Designer Xiaojie An, who worked very closely with Hadid on the three-year design and one-year engineering process.
“From the perspective of lighting, the architectural complexity of Guangzhou Opera House does not lie in its structure,” Rongxing Yan, Beijing Light & View’s Chief Engineer, told mondo*arc at the time of publishing, “but in its space form and architectural shape, which is different to our familiar conventional style. There are no straight lines at all. From the interior space to the architectural shape or even the landscaping on the plaza, almost all are interlinked by undulating curved surfaces beyond your imagination.”
In 2004, Hadid became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize. She also twice won the UK’s most prestigious architecture award, the RIBA Stirling Prize: in 2010 for the Evelyn Grace Academy, a unique design, expertly inserted into an extremely tight site, that shows the students, staff and local residents they are valued and celebrates the school’s specialism throughout its fabric, with views of student participation at every turn; and the MAXXI Museum in Rome, a building for the staging of 21st Century art, the distillation of years of experimentation, a mature piece of architecture conveying a calmness that belies the complexities of its form and organisation.
Featured in mondo*arc issue 59 (Feb / Mar 2011), much has been written and spoken about the shape and form of the MAXXI building, its derivation and whether the inherent architectural style of the architect is, in fact, too present in the final result. The simple fact is, that it owes much of its dynamic expression and fluidity because of a simple response to the urban grain and fabric of its particular location in Rome.
For GIA Equation, the lighting design practice fortunate enough to conceive a lighting approach for MAXXI, the natural starting point was one that supported the primary architectural and functional philosophies being developed for the project. The development of a clear architectural response within the lighting presentation to reinforce the sinuous nature of the building, to accentuate the building lines and geometrics, was solidly founded in the initial principle that was developed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
An obvious expression in this respect is the high level linear lighting treatment that was developed as part of the daylight and roof light design. Not only did this treatment provide artificial light in a manner that was cognizant of the character of the daylight performance, it immediately created the benefit of accentuating building lines and forms. It is thus a direct expression of the urban response of the building. Another major benefit of this element is that it provided an integrated, primary platform within the lighting installation. This was another important principle from GIA Equation’s approach - to simplify the lighting presentation and pare it back to core functions and applications across the scheme.
The basis of this ‘stripped back’ approach was again about allowing the building to clearly express itself, but it was also related to the development of a lighting response within MAXXI that would aid and communicate circulation. This indeed, became one of the primary thrusts of the lighting concept.
Hadid’s other awards included the Republic of France’s Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Japan’s Praemium Imperiale and in 2012, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire; she is also Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Fellow of the American Institute of Architecture.
The London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games (2011) covered as part of a special mondo*arc Olympic Games supplement, which again, won her great acclaim, uses technologies and techniques that allowed the venue to serve the practical needs of games themselves while making provision for long-term, ‘legacy mode’ use. The building was inspired by the fluid geometries of water in motion – a nod to both the venue’s riverside location and the activities taking place within and sees an undulating roof sweep up from the ground as a single unified wave that accommodates the different height requirements of the main swimming pool and diving pools.
Zaha Hadid Architects worked alongside Arup to complete the lighting scheme for the project, which had to respect ZHA’s vision, creating minimal disruption to the venue’s fluid lines, while also presenting the interior with the drama it deserved. The significantly different requiremenets of the venue while in games time and in legacy mode meant effectively creating two lighting designs that would work within the same space.
Arup associate Giulio Antonutto headed the team trying to balance these needs and told mondo*arc at the time: “The main challenges were to respond with a design in keeping with the architectural intent. It was not an easy task. We had several design ideas and we considered all the traditional means of providing light to a swimming pool, but realised that the fluid form of the roof deserved something special. Something new.”
A break from traditional pool lighting, the team approached the project as if lighting a high-end retail space, introducing light where needed while ensuring minimal glare.
Commenting on her death, Antonutto said: “I remember going to Weil am Rhein in 1995 to see the Vitra fire station. It was not a journey, it was an architectural pilgrimage. We once met at the Venice Biennale, and after a conference, I asked her for a photograph together... She was my hero. “At the opening of the Aquatic Centre I had tears in my eyes and now it is all just a set of memories. She was the best and we will miss her terribly.”
