The Future Is Contactless
Technology June 10, 2020
To survive the COVID-19 pandemic, society returned to traditional defensive measures; lockdowns, social distancing, plus soap and water. To cope with the crisis, we have embraced the digital world like never before, seamlessly swapping physical for virtual during the social aspects of work and play. To return to “normality,”... Read more
Filix Lighting with its European HQ in Croatia specialises in conceptual light design and engineering. Earlier this month the announced the appointment of Alan Dowen as Managing Director for their APAC regional presence, covering The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam from a new Filix Lighting office based in Manila,... Read more
Today sees the House of Lords in the UK debating the economic lessons learned from the Covid 19 pandemic and the measures necessary to repair the UK economy. The Institution of Lighting Professionals has written to each Peer who has applied to participate in Lord Eatwell’s debate, highlighting that... Read more
TRILUX and Light Bureau are collaborating and have organised a virtual round table Thursday 4th June 08:30am CEST. The current scenario has brought many changes to our lives but crises also represent opportunities to explore new paths through collaboration. The virtual forum is designed for executive leaders on the... Read more
Global Lighting Association Issues Safety Guidance For UV Disinfection
TrendsRegulation June 2, 2020
The Global Lighting Association has issued a Position Statement containing guidelines for the safe use of UV-C devices. Germicidal ultraviolet irradiation is a proven methodology for inactivating viruses on solid surfaces, in water and in air. As such it is expected to be a useful tool in the fight... Read more
Marianne Simensen Joins Rebel Light
Appointments May 28, 2020
Marianne Simensen has recently joined the Rebel Light team to support the Norwegian design community as part of a growing Nordic sales team. Simensen started out as an electrician before moving into lighting, and subsequently enjoyed 6 years at Fagerhult and 12 years at Louis Poulsen. “Marianne brings a... Read more
Zumtobel Announce New Supervisory Chair
Appointments May 27, 2020
This week saw Zumtobel Group formally announce the appointment of Karin Zumtobel -Chammah as the new Chair of the Supervisory Board. After finishing her MBA at the University of Fribourg, she held leading management positions at major financial institutions. In 1996 Ms Zumtobel-Chammah joined the Zumtobel Group where she... Read more
Save the date: Thursday 28th May 11-12 BST, 12-13 CET. A Recolight webinar to tell you what you need to know about new regulations, standards and commercial requirements for lighting. Defra’s Circular Economy Team, Lighting Europe, and Recolight will provide an essential introduction to the changes. The webinar will... Read more
Save the date: Thursday 28th May 2020 15:00 – 16:00 CET Organised by the IALD, a panel of lighting professionals look at how lighting design will likely be impacted by the transition to a circular economy. Find out what the circular economy is, what the EU’s new plans entail... Read more
Signify Launches Nature Connect
Products May 25, 2020
Signify introduces NatureConnect, a lighting innovation inspired by nature to make people feel happier and healthier. The system is built on proven biophilic design principles, which use elements of nature in interior spaces to create healthy, engaging and inspiring environments. The first implementation of NatureConnect is currently taking place... Read more
Happy Birthday Professor Christian Bartenbach
People May 25, 2020
Professor Christian Bartenbach celebrates his 90th birthday today! Most of the 90 years of his life were “light years”! Anyone who has dealt with daylight or artificial light more intensively could not get past him! He has been called “Pope of Light, Light Pioneer, Master of Light” through his... Read more
ILP And International Nighttime Design Initiative Announce Collaboration
TrendsIndustry News May 20, 2020
The Institution of Lighting Professionals and the International Nighttime Design Initiative announce friendship agreement. From the 16 May 2020, the International Day of Light, the two associations announced they would work in a spirit of collaboration on their mutual aims regarding urban nighttime issues: lighting and design knowledge sharing,... Read more
The 25th edition of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition has been rescheduled to 30 September – 3 October 2020. The fair’s organiser announced new dates for the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE), in a commitment to the industry to create business opportunities within the current season. GILE is known... Read more
