IALD welcomes new Middle East region
(Middle East) - The IALD has expanded its network to include the Middle East region.
As an ever-growing collective of professionals worldwide, the establishment of a dedicated region in the Middle East provides an open door to thousands of talented individuals in those countries to share their passions and be a part of the International Association of Lighting Designer's (IALD) programmes and events.
Joining 10 other regions in the association’s network, IALD Middle East invites interested designers to become members of the IALD community and gain access to its array of programmes, events, and networking among more than 1,500 industry colleagues.
Christopher Knowlton, CEO of the IALD, said: “This organisation and its community have been a beacon of integrity and dynamism for over 50 years, and the establishment of a new region in the Middle East is testament to the ceaseless evolution of this incredible profession.”
As a leading firm in lighting design on the global stage, HLB Lighting was central in the application to the IALD for the creation of the new region. Maria Dautant, Associate IALD, and Senior Associate with HLB was thrilled to join in the announcement.
She said: “IALD Middle East will expand our local network in a key region for architecture and design. I’m excited to grow our community and strengthen the global voice of lighting design.”
In celebration of this expansion, the IALD will be a proud association partner for Light Middle East, taking place 17-19 January in Dubai, UAE. Knowlton will be joining Dautant to applaud the new region and Dautant will be participating in the ‘The Rise of The Festival’ discussion on 18 January as part of the event’s LIGHTALKS panel series.
Designers interested in becoming members of the IALD and joining the new Middle East region can find further details on the IALD website.
LEDFlex expands UK operations
(UK) - LEDFlex Group has expanded its existing operations in the UK with the opening of a new production facility in Winchester, Hampshire.
The Winchester facility is home to a larger warehouse and four times the office space of the London headquarters, allowing LEDFlex to expand on its services and host a growing team of lighting experts. The new expansion features stellar facilities to accommodate larger scaled projects, increased space for production and machinery to automate processes, and further unique LED customisations. The space also provides improved storage space, allowing the company to undertake larger orders.
London, where the company was formed, still acts as the heart of LEDFlex’s operations, yet the new expansion is testament to the brand’s growing presence and ability to cater to clients across the globe.
Andrew Greenwood, Technical Director at LEDFlex Group, will be leading on operations in Winchester. Speaking of this new venture, he said: “I’m very excited to be heading up this new expansion in Hampshire. I am thrilled to see the company continue to flourish by growing and developing our reputation and presence across the UK. The larger production facility will ensure that we can fulfil more client needs and meet further customisation requests, for clients both in the UK and across the globe, far and wide.”
The Winchester expansions follows LEDFlex’s expansion of its operations in the Middle East in February 2022, with the opening of an experience studio in Dubai. LEDFlex made the investment in its Middle East presence in response to growing interest in its product range across the region. This further expansion in the UK aims to secure LEDFlex as a brand with a global presence.
Jason Bruges Studio to join Cycle to MIPIM 2023
(UK) - Three members of Jason Bruges Studio have signed up to take part in Cycle to MIPIM 2023, in support of Club Peloton.
Jason Bruges (Founder), Rich Broom (Production Director), and James Fox (Senior Designer) will participate in the seven-day cycling relay, which starts in London on 8 March and will take riders on a 1,438km journey to Cannes, arriving on 14 March.
With the goal of completing two 60km stages per day, the team have been training throughout the winter months to prepare.
Jason Bruges Studio is taking part in the ride in support of Club Peloton, a charity and real estate cycling community that aims to transform the lives of young people. Since 2006, Club Peloton has given £4.5million in grants to projects such as Coram Adoption, Cyclists Fighting Cancer, Tom AP Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust, and Multiple System Atrophy Trust.
With a goal of raising £9,000 for the charity, the studio has set up a JustGiving page here.
Delmatic founder awarded MBE
(UK) – John Woodnutt, founder and chairman of Delmatic, has been awarded an MBE for services to Business and Entrepreneurship in the 2023 New Year Honours list.
As a serial inventor and pioneer in innovative control technologies, the recognition of Woodnutt is the culmination of more than six decades of commitment to creating smart, energy-efficient building technologies.
In the late 1950s, Woodnutt pioneered innovative electronic techniques, which revolutionised the control of lighting and, in 1959, founded Delmatic Lighting Controls to develop and commercialise these innovations. The products and concepts developed in those early years paved the way for rapid implementation of energy efficient controls during the energy crises of the 1970s, and sowed the seed for the global sustainable and smart building sector that we see today.
