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[d]arc Awards Winners Announced
Awards December 10, 2019
The winners of the 2019 arc awards were unveiled at arc night, a Christmas party held at MC Motors in London on December 5th. Fifteen Christmas present-themed light installations by top lighting designers and manufacturers adorned the celebrations. The winners were: STRUCTURES: Best Exterior Lighting Scheme – Low Budget: Bamboo Pavilion,... Read more
Ecodesign And Energy Labelling Guidelines Published
Regulation December 9, 2019
The European Commission has published Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 on ecodesign requirements for lighting and Regulation (EU) 2019/2015 on energy labelling for lighting which will apply in all EU Member States from September 2021. LightingEurope has prepared guidelines to help companies comply. The two regulations published in the Official Journal... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Neil Knowles
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Name: Neil Knowles Job Title: Managing director, Elektra. Where will you spend the holidays? At home with my children, both my brothers and their children and various other assorted relatives What is your favourite Christmas food? Foie Gras with Sauternes. Its about the only time of year we have... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Ellie Coombs
Trends#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Name: Ellie Coombs Job Title: Managing Director Where will you spend the holidays? I plan to split Christmas between Yorkshire, London and Sussex and then head out to the South of France for New Year What is your favourite Christmas food? You can’t go wrong with stilton and a... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Surbhi Jindal
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Name: Surbhi Jindal Job Title: Founder, Principal Architect & Lighting Designer DaLightHub Lighting Design & Consultancy Where will you spend the holidays? Madikeri, India What is your favourite Christmas food? Glühwein and Pecan Pies What are you most excited about for 2020? New Acquaintances, our lighting design workshops, new... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 April Dorrian
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Name: April Dorrian Job Title: Studio Manager acdc, Simes, Thorn, Zumtobel Where will you spend the holidays? Yorkshire for Christmas, Brighton for New Year. What is your favourite Christmas food? Pigs in Blankets. What are you most excited about for 2020? Summer. What do you most want to see from... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Paula Longato
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Trends in Lighting asks 20 Questions to inspirational lighting industry minds to mark the end of the decade Name: Paula Longato Job Title: Senior Lighting Designer Where will you spend the holidays? Between northern Bavaria and Berlin What is your favourite Christmas food? Fish… I know it’s not very... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Yasaman Mavvaj
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 9, 2019
Trends in Lighting asks 20 Questions to inspirational lighting industry minds to mark the end of the decade Name: Yasaman Mavvaj Job Title: UX Design Consultant Where will you spend the holidays? Prague What is your favourite Christmas food? Oliebollen (spherical doughnuts) What are you most excited about for... Read more
Elektra Lighting Appoints New Design Director
Appointments December 5, 2019
Congratulations to Magdalena Gomez who has recently been appointed Design Director at Elektra Lighting. She has worked at Elektra since 2013 and originally trained as an architect specialising in Urban Planning in Mexico. Later, she completed her Masters in Architectural Lighting in Germany where she transitioned into Lighting Design.... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Magdalena Gomez
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 5, 2019
Trends in Lighting asks 20 Questions to inspirational lighting industry minds to mark the end of the decade Name: Magdalena Gomez Job Title: Design Director Where will you spend the holidays? With my family in Mexico City What is your favourite Christmas food? Fruit punch and Turkey What are... Read more
Bluetooth Mesh Standard For OSRAM HQ
Technology December 5, 2019
In cooperation with Silvair as the company’s technology partner, OSRAM has recently launched a new wireless control solution for qualified Bluetooth mesh lighting networks. Cost-effective and uncomplicated, HubSense® allows for transforming existing installations into flexible, energy-efficient systems. To demonstrate these capabilities, OSRAM revamped the lighting controls at its Munich... Read more
Guillermo de Peñaranda New TRILUX CEO
Appointments December 4, 2019
Guillermo de Peñaranda steps up to CEO at TRILUX after being a member of the TRILUX Management Board since April 2019. He has almost twenty years of experience in the international management of successful German industrial groups such as Thyssenkrupp and Bosch and, as the new CEO, will be... Read more
Acuity brands announced a partnership with CIRCADIAN ZircLight This business partnership includes licensing of CIRCADIAN ZircLight intellectual property, and a collaboration intended to accelerate commercialisation within North America of CIRCADIAN’s Zirc™ branded technology through Acuity Brands’ portfolio of indoor luminaires. Over the past five years, CIRCADIAN ZircLight has created... Read more
