Reggiani appoints new Asia Pacific Business Development Manager
(Singapore) - Nicholas Sim to be point of reference for major Asia Pacific projects, and will oversee launch of Far-East branch by end of 2017.
Reggiani has appointed Nicholas Sim as the new Business Development Manager - Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Sim will lead Reggiani business in the Far-East to increase its presence in international markets.
‘‘This appointment represents an important step in our business expansion process in specific areas that we have identified as strategic for our development and for the achievement of our business goals. A direct presence in Singapore will help us provide a faster and more effective support to our clients. Our next step will be the opening of the business office Reggiani Asia Pacific,’’ said Matteo Reggiani, Corporate Strategic Officer, Reggiani.
49 years old, with 25 years + experience in the lighting industry, Sim was previously Sales Director for notable brands in the architectural lighting sector. Thanks to his expertise in the field, Sim will be a point of reference for major projects in the area. He will also be in charge of the organisation of the structure and will look after the opening of the Far-East branch by the end of 2017.
IALD Education Trust announces 2017 board election results
(USA) - Victor Palacio, Barbara Horton, Andrea Wilkerson and Rick Leeds join IALD Education Trust Board of Directors to support efforts in raising awareness of programs, events and fundraising efforts.
The IALD Education Trust has announced the results of its 2017 Board of Directors elections.
The board is composed of nine members who provide strategy, governance and oversight to the organisation, and enforce adherence to the code of ethics. All Trust Directors are appointed a two-year term and may serve up to three consecutive terms.
The following four industry leaders began their voluntary service on the IALD Education Trust Board of Directors on 1 January 2017:
2017 IALD EDUCATION TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS: IALD REPRESENTATIVE
VICTOR PALACIO, IALD – México City, México
2017 IALD EDUCATION TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS: DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
BARBARA HORTON, FIALD – New York, NY USA
ANDREA WILKERSON, PhD – Portland, OR USA
2017 IALD EDUCATION TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LIRC REPRESENTATIVE
RICK LEEDS – Atlanta, GA USA
These individuals join 2017 President Andrea Hartranft, IALD; Jimalee Beno; Steve Brown, IALD; Marco Palandella; and Laura Thompson, PhD, Associate IALD, on the IALD Education Trust Board of Directors this year, and will support the board’s efforts in raising awareness for the IALD Education Trust’s programs, events and fundraising efforts.
UPDATE: Light School at Surface Design Show 2017
(UK) - Fourth Light School to visit London's Business Design Centre from 7-9 February.
Light School will be hosted within Surface Design Show 2017 at the Business Design Centre in London from 7-9 February.
For over ten years Surface Design Show has focused solely on interior and exterior surfaces, connecting innovative and exciting materials with a specifying audience of architects and designers. Light is a vital partner to surface design, changing interior and exterior surfaces dramatically - Light School attendees will discover the best of new lighting design and learn about the important partnership between surface and light.
Now in its fourth year, Light School presented by The Light Collective and supported by the Institute of Lighting Professionals consists of three parts: Light Talks, Product School and the School Newspaper.
The School Room
The School Room hosts Light Talks sponsored by Luctra; two and a half days of lessons and hands-on demos with top UK lighting designers taking on the role of lecturers. The programme of talks provides the audience with access to the UK’s leading lighting designers, many of whom are returning for the second or third year. This year’s speakers will include David Atkinson of David Atkinson Lighting Design, Sanjit Bahra of Design Plus Light, Ellie Coombs of Nulty, Rebecca Weir of Light IQ and Sally Storey of Lighting Design International. The auditorium will feature the award winning Flex by Luctra, which is a cordless and portable lamp designed to enhance wellbeing and productivity by harnessing the biological effect of light.
