Seoul Semiconductor and Future Electronics to hold webinar
(Europe) - Webinar, titled Get Out of the Darkness, to be held on 5th November at 10am CST.
Seoul Semiconductor and Future Electronics are hosting a webinar this week, entitled Get Out of the Darkness.
The session, held this Thursday (5th Nov) at 10am CST, will see Marc Juarez, Technical and Marketing Director of Seoul Semiconductor, and Francois Mirand, FLS Technical Director, discuss a number of the lighting industry's hot topics, from Human Centric Lighting to ecodesign regulations and their impact on lighting products.
Registration is still open for the hour-long session, which will include a Q&A.
More information about how to register can be found here.
www.seoulsemicon.com
www.futureelectronics.com
Signify appoints new CEO for UK and Ireland
(UK) – Stephen Rouatt promoted to CEO after almost five years with Signify.
Signify has announced the appointment of Stephen Rouatt as the new Chief Executive Officer for Signify UK and Ireland.
Rouatt has been with Signify for almost five years, bringing more than 20 years of industry and professional services experience across a range of sectors to the CEO role. With Signify, Rouatt was previously Group Head of the Strategy, Alliances & Market Insights team, where he was responsible for setting the business’ overall direction, defining Signify’s IoT and M&A strategies (including the acquisitions of Cooper Lighting Solutions, WiZ and Once/iLOX), leading the company’s Alliances functions and launching several transformation programs. Rouatt has also been closely involved in the development and acceleration of several of Signify’s sustainable growth businesses.
Based out of the UK, Rouatt replaces Joao Pola, who will become the head of Signify’s 3D Printing division.
Of the appointment, Rouatt said: “I feel immensely privileged to be appointed CEO of Signify UK&I. It has been a pleasure to see the transformation of the lighting industry as it moves to more connected, intelligent solutions, as well as be part of a business that is a true champion of sustainability with achievements such as our global carbon neutrality announcement this year. I am excited to build on the brilliant work of the UK&I team and wish Joao Pola the best of luck as he begins a new chapter for Signify.”
Prior to Signify, Rouatt was a Managing Principal at ING Bank, focused on strategy and innovation, and helping launch several fintech ventures. He spent 10 years split between McKinsey & Company in its Digital practice, and Accenture in its technology strategy group based in the UK, serving large corporate clients across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Rouatt will take over the CEO duties in November, and will report to Frank van der Vloed, Market Group Leader for Europe.
Surface Design Show 2021 cancelled
(UK) – The show, expected to take place February 2021, has been postponed to 2022.
Surface Design Show organisers have announced that the 2021 edition of the show has been cancelled.
Originally due to take place on 9-11 February 2021, the next edition of the event will now be held on 8-10 February 2022.
Christopher Newton, Event Director, said: “Over the last months, we have worked hard with our industry colleagues to create an event that we felt could be held both successfully and safely. Our venue, the Business Design Centre, even held a prototype event to reassure the Government that we could work within their guidelines for holding trade shows.
“Unfortunately, the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the UK has forced the Government to delay the re-opening of trade shows.
“Of course, we are hugely disappointed that next year’s show will not take place and we have been overwhelmed by the support of our exhibitors, however we look forward to bringing everyone back together for 2022, which promises to be better than ever.”
Newton added that the announcement will not affect the annual Surface Design Awards – more than 100 projects have been entered into the 2021 awards, with the first step of judging taking place at the end of October, and finalists being announced in early November. The Awards presentation will take place in February 2021.
Nichia: What's Next for Office Lighting?
NICHIA hosted a webinar on office lighting on 22 October 2020 in association with arc TV.
The panel of invited expert speakers included: Ourania Georgoutsakou, Secretary-General, LightingEurope; Mark Ridler, Lighting Director, BDP; Kornelius Reutter, Design & Innovation Project Manager, Regent Lighting; and Kei Haraguchi, Manager, Lighting Business Planning, NICHIA.
A live Q&A session at the end of the webinar was moderated by Matt Waring, editor of arc magazine.
Siteco: Helsingin Olympiastadion
The Helsingin Olympiastadion, as it is called in the local language, is the largest stadium in Finland. Built in 1938, it has housed all the country's major events of the past 80 years: from the Olympic Games in 1952 to the World and European Athletics Championships and the Women's World Cup in 2009, the stadium has also been used as a concert arena by world stars such as Michael Jackson, the Rolling Stones and Tina Turner.