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 Marijke Gordijn
#20TrendsinLightingQs2020 December 3, 2019
Trends in Lighting asks 20 Questions to inspirational lighting industry minds to mark the end of the decade Name: Marijke C.M. Gordijn Job Title: Member and co-founder of the Good Light Group, director of Chrono@Work Where will you spend the holidays? Quietly at home with my family at some... Read more
Zaha Hadid Complete Leeza SOHO With The World’s Tallest Atrium
Awards December 3, 2019
Leeza SOHO, Beijing has received ‘Awards for Excellence’ from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat CTBUH in two categories: ‘Best Tall Building 200-299 meters’ & ‘Interior Space Award’. Founded in 1969, the non-profit CTBUH is the world’s leading resource focussing on the inception, design, construction, and operation... Read more
LEDiL Makes Key Leadership Changes
Appointments December 3, 2019
Finnish LED secondary optics specialists make key changes to the leadership team. Petteri Saarinen has been appointed as the new CEO of LEDiL, Petteri Saarinen has more than 20 years of operational and international experience within several different companies. His most recent position was in the Finnish inductive energy... Read more
Principal at Speirs + Major, Mark Major RDI has assumed the role of Master of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry, taking over from previous Master Tristram Carfrae RDI at a ceremony at the Royal Society of Arts in London. Major was made an RDI in 2012 for... Read more
Young People Rule Large Cities Are Passé
Industry News December 2, 2019
For young adults, a sustainable city means green areas, public transport running on renewable energy, recycling and affordable housing. A new survey reveals young people don’t want to live in big cities and view overpopulation as one of the biggest challenges for future cities. Global trends and challenges, such... Read more
BDP Welcome New Architect Director In Rotterdam
Appointments December 2, 2019
BDP has appointed Björn Bleumink as architect director to lead its Rotterdam studio. With over twenty years of experience at internationally renowned design practices including Mecanoo architecten, KCAP architects and planners and DP6 architectuurstudio, Björn has a long track record of architectural and masterplanning projects across the housing, leisure,... Read more
Sustainability Focus As ÅF Lighting Rebrand As Light Bureau
Industry News November 25, 2019
ÅF Lighting changes its name to Light Bureau and launches a new common brand with one name. Light Bureau is part of the engineering consultancy rebranded AFRY, formerly ÅF Pöyry, operating globally under the Business Area, Architecture and Design. Light Bureau joined ÅF Lighting in 2017 and have since... Read more
Light Bureau Appoint Christopher Seider To Global Business Development Role
Appointments November 20, 2019
Christopher Seider joins award-winning lighting design and consulting agency Light Bureau, formerly ÅF Lighting and part of the AFRY group. Light Bureau is a global market leader in the professional lighting design industry, collecting accolades for many projects worldwide. Mr Seider joins a multidisciplinary lighting department of over 100... Read more
Casambi Appoint Kari Mettälä New CEO
Appointments November 20, 2019
Casambi established in 2011 has become a key pioneer in wireless lighting controls based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Kari Mettälä now serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a move instigated by Founder Timo Pakkala, Casambi’s former CEO, who continues with the company in a product management role. Previously... Read more
British Marks And Spencer To Roll Out Signify 3D Printed Luminaires
Products November 14, 2019
Signify the global heavyweight, today unveiled its facilities to 3D print luminaires in the Netherlands and plans to establish 3D printing factories in the US, India and Indonesia. The company has perfected this highly flexible, more sustainable form of manufacturing, using a 100% recyclable polycarbonate material, which allows luminaires... Read more
Silvair Partners With OSRAM On Lighting Controls
Industry News November 13, 2019
Silvair, a pioneer in mesh lighting networks and a leading provider of qualified Bluetooth mesh solutions for lighting control, announced a technology partnership with OSRAM. As part of the cooperation, Silvair will provide a robust wireless control technology for HubSense®, a new lighting control system from OSRAM. HubSense® is... Read more
EU Aims For Better Regulation
Regulation November 6, 2019
October saw LightingEurope call upon EU institutions to pursue their Better Regulation Agenda Brussels. Commissioner-designates presented their vision and objectives for their portfolios to the members of the European Parliament. LightingEurope were in attendance following the debates with great interest. Their role is to engage with this legislature to... Read more
New AMS Bid For OSRAM
Industry News November 6, 2019
Austrian AMS launches a second bid for OSRAM after the first attempt to form a European leader in sensors and lights failed. AMS wants to combine its expertise in sensors with Osram’s in lights to develop package solutions for self-driving cars and industrial and smartphone applications. Read more
Student Design Challenge – Stick To The Brief
Interviews, Opinions November 4, 2019
Joe Farinella of Lightly Technologies gives Trends in Lighting some sound advice on the importance of sticking to the client brief. “Creative people are rarely short of a good idea. Choosing the right idea is usually the hard bit. A deep understanding of the challenge presented by a client, combined with... Read more