Also offering their condolences, Jean Sundin and Enrique Peiniger, Founders of Office for Visual Interaction: “Our work with Zaha Hadid and her team has spanned nearly 20 years, beginning with her first project in the USA (The Rosenthal Center) to today with several projects currently under construction in NYC, Riyadh and Morocco. Our collaboration was reinforced early on, after winning three competitions together in a row (Innsbruck Ski Jump, Phaeno Science Center, and Salerno Ferry Station). Having worked on countless projects with them all over the world, we have developed a lighting language together including ‘swarm’ patterns, ‘school of fish’, a ‘whoosh’ of light, etc. “What we have appreciated most about working with Zaha Hadid is the openness to inventive ideas, determination to push the limits of technology (while also complying artistically) and the fact that lighting has always been a truly integral part of her designs, and not an afterthought. There is no doubt her loyal team will continue the dynamic work.”
Hadid also held various academic roles including the Kenzo Tange Chair at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; Sullivan Chair at the University of Illinois, School of Architecture. Hadid also taught studios at Columbia University, Yale University and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and when not designing buildings worked with a number of brands on product design - specifically Zumtobel, Slamp and Wonderglass in the world of lighting.
Recently awarded the RIBA 2016 Royal Gold Medal, the first woman to be awarded the prestigious honour in her own right. Sir Peter Cook wrote the following citation in response, which sums up perfectly Hadid’s influence on the industry: “In our current culture of ticking every box, surely Zaha Hadid succeeds, since (to quote the Royal Gold Medal criteria) she is someone who has made a significant contribution to the theory or practice of architecture…. for a substantial body of work rather than for work which is currently fashionable.” Indeed her work, though full of form, style and unstoppable mannerism, possesses a quality that some of us might refer to as an impeccable ‘eye’: which we would claim is a fundamental in the consideration of special architecture and is rarely satisfied by mere ‘fashion’.
“And surely her work is special,” continued Cook. “For three decades now, she has ventured where few would dare: if Paul Klee took a line for a walk, then Zaha took the surfaces that were driven by that line out for a virtual dance and then deftly folded them over and then took them out for a journey into space.
“In her earlier, ‘spiky’ period there was already a sense of vigour that she shared with her admired Russian Suprematists and Constructivists – attempting with them to capture that elusive dynamic of movement at the end of the machine age.”
Necessarily having to disperse effort through a studio production, rather than being a lone artist, Cook goes on to describe how Zadid cottoned–on to the potential of the computer to turn space upon itself, saying: “Indeed there is an Urban Myth that suggests that the very early Apple Mac ‘boxes’ were still crude enough to plot the mathematically unlikely – and so Zaha with her mathematics background seized upon this and made those flying machine projections of the Hong Kong Peak project and the like.
“Meanwhile, with paintings and special small drawings Zaha continued to lead from the front. She has also been smart enough to pull in some formidable computational talent without being phased by its ways.
“Thus the evolution of the ‘flowing’ rather than spikey architecture crept up upon us in stages, as did the scale of her commissions, but in most cases, they remained clear in identity and control. When you entered the Fire Station at Vitra, you were conscious of being inside one of those early drawings and yes, it could be done. Yet at perhaps its highest, those of us lucky enough to see the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku in the flesh, can surely never have been in such a dream-like space, with its totality, its enormous internal ramp and dart-like lights seeming to have come from a vocabulary that lies so far beyond the normal architecture that we assess or rationalise.
“The history of the Gold Medal must surely include many major figures who commanded a big ship and one ponders upon the operation involved that gets such strong concepts as the MAXXI in Rome – in which the power of organisation is so clear - or the Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck where dynamic is at last captured – or the Aquatics Centre for the London Olympics where the lines diving boards were as fluid as the motion of the divers - made into reality. And she has done it time and time again in Vienna, Marseilles, Beijing and Guangzhou. Never has she been so prolific, so consistent. “We realise that Kenzo Tange and Frank Lloyd Wright could not have drawn every line or checked every joint, yet Zaha shares with them the precious role of towering, distinctive and relentless influence upon all around her that sets the results apart from the norm. Such self-confidence is easily accepted in film-makers and football managers, but causes some architects to feel uncomfortable, maybe they’re secretly jealous of her unquestionable talent. Let’s face it, we might have awarded the medal to a worthy, comfortable character. We didn’t, we awarded it to Zaha: larger than life, bold as brass and certainly on the case.”
