Light Bureau receives the Award of Excellence at the 38th annual International Lighting Design Awards for the lighting design at the historic Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, Sweden. Kungsträdgården is one of the oldest remaining public parks in the city of Stockholm, dating back to the 1700s. Originally reserved for the... Read more
In LED Linear’s 15th anniversary year, Ina Sielemann has taken the management baton from Dr. Michael Kramer. The internationally experienced industrial engineer comes from the construction industry, bringing with her a strong focus and expertise on technically oriented markets with complex challenges. Her industry experience is based on in-depth... Read more
The Trends in Lighting team love that the Sustainable Lighting Design podcast is celebrating one year since its’ launch. Listen to the fifth episode featuring Naomi Miller, Senior Lighting Research Scientist at the United States Department of Energy- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In the latest episode, the discussion centres... Read more
Lighting + Building announced that in the hybrid events future, it will be possible to meet live in Frankfurt from 13 to 18 March 2022 and digitally, worldwide for a whole week longer. What does the platform for this look like? What functions can participants expect and how does... Read more
Bob Bohannon Joins The LIA
TrendsAppointmentsPeople July 21, 2021
This week saw the LIA announce that Bob Bohannon has joined the management team of the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) in the role of Head of Academy and Policy. This is a key role for the LIA and will provide strategy and leadership in the Academy, as well as... Read more
Marie-Pierre Le Strat was elected President of the GIL-Syndicat du luminaire for a period of 2 years. She thanked the Board of Directors for its confidence and saluted the remarkable work of strengthening the GIL accomplished by her predecessor, Bernard Alfandari, during his six years of mandate. The number of... Read more
Members of the VLD Community can watch Sabine De Schutter and her team, discuss design and creating meaningful spaces that positively affect people’s lives. People and their needs are at the centre of their human-centric and future-oriented approach. They do not allow themselves to be constrained by conventional lighting... Read more
Need A Detailed Acoustic Lighting Report?
TrendsTechnology July 21, 2021
Trends in Lighting received great feedback from our earlier article introducing the Cooledge acoustic calculator. Designers are able to simply enter a few pieces of information about the size and architectural finishes of the space and find out just how the acoustics will work. All of this science is... Read more
What Is The EU ‘Fit For 55’ Package?
FeaturedTrendsRegulation July 21, 2021
Last week saw the unveiling of the EU Fit for 55 fitness program for Europe to deliver 36-39% of energy efficiency savings for final and primary energy consumption by 2030 into binding legislation. How does the lighting industry contribute? Lighting will help deliver the energy savings the EU needs. “Europe’s... Read more
On June 4, the light art museum DARK MATTER in Berlin opened with an exhibition on 1000 square meters. In the pitch-black rooms of a former factory site, the visitor embarks on a journey through seven multimedia and interactive installations of light, movement and sound. Behind the idea are light... Read more
WIA Berlin 2021, is set to put the lighting profession in the right light and discuss lighting design in architecture today. “The Path to an Unknown Field” – In this panel discussion, meet two women lighting designers, a freelance journalist, two lighting industry representatives, a professor, a researcher, and... Read more
The Build Back Better Awards are set to host their inaugural Lighting Winners Celebration at 1pm BST on Wednesday 30 June 2021. Ray Molony confirmed the one hour session will reveal the winning projects, products and concepts in the lighting category. Tune in to hear why they won and... Read more
New Passion Says ILP
Trends June 17, 2021
“Passion for lighting, regardless of our differences, keeps us all connected and will be our strength moving forwards “, the Institution of Lighting Professionals’ new President has said in her President’s Address. Fiona Horgan became the Institution’s 90th President and the second woman to ever hold the role at... Read more
Acoustic Calculator
Trends June 16, 2021
Light as a building material and Illuminating open spaces? That’s no problem according to Cooledge Lighting. Many studies of workplaces have found that excessive noise is at or near the top of the things about their environment that occupants would like to fix. Compounding the problem is the movement... Read more