May 16th saw the UNESCO International Day of Light 2020 commemorate sixty years after the first successful operation of the laser in 1960, by physicist and engineer, Theodore Maiman. This day is a call to strengthen scientific cooperation, foster peace and sustainable development. To celebrate this year’s International Day of... Read more
WIL In Lockdown
Trends May 7, 2020
Women in Lighting have launched a lockdown feature to capture a snapshot in time of Women in Lighting and WIL supporters. Document your glimpse of the Covid experience along with WIL supporters from all over the world. What has got you through the day? Where are you? What are... Read more
In view of the world-wide situation caused by the Corona pandemic, and the prohibitions on events and travel restrictions associated with it, Messe Frankfurt has decided, jointly with its partners – ZVEI and ZVEH – and with the Trade Fair Advisory Council, to defer the eleventh Light + Building... Read more
Greek lighting designer Katia Kolovea runs an inspiring platform to connect many organisations and individuals in lighting. Life online requires much concentration and in an effort to remain connected to like-minded peers Archifos has created a webinar diary in the Share the Light section. Here, you can find links for... Read more
This week saw updates to Luminaire Broker. The application to improve and transform the way specify lighting is specified and engage with the lighting market. Circular Lighting principles are now available within the application. “This reflects our continued commitment to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals within... Read more
The pioneering design team at Bartenbach unveils a brand-new intelligent lighting concept set to revolutionize workspace personalization. It is set to deliver a truly user-centric, workspace lighting blueprint for lighting designers to transform workspaces for healthier living. The story began with Bartenbach’s involvement in the Repro-light project consortium, funded... Read more
New CEO For Tridonic
Appointments May 4, 2020
Hugo Rohner was appointed CEO of Tridonic, the lighting technology arm of the Zumtobel Group. Mr Rohner joins as an internationally experienced manager in the fields of digitalisation and IoT (Internet of Things) and was most recently the CEO of the Skidata Group in Salzburg. Prior to that, he... Read more
Inventronics, a global leader of the LED driver market, is pleased to announce that Jeroen Van Velzen has been appointed General Manager of Europe and will be leading the company’s European strategy and execution. Inventronics new innovations and increasing demand from its customers has led it to look for... Read more
Ecosense Acquires Assets From Soraa
Appointments May 1, 2020
In the US, many staff at Soraa have been made redundant after many years of service at Soraa following the Ecosense acquistion. Ecosense®, a leading LED technology company, announced that it has acquired assets from Soraa, a designer and manufacturer of full-spectrum LED lamps based in Fremont, California. Under... Read more
Osram Takeover On Track
Industry News May 1, 2020
AMS report the Osram acquisition is fully on track. The company plans to pay for the Osram shares tendered under its takeover offer largely with the proceeds of its 1.75 billion Swiss franc (1.66 billion euros) capital increase, its finance chief said. The 4.4 billion euros bridge loan for... Read more
BDP has turned around multiple sites for temporary hospitals across UK in record time. The first field hospital was the conversion of the ExCeL London exhibition centre into an emergency COVID-19 facility with 4,000 beds. BDP delivered the first 500 beds in just nine days. Whilst it is a... Read more
Light Lunch With Team Nulty+
Events May 1, 2020
Nulty launches The Light Lunch Series: a weekly webinar celebrating all things light and design. During this time while we’re all working from home the Nulty Team pledge to engage and inspire with their passion for lighting design. The twice weekly webinar, starting on Tuesday 7th April at 12:30pm... Read more
Obermeyer Overhaul Munich’s Olympic Hall
Projects May 1, 2020
OBERMEYER delivered a new lighting concept for Munich’s Olympic Hall. During the course of the renovation work, the Munich Olympic Hall was equipped with a new, flexibly adaptable LED lighting concept for the arena. Originally built for the 1972 Olympic Games, the Munich Olympic Hall offers a space for... Read more
AMS Still Trying To Raise Cash For OSRAM Takeover
Industry News March 18, 2020
AMS shares fell below the price at which the Austrian sensor maker is raising new equity, in the latest hurdle to its planned purchase of German lighting group OSRAM. Austria’s AMS began offering new shares at 9.20 Swiss francs ($9.71) on Monday, hoping for proceeds of 1.75 billion Swiss... Read more