Pic: Mary McCartney
Concept Light CL-PROFILE LED
Patented by Concept Light, CL-PROFILE LED is a waterproof projector for image projection and creative light framing. Available in two versions: zoom 18/31° or 60° wide angle, the projector also has different colour temperatures to choose from.
With CL-PROFILE LED, the architect, lighting designer or communication director can achieve accurate framing with illumination of all facades, for example of historical or modern monuments.
Offering no spill light or unwanted glare, the luminaire boasts a substantial economy of electrical energy. A customised lighting effect can be achieved using Concept Light's range of regular catalogue gobos as well as specially designed ones.
CL-PROFILE LED also features a specific development driver, power LED available from 160W-200W and is IP65 rated. Come Autumn, an RGBW version will be available.
Eileen Pierce joins SBLD Studio
(USA) - Spearheading art and display lighting design studio, Eileen Pierce brings fifteen years' interior and exterior experience and award-winning array of projects to SBLD Studio.
Lighting designer Eileen M.E. Pierce has joined SBLD Studio as an associate principal. With fifteen years’ experience, Pierce’s background of interior and exterior lighting encompasses an award-winning array of project types ranging from museums, exhibitions, galleries & private art collections to commercial and private institutions, exterior campuses and parks.
Pierce arrived in New York, by way of Washington DC, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Printmaking and Painting from American University. Initially, Pierce opened a bespoke lighting fabrication studio, and through custom hospitality installations, her passion redirected to the full lighting environment. In time, she pursued her Master‘s Degree in Architectural Lighting at Parsons New School of Design in New York City.
“Eileen is a dynamic and talented lighting designer and we are extremely excited to have her spearhead the firm’s art & display lighting design studio,” said SBLD.
Pierce’s fine arts education has cultivated a special understanding of art lighting. Her distinctive design visualisation has resulted in an impressive portfolio including The Frick Collection, The Morgan Library & Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie’s Rockefeller Center Expansion and The LeFrak Lakeside Center in Prospect Park.
Pierce is a contributor to the soon to be released IESNA Recommended Practices for Museum and Gallery Lighting. Prior to joining SBLD Studio, Pierce honed her management and design skills at Renfro Design Group and Cline Bettridge Bernstein.
CEDIA offers lighting control course
(UK) - Taking place 17-18 May 2016, CEDIA's two-day programme looks to develop understanding of lighting control in residential market.
Next month, CEDIA is hosting a lighting course to help beginners and established professionals in the industry develop their understanding of lighting control in the residential market. CEDIA's two-day Lighting Design Package will take place on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May 2016, and hosted at AWE’s HQ in Epsom.
Lighting control can be a profitable area for home technology professionals. However, systems need to be designed, installed and documented correctly for long-term reliability. Recognising the importance and increased market demand for lighting design and energy conserving solutions, CEDIA offers this two-day Lighting Design Package to help installers offer the best application of lighting to clients.
Day one - Introduction to Lighting Fundamentals - will take students through the theory of lighting and the science behind the ‘art’ of lighting before moving onto more practical sessions. In accordance with current electrical standards, attendees will test different dimming control types, including resistive dimming, LED,DALI and DMX. Focusing on the technical aspects of lighting this course is recommended for engineers and designers new to lighting control.
Building on the lighting fundamentals discussed on day one, day two provides a more in-depth understanding on lighting. Residential Lighting Control is aimed at developing installation engineers and designers who already have a basic understanding of lighting control. The session will focus on the practical applications of lighting control in the residential market, including common pitfalls to avoid, different types of dimming available and regulation and safety standards - BS7671 and Part L compliance. Using hands-on sessions, attendees will leave this course with a strong understanding of the complete technical solution for lighting control systems.
The full Lighting Design Package is open to both CEDIA members at £360.00 incl VAT and non-members at £510.00 incl VAT. Attendees will also receive lunch and daytime refreshments. For those who are unable to attend both days, participants can book Introduction to Lighting Fundamentals or Residential Lighting Control separately at a price of £202.80 incl VAT for CEDIA members and £286.80 incl VAT for non-members.
Creative Lighting Asia appoints Paul Rees as Director of Sales & Marketing
(China) - Following twelve years as Sales Director for Architainment Lighting, Paul Rees joins CLA to head sales operations of Hong Kong, Macau, China and Singapore.
