STUDIO OLAFUR ELIASSON'S LITTLE SUN INSTALLATION TO SHINE AT DARC ROOM
(UK) - Little Sun, the social business founded by Olafur Eliasson, will be showing their Sunlight Graffiti installation at this year's darc room exhibition, part of London Design Festival.
The interactive installation will allow visitors to create their own Sunlight Graffiti images with a Little Sun solar lamp. Sunlight Graffiti is a microcosmos of the Little Sun project, where one can feel, in a creative, playful and mindful way, the impact he or she can have on their immmediate physical surrounding just by putting solar light into action.
Felix Hallwachs, CEO at Little Sun, will also be talking at the exhibition as part of the darc thoughts lecture programme that also includes Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde; Croatian Lighting Designer, Dean Skira; Daniel Stromborg, Product Designer at Gensler USA; and Kerem Asfuroglu, Lighting Designer at Speirs + Major.
Hallwachs said: “We all have to learn how to live and act more sustainably and how to share the energy of the earth and the sun. Together, we have to find solutions for our future. Little Sun is a social business that brings solar energy to people living off the grid, so that kids can study, read, and play after dark – without toxic kerosene lamps.”
Olafur Eliasson, Founder of Little Sun, explained: “Light is for everyone – it determines what we do and how we do it. This is why we have developed the solar-powered lamp Little Sun. One part of the artwork is the lamp and the activities it enables. The other is the successful distribution of Little Sun in off-grid communities, its journey from production to usage.”
Frederik Ottesen, Co-Founder of Little Sun, commented: “Little Sun is much more than a beautiful solar lamp. Ultimately, Little Sun is a large-scale solar energy provider, our portable lamp being the first in a long line of products we are developing to make clean, reliable, affordable solar energy easily accessible to everyone.”
darc room will take place at B1, a unique 22,000 sqm space in Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, central London, from September 21st – 23rd 2017 as part of London Design Festival.
The exhibition will consist of leading lighting manufacturers displaying their latest products, light installations and a series of lectures tackling lighting design, technology, sustainability and architecture.
Participants include alphaLED, Anolis, Applelec, ATEA, atelier sedap, Bright Green, DARK, David Trubridge, Delta Light, EcoLED, EcoSense, Electric Bench, Enigma, Exenia, Factorylux, Forma, Lamp Lighting, LED Linear, Lightly Technologies, Linea Light, Luci LED, Lumenpulse, Megaman, molo, Optelma, Radiant, Reggiani, Soraa, tossB, Targetti, Turnlights, WILA and Xicato.
As well as Roosegaarde, the darc thoughts lecture programme will include Felix Hallwachs, CEO of Studio Olafur Eliasson’s Little Sun solar light project; Croatian Lighting Designer, Dean Skira; Daniel Stromborg, Product Designer at Gensler USA; and Kerem Asfuroglu, Lighting Designer at Speirs + Major.
In addition, Eoin Billings, Founding Partner at Billings Jackson Design; Nick Durrant, Founder at Plot; and Nat Roberton, Programme Manager at Bristol Legible City Project will be discussing the transformation of the urban environment by the Internet of Things.
DARC AWARDS / ARCHITECTURAL VOTING ENDS ON AUGUST 9TH
(UK) - The voting period for the 2017 darc awards / architectural ends on August 9th.
The Project categories (SPACES, PLACES, STRUCTURES, ART & EVENTS) are split into High and Low Budget for both large and small projects so all types of projects have an equal chance of winning.
The project entries have been shortlisted by an international lighting design jury and are now being voted on by the lighting design and light artist community in a unique online voting system.
Product entries have gone straight to the lighting designer vote so the specifiers can pick their favourite product from the last twelve months.
All lighting designers and light artists who vote in every category will be eligible for a free ticket to darc night, the awards party at MC Motors in London on 14th September.
Follow @darcawards for all the latest updates and information regarding the awards.