Product School
Product School is the home of architectural lighting and provides architects and designers with a comprehensive review of lighting innovation and technology. Visitors can touch, compare and learn about innovative lighting products from exhibitors including Spectral, Applelec, Optelma, Baro, Wila, Evans Turner, Visive, Selux and Lumiscopic. One new product introduced for Light School will be a range of illuminated surfaces from Lumiscopic featuring their trademark dichoric materials which appear to change colour depending on the viewing angle. Whilst Baro will be showcasing their recently developed LED hybrid technology; a special 3D silicone lens on the LED module which ensures that less light is directly emitted and more light reaches the target surface in a controlled manner via the reflector facets.
In 2016 British lighting company Factorylux launched a new range of Xicato powered architectural spotlights, pendants, wall lights and lighting track. During Surface Design Show Factorylux will be hosting a series of lighting workshops where attendees make, test and certify a complete luminaire to BS EN 60598. Workshops are in #TheVan a purpose built mobile workspace which has just completed a hugely successful Trans-Europe Express Tour. The van will be situated at the entrance to the Business Design Centre and the 1 hour workshops will take place during the opening times of the event.
School Newspaper
Every school has a newspaper and of course Light School is no exception. The Light School Newspaper, sponsored by Xicato, is a free newspaper sent out to 70,000 architects, designers and specifiers. Plus every attendee gets a free copy to take away at the end of the ‘school day’. The newspaper contains articles on Lighting Design, Product School and interviews from Light Talks lecturers.
Attendees have the opportunity to choose from three stages during Surface Design Show, they are the Main Stage, the CPD Hub and Light Talks. The Main Stage is home to the headline acts and will host twelve keynote presentations. The CPD Hub gives our professional audience the chance to update and gain points at the latest CPD approved seminars, before transforming into The Stone Hub on the final day to dive deep into the stone industry.
Highlighted below are just a few of the seminars taking place over the two and a half day show.
Tuesday 7 February
| The Main Stage Sponsored by Ceramiche Ricchetti |
CPD Hub | Light School |
| 18.00 SDS Opens |
18.00 SDS Opens |
18.00 SDS Opens |
| 18.30 – 20.00 Live Debate Good Design is Narrative Design Hosted by David Michon |
19.00 – 19.45 Helping the Client Visualise your Design Vectorworks |
6.30 – 18.45 Light Collective |
| 18.45 – 19.45 Blobs, Scallops and Glowing Things: Serving up the language of light from the depths of the oceanStuart Alexander, Mike Grubb Studio |
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| 19.45 – 20.45 Colour by Numbers Christopher Knowlton |
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| 21.00 SDS Closes |
21.00 SDS Closes |
21.00 SDS Closes |
Wednesday 8 February
| The Main Stage Sponsored by Ceramiche Ricchetti |
CPD Hub | Light School |
| 11.00 SDS Opens |
11.00 SDS Opens |
11.00 SDS Opens |
| 11.30 – 12.15 Surface Trend Forecast from the Houzz Community Ffion Francis, Industry Marketing, Houzz.co.uk |
11.45 – 12.30 Sound Proofing Insulation Solutions Cellecta |
11.15 – 12.15 Emilio Hernandez, Nulty + |
| 12.30 – 13.30 Future trends in Hospitality Design Hosted by Sleeper Erik Weber, International Project Manager, Rosskopf + PartnerJason Cox, Head of Sales & Specification, Isomi / Rosskopf + Partner |
12.45 – 13.30 Acoustics & ArchitectureTexaa |
12.15 – 13.15 Seriously Light HeartedIngo Kalecinski, DPA |
| 14.15 – 15.00 Sustainable Design, Health and Wellbeing in Higher EducationHosted by FISElina Grigoriou, Grigoriou Design and Chair, RICS SKA RatingEvan Landy EHS, (Environment) Officer, University College LondonAndrew Parkin Acoustics, Partner, Cundall |
