ILP: Writing, Lighting and Night: An ever-expanding booklist launch
The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) and International Nighttime Design Initiative (NTD), have launched a public, co-hosted, curated resource, “WRITING, LIGHTING AND NIGHT: an ever-expanding booklist”. The Booklist is interactive and input is encouraged.
The launch event took place on 11 February and was moderated by Nick Dunn, an architect/writer with a focus on both subjects. Nick was also joined by two booklovers from each organisation.
The Booklist project has been founded to raise awareness of quality books that cover nighttime design including lighting, and how these disciplines can have a positive effect on the planet and society.
Click here to view the Booklist on ‘Library Thing‘.
Glamox acquires UK-based wireless lighting controls company
(UK) – LiteIP to offer platform for Glamox to strengthen position in lighting control systems market.
Glamox has acquired 100% of the shares in UK-based company LiteIP Limited. LiteIP is located in Southampton and designs, manufactures and supplies wireless lighting control systems. The acquisition of LiteIP will provide Glamox with a strong platform to strengthen its offering within the Lighting Control Systems market.
“This is a milestone for Glamox, and we are taking an important step to strengthen our strategic position as a smart lighting solutions provider,” said Rune Marthinussen, CEO of Glamox. “Glamox will support LiteIP and its growth plans in terms of technology development strategy and global expansion. LiteIP will remain an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary within the Glamox Group, welcoming customers both inside and outside the Glamox Group. The brand name of LiteIP will also remain in place.”
Over the last decade, LiteIP has developed a strong position within lighting controls in the UK lighting market. The ability to make simple intuitive solutions for customers has enabled LiteIP to compete with larger companies within the lighting industry.
LiteIP’s Managing Director David Lippold is excited by the new opportunity: “Our system has evolved over a decade from a simple idea to become one of the most widely used control systems for commercial lighting in the UK. It’s simple, it works, and it’s time to take it to the next level. Glamox is a highly successful international business with a focus on engineering and quality. It has recognised lighting controls as a business driver, and we are delighted to be part of their ambitious plans to become a leader in this area. The international opportunities will also strengthen our offering to our core UK customer base of luminaire manufacturers and specialist controls companies, all with a focus on energy saving and environmental impact.”
John Cullen Lighting: Minim
John Cullen Lighting has introduced the Minim, a miniature luminaire to revolutionise joinery lighting which will disappear into your scheme. It may be small but with more than 70 lumen output and a high 97CRI it shows your objects in their true light. The 1W Minim comes in narrow, medium and wide beams to create dramatic effects to suit your display and different finishes to match your interior: black, white, brass, nickel and bronze.
Lighting for Good 2020 Award winners announced
(Europe) – Awards celebrate outstanding efforts in environmentally friendly luminaire manufacturing.
Lighting for Good (LFG), a collaborative think tank comprised of more than 20 suppliers in the lighting industry that seeks to make light fittings more environmentally friendly, has announced the winners of the second annual Lighting for Good Awards.
The think tank was conceived in 2018 by lighting designer Tiphaine Treins of Temeloy Lighting and Nicolas Martin, Manager of LVMH Lighting. Since its inception the group has made great strides. During the LVMH Climate Week at the end of 2020, the group announced the winners of this year’s Lighting for Good awards.
“This year we were presented with outstanding submissions,” said Treins. “Delta Light proposed a downlight with a weight of only 80g with a lumen package around 580lm. Lucent and formalighting reached an efficiency of 118lm/W, Molto Luce and Self proposed intelligent LED modules, Nordic Power converter presented a driver using 30% less material than the average driver in the market. Flos solved a gap in the packaging of fitting by proposing a solution where the fitting and the driver are packed together.”
LFG’s goal for 2021 is to expand its initial charter and find new ways for its work to reach a greater audience.
“Our fundamental principles remain the same,” added Treins. “We wish to develop practical solutions and maintain a scientific base, which encompasses all aspects of eco-design such as material, energy, and transport.” To that end, Lighting for Good makes clear that they do not wish to be limited to the EU recommendations, but instead it wants to try to develop the best possible solutions with available knowledge and technologies.
“One of the questions that we are struggling with at the moment is: Is this enough?” continued Treins. “Can we save the world one lighting fitting at a time? We do feel strongly that in order to take giant steps, we must start with baby steps. Through our efforts, we hope to influence our entire industry and maybe our industry can impact other industries.”
Next fall, there will be a presentation of the 2021 Lighting for Good Awards to a number of manufacturers for their work in creating eco-friendly luminaires, as selected by members of the LFG think tank. The categories are Best Efficacy, Best Materials, Best Maintenance, Best Driver, and Best Packaging. The award ceremony is slated to be held in the last quarter of the year.
The winners of the 2020 LFG awards are:
Best Material: Delta Light
Best Driver: Nordic Power Converter
Best Efficiency: formalighting and Lucent
Best Maintainability: Self-Electronics
Best Packaging: Flos
Best of the Best: Molto Luce
Full details of the awards winners will be included in the Jun/Jul issue of arc magazine.