At the age of 96, Woodnutt is still actively involved in Delmatic’s work, and in the continued advancement, development and application of cutting-edge technologies to enhance sustainability, save energy, and meet the pressing demands for reductions in greenhouse gases and carbon footprints.
Woodnutt said: “I am delighted and honoured to receive this MBE. I share this recognition with my many colleagues – both within Delmatic and the wider industry sector – with whom I have worked over more than 60 years and, without whom, we could have not achieved all that we have.”
Pharos announces new CEO
(UK) – Pharos Architectural Controls has announced the appointment of Simon Hicks as its new Chief Executive Officer. Hicks takes over from Chris Hunt, a founder of the company, who will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Pharos.
Hunt commented: “Simon is the right person to be leading Pharos into its next phase of growth. He has been at the centre of our product innovation and development for many years now, resulting in the expansion of the company’s product portfolio, which now includes our new Expert range, our rebranded Designer range and our remote management solution – Cloud.
“It’s an exciting time for the business, and with Simon’s appointment Pharos will be in the best possible position as it prepares for significant growth during 2023 and beyond.”
Hicks’ extensive experience in the sector spans 20 years and has featured several roles with Pharos and its suppliers, including when he led the team to develop Pharos Cloud under the SixEye brand. He has held executive positions on the board of Pharos for a number of years already, first as Technical Director in 2012 and more recently as Product & Marketing Director.
Speaking about his appointment, Simon Hicks said: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve as CEO of Pharos and I'm looking forward to working with our fantastic team and supporting our customers as we execute on our ambitious growth strategy over the next three years. I'm very proud of what we've achieved so far, and the new Expert range is a great example of the innovation and teamwork within Pharos that remains strong to this day.”
LumenRadio AirGlow
AirGlow combines advanced wireless outdoor lighting control with unique reliability and scalability. With a standard Zhaga Book 18 connector and patented technologies, AirGlow offers easy to use RGBW capabilities, smartphone commissioning using Bluetooth and superior range through optimised radio performance.
AirGlow embodies LumenRadio’s many years of experience as a market leader of wireless lighting control within the entertainment lighting industry.
ADO Lights LED Drainlight
Fountains, water features, basins – water is a point of attraction in both public and non-public spaces. Drainlight is a combination of stainless steel drainage channels and cover gratings in combination with LED lighting. The fully encapsulated LED light lines delicately frame fountains and water basins. Like the channels and gratings, they are available in straight or curved versions. The radius is freely selectable and thus adapts perfectly to the contour of the object.
Clear Lighting Thermglo F15
A wellness solution for utmost relaxation in a sauna is replenished by an ambient glow that elevates your mood, Thermglo F15 conjures up your paradise while keeping your safety top priority, as it is thermally modified to adapt to hot and moist conditions up to 90°C with 100% humidity resistance.The dotless LED neon flex light enables you to create effects, either as direct or indirect lighting, that makes a wellness retreat cosier.
Ignite Fitness, Hertfordshire, UK
Lighting fixtures from Tryka have helped transform a renovated warehouse into a vibrant and uplifting state-of-the-art gym.
Trkya has been specified to re-imagine a renovated warehouse that has been brought to life as a state-of-the-art gym in Hertfordshire. The vision was to create a facility that offers more than just equipment and workout areas, but cultivates a fitness hub with wellness and positivity at its core.
To resurrect this former industrial unit, comprised of concrete floors and a large open plan metal structure spanning the main floor, Ignite Fitness understood the importance of lighting in lifting the gym into the 21st century. London Lightworks was appointed to lead the way in lighting design, capturing the vision with striking schemes that honoured the technicality of the spaces.
One thing is certain, this is not your average gym – Ignite is a hub of inspiration igniting passion and fitness. In the evenings, you will find a DJ mixing your favourite workout tunes and when you need to wind down, there is a coffee shop and workout relaxation space. The lighting scheme dynamically complements this multi-faceted space, working in harmony to create function, stimulation and promote wellness.
With a lighting scheme fulfilled almost entirely of linear LED luminaires, London Lightworks knew Tryka had the breadth of solutions, underpinned by superior quality, to bring the scheme to life. The inspiration for the design was taken from the logo. The gym wanted to reflect its angular elements throughout the facility, either as a direct replication or accented to create synergy across the space. London Lightworks identified that a near-full linear lighting scheme would work perfectly.