WAC Lighting given HEARTS Award
(USA) – WAC recognised for supplying 500,000 surgical masks to hospitals in USA earlier this year.
Representing citizenship within the lighting industry, WAC Lighting has been awarded the 2021 HEARTS Award for demonstrating outstanding leadership, empathy and service during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The announcement was made by the Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network.
In March of this year, WAC supplied 500,000 surgical masks to U.S. hospitals, primarily in the New York metropolitan area, where healthcare workers were being overrun by caseloads and were in desperate need of supplies.
“Our community wellbeing lies in the hands of the heroic healthcare providers among us,” explained WAC President and Co-CEO Shelley Wald, at the time. “Medical personnel and first responders need all the protection and support we can muster, but we cannot do it on our own. Please join our efforts to get supplies to the healthcare professionals on the front line. Our prayers are with those fighting this insidious illness and with all the people that love them.
“With regards to our customers, we recognise the particular hardships that retailers have been facing in the pandemic. To help make it easier for dealers to operate safely and avoid personal contact during Covid, we have been subsidising creative drop ship programs to eliminate unnecessary contact with their customers for handling deliveries that would normally be shipped to showrooms.”
The HEARTS Awards is a one-time special event to take place during the January 2021 Total Home & Gift Market in Dallas. The event is being held in partnership and solidarity with 13 leading industry organisations to honour 13 companies that have shown outstanding leadership, empathy and service during the Covid-19 pandemic by going above and beyond in service to their industry and/or community. The event will also include a fundraising auction supporting No Kid Hungry.
www.waclighting.com
www.dallasmarketcenter.com
Exhibitor registration opens for ArchLIGHT Summit
(USA) – New lighting trade event to take place on 21-22 September in Dallas, TX.
Event organiser Dallas Market Center has announced that exhibitor registration has opened for ArchLIGHT Summit, a new lighting trade event and educational platform for architectural, specification and design communities.
The first edition of ArchLIGHT Summit will take place on 21-22 September 2021 on the first floor of the Dallas Trade Mart building.
For exhibitors, the show will present an opportunity to reach the architectural, specification and design communities seeking commercial lighting brands that represent the leading edge of innovation and technology. For attendees, ArchLIGHT Summit will feature hundreds of commercial lighting brands, as well as the opportunity to explore permanent showrooms of residential/commercial crossover brands already located inside the marketplace.
Early-bird booth rates are available for a limited time, with special pricing available for a choice of two booth sizes. To accommodate demand, each brand is limited to a single 10’x10’ booth, or maximum of two 6’x10’ booths, although there will be a wait list for additional requests. Custom sponsorship and marketing packages are also available to increase visibility.
The show’s mission is to create something “fearlessly new”, driven by three progressive goals: “Showcase Only The Best. Be Boldly Inclusive. Be Radically Playful”. To accomplish these goals, the show is working hand-in-hand with industry thought leaders on shaping the show with a diverse group of perspectives, as well as creating hands-on product interaction and forward-thinking seminars and sessions.
ArchLIGHT Summit will include a full slate of seminars, hands-on lab learning and panel discussions, offering architects, lighting designers, specifiers and interior designers timely and accredited sessions on evolving lighting issues and solutions. Attendees will also be able to experience engaging displays and learning labs, receptions and tours within the permanent lighting showrooms participating in the show. A full schedule will be announced in Spring 2021.
The show will be co-located with Dallas Design Week, providing additional CEU and networking opportunities for attendees of both events. Meanwhile, show organisers are working closely with an Advisory Board of distinguished industry leaders, who are providing valuable perspectives for shaping this event and its educational programming. Members include: Francesca Bastianini (Sighte Studio); Andrea Hartranft (Hartranft Lighting Design); Archit Jain (Oculus Light Studio); Kelly Roberts (Wald Studio); Craig A, Bernecker (The Lighting Education Institute); and Kevin L. Wallace (DSGNworks).
Confirmed associate partners include American Lighting Association, Lighting Controls Association, National Lighting Bureau and Women in Lighting + Design.
Alfred Borden, The Lighting Practice Founder, to retire at end of year
(USA) – The Founder and Principal of The Lighting Practice to retire on 23 December.
Alfred Borden, Founder and Principal of The Lighting Practice (TLP), will retire on 23 December 2020, the company has announced. Borden has been a leader at TLP for more than 30 years, founding the studio in 1989 as a place where like-minded individuals could come together and make a positive impact through lighting design.
“I wanted to build a firm that was not dependent on my presence to succeed, which is why the firm is named The Lighting Practice, and not Al Borden Lighting Design,” Borden said.