Chris Lewis, Principal Designer at LDI, to retire on 1 April
(UK) – Lewis to retire after 38 years in the lighting industry.
Lighting Design International (LDI) has announced that Principal Designer Chris Lewis will retire on 1 April, after 38 years in the lighting industry.
Working alongside Sally Storey, Founding Director of LDI, Lewis has been an integral part of the studio’s growth and development, and the success it is today.
Lewis’ passion and interest in lighting began when he chose to design a light fixture at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design. He began experimenting with light and soon became fascinated with the play of light on surfaces. This was later augmented by a seminar on lighting design given by Janet Turner of Concord Lighting, who showed examples of how a space can be transformed by the use of light and how the right light can enhance forms, colours and materials within a space.
Throughout his career, Lewis has worked on a wide variety of amazing projects, and has inspired those around him with his commitment to projects, and the quality of his work.
Some of the notable projects that he has worked on include: One Aldwych Hotel, London (1999); Grand Bretagne Hotel Athens, remodelled for the Olympics in 2004; The ‘Long Room’ at Lords Cricket Ground, London (2004); ‘Lumiere’ in Paris (2004), which at the time was the largest privately owned office building in Europe; Fifty, a casino in central London (2004); the Savoy Hotel, London (2010); the Imperial Hotel Vienna (2014); Fera, a restaurant at Claridge’s London (2017); Aquilla super yacht (2017); and the Four Seasons, Astir Palace Hotel in Athens (2019). Many of these have been recognised with lighting design awards.
Speaking of his retirement, Lewis said: “I would just like to say a big thank you to Sally Storey and everyone I have worked with at Lighting Design International for being such a great team to work with.
“I can honestly say I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at LDI and the challenges that have arisen. When I joined all those years ago, I had no idea I would end up working on so many fantastic projects, with so many amazing designers, in so many different countries. I feel truly fortunate to have had a career doing something that I have really enjoyed.
“But now it is time to do other things. As a departing note, I wish Sally and everyone I have worked with over the years, the very best for the future.”
Sally Storey added: “Chris has been such an inspiration to work with. He has been responsible for many of the great projects that have made LDI what it is today, and he has guided the design team to achieve an excellence in all that they do and continue to do so. He will be greatly missed, and his passion and attention to detail will live on. We wish him all the best in his retirement.”
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Illuminated River: Bringing Light Art to London - Artists Leo Villareal and Teemu Määttänen in Conversation
The Illuminated River Foundation and The Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland host a virtual talk ‘Bringing Light Art to London' with New York-based artist Leo Villareal and Helsinki-based artist Teemu Määttänen, who both use creative coding and LED technology to ‘paint with light’.
Whilst both artists are exhibiting their work in London - Määttänen’s installation Noste is featured in the Southbank Centre’s Winter Light exhibition and Villareal’s major public art commission, Illuminated River, is lighting up central London’s bridges - the discussion explores the role of light art in bringing beauty, magic and tranquility to urban environments.
Introduced by Sarah Gaventa, Director of the Illuminated River Foundation, and moderated by Johanna Agerman-Ross, Curator of 20th Century Furniture & Design, Design, Architecture and Digital, and Founder of Disegno, the discussion also looks at how computer programming serves as a vital tool in the development of light art, changing the frequency, intensity and patterning of LEDs in a way that responds and adapts to the shifting requirements of public spaces.
Casambi to hold first ever Casambi Summit
(Online) – Event to take place on 4March
Casambi has announced that it is to hold its first ever “Casambi Summit” on 4 March. The online event will bring together the Casambi community for a full day of keynote presentations, with product launches and case studies, while the winners of the 2021 Casambi Awards will also be announced.
Across the day, the company will share strategy and technology updates from CEO Kari Mettälä and founder Timo Pakkala. Elsewhere, Tridonic will explain how to extend your DALI system with basicDIM Wireless, while case study presentations will include Erco’s Ulster Hospital, and Occhio’s Design Offices projects.
During the day, Casambi will also introduce two new products, and following the announcement of the 2021 Casambi Awards winners, the Summit will conclude with breakout sessions hosted by Casambi and its partners.
Registration is open now. For more information, click here.
Aleksandra Stratimirovic: Transmission
Transmission is a site-specific light artwork created by Aleksandra Stratimirovic in 2020 for the World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden.
Grimeton Radio Station is an early longwave transatlantic wireless telegraphy station built in 1922-1924, that has been preserved as a historical site. It is the only remaining example of an early pre-electronic radio transmitter technology, called an Alexanderson alternator. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004.
The transmitter is still in operational condition, and each year on a day called Alexanderson Day is started up and transmits brief Morse code test transmissions, which can be received all over Europe.
