Lighting
June 2011
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A first for Romania – and us
You could be forgiven for thinking we make this stuff up and of course you’ll never know. That’s the fun of it – you will just have to trust us -
Home Technology Event
June 28-30 -
Indal WRTL appoints new managing director
Richard Curtis has been appointed the new managing director of Indal WRTL -
Prototype of Olympic torch design unveiled
A prototype of the London 2012 Olympic torch, designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, has been unveiled -
Standard deviation
The standard for workplace lighting is set to change this autumn with the publication of EN 12464-1: 2011. Andy Pearson takes a look at the draft document and outlines ten of the proposed amendments -
100% Design
September 22-25 -
A designer’s lament
So LEDs are going to save us! Well, thank goodness for that because something had to, writes Dominic Meyrick, principal, Hoare Lea Lighting -
A Mexican meander
Now that the altitude sickness has worn off, we are ready to talk about it. Who would have thought that being 7,000ft above sea level would make you feel like you had a constant and dirty hangover? -
An aerial view
Renowned aerial photographer Jason Hawkes came to Lighting’s attention this month when his aerial shot of the Olympic Stadium at night appeared in a number of daily newspapers -
Anything but Blade Runner
Admir Jukanovic explores the crucial role that lighting design has played on the silver screen, from Nosferatu to Pan’s Labyrinth. And he only mentions Blade Runner once -
Blood debt
A designer based in Eindhoven has come up with a (literally) blood curdling way to get people thinking about energy consumption: what if light came at a physical cost to the individual? -
Charles Marques Memorial Lecture
June 15 -
Chelsom opens office in Hong Kong
Contract lighting specialist Chelsom has begun trading in the Far East as Chelsom Hong Kong Ltd -
Click Scolmore doubles office space
Click Scolmore has begun expanding its head office premises in Tamworth, Staffordshire. The building work will see the company double its office space -
Controlled consumption
The headquarters of the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt has undergone a complete transformation, cutting its energy requirements in half and CO2 emissions by almost 90 per cent. Amanda Allen talks to Wilfried Kramb of lighting designers a•g Licht -
Crescent launches wall-grazing system
Crescent has launched the CLM line voltage wall-grazing system. The linear LED product emits single colour light that is ‘grazed’ over horizontal or vertical surfaces -
EEIBA announces relaunch of charity
The Electrical and Electronics Industries Benevolent Association has announced new plans for its charity at a re-launch event in London -
EEIBA Sportsman Dinner
July 7 -
Emerging from the dark
Frankenstein is in the middle of a sell-out run at the National Theatre and the production depends on the largest number of dimmers ever seen in the theatre -
euroLED
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Euroluce 2011: trend analysis
From playful to luxurious, lighting took many forms at the Euroluce trade show in Milan last month. Here Lighting and sister title WGSN highlight the key interior lighting trends at this year’s show -
Fashion statement
Black Eyed Peas star Fergie lit up the room at the recent Billboard Music Awards -
High output Venturi downlights
The Venturi with the Aries Light Engine (63.7lm/cW) has a 50-degree beam angle generating 800 lux at 1m on axis -
ILP Fundamental Lighting Electrical Course
June 21 -
Inox launches new linear LED product
Led Diva2 is a new linear LED product designed to fit into tight spaces. -
It’s all in the genes
It was a surprise last year when the Zumtobel Group replaced long-time CEO Andreas Ludwig with Harald Sommerer, vice-chairman of its supervisory board. One year on, he thinks the company has seen off the worst of the recession -
Joined up Lighting event to discuss circadian systems
The next instalment in the Joined up Lighting series is set to look at lighting for circadian systems on 6 July -
LEDs: the truth revealed
July 14 -
LIF Outstanding Student of the Year
Russell Coles of E7 Contracting in Northampton is the LIF Outstanding Student of the Year 2011 -
Lighting Association Awards Gala Dinner
July 7 -
Lighting Business Centre for the Netherlands