This easy to use and flexible lighting solution, comes in many shapes, forms, and outputs. Using linear lighting products from Tryka, a subtle nod to the logo was able to be created, with angles and lines. This linear lighting scheme also honours the intricacies of the building, with multi-level ceilings and industrial metal structures. Tryka has articulated the brief through its products, using miniature profiles to perfectly balance function with form while continuing the linear theme.
From enhancing details like handrails, creating space in narrow corridors, to amplifying the architectural structure, this lighting scheme complemented both the building and brand.
Stripline45 RGBW and Linear Boa96 RGBW LEDs have been integrated into the main gym floor and studios. This allows for dynamic lighting to be used in the gym sessions themselves and also for social events. Using the DALI control scheme and DMX modules for colour change, each area has the flexibility and adaptability to create multiple scenes at the push of a button.
Parallel to these high-energy areas, the gym needed to offer zones with neutral lighting. An example of this being achieved was in the changing rooms, where Tryka Adder180 3000k, Adder120K 3000K and PRO052 were used to create calm and inviting colour temperatures.
This once industrial warehouse with very little natural light, has been transformed by London Lightworks and Tryka, illuminating this now captivating and electrifying space.
www.londonlight.works
www.tryka.com
Flight Club, Perth, Australia
Australia’s first ever Flight Club bar features a lively and vibrant lighting scheme, powered by Pharos Architectural Controls.
In the heart of Perth, Western Australia, the country’s first Flight Club bar has opened. Located in the city’s Central Business District, this two-storey bar celebrates the eclectic nature of the British fairground. With vintage wallpaper, a merry-go round horse, retro amusement park lighting and ‘objet d’art’ sourced from UK flea markets, the venue is fun and fascinating.
The unique entertainment in Flight Club centres around the ubiquitous dart boards that offer a range of fast and exciting multi-player games. The darts are set up for everyone’s enjoyment, from novices to experts – it’s about socialising and getting into the spirit of the game.
The lighting is an integral part of the experience at Flight Club, creating an inviting atmosphere and enhancing the whimsical setting while actively responding to particular actions occurring in the space. Integrated solutions provider, bluebottle, was appointed to develop a lighting control solution for this dynamic venue.
To deliver the control elements of the lighting, bluebottle collaborated with Pharos Architectural Controls. As proud Pharos partners, bluebottle understood the flexibility and power of Pharos’ solutions that made them perfect for Flight Club’s unique requirements.
A RIO A (Remote Input Output Audio) device provides the ability to beat match music and lighting sequences in perfect harmony. Thanks to the RIO A, flashing effects are also triggered when a customer hits the dart board bullseye. The Pharos solution works in harmony with Signify Dynalite, utilising elements like the Timeclock, which automatically changes scenes to subtly transition the venue mood, while also reducing power costs.
The Pharos RIO A provides a convenient and scalable way to add audio integration to a Pharos Designer system. Installation is easy and convenient through the use of just a single Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) network connection, and the stereo balanced line level audio input supports auto or manual gain. This makes it adaptable for the needs of each individual project.
Chay Moran, WA State Manager at bluebottle said: “We love unique projects like Flight Club. When it came to the complex technical requirements involved, we knew Pharos was the right solution. The RIO A is easy to use, reliable and flexible while delivering powerful performance.”
Tony Symms, Regional Manager at Pharos Architectural Controls, added: “Flight Club is an innovative venue with a lively atmosphere. The lighting is a key part of the enjoyment, adding to the ambience and playing an integral role in the overall experience. Our RIO A seamlessly matches the music to the lighting, bringing a harmony to all of the experiential elements of Flight Club.”
Technology Centre, Minden, Germany
To create a flexible, easily changeable lighting scheme, Teamlicht used motorised spotlights from ON Lichttechnik at Minden’s new Technology Centre.
Working alongside architectural office Dälken, lighting designers at Teamlicht have created a bright and airy environment for a new Technology Centre in Minden, Germany.
The entire complex was designed to be a modern, innovative workspace, and the lighting contributes to this greatly thanks to a flexible scheme that utilises motorised spotlights from ON Lichttechnik.
The interior design of the main atrium space is based on a fluid concept, with changing exhibitions from Follman Chemie and Triflex – companies that use the workspace. However, the vast height of the space meant that the lighting wasn’t as straightforward as first hoped.