Borden’s passion of light and understanding of its power began in the theatre; after graduating with an MFA in Theatrical Design from NYU, Borden started lighting dance, opera and musicals in New York and Philadelphia. His desire to work in a more permanent and accessible venue brought him to architectural lighting, and The Lighting Practice.
Throughout his career, Borden has illuminated thousands of buildings, driven by storytelling as the basis for how design decisions are made. His creativity, curiosity and commitment to unparalleled service became part of TLP’s culture.
In 2009, Borden looked to the future, as Helen Diemer became President and majority shareholder of TLP. Borden and Diemer together made the studio a success, inspiring long-term loyalty and growth amongst its team and clients. Diemer will continue to lead the firm as President, alongside partners Michael barber, Jered Widmer, Emad Hasan and Jonathan Hoyle. “I am confident in the leadership of my partners, and know that they will continue the success of The Lighting Practice after I retire,” said Borden.
“Al has been a great business partner and my dear friend for many years. We have built a business and a team together that neither of us could have done on our own,” said Diemer. “Al’s vision of The Lighting Practice recognised that two heads are better than one and good ideas can become great ideas when we all work together. I look forward to continuing that mission in collaboration with my other partners.
“We will miss Al and we will always be inspired by his creativity and determination. We wish him all the best in his next chapter.”
In an official statement, Borden said:
“To my Partners, Colleagues, Clients, Peers, and Family:
“Thank you for your friendship, your guidance, and for challenging me. You have made me a better designer and businessman. While the decision to leave The Lighting Practice and retire from lighting design was not easy, it was made easier by my confidence in my partners and the future of this firm. I have dedicated many years of my time and energy to The Lighting Practice, I am proud of our team and proud to have played a role in the firm’s 30+ years of success. I often refer to The Lighting Practice as my fourth child. And as with all children, there comes a day when the parents must step aside and let go, let their children determine their own path. I am confident in The Lighting Practice’s next generation’s leadership and the firm’s continued success.
“In retirement, I look forward to slower days, creative projects, reading, travel, more time with my family, and a wide range of tie-dye shirts and bucket hats (isn’t that what retired people wear?).
Thank you,
Alfred Borden, FIALD, MIES, CLD
Retiree in Training
New research project to combine dynamic daylight and artificial light
(Denmark) – Research to investigate quality of light for work environments.
A new approach to lighting design and technology is the focus of a new study currently being conducted at Aalborg University in Copenhagen, supported and accompanied by several lighting companies.
The study, entitled Double Dynamic Lighting (DDL), will explore the combination of dynamic daylight and artificial light in a spatial context, potentially opening up a new dimension for architects and lighting experts in supporting individual needs and different working requirements.
In a unique collaborative project, partners from the fields of lighting technology and solutions, including Fagerhult, Zumtobel, iGuzzini and Tridonic, have been working with Aalborg University for the past three years. “Rethinking Light” was the idea that inspired these companies to join forces in supporting this new fundamental research into dynamic lighting.
The DDL research project aims to set the guidelines for comfortable illumination in workspaces by combining direct and diffuse dynamic daylight and artificial light. The new approach of DDL will have a positive impact on perceived atmosphere, visual comfort, and work engagement, with the results hoping to demonstrate the potential to use new sensor and lighting technologies to meet human needs.
The project team has produced proposals for lighting scenes based on the natural course of daylight, as well as current sky conditions. By exploring how a responsive lighting technology that reacts to and complements daylight inflow can reconnect man and nature, the findings, researchers hope, will help to form a more holistic design approach in the future.
The project is examining the spatial conditions in a dynamic lighting environment, and their influence on the wellbeing of users. Practical design guidelines are being developed, tested and implemented in a series of investigations. This work is being conducted in existing working environments with dynamic light, in lighting laboratories at Aalborg University and in interactive, three-dimensional computer models.
The results of the field study have already demonstrated that it is possible to define dynamic light settings in response to the dynamics of daylight through a combination of direct and diffuse lighting. DDL was validated to have a positive impact on perceived atmosphere, visual comfort and work engagement when compared to static lighting. In general, it was confirmed that the combination of directional task lighting and diffuse ambient lighting in response to sky types and measured daylight levels in the workspace was preferred to standard static diffuse lighting.
An analysis of responses from interviewees has also revealed a large difference in perceived visual comfort between dynamic and static lighting periods, indicating that working with light zones and with direct and diffuse lighting components and uneven light distribution enable a high level of visual comfort to be achieved. The industry partners added their practical application knowledge, working hand in hand with the university.
