Lighting
October 2011
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Osram acquires Encelium Technologies
Osram has signed an agreement with Townsend Ventures LLC to acquire Encelium Technologies -
A bigger splash
The Zaha Hadid-designed Aquatics Centre is set to become one of the Olympic Park’s most impressive and frequented sites. Amanda Allen talks to Arup about its lighting design for the arena -
Abacus partners with Delta Electronics in UK