Smart lighting systems have the potential to close the gap between lighting control and building data analytics. Data – such as space occupancy – that was previously used only to control the lighting itself, is now available for additional services. The agility of wireless smart lighting systems removes previous... Read more
The international construction services giant, HDR has appointed Lisa Lyons to lead the Nebraska Iowa Lighting Design Group. “Lisa brings a strong history in project leadership and design that complements her passion to utilise Lighting as a differentiator in Architecture Design”. Karen Murphy, Lighting Design Director About HDR have... Read more
Join Florence Lam, Global Lighting Design Leader at Arup and winner of the SLL President’s Medal 2021 for a webinar. Florence Lam will explain her vision for ‘humanity-centred’ lighting and the business case for this integrated approach that reframes the energy / performance equation to create healthy, productive, sustainable... Read more
RYOJI IKEDA May 20 – August 1 2021 A multi-sensory exploration of light and sound. Fact Magazine and The Vinyl Factory, in collaboration with Audemars Piguet Contemporary, present a new RYOJI IKEDA exhibition in 180 Studios. The largest exhibition of the artist’s work ever staged, including numerous world premieres,... Read more
The Richard Kelly Grant
Trends May 25, 2021
In association with the IES under 35s can apply for the Richard Kelly Grant. Richard Kelly devoted his life to extraordinary contributions to the lighting design profession. He was one of the pioneers of architectural lighting consulting. His reverence for, and his understanding of, the behaviour of light was... Read more
After three years in post, Tracey White is relocating abroad and will work on new projects from a distance. Commenting on Tracey’s decision, Anthony Smith, ILP President, said “It was with reluctance but understanding I accepted Tracey’s resignation. Over the last three years she has delivered in all areas,... Read more
How To Tackle Product Compliance Online
TrendsRegulation May 25, 2021
eCommerce is becoming an increasingly important sales channel. According to EU statistics, 72% of Internet users in the European Union shopped online in 2020. At the same time, an ever-increasing number of non-compliant products remain easily accessible to end-users on the EU Single Market. In 2019, almost 41 million... Read more
Fagerhult Acquires Seneco
TrendsIndustry News April 28, 2021
To strengthen connectivity offering for outdoor environments, the Fagerhult Group has acquired the remaining 80% shares in Seneco A/S. Seneco is a Danish lighting connectivity company founded in 2010. The system consists of a full wireless product range for outdoor luminaires, connected to the system is also an online... Read more
The second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysical Photometry in 2019 brought together experts in the fields of lighting, neurophysical photometry and sleep and circadian research. The primary focus was to develop expert-consensus recommendations for healthy daytime and evening/night-time light environment. This workshop resulted in the the publication of,... Read more
Daylight Calculator
TrendsTechnology April 27, 2021
Kumux have developed software that allows you to take into account your geolocation, time of the year, and sleep-wake cycles to determine the best light settings based on experimental data, data science, and sun position, getting results that are adapted to your needs. This benefits your design process by... Read more
Lighting Event Schedule Clash
EventsFeaturedTrendsIndustry News April 27, 2021
Light + Building 2022 and LEDucation NYC 2022 are set to take place at the same time. Light + Building is planned for 13-18 March 2022 and promises to cover, “Intelligent. Future-proof. Trend-predicting” themes, linked by the subjects of dynamic digitalisation and sustainability. LEDucation is planning to go ahead... Read more
Retrolux And Maxlite Partner
TrendsIndustry News April 27, 2021
MaxLite, a leading global manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting solutions, and Retrolux, the fastest-growing lighting project development and implementation software platform, have announced a new partnership that will introduce the MaxLite product portfolio to ESCOs, electrical contractors, and other clients using the Retrolux platform. Retrolux’s award-winning smart energy software makes it... Read more
Energy Performance Of Buildings
TrendsRegulation April 27, 2021
LightingEurope participated in the first stakeholder meeting on the targeted revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, organised by the European Commission. LightingEurope strongly supports the call for scaling up renovation rates across Europe. With 97% of EU buildings in need of renovation, this represents a unique opportunity... Read more