Creative Lighting Asia (CLA), headquartered in Hong Kong, has announced that they have appointed Paul Rees to the role of Director – Sales and Marketing. CLA are a specialist, project based, lighting solutions provider with fourteen representative offices in ten Asian countries.
Paul has spent the last twelve years in the UK working as Sales Director for Architainment Lighting, where he has helped deliver such notable projects as The London Eye, Heathrow T2a, Science Museum & Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard. His role will include heading up the sales operations of the Hong Kong, Macau, China and Singapore offices, as well as liaising with CLA’s portfolio of international manufacturer partners.
Commenting on the appointment, Group Managing Director Eddie Tang said: ”It’s great once again to have Paul back in Asia working with CLA. Having worked previously with Paul during his time at Friendly Light, I’m sure his knowledge of the global specification market, lighting designer relationships, product & technical knowledge with be a fantastic addition to the ever growing CLA family.”
In addition to Paul’s appointment and with a view to further strengthening of the internal management structure, CLA have also announced the recent promotions of Aida Fung to Operations Director and Tony Ryan to Projects Director.
Norka luminaires added to RIDI Lighting portfolio
(UK) – RIDI Lighting signs deal to exclusively distribute Norka products in UK.
RIDI Lighting has announced that it has signed a deal to exclusively distribute Norka products in the UK.
Renowned for their build quality and suitability for challenging industrial railway and commercial applications, Norka luminaires are the perfect complement to RIDI’s range. The company will be exhibiting at InfraRail 2016 (Excel London, 12-14 April) on Stand C15.
“I’m really pleased that Norka luminaires are part of the RIDI family in the UK,” said Mike Attard, Managing Director of RIDI UK. “We have a shared German heritage that is built on first-class engineering values. Norka gives us entry into areas such as rail, transport and industrial applications that have until now not been part of our portfolio. Likewise Norka will benefit from our strong specification-led sales team and other elements of our UK infrastructure. I look forward to formally kicking things off at InfraRail in April.”
At Infrarail 2016, Norka is showcasing a range of new LED products, including the MÜNCHEN LED luminaire, which have been specifically designed for use in railway stations. Based in Hamburg, Norka has for sixty years been designing luminaires special applications such as industrial, laundry, production, and cold storage. A strong background in transport lighting has also seen Norka products used in multi-storey car parks, bridges, ports and airports, as well as in many railway stations across Europe.
Philips Lighting welcomes iGuzzini as licensee to EnabLED Licensing Program
(Netherlands) - License provides iGuzzini with worldwide access to wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies.
Philips Lighting has announced that it entered into a patent license agreement with Italian company iGuzzini. The license, based on the terms and conditions of the EnabLED Licensing Program, provides iGuzzini with full, worldwide access to a wide range of basic LED control and system-level technologies. Both companies have also agreed to dismiss all outstanding litigations related to patents offered under Philips’ EnabLED Licensing Program for LED Luminaires and Retrofit Bulbs.
“We believe having licensees like iGuzzini in our open and accessible license program is greatly assisting in accelerating the adoption of LED lighting and fostering the growth of the LED industry,” said Frank Bistervels, Senior Director for Intellectual Property Licensing at Philips Lighting.
The license agreement with iGuzzini follows earlier agreements between Philips and more than 600 lighting companies including, amongst others, Acuity Brands, Cooper Lighting, Dialight, Trilux, Osram, Cree, Zumtobel, Paulmann, Disano and Performance in Lighting. Philips 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.iguzzini.com
FUTURE Designs launches Design a Light for Sparks competition
(UK) - Lighting manufacturer FUTURE Design and children's medical research charity Sparks join forces to mark 25th anniversaries with Design a Light competition.
This year lighting manufacturer FUTURE Designs and Sparks, the children’s medical research charity, will both celebrate their 25th anniversaries. To mark the milestone the organisations have teamed up to run a competition to ‘Design a Light’ in order to raise funds and awareness for the amazing work that Sparks support.
Poignantly many of the children that Sparks seeks to help will not celebrate their 25th birthday. It is vital that Sparks remains at the forefront for many years to come, so that it may continue its work supporting clinicians and scientists across the UK, who have the skills, passion an innovations to improve children’s lives.
FUTURE Designs is calling upon its friends, clients and colleagues in the world of property, construction, architecture, design and lighting to take part and ‘Design a Light’ for Sparks.