13.45 – 14.30 New 2018 Trends and Collections for the Imaginative MindGerflor |
13.15 – 14.15 Communicating the Intangible: How we talk about lightKelli Zezulka, University of Leeds |
| 16.15 – 17.00 3 Key Design Trends AW 2017/18: Translated into TexturesScarlet Opus |
14.45 – 15.30 Wood Veneer: Using a precious natural resource Mundy Veneer |
14.15 – 15.15 Lighting for Learning Spaces: More than illuminationDan Lister, Arup |
| 17.15 – 18.00 Inspiring Hospitality Design Hosted by Stirling Johnstone, Editor GS MagazineUna Barak, Group Director, Scott BrownriggMartin Hulbert, Founder & CEO, MHD |
15.45 – 16.30 Solid Surfacing: Infinitely Versatile Blackheath Products |
16.15 – 17.15 Everything You Wanted to Know about Hospitality Lighting - But Were Afraid to Ask Rob Honeywill, Maurice Brill Lighting Design |
| 18.30 – 20.00 PechaKucha EveningChaired by Phil Coffey, Coffey Architects Chris Dyson, Chris Dyson ArchitectsElly Ward, Ordinary ArchitectureHenning Stummel, Henning Stummel ArchitectsTimo Haedrich, Haptic Architects David Howarth, DRDH Architects Lawrence Egret, Studio Egret West Matthew Driscoll, Threefold Architects Paul Ruff, RUFFNASSETTI Sam Jacob, Sam Jacob Architects |
16.45 – 17.30 UV Stable Digital Printing onto Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass and Enamel Steel Panels Tiled Space |
17.15 – 18.15 How Lighting is Painting Material Benz Roos, Speirs and Major |
| 21.00 SDS Closes |
17.45 – 18.30 Living Walls for Healthy Interiors Scotscape |
18.15 – 19.15 Is It the Time to Redefine the Term Hospitality and Redraw the Boundaries?Maida Hot, GIA Equations |
| 19.00 – 14.45 Helping the Client Visualise Your Design |
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| 20.00 – 20.45 Oikos |
21.00 SDS Closes |
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Thursday 9 February
| The Main Stage Sponsored by Ceramiche Ricchetti |
Stone Hub | Light School |
| 11.00 SDS Opens |
11.00 SDS Opens |
11.00 SDS Opens |
| 11.30 – 12.15 Surface Spotlight Trends: Colour, texture and material directions for Hospitality & EducationSally Angharad, Trend Consultant & Design Writer |
11.45 – 12.30 Stone me! The Advantages of Using a Stone Professional when Specifying Interior Stone FinishesRobert Merry, Stone Consultants |
11.15 - 12.15
Taking Control of Your Guests' Experience: How lighting can influence your guests' experience |
| 12.45 – 13.30 A Sense of Place: Cultural Identity & Hospitality Design Hosted by BIIDAriane Steinbeck, RPW Design |
12.45 – 13.30 The Essential Guide to Substrate Preparation and Stone InstallationSteve Turner, Amarestone |
12.15 – 13.15 Lighting for Health and Wellbeing - what's that all about?John Bullock, John Bullock Lighting Design |
| 14.00 – 15.00 Mick Jordan, Editor of Mix Interiors interviews the winner of the Supreme Award at the Surface Design Awards 2017 |
13.45 – 14.30 The Benefits of Using Next Generation Water-based Epoxide Grouts in Cutting-edge Stone Installations: sustainability, user-friendliness and creative flexibility Ori Lamm, Smartified SolutionsPeter Vann, Ceramique Internationale |
13.15 – 14.15 Adding the LUX to LUXury: A pictorial strategy to hospitality lighting. Gerardo Olvera, Light IQ |
| 15.30 – 16.15 Robust and Beautiful Facades: New developments in concrete claddingElaine Toogood, Senior Architect at The Concrete Centre |
14.45 – 15.45 Sealing Natural Stone Surfaces: Options and Outcomes Martin Ballard, Fila UK |
14.15 – 15.15 Human Centric Lighting: The myths and the realityMark Ridler, BDP |
| 17.00 SDS Closes |
16.00 – 16.45 The Importance of Cleaning and Maintaining Natural Stone Surfaces: cleaning options, site benefits and aesthetic impactMartin Ballard, Fila UK |
15.15 – 16.15 Paloma Plumed Martin, Light Bureau |
| 17.00 SDS Closes |
17.00 SDS Closes |
For the full programme of events and seminars visit the surface design show website below.