Aston Martin Red Bull HQ Lighting Project Of The Year
Awards November 4, 2019
Zumtobel Group and it’s lighting brands acdc and Zumtobel lighting won “Lighting project of the year” at the 27th Electrical Industry Awards, one of the industry’s longest running and respected marks of recognition. This award represents recognition of the technical innovation displayed by acdc and Zumtobel through the achievements, products... Read more
Join Us In 2020 -TiL Call For Speakers Now Open
Events October 30, 2019
The Trends in Lighting Forum &Show has established a unique experience to learn alongside peers in the lighting industry offering over 40 comprehensive lectures and workshops. The 2020 event line-up is co-hosted with LpS which celebrates its 10th year, is attended by experts across architecture and industry, and you... Read more
Latécoère, Signify and Huneed Technologies – LiFi Collaboration For Commercial Aircraft
Technology October 29, 2019
Airline passengers have much to celebrate with this latest technology partnership and can look forward to cabin systems becoming truly connected. Latécoère, a Toulouse based aircraft manufacturer partner, has announced an industrial scale-up of its LiFi technology in cooperation with Signify on its Trulifi technology and South Korean aerospace... Read more
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have won the international design competition for the new Western Sydney Airport and been appointed as Master Architect for the project. The ZHA/COX team was selected from a broad field of forty national and international applicants. Western Sydney International is a new greenfield... Read more
Tridonic and NMB-Minebea Partner for Smart Cities
Industry News October 28, 2019
Strategic partnership to provide intelligent lighting solutions for Smart Cities Tridonic announced today the formation of a strategic partnership with NMB-Minebea-GmbH, which is part of the MinebeaMitsumi group, the major producer of machinery components and electronic devices. The partnership aims to develop intelligent outdoor lighting solutions for Smart Cities. ... Read more
Silvair X Zumtobel Collaboration in Poland
Industry News October 28, 2019
The innovative and unique Galicia Jewish Museum, located in Poland in Kraków’s Jewish district called Kazimierz, is a Polish registered charity. Its mission is to commemorate Holocaust victims, promote the Jewish culture of Polish Galicia, and present Jewish history from different angles and new perspectives. The Museum has overhauled... Read more
Celebrating Ingo Maurer 1932-2019
Industry News October 23, 2019
The design world mourns the loss of another iconic German designer this year, Ingo Maurer passed away on 21 October 2019 at 87 years old. Notoriously avant garde, Maurer and his Team are known for designing exceptional lighting and lighting systems. His career began with an apprenticeship studying commercial... Read more
Signify Make A Move In North America
Projects October 16, 2019
Signify is to acquire Cooper Lighting Solutions “Today’s announcement confirms the strategic importance of the North American market for Signify. This acquisition will substantially strengthen our position in this attractive market,” said Eric Rondolat, CEO of Signify. “We look forward to welcoming the team from Cooper Lighting. They have... Read more
Vodafone and Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) Join Forces to Combine Communication Power of 5G and LiFi
Projects October 9, 2019
Dresden, Germany – Vodafone Deutschland and Signify, the world leader in lighting, are joining forces to interlink the two communication technologies 5G and LiFi, providing their customers with more speed and better mobile broadband connectivity. The collaboration aims to develop applications, use cases and solutions that deliver secure and... Read more
Progress on the Repro-Light project was unveiled at TiL 2019. The Repro-Light consortium is an EU funded research project that aims to support the European lighting industry in moving towards a more sustainable and competitive future. Horst Rudolph from ITZ Trilux Group discussed the project in his keynote address. ... Read more
Luminaire Design Debate in Europe – Anything Loved is Sustainable
Interviews, Opinions October 9, 2019
One panel at TiL 2019 saw Ourania Georgoutsakou Secretary General from Lighting Europe moderate a lively discussion on the future of luminary design and sustainability. Ruarí O’Brien shared concerns on building culture and sustainable options “We must have a better product for people and society long-term and to be... Read more
Day and Night Design – Keith Bradshaw
Interviews, Opinions October 9, 2019
At TiL 2019 the key themes presented by Keith Bradshaw were the dynamic use of light on projects, and harnessing the concept that the nature of light is a source of change. Keith presented the idea of recording light using video as a dynamic source of inspiration instead of... Read more
Trends in Lighting Forum &Show: Diverse Programme Entices Lighting Luminaries Amongst Startups for the Third Year
Events October 9, 2019
In its 3rd year the Trends in Lighting Forum &Show (TiL) attracted speakers from international heavyweights Speirs + Major and BDP. Co-hosted with LED professional Symposium +Expo (LpS) and DALI Summit delegates gathered in the unique lake setting of Bregenz, Austria. The three international conference and exhibition events were... Read more
