(UK) – The winners of the 2023/24 Silhouette Awards will be announced in an online presentation at 3pm GMT on 28 February.

Entering its third year, the Silhouette Awards aims to shine a light on emerging talent within the lighting industry. Each winner will be paired with a supporting mentor for six months.

The 22-23 Mentors are an esteemed panel of senior influential lighting designers:

• Andrew Bissell
• Carla Jardim
• Chip Israel
• Daniela Viloria
• Dave Anderson
• Fanny Englund
• Faraz Izhar
• Giulio Pedota
• Jorg Frank Seemann
• Maria Dautant
• Neha Sivaprasad
• Pamella Phang
• Panos Ferentinos
• Paulina Villalobos
• Rachel Fitzgerald
• Sandra Brookes
• Sara Isabel Ortega Donoso
• Tejas Doshi
• Veronika Mayerboeck
• Zerlina Hughes

With the support of the Silhouette Awards’ sponsors, the winners will be rewarded with the opportunity to enhance their skillset and pursue their career ambitions. This year’s sponsors include Monarca, ADO Lights, GVA Lighting, LUG Light Factory, Atea Lighting, Intra Lighting, Ledluks, Lucent, Luce&Light and we-ef.

Eve Gaut, Silhouette Awards Co-Founder, Parrot PR & Marketing commented: “We are overjoyed that we have been able to continue the success of the Silhouette Awards for a third year. We could not be more grateful to our supporters and sponsors for their continued support in nurturing young talent through our mentorship programme. As the awards grow each year, it is a wonderful collective achievement to see another 20 young designers’ benefit, progressing their careers and developing the future of the industry. We have seen a lasting impact from the past two years at how the mentorship journey has made a huge difference to our mentees. Congratulations to this year’s winners.”

Katia Kolovea, Silhouette Awards Co-Founder, Archifos, added: “As the Silhouette Awards programme has progressed into its third year, we are thrilled to see how the community has grown. As the pool of past mentors and mentees gets larger and reaches further around the world, we are proud to see how everyone is connecting and supporting each other. It is inspiring to see how our supporters, sponsors and mentors want to continue to benefit the industry. This year’s winners will equal 60 young talents which have been nurtured, making a massive impact on the future of the industry. We can’t wait to celebrate this year’s winners with the community.”

To find out the winners of this year’s Awards, tune in to a virtual event on the 28 February at 3pm GMT on the Silhouette Awards Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@silhouetteawards