Professionals can attend for free by registering via the website
www.lightcollective.net
www.surfacedesignshow.com
#SDS17 #LightSchool #StoneGallery
Hubbell Lighting unveils new Lighting Solutions Center
(USA) - 25,000sqft space dedicated to art and science of lighting and controls technology.
Hubbell Lighting has announced that it has cut the ribbon on its newly renovated Lighting Solutions Center (LSC).
The LSC, based in Hubbell Lighting's headquarters in Greenville, S.C. USA, serves as the centrepiece of its commitment to train, educate and develop solutions as lighting technology continues to evolve. It's a collaborative environment that draws from over 200 lighting and technology authorities including the preeminent speakers and presenters at top-tier industry events.
In addition to the LSC, Hubbell Lighting’s 3,000sqft R&D labs are also based in the Greenville facility.
‘‘The pace of innovation in the lighting industry continues to accelerate,” said Kevin Poyck, Group President at Hubbell Lighting. “The evolution of LED technology has changed the paradigm of how we go to market, making the mission of the LSC critical to our success. This new facility, in addition to our R&D labs, will keep Hubbell and its business partners in a leading position for many years to come.”
The architect, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, worked closely with the latest in interior materials and systems providers and in conjunction with Hubbell Lighting designers to ensure the environment is a true reflection of the latest trends in the industry, while also providing an excellent training facility. Planning and construction was completed while retaining LEED Silver status of the building itself and upholding the beautiful architectural appeal that makes it one of the region’s most iconic and recognisable landmarks.
The LSC has played an instrumental role in the selection, application and recommendations of Hubbell Lighting product solutions for its customers and industry trade partners.
‘‘The newly renovated space has been designed with flexibility in mind and includes demonstration areas dedicated to key vertical markets,’’ said Rebecca McCall, Director of the LSC. ‘‘We empower participants to tackle relevant lighting issues in a practical way. Each usable space has been designed to include a variety of lighting applications and the latest in available system solutions. The inclusion of advanced lighting controls along with the latest in LED luminaire technology allows our staff to educate visitors on such advanced topical areas as circadian rhythm while experiencing the visual impact of controllable colour change.’’
Since its founding in 2007, the LSC has hosted 10,000 agent, specifier, contractor and distributor customers, taught more than 1,000 classes and awarded approximately 80,000 hours of continuing education credit.
McCall went on to conclude: ‘‘As we develop new products, we can swap out the old in real time to showcase the flexibility of LED technology.’’
www.lightingsolutionscenter.com
www.hubbelllighting.com
WE-EF joins Fagerhult Group
(Sweden) - Change of ownership expected to streamline organisational structure with the aim to expand WE-EF brand, product portfolio and global sales.
Exterior lighting specialist WE-EF has announced that its shareholders and joint venture partners have chosen to join the Stockholm-based Fagerhult Group.
This change towards centralised ownership is expected to pave the way for a more streamlined organisational structure – with the aim of further expanding the WE-EF brand, its professional product portfolio and its global sales. The acquisition is expected to be concluded within the first quarter of 2017, pending approval by the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt).
“By joining the Fagerhult Group, with its decentralised structure, we are confident to have secured the future prospects and expansion of WE-EF,” said WE-EF Managing Director Stephan Fritzsche. “While the shareholders and joint venture partners agreed to sell their interest to the Fagerhult Group, WE-EF will continue to operate autonomously, under its well-established and highly respected brand.”
Founded in Bispingen, northern Germany, in 1950, WE-EF has since developed from a small, family-owned company to a globally active manufacturer of exterior lighting equipment, with a worldwide network of partners and distributors. WE-EF is recognised globally for its professional lighting solutions for urban as well as architectural applications. In addition to the head office in Bispingen and a second facility in Neuendorf im Sande, the WE-EF Group consists of joint ventures in France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States as well as in Thailand and Australia.