The competition is open to individuals and teams, with an open brief to design an inspiring, uplifting and fun light. It could be a bedside lamp for a child, or perhaps a feature luminaire for a children’s hospital ward designed to brighten their day.
The deadline for entries is on Thursday 14th of July. Full details of the entry process can be found at: www.sparks.org.uk/event/competition‐design‐a‐light‐for‐sparks/
The judging panel includes:
Martin Jepson, President and COO UK Office Division, Brookfield Property Partners.
Jon Couret, Managing Director Head of Corporate Real Estate Solutions Barclays
Theresa Dowling, Managing Editor of FX magazine
Sarah Richardson, Editor of Building magazine
Brendan Keely, SLL Secretary, Society of Light and Lighting
Robert Booker, CEO of Sparks
David Clements, Managing Director of FUTURE Designs.
Martin Jepson President and COO UK Office Division, Brookfield Property Partners said: “This is a brilliant way to capitalise on the talent and creative skills of our sector and ensure that the Sparks charity and its outstanding work remains at the forefront of our minds. I have no doubt that the architects, designers, engineers in our marketplace will produce some fantastic entries and I look forward to the judging day.”
Robert Booker, Sparks CEO said: “2016 is a huge year for Sparks as it is 25 years since we became an independent charity. Amongst our many events lined up this year, the FUTURE Designs partnership is particularly exciting. Beyond the synergy in our names and innovative approach, this design competition for a new light will raise awareness and funds amongst the property and construction industry and we are delighted.”
David Clements, FUTURE Designs Managing Director said: “FUTURE Designs is a long term supporter of Sparks and we want to celebrate our joint milestone birthday with this wonderful charity to achieve three key things, raise money, raise awareness and have a little fun in the process.”
www.futuredesigns.co.uk
www.sparks.org.uk
LpS 2016: what to expect
(Austria) - Taking place 20-22 September, sixth instalment of LED professional Symposium to focus on “Smart Technologies for Lighting Innovations” with over 100 exhibitors expected to attend.
The sixth international LED professional Symposium +Expo in Bregenz will take place from 20-22 September. Looking to reinforce creativity, innovations and new lighting solutions, the conference program will focus on “Smart Technologies for Lighting Innovations.”
The lighting sector is facing enormous challenges. The LEDification process is ongoing while Intelligent Lighting and Human Centric Lighting strongly affect future lighting developments. New stakeholders, market players and organisations play important roles in future businesses and technology opportunities. State-of-the art knowledge, trend views and collaborations are vital for success in the highly dynamic market. In this environment the annual three-day LpS event builds a platform to follow the latest trends, predict next generation lighting solutions, enforce collaborations and trigger lighting innovations.
2016's conference program will concentrate on Future Trends, Intelligent Light, Internet of Things, Light Quality, Light Sources, Intelligent Lighting, Optics, Thermal Management, Reliability, Testing, and Applications, in four parallel tracks. More than 70 international speakers from key organisations such as IBM, Johnson Controls, Bartenbach, Lumileds, Tridonic, Philips, Holst Center, Infineon, NXP, and several renowned universities, will present their findings in the opera house and James Bond film location, the Festspielhaus Bregenz, on beautiful Lake Constance, Austria.
LpS 2016 will be opened by Nobel Prize Laureate Professor Shuji Nakamura from the University of California Santa Barbara (the inventor of the blue and white LEDs), who will present the latest developments in LED and Laser-Diode technologies. The opening will also give insights into the strategic goals of the European Commission and LightingEurope, the voice of the European lighting industry. Secretary General, Diederik de Stoppelaar will highlight their strategic lighting roadmap 2025 in the field of intelligent lighting.
A “Design meets Technology Forum” is planned where the needs and requirements of lighting designers will be discussed and interaction with lighting engineers and system designers will be sought. The creative lighting community will also be given the chance to present their solutions from the component up to the lighting systems in the new “Start-Up Innovators” area. Besides the technical innovations, a Light-Art Design area opens the door to lighting designers and lighting artists, presenting their objects in the foyer of the opera house. In addition, intelligent light engines will be presented in a workshop covering spectrally and tunable LED and OLED lighting. The European project HI-LED will be covering “Intelligent Solutions” for museum, horticulture and street lighting. Finally, on day three, EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortia, will offer a workshop on Horticulture Lighting and present their latest findings in plant growth system lights.