“For our work, this meant that we had to develop a concept that can adjust to the various lighting requirements with minimal effort,” said Teamlicht. “Having this in mind, the idea came up to use motorised spotlights by ON Lichttechnik that can be controlled easily through wall panels. The spotlights are rotatable and tiltable, and can further change their beam angle.”
Complementing the artificial lighting, the architecture is characterised by abundant daylight, thanks to a glass façade that connects the interior with the exterior. As such, the lighting for both the interior and exterior was coordinated through an intelligent control system. A shading system was integrated into the control system. An example of this comes through pre-programmed lighting scenes in the auditorium – not only are spotlights directed and changed in brightness depending on the scene, but the shades move up and down based on the chosen scene.
The auditorium space can be split through a separating wall into three different sizes, making it suitable for meetings, training and other events. Here, the motorised spotlights are supported by recessed downlighting, with decorative pendants and indirect lighting adding a soft finish.
Looking back on the project, Teamlicht are satisfied with the success of the lighting scheme. “We were surprised how well our plan worked out. Through different lighting scenes, various room atmospheres were created. The auditorium is a good example of this: the lighting scene with a uniform and bright lighting allows for an active and concentrated training, while a dimmed down, high contrast lighting suits for an evening event,” said the designers.
“The usage of motorised spotlights was new for us, and is also the standout feature of the project. It makes the usage of the interior far more flexible.
“As a lighting designer, we have to take on the task of achieving targeted, atmospheric, efficient, and economical solutions for the project owner. The solution with the motorised spotlights showed us how comfortably and easily the lighting can be changed in a room by pressing one button.”
www.on-lichttechnik.de
www.teamlicht.de
Fishmongers' Hall, London, UK
A Scheduled Ancient Monument on the banks of the River Thames, Fishmonger’s Hall has been given a dramatic new lighting scheme by Light Perceptions. The designers used Lutron controls to bring the scheme to life.
Fishmongers’ Hall is the home of the Fishmongers’ Company, one of the oldest and most ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. The Hall itself is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a significant testament to the development of commercial activity and trade regulation in the City of London. The site is a fine example of an early 19th century livery hall, is Greek Revival in style and is Grade II* Listed.
In 2019 Light Perceptions was commissioned by the Fishmongers’ Company to carry out a Strategic Review of lighting in the Hall, this followed on from the success of a new lighting installation in the Banqueting Hall carried out in 2018, which utilised a Lutron Quantum system for lighting control.
Key recommendations of the Strategic Review included the extension of the existing Lutron system to manage the lighting in many of the public areas of the Hall and has been gradually implemented over recent years with the wireless technology of Lutron’s VIVE system being used to bring pre-set dimming to the main Entrance Hall, Grand Staircase, Vestibule and the important Court Dining and Drawing Rooms.
Energy saving was a key part of Light Perceptions’ Strategic Review and significant savings have already been achieved by using occupancy sensors as part of the VIVE system to ensure that lighting levels reduced when areas are not occupied. Wireless sensors and controls have been used in many areas to ensure that these significant technical advances can be made without causing damage or intervention into the historic fabric of this important building.
Light Perceptions’ most recent work at Fishmongers was the new external lighting scheme, completed in late 2021. The installation is an important presentation of the Hall in the night-time lit environment. The Hall’s prominent position on London Bridge overlooking the River Thames, makes this one of London’s most prominent and visible external lighting schemes. Here the existing Lutron Quantum system was easily extended to control the new external fixtures, allowing subtle changes in emphasis across the south and east façades, providing manual overrides for special events and timed subtle changes at the end of the evening to comply with planning requirements.
The installation was completed just ahead of Light Perceptions’ 20th Anniversary and is one of the most prestigious and visually significant installations completed by the company in recent years. Bruce Kirk, Director, commented: “Completing the external lighting at Fishmongers on the eve of our 20th birthday was an important occasion for us. We have collaborated on several great projects inside the Hall over the last five years and this is the most visible tribute to a great working relationship.”
As Fishmongers continues to seek further energy savings and consolidation of controls across the building, the Lutron system will be able to be extended and adapted using Lutron’s Enterprise Vue as a central controller to provide the essential flexibility required for new and updated controls and BMS integration.
www.lutron.com/europe
www.lightperceptions.co.uk