Stephan Fritzsche and Thomas Fritzsche will remain in their positions as Managing Directors of WE-EF LEUCHTEN GmbH at the head office in Bispingen, and WE-EF LIGHTING Co Ltd in Thailand, respectively. Moreover, Stephan has been appointed WE-EF Group Managing Director. Together with the global WE-EF team, the international business in the exterior and architectural market segments will continue to be enhanced and expanded. All other current Managing Directors will also remain in their positions within the Group.
“We see plenty of potential for powerful synergy with WE-EF’s ascension into the ranks of the Fagerhult Group,” noted Johann Hjertonsson, CEO of the Fagerhult Group.
For example, Fagerhult sales channels can be used in addition to the WE-EF distribution network, thereby strengthening the group’s presence in the outdoor lighting market.
With the acquisition, the Fagerhult Group’s turnover in the outdoor segment is expected to increase to more than €100million. As of the end of the financial year in June 2016, WE-EF had 484 employees and recorded consolidated group sales of approximately €57million.
WE-EF group companies included in this transaction are:
- WE-EF LEUCHTEN GmbH; Bispingen, Germany
- WE-EF LEUCHTEN GmbH & Co. KG; Bispingen, Germany
- WE-EF TRADING & DESIGN GmbH; Bispingen, Germany
- WE-EF LUMIERE S.a.r.l.; Satolas-et-Bonce, France
- WE-EF LIGHTING Co. Ltd.; Bangplee, Thailand
- WE-EF HELVITICA SA; Geneva, Switzerland
- WE-EF LIGHTING Ltd. Nottingham, UK
- WE-EF LIGHTING Pty. Ltd.; Braeside, Australia
- WE-EF LIGHTING USA LLC; Warrendale, USA
Plus
- Flux Eclairage S.A.S.; Satolas-et-Bonce, France
www.we-ef.com
www.fagerhult.com
Towner Art Gallery presents A Certain Kind of Light exhibition
(UK) - Works from 30 artists including David Batchelor, Runa Islam, Anish Kapoor, L S Lowry, Peter Sedgley and more explore relationship between light and a range of other themes.
Towner Art Gallery has announced A Certain Kind of Light, a major new Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme exhibition exploring how artists have responded to light, its materiality, transience and effect.
Reflecting the relationship between light and a range of other themes, from brightness, colour and perception to transformation, energy and the passage of time, the exhibition brings together paintings, sculpture, video, photography, drawing and installations.
Works by almost 30 leading artists including David Batchelor, Ceal Floyer, Raphael Hefti, Shirazeh Housiary, Gary Hume, Runa Islam, Anish Kapoor, L S Lowry, Julian Opie, Katie Paterson, Peter Sedgley, Mark Titchner, Rachel Whiteread and Cerith Wyn Evans are featured, selected from the Arts Council Collection, Towner’s collection and private loans.
As the basis for vision, light has long fascinated artists as both tangible material and subject. Lowry’s delicate play with light in his empty, ephemeral Seascape (1965) addresses the consistent challenge within the evolution of landscape painting to capture the effects of natural light. This painting, controversial at the time for its apparent lack of subject matter, contrasts with other artworks from the 1960s and 1970s by Peter Lanyon and Peter Sedgley who utilised artificial light to produce dynamic colour transformations.
The importance of artificial light as a source of illumination and as primary artistic material is also highlighted in works by David Batchelor, Julian Opie, Angela Bullock and Mark Titchner, while sculptural work by Anish Kapoor and Rachel Whiteread harnesses, absorbs or reflects light to activate the surrounding space. Whiteread’s semi-translucent resin casts, which render negative space into solid form connect with Runa Islam’s Stare Out (Blink) (1998), her playful experimentation with the positive- negative image and the illusory nature of film.