The categories are:
STRUCTURES – BEST EXTERIOR LIGHTING PROJECT (LOW / HIGH BUDGET)
PLACES – BEST INTERIOR LIGHTING PROJECT (LOW / HIGH BUDGET)
SPACES – BEST LANDSCAPE LIGHTING PROJECT (LOW / HIGH BUDGET)
ART – BEST LIGHT ART INSTALLATION (LOW / HIGH BUDGET)
EVENT – BEST LIGHTING EVENT
KIT – BEST INTERIOR / EXTERIOR LIGHTING PRODUCT
To vote for your favourite architectural lighting projects and products go to:
www.darcawards.com/architectural
DAAN ROOSEGAARDE TO DISCUSS 'LANDSCAPES OF THE FUTURE' AT DARC ROOM
(UK) - Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde will be part of the darc thoughts lecture programme at the darc room exhibition, part of this year’s London Design Festival.
Roosegaarde has been driven by nature’s gifts such as light emitting fireflies and jellyfishes since an early age. His fascination for nature and technology is reflected in his iconic designs such as Smart Highway (roads which charge from sunlight and glow at night), Waterlicht (a virtual flood) and Smog Free Project (the largest outdoor air purifier in the world which makes jewellery from smog).
He founded Studio Roosegaarde in 2007, where he works with his team of designers and engineers towards a better future. Together they develop ‘Landscapes of the Future’ building smart sustainable prototypes for the cities of tomorrow.
Roosegaarde is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum and named Artist of the Year 2016 in The Netherlands.
All talks are free for registered visitors and seats are on a first come first served basis.
darc room will take place at B1, a unique 22,000 sqm space in Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, central London, from September 21st – 23rd 2017 as part of London Design Festival.
The exhibition will consist of leading lighting manufacturers displaying their latest products, light installations and a series of lectures tackling lighting design, technology, sustainability and architecture.
Participants include alphaLED, Anolis, Applelec, ATEA, atelier sedap, Bright Green, DARK, David Trubridge, Delta Light, EcoLED, EcoSense, Electric Bench, Enigma, Exenia, Factorylux, Forma, Lamp Lighting, LED Linear, Lightly Technologies, Linea Light, Luci LED, Lumenpulse, Megaman, molo, Optelma, Radiant, Reggiani, Soraa, tossB, Targetti, Turnlights, WILA and Xicato.
As well as Roosegaarde, the darc thoughts lecture programme will include Felix Hallwachs, CEO of Studio Olafur Eliasson's Little Sun solar light project; Croatian Lighting Designer, Dean Skira; Daniel Stromborg, Product Designer at Gensler USA; and Kerem Asfuroglu, Lighting Designer at Speirs + Major.
In addition, Eoin Billings, Founding Partner at Billings Jackson Design; Nick Durrant, Founder at Plot; and Nat Roberton, Programme Manager at Bristol Legible City Project will be discussing the transformation of the urban environment by the Internet of Things.
DARC ROOM OFFICIALLY PART OF LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
(UK) - darc room, London's creative, curated lighting specification exhibition officially part of London Design Festival on 21-23 September.
darc room has been formally accepted by London Design Festival as part of its 2017 program. The lighting specification exhibition will take place at B1, Victoria House, Holborn in central London on 21-23 September.
Paul James, director of darc room and publishing editor of mondo*arc and darc magazines, commented: “This is fantastic news for darc room and for the exhibitors. We are sometimes guilty of talking to ourselves in the lighting industry. Our goal, both in our publishing and our events, is to broaden the conversation to other designers who do not work with lighting every day but nevertheless are involved in the lighting specification process. Being involved in London Design Festival will allow us to meet a wide range of designers and specifiers, not just those ensconced in lighting.”
darc room is organised by mondo*arc and darc magazines in collaboration with design consultants Light Collective. It will offer a unique way for exhibitors to show their products and for visitors to learn about lighting with special pods made from OSB board. In addition to the exhibitors, the venue in central London offers a magnificent canvas for light installations from darc night, the darc awards / architectural event as well as some exciting examples of light art and inspirational speakers from the design community.
Exhibitors so far include Anolis, Applelec, ATEA, atelier sedan, DARK, Delta Light, EcoLED, EcoSense, Enigma, Filix, Forma, Lamp Lighting, LED Linear, Linea Light, LG OLED, Luci LED, Lumenpulse, molo, Optelma, Radiant, Reggiani, Soraa, tossB, Turnlights, WILA and Xicato.
The darc night installations on show at darc room will involve lighting designs from ACT, Arup, DPA, Elektra, Lichtvision, Lighting Design International, Michael Grubb Studio and Visual Energy.
Anyone interested in participating in darc room should contact Paul James on p.james@mondiale.co.uk.
www.darcroom.com