The organisers are expecting more than 1,500 visitors from over 50 countries. More than 100 exhibitors will present new products, latest innovations and the current status of LED and OLED lighting technologies in a 3,000sqm exhibition area. Over 20 media partners, about fifteen supporting organisations and several scientific partners are supporting the LpS 2016 event.
Online registration is open now with Early Bird tickets available until 1 July at the official event website: www.LpS2016.com
mondo*arc editor to chair first Museum of Architecture 'live book' discussion
(UK) - 'Beyond the Pages - SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design And Architecture For Cities' discussion to take place at Fagerhult Lighting Showroom in London on 11 April.
The editor of mondo*arc, Paul James, will chair the first Museum of Architecture's (MoA) ‘live book’ discussions taking place at the Fagerhult Lighting Showroom in London on 11 April at 6pm. It will address a new global arts movement: ‘smart light’ creations in urban locations. Enabled by electroluminescent systems controllable via semiconductors rather than Edison-era switches, this movement takes light artists, designers and architects out of the confines of traditional art showplaces, to present dynamic creations at scales ranging from intimate to colossal, from footpaths to towering skylines. The editor of SuperLux, Davina Jackson, will explain her observations of today’s new genres of creative lighting in conversation with a panel of experts including Alex Haw, Director, Atmos; Dr Vesna Petresin, Director, Rubedo Limited and Visiting Fellow Goldsmiths, University of London; Kate Harvey, Associate Producer, Artichoke.
A multimedia exhibition displaying recent urban lightworks from cities globally will also be on display in the Fagerhult space during the event.
The event is free to attend. Please register at press@fagerhult.co.uk.
LEDucation celebrates tenth anniversary
(USA) - New York City-based SSL technology event surpasses all previous records with over 4,200 attendees and 30+ educational sessions.
LEDucation celebrates its tenth consecutive show in New York City with large crowds and exhibitor participation to mark a decade of delivering leading educational programs and state-of-the-art technology on SSL.
LEDucation celebrated its tenth anniversary event with a record-breaking attendance of over 4,200 attendees from across the globe and more than 300+ exhibits. The annual event kicked off with a special presentation to the LEDucation founders, Burt Grant, Peggy Meehan and Bob Nadel. The founders acknowledged the expansive growth of the annual event, which started with 30 tables in 2006, has succeeded in part due to the growth of the LED industry but also due to the dedicated team of volunteers from the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY).
The unique event has drawn attendees and exhibitors from across the globe for a decade and has expanded its reach from 30 exhibits and 300 attendees in 2006 to over 300+ tables and an audience of over 4,200 attendees in 2016. As a non-profit event, proceeds from LEDucation are managed by the DLFNY to support a variety of lighting industry grants and scholarships such as the Nuckolls Fund and contributions to university lighting programs.
The two-day educational event and table top expo attracted over 2,700 attendees within the first two hours on opening day and closed its final session with over 4,200 attendance over the two day event. As a pre-eminent educational event presented the DLFNY, LEDucation offered a record number of over 30 accredited sessions. Courses covered topics in basics of LED lighting, healthcare lighting, controls, flicker, lighting design, codes and compliance and more. All sessions were designed to offer a versatile selection of beginner, intermediate and advanced courses with the special architectural lighting presentations each morning focused on the Interior Designer followed by a special docent guided tour of the Expo show floor.
As one of the industries largest events dedicated to LED technology, the annual event historically draws lighting designers, interior designers, architects, engineers, students, facility managers, building owners from New York and surrounding areas. Having reached more than 22,000 attendees over a decade, LEDucation has continued to expand its audience by drawing attendees from across the country and has earned its reputation as being one of the don’t miss events in the lighting industry. With leading manufacturers from the United States, Canada, and Europe exhibiting their latest Solid State Lighting technologies and products, LEDucation has superseded its records and has hosted the largest event in its ten-year history.
The anniversary event covered a record 41,600 net sqft of the NY Midtown hotel with an increase of over 3,200sqft from last year. The event featured two exhibit halls, three different sessions rooms on alternating schedules, the return of “Mission Control” and a special anniversary celebration at the “Light It Up” reception. The exhibition space of 270+ exhibiting companies sold out within one month of opening registration and currently over 70% of LEDucation exhibitors have already pre-registered to exhibit in 2017. Dates for 2017 have been confirmed for 28-29 March, 2017 to return to the NY Hilton at Midtown, NY, NY.