Whilst artists have always been intrigued and inspired by light, more conceptual approaches in the last twenty years have adapted the energy of light into other forms to articulate singular impressions of time and space. Cerith Wyn Evans’s Diary: How to improve the world (you will only make matters worse) continued 1968 (revised) from ‘M’ writings 67-72 by John Cage (2003), uses a crystal chandelier to convey a Morse code translation of Cage’s writings; Ceal Floyer’s Light (1994), presents a solitary unconnected bulb lit up from four sides by slide projectors; Totality (2015) stages Katie Paterson’s immersive installation featuring a large rotating planet-like mirror ball that illuminates a room with tiny projected images of nearly every solar eclipse documented by humankind; and Mark Garry’s large-scale thread installation reveals rainbow-hued graphic abstractions, visible only when the visitor moves around the gallery.
A Certain Kind of Light is the first exhibition curated by Towner from the Arts Council Collection for the National Partners Programme, following the recent presentation of the touring exhibition, One Day Something Happens.
Jill Constantine, Head of the Arts Council Collection said: “A Certain Kind of Light is an exciting exhibition and will appeal to all ages. It demonstrates the ambitious and imaginative approach of the curatorial team at Towner Art Gallery. Light in contemporary art is a fascinating premise and I’m delighted to see so many works from the Arts Council Collection being used to such great effect in this show.”
Towner Art Gallery is an Arts Council Collection National Partner. The Arts Council Collection is managed by Southbank Centre, London on behalf of Arts Council England.
A wide-ranging programme of talks and events will accompany A Certain Kind of Light, featuring exhibition artists, writers and scientists who have aspired to capture, understand and define light. Full details announced soon.
A Certain Kind of Light is open from 21 January – 7 May 2017, at the Towner Art Gallery, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne BN21 4JJ.
www.townereastbourne.org.uk
www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk
www.artscouncil.org.uk
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
LIGHTFAIR International 2018 to take place in Chicago
(USA) - May 2018 event marks LIGHTFAIR's first Chicago staging since 1995.
LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) will produce its 2018 trade show and conference in Chicago in a strategic move designed to accommodate its continuing growth, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of LFI managing partner AmericasMart Atlanta.
The May 6-10, 2018 event marks LIGHTFAIR’s first Chicago staging since 1995 and will afford the global lighting design community the accessibility, convenience and service benefits present in the city and in the vast facilities of McCormick Place, which with 2.6million sqft of exhibition space ranks as the largest U.S. convention centre.
“We expect Chicago and McCormick Place to help deliver a LIGHTFAIR experience of extraordinary relevance and resonance,” noted Portman. “The spectacular scope of LIGHTFAIR exhibits, together with its extensive conference programming, demands an environment of the scale which McCormick Place offers – one that our customers will embrace and enjoy.”
LFI is the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference produced alternately on the east and west coasts. LFI 2017 will take place in Philadelphia May 7-11 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In its 2016 showing in San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center April 24-28, LFI set new trade show floor and west-coast attendance records.
“Chicago and LIGHTFAIR enjoy closely aligned postures within the global lighting design community,” commented Marsha L. Turner, CAE, Chief Executive Officer of LFI partner International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). “Both command pivotal roles as centres of lighting and technology innovation and thought leadership. We look forward to all that the 2018 trade show and conference will achieve in this uniquely advantageous setting.”
“With LIGHTFAIR’s consistent and continuing growth must come exploration of different venues and new approaches to its staging,” noted Timothy Licitra, Executive Vice President of LFI partner Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). “Chicago and McCormick Place create for LIGHTFAIR and particularly our exhibitors a new canvas for innovation and expansion.”
Throughout the trade show floor, LFI exhibitors showcase exclusive introductions and a large spectrum of solutions such as LEDs, OLEDs, luminaires, controls, energy-efficient products, alternative energy including solar power, decorative, integrated design, exterior and roadway, software, solutions, IoT and innovative design. LIGHTFAIR also features six pavilions: Design; Exterior & Roadway Lighting; Global Light + Design; New Exhibitor Pavilion; and – new for 2017 – Intelligent Lighting Pavilion and IoT Pavilion.
For LIGHTFAIR International 2017, the Pre-Conference program will take place from Sunday, May 7 – Monday, May 8, 2017 and the LFI Trade Show and Conference will run from Tuesday, May 9 – Thursday, May 11, 2017.