The Broad may be closed, but you can still check out one of its most popular attractions. The museum streamed Yayoi Kusama’s infinity mirrored room “The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away” today via its Instagram Stories and on its Facebook page. You can follow The Broad on... Read more
A British consortium led by DW Windsor, consisting of Urban Control, the DfT, InnovateUK, FirstGroup, The University of Nottingham and the RSSB, recently embarked upon a study to address station capacity and passenger flow, which has the potential to deliver benefits of over £258m. Overcrowding and high capacity on... Read more
Luger Research announced the launch of its new platform LpS Digital. LpS Digital will showcase current, high-quality lighting technologies, design and applications content, and acquaint the audience with the latest trends in product developments and applications. Each lecture and expo presentation will be shared to more than 60,000 contacts in... Read more
LightFair joins many other events and announced its 2020 trade show and conference will be postponed due to growing concerns around Covid-19, shifting industry sentiments and an overall wish to preserve health and safety. The May 3-7, 2020 event will now take place later this year in Las Vegas,... Read more
Notice received from Messe Frankfurt 12th March 2020 Messe Frankfurt, have confirmed Luminale is cancelled. In close cooperation with the Frankfurt Health Authority, Messe Frankfurt has decided to cancel at short notice. It was to be held in Frankfurt and Offenbach from 12 to 15 March. Due to the... Read more
WIL invited all Women In Lighting and their Male Supporters to celebrate their one year anniversary and International Women’s day on the 8th of March. The International campaign, EachforEqual saw a fantastic global response. 150 pictures of supporters using the equal sign adding colour and light were posted using... Read more
Circular Economy Thinking
TrendsRegulation March 12, 2020
The European Commission advocates a new Circular Economy Action Plan – one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe’s new agenda for sustainable growth. With measures along the entire life cycle of products, the new Action Plan aims to make the economy fit for a green future,... Read more
City of Stockholm Joins TALQ
TrendsIndustry News March 11, 2020
The TALQ Consortium is seeing an increasing interest in its Partner Programme currently. Various cities worldwide have not only included TALQ-Compliance as a requirement in their public tenders, but are also demanding closer collaboration in order to be able to better understand and influence the TALQ Specification in line... Read more
The recent era of self-isolation may call for deep learning, online meetings and the completion of a lighting designer course with the New York School of Interior Design. Digital practice is essential in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. Technology is changing how we design, document and construct our... Read more
LuxLive Set For November With TALQ
Events March 11, 2020
The TALQ Consortium has announced that it is sponsoring the LuxLive 2020 exhibition in November. It joins tech groups LonMark and Wi-SUN in choosing the event to promote their standard as a platform for connected outdoor lighting. Founded in 2012, the TALQ Consortium is establishing a globally accepted standard... Read more
IALD Confirms Norway For November
Events March 11, 2020
Save the date for the much-anticipated return of Enlighten Europe in Oslo, Norway for 2020. From 18 – 20 November, top architectural lighting design professionals and business leaders from across Europe and beyond will immerse themselves in three days of collaboration, discovery and learning. A contemporary capital of architecture, Oslo offers... Read more
In Bloom At Haberdashery London
Events March 9, 2020
Haberdashery is set to showcase Bloom at London Design Week 8th-10th March 2020. Haberdashery is an award-winning London based design studio focused on the perpetual appeal of light. The team consists of a 25+ blend of qualified industrial/product designers, engineers, researchers and product developers. “We all share a love... Read more
New iGuzzini CEO
Appointments March 9, 2020
iGuzzini illuminazione S.p.A., the international leader in the field of architectural lighting and part of Fagerhult Group, announced in February that CEO Andrea Sasso has decided to pursue new professional ventures. iGuzzini’s Board of Directors has appointed Cristiano Venturini, currently CFO of iGuzzini, to succeed Sasso as CEO. “We... Read more