Under forthcoming EU and UK legislation, lighting manufacturers will have to incorporate replaceable light sources and control gear in their products. But how will this work in practice? Where’s the incentive to use standard connectors? Who decides what a ‘commonly available tool’ is? Who decides what a ‘qualified person’... Read more
In the latest episode of the podcast on Sustainable Lighting Design, Sebastian Knoche, leader of the TRILUX lighting research team and an active member of the European Repro-Light research project, discusses the topic of circularity in lighting design and the possible strategies available to minimise the environmental impact of... Read more
The lighting community can register to attend Liz West’s event as the ILP How To Brilliant series continues. How To Be Brilliant, is the lighting industry’s only event series designed to attract students, interns, apprentices, and new entrants to the lighting profession. Known for creating immersive environments that mix... Read more
Fluence by OSRAM , a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced today its ongoing research at Delphy Improvement Centre, an independent institute and expert in food and flowers located in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands, studying how Fluence’s LED lighting solutions impact... Read more
AFRY To Advise On Sustainable Energy
Industry News April 27, 2021
AFRY to advise on sustainable energy projects for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development AFRY has been selected as one of the framework consultants to provide the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) with advisory services on project preparation stages for the coming three years. In 2019, the... Read more
Women In Lighting Italy
Trends April 27, 2021
BRILLIANT+ is another brilliant idea of the Italian Ambassador Giorgia Brusemini, who is organising a series of monthly empowerment meetings curated by her blog Ogni casa è Illuminata and designed to help Italian women working in lighting to grow their own business. Together with the designer Martina Frattura (and R.A.W blogger), they... Read more
Edge Partners With Signify
TrendsTechnology April 27, 2021
A new generation of smart offices drives sustainability, wellness, and people productivity. What is the impact of an optimal workspace – or a suboptimal one? In the past year, workers across the globe have learned to improvise offices where they can, perhaps for the first time, and give real... Read more
How did one space-saving design challenge inspire one of the world’s most innovative life-saving, energy-saving, and cost-saving inventions? In 2009, Bob Ward – a fire safety consultant, and retired fire fighter from the Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service – was asked to share his fire prevention expertise for... Read more
Clubhouse has everyone curious, the invitation-only audio-chat iPhone app is the latest social media trend. The the platform allows discussion in “rooms” across the globe for anyone to join. The Light Club meet each Wednesday at 14:30 GMT. This week (31st March) sees Katia Kolovea and Martin Lupton meeting... Read more
This year the Lighting Design Awards will go ahead. Save the date for the 13th of MAY 2021 at the Troxy, Commercial Road in London. The full list of winners and #40under40 is announced below. Architectural Luminaire Interior in association with LED Luks The year’s most outstanding and innovative... Read more
ILP Members Fasttrack CLCS Cards
TrendsIndustry News March 30, 2021
Most people in construction are familiar with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. It’s the card that provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they do on site. In most cases applicants are required to achieve a recognised construction... Read more
Luminaire Broker Celebrates First Year
Industry News March 30, 2021
March saw the one year anniversary since the launch of Luminaire Broker. Who could have predicted the disruption to businesses and livelihoods. Despite this ambitious launch in a global pandemic the platform has been a success. Luminaire Broker is a tool to facilitate communication between specifiers and lighting equipment... Read more
Build Back Better Awards Launch
Industry NewsAwards March 18, 2021
Build Back Better have recently launched an exciting new initiative to champion and celebrate innovation in the built environment. Using a three tier rating system to give independent and authoritative endorsement to outstanding developments in sectors including lighting, electrical, building services, modular construction and architecture so that specifiers can... Read more