ALW acquires Neidhardt
(USA) - Acquisition expands ALW product portfolio to include full spectrum of architectural-grade luminaires.
Architectural Lighting Works (ALW) - a privately owned, international manufacturer of high-performance, commercial luminaires - has announced the acquisition of Neidhardt, Inc. Neidhardt is a full-service lighting manufacturer founded in 1992 and based in Redwood City, CA, USA.
The Neidhardt acquisition will complement and build upon ALW's portfolio of primarily linear architectural LED luminaires with the addition of Neidhardt's line of primarily decorative architectural LED luminaires.
‘‘The addition of the Neidhardt brand and product line strengthens and enhances ALW's market offering and broadens our target audiences within the architectural and design communities,’’ said ALW CEO Shira Steinbeck.
‘‘By combining ALW's volume manufacturing capability with Neidhardt's modern palate of design details, specifiers can now illuminate entire projects with all the 'architectural lighting works' all from one company,’’ continued Steinbeck. ‘‘Ambient to accent. Angular to artistic. Archetypal to atypical. Now our customers have a wide panorama of quality lighting choices.’’
Frank Neidhardt, founder and heretofore CEO of Neidhardt, joins ALW as vice president of product design and development.
‘‘I've been a product designer all my life and in my new role as VP of product design at ALW, I'll now have the opportunity to fully focus on creating marketplace value through innovative design,’’ said Neidhardt. ‘‘I am excited to expand on the synergies of the two brands to create imaginative new luminaires to fulfill the needs of both the high performance and decorative lighting markets.’’
With the acquisition, ALW will assume management of Neidhardt's 20,000sqft Redwood City manufacturing factory further expanding ALW's West Coast operations where it also has facilities in Oakland and Hayward, California, and Ensenada, Mexico.
Neidhardt will maintain its separate brand name, web presence and workforce for the immediate future. Sales and customer service for both brands will be handled by ALW.
www.alwusa.com
www.neidhardtinc.com
John Cullen Lighting hires new Sales Director
(UK) - Steve Spencer brings over fifteen years' lighting experience to head-up John Cullen Lighting’s expanding sales team.
John Cullen Lighting have announced that Steve Spencer has joined the company as its Sales Director.
Moving from ERCO Lighting, where Spencer has previously worked for ten years as a Project Manager, he brings a wealth of experience to head-up John Cullen Lighting’s expanding sales team.
Spencer has extensive experience of working with lighting design practices, architects, end users and electrical consultants across a range of prestigious projects.
Spencer commented: “I have always admired the John Cullen brand and am looking forward to working with their unique product offering to develop business across both the UK and Europe.”
John Cullen Lighting CEO, Peter van der Kolk, added: “Steve joins us with a strong track record of delivering results with over fifteen years’ experience in the lighting industry. We are delighted to have him on board to help achieve our strategic objectives for 2017 and beyond.”
Scott Vontobel named President of Acolyte
(USA) - Vontobel brings 20 years’ lighting experience to help expand Acolyte’s product line and global facilities.
Acolyte LED has announced the promotion of Scott Vontobel to President of the company, including its offices and all employees globally. This will include leadership of Acolyte Worldwide, United States, Acolyte Asia (China and Hong Kong), Dubai, Australia and New Zealand.
Since joining Acolyte in 2015, Vontobel has been able to look and work with all aspects of the business and has a complete grasp on the challenges ahead of us and the future of Acolyte in this very competitive market.
Working his way through each position and at each of Acolyte worldwide locations, has given Vontobel the insight needed to help coach and assist Acolyte's team to exceed its customer’s needs. “I will continue to grow from the components that have made Acolyte successful,” stated Vontobel.