Transmission consists of two laser projections mounted at the height of 127-metres, on the top of the one of the Radio Station's colossal towers. Green laser beams make the Radio Station's imaginary communication visible. Light movement in the form of varying frequencies transmits messages in slow rhythmic sequences, pulsating in the Morse code intervals.
Photos: Tomasz Zurek
Music: Leonel Kaplan
Studio Roosegaarde: GROW
Daan Roosegaarde’s latest artwork, GROW, is an homage to the beauty of agriculture. GROW appears as a 20,000sqm luminous dreamscape of red and blue waves of light over an enormous field.
The installation is inspired by scientific light recipes that improve plants’ growth and resilience, and looks to highlight the importance of innovation in the agriculture system.
GROW consists of a design-based light recipe which shines vertically across 20,000sqm of farmland with leek (Allium porrum). Viewers experience the artwork as ‘dancing lights’ across the huge agricultural field. The light is poetic, and inspired by photobiology light science technologies which have shown that certain recipes of blue, red, and ultraviolet light can enhance plant growth and reduce the use of pesticides by up to 50%.
This short film shows the development of this luminous dreamscape and how the beauty of light can help plants. It is also a call for enlightenment during these dark times.
Women in Lighting to hold Global Gathering on International Women’s Day
(Worldwide) – Global online event to mark WiL’s second anniversary.
Women in Lighting has announced that it will host a worldwide event on 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day.
The WiL Global Gathering will also mark the second anniversary of the Women in Lighting project, and will be another opportunity to connect its growing network and community of international lighting professionals.
Divided into three parts to ensure that participants from different time zones around the world can participate, the day-long event will feature a selection of sessions under four themes: Inspiration, Project, Action and Social.
The Inspiration sessions will feature talks from four inspirational speakers, Dorothy Di Stefano, Jorg Seemann, Michela Bonzi and Anne Militello. These talks will be followed by live Q&A sessions moderated by WiL’s Sharon Stammers and Martin Lupton.
In the Project sessions, a range of speakers will present an overview of their project work, or spotlight a particular project.
The Action sessions will consist of a presentation about current initiatives, ranging from dark skies in New Zealand to the GreenLight Alliance in Europe, and thoughts about the lighting profession as shared from LATAM.
Finally, the Social sessions will see a return of WiL’s popular Social Roulette where, for an hour, participants can virtually meet and share their background, inspirations and daily lives with new and old friends in short, three-minute bursts. Participants will be randomly matched to a selection of other attendees, helping to naturally grow the initiative’s community.
The Global Gathering is sponsored by formalighting, alongside Casambi, Ledra, Fos and Huda Lighting.
Registration for the event is now open. More information can be found here.
ILP launches new online course
(UK) – Latest course titled Understanding Obtrusive Light: Application of Guidance Note 01 (GN01).
Artificial light provides many benefits but if not properly considered, designed and installed, it can result in a range of issues including but not limited to obtrusive light, sky glow, adverse effects on fauna and flora and potentially be a legal nuisance.
The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) Guidance Note 01 (GN01) is seen as the ‘go-to’ advice for the control of unwanted, obtrusive, artificial lighting in the UK and in many other parts of the world. GN01 is based on the International Standards produced by CIE, being a practical application of these documents.
This new course is aimed at everyone who has an interest in the effects of artificial light by day and night and discusses the controls in place that can provide a successful lighting installation mitigating the concerns.
The ILP online training platform is open to everyone but ILP members can access courses at a discounted rate.
More information can be found here.
Recolight announces new Circular Economy webinar series
(UK)- Series will begin with session on luminaire design on 30 March.
Recolight has announced a new series of webinars dedicated to the Circular Economy for 2021. The series will build on previous talks held in 2020, and will highlight the progress that has been made in the lighting industry.
All webinars will be chaired by Ray Molony, who said: “It is vital that the industry continues this conversation if it is to address its responsibility to the wider world. For too long the sector has been a rule-taker. These webinars are helping us come up with a strategy that’s built from the bottom up.”
The first three webinars in the series are:
- Luminaire Design: The Circular Economy regulations you need to know – 30 March
- Return of the Lamp: How the replaceable revolution will change lighting – 29 April
- How to get Net Zero: A lighting manufacturer’s guide to becoming carbon neutral – 27 May
The Recolight webinar series in 2020 examined the Circular Economy for lighting. Discussions ranged from new regulations for lighting, through to extending the life of luminaires.
A range of lighting producers, specifiers, and designers presented positive initiatives being undertaken to reduce the impact on the environment. One of the topics still up for debate is whether the return of replaceable light sources, drivers and other components is the best route to a Circular Economy in the lighting industry.
Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey added: “I’m encouraged to see the lighting industry taking steps to become more sustainable. It is a given that we produce light sources that are very energy efficient. Moving beyond that and adopting circular economy principles in how we manufacture those products will soon be a must do, and not just an ought to do.”
All sessions are free to join, with more events to be announced for later in the year.