A new Lighting Business Centre is being developed in the Netherlands that will feature an exhibition of lighting products -
Light-inspired seafront
The Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate has opened a light-inspired building -
LoveLight
October 6 -
Made in Milan
Lighting visited the Euroluce trade show in Milan last month. Here, together with our sister title WGSN, we showcase a top ten of the best exhibitors at this year’s event -
New masters degree in creative lighting design
Edinburgh Napier University is launching a new masters degree in creative lighting design -
New platform to exhibit lighting designs
The Crafts Council is launching Lux Craft, a new platform designed to showcase lighting installations and designs -
Olympic vision
London’s newly completed velodrome presented a number of challenges from a lighting design perspective, not least the hefty requirements of high-definition television. Nick Martindale reports -
Osram accuses Samsung and LG of patent infringements
Osram has taken legal action against Samsung and LG companies in the US and Germany and against an LG company in Japan -
Party piece
‘So…I was at a party last night’ was commissioned by the poet Sabrina Mahfouz for her solo show Dry Ice at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London -
Paul Nulty leaves Light Bureau after 11 years
Paul Nulty has left Light Bureau after 11 years to set up his own practice, Paul Nulty Lighting Design. -
Philips and Cooper Industries enter licence agreement
Philips has entered into a patent licence agreement with Cooper Industries giving them full access to the Philips’ LED-related patented technologies -
Philips Fortimo lighting up the art world
The ‘MAS’ (Museum aan de Stroom) in Antwerp, Belgium has installed 1,000 Philips Fortimo LED SLM modules 2000lm 33W/830 -
Philips introduces the Fortimo LED Strip
Philips has launched a new module and driver for OEMs to start addressing general lighting and specifying areas where fluorescent is dominant -
Philips issues financial update
Philips has released an update on its expected fourth quarter 2011 financial results -
Philips issues profit warning
Statement says lighting arm will report low single-digit sales in second quarter following worse than expected demand in western Europe -
Philips launch Xitanium Programmable LED driver
Philips Lighting has launched their Xitanium Programmable LED driver for all outdoor LED lighting applications. -
Philips sponsor Tom Harfleet’s conceptual garden
Philips is sponsoring Tom Harfleet’s Conceptual Garden entry at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011 -
PhotonStar launch LED lighting catalogue
PhotonStar has launched an LED lighting catalogue featuring LED lighting products designed and produced in the UK -
Recolight offers new collection options for businesses
Recolight is extending its range of collection options for businesses to increase access to lamp recycling facilities for those that don’t meet the 1,000 lamp threshold -
Royal visit to Abacus headquarters
The Duke of York made a recent visit to the Abacus headquarters in Nottinghamshire -
Scottish Design Award for Speirs + Major
Speirs + Major has won a Scottish Design Award for its lighting of the historical furnaces of Sands Bethworks in Pennsylvania -
Street Light 2011
June 16 -
Sustainability in Lighting – ILP Annual Conference and Exhibition
September 28-30 -
The challenge of champions
With work completed on the Olympic venues, attention has turned to other areas of Olympic Park lighting. Amanda Allen takes a look at one lighting installation designed to test the public -
TR22 Managing a Vital Asset training
June 7 -
Tridonic launches new lighting managment system
The basicDIM RCL is a new lighting management system from Tridonic -
Upgrade to Philips Fortimo LED DLM module portfolio
Philips specification of the European Fortimo LED DLM module portfolio has been upgraded with improved LEDs -
Wirtschaftswunder
We had a problem when it came to this month’s feature on workplace lighting. Normally, we’d aim to do a case study on a recently completed UK office scheme. The only problem was that there seems to be a dearth of this type of project around at the moment -
Working nine to five
St Ann’s House in Manchester now incorporates a lighting scheme that can be programmed to slowly change colour -
Zumtobel upgrade Light Fields range
Zumtobel’s Light Fields range has been upgraded to include recessed, surface-mounted and pendant luminaires