Prof. Ellen Katherine Hansen, project lead and Head of Lighting Design in the Department of Architecture, Design & Media Technology, said: “The aim of the study is to apply an innovative mix of methods to create a holistic approach to lighting planning, which can then function as a seal of quality in the lighting industry. A combination of biological, aesthetic and functional aspects will form the basis for the design process.”
Karin Zumtobel-Chammah, Chairwoman Supervisory Board at Zumtobel, added: “A fundamental element of our DNA is our desire to improve health and wellbeing by providing the best possible light for both people and the environment. Our research and development projects constantly aim to achieve these improvements. We identified a great overlap between our research topics and the DDL project, so we were convinced that the findings of this research on combining daylight and dynamic lighting technology would contribute to better health and wellbeing.”
Henrik Clausen, Director of Fagerhult Lighting Academy, said: “For us it’s also about knowledge. It is a challenge to enhance our general lighting knowledge. We need to do that in order to take advantage of all the possibilities for health and wellbeing that light can give us.”
Peter Roos, Product & Project Solutions Director at iGuzzini, concluded: “The idea of the DDL research is to find new lighting design guidelines for workspace lighting which will improve the wellbeing of end users. So in the first instance, it will be ‘all of us’ living and working in spaces illuminated by applied DDL design guidelines who will benefit from the DDL research findings.
“We at iGuzzini believe that the lighting design community, together with architects and lighting professionals, will embrace the idea of Double Dynamic Lighting to create beautiful spaces we’ll love to live in.”
www.light.aau.dk/DDL
www.zumtobel.com
www.fagerhult.com
www.iguzzini.com
www.tridonic.com
Hacel: Smart Lighting
Hacel's range of innovative LED luminaires can incorporate the latest Bluetooth Low Energy control platforms, offering intelligent, revolutionary wireless lighting control. This smart, intuitive solution is controlled via an app to enable users to interact with lighting to suit their individual, group or spatial requirements. Hacel are proud to offer this versatile solution with endless capabilities at your fingertips.
Motoko Ishii named Tokyo Honorary Citizen
(Japan) – Commendation for those who have made a contribution to rise of social culture.
Lighting designer Motoko Ishii has been recognised as a Tokyo Honorary Citizen in a ceremony held on October 1 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government commends those who have made a contribution to the rise of social culture by selecting “Honorary Citizens” as objects of respect for the citizens of Tokyo. This is the first time such an award has been given to a lighting designer.
Ishii was selected for this award for her continued work in cultivating the attraction of new lighting designs such as urban lighting, architectural lighting, and light performances, aiming for their spread under conditions where lighting design has not yet taken root.
She has worked on many light projects and events both at home and abroad, and continues to be active as a leading lighting designer, giving hope and vitality to people.
“Having been born and raised in Tokyo, it is a great honour for me to receive recognition as a Tokyo Honorary Citizen,” Ishii said. “I have done many lighting designs both inside and outside Japan, and I’m proud that the lights of Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and the Sumida River bridge group that I designed have become Tokyo landmarks.
“Unless it is peaceful, you cannot enjoy the lights of the city. I sincerely hope that Tokyo will continue to light bright lights.”
Ishii was selected alongside artist Tadanori Yokoo and traditional craftsman Toshio Takizawa as Honorary Citizens. Each Honorary Citizen is presented with medals, and their portraits are displayed in the hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
Lamp Awards postponed until 2021
(Spain) – The 9th edition of the awards will now take place in June 2021.
Due to the current situation of uncertainty around the world, Lamp has announced that the 9th edition of the Lamp Awards has been postponed, and will now be held in June 2021, in Barcelona.
In a statement, the Spanish manufacturer said: “Could we have opted to turn it into a virtual event? Yes we could, but then it would not be the Lamp Awards as we know it, and we preferred to retain its essence.
“This awards ceremony not only rigorously promotes the lighting culture within the lighting, architecture and interior design industry on a professional level; it is an event that, since 2008, has fostered personal relationships between these communities of professionals and, after eight editions, has made us one big family.
“Because now more than ever, we value the importance of little things: a smile, a handshake, a meaningful hug; and, as we are aware that zero risk does not exist in an event such as ours, we prefer to wait until we can come together as the great international family that we are.
“Because this too shall pass. And future Lamp Awards will once again be organised with the same essence and the same enthusiasm as usual. See you soon!”