Vontobel added: “A key factor in the future of Acolyte success will be contacting and traveling to our customers worldwide to get input on what Acolyte is doing right and where we can improve and I will bring this information back to our staff so we can incorporate their input into our future operations and key decisions. Acolyte will strive to be the best customer-friendly company and we will take a more proactive approach in 2017. We have hired many key players in the past two years and will continue to add more to fill needed positions. I believe in the products and people and want to use my experience to bring them together. I have been very fortunate to work for some very exciting companies with great business models and will be implementing some of their success within Acolyte.
“We have a great team and with my support, they will in-turn support our customers. We have had positive changes and contributions from current and past employees and we will continue to move onwards and upwards each day.”
In 2015, Vontobel was quickly promoted to the title of Vice President of Operations and most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer of the company. After graduating college, he started his first job in the lighting industry, and eventually worked on several major projects ranging from the Super Bowl to Cirque du Soleil. Vontobel's background includes positions with Lex Products, TMB and Global Design Solutions.
“Scott has proven in a short time that he is a perfect fit to run our global operations as President. His 20 years of lighting experience, project management expertise, manufacturing, leadership and sales background, will help expand our product line and facilities around the world,’’ concluded JR Guerrieri, CEO and Founder of Acolyte LED.
Luxologie welcomes new associate
(UK) - Previously senior lecturer in Lighting Design at Milan Polytechnic, Chiara Bertolaja joins Luxologie founder and director Tim Fonfara on London-based residential lighting projects.
Luxologie has announced the arrival of Chiara Bertolaja from Milan, as a permanent associate at its London-based lighting design consultancy.
Bertolaja joins Tim Fonfara, founder and director of Luxologie, working initially on two large, hi-spec residential lighting projects in London NW3.
“We’re very fortunate to welcome a designer as distinguished as Chiara Bertolaja, and our company can only benefit from her expertise and experience,” said Fonfara.
Bertolaja was senior lecturer in Lighting Design at Milan Polytechnic for years – leading a course, which became so popular with international students that they had to conduct the course in the English language. Consequently, the majority of Italy’s newly qualified lighting designers are her former students.
Bertolaja’s first professional engagement as a design graduate was with the engineer Mario Bonomo, the “father” of Italian lighting design whose projects include the Vatican Museum and San Marco’s in Venice. “I learned everything from him,” Bertolaja commented.
Her first project with Bonomo was lighting the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi. “It went on from there and it was a revelation. You can imagine. I stayed for seventeen years as an associate, and during that time I worked with other designers such as Marco Pollice and Carlotta De Bevilacqua,” she explained.
Following the state of the Italian economy in recent years, Bertolaja is delighted with the opportunities she finds in London. “In Italy at the moment, design possibilities are totally limited by budgets. In England it’s the complete opposite.”
Recent Luxologie projects include the lime-washed brick and glass extension to a London townhouse, designed by Erbar Mattes Architects for a family of four. Luxologie works mostly in exclusive residential areas of London such as Belgravia, Chelsea, Hampstead, Regent’s Park, Kensington and the City.
Lumino announces new partnership with JSB Lighting
(UK) - New distribution agreement offers Lumino access to JSB Lighting’s Australia and New Zealand market coverage.
British lighting manufacturer Lumino has announced it has entered a new distribution agreement with JSB Lighting as its sole distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand.
Commenting on this new alliance, managing director Andrew Small said: ‘‘We are really excited to be working with JSB, a major player within the Australian design and architectural lighting markets. We see this as a natural next step for building the Lumino brand within the Australian market. JSB are a natural partner for Lumino sharing the same passion for great design, technical expertise and industry leading performance, backed up by superb customer service. JSB’s focus on the design specification market and building long-term relationships within the design community are further similarities within our businesses.’’
‘‘We have admired Lumino since meeting four years ago at Light & Building in Frankfurt. Lumino's product range along with market leading ColorCORE technology is an excellent fit for JSB Lighting, we are excited to be able to take the brand to the next level in Australia and NZ,’’ confirmed JSB Lighting CEO Dudley Hewitt.
With an office in five of the seven states and two offices in New Zealand, JSB Lighting offers exceptional coverage and represents some of world’s most innovative and technically advanced lighting equipment.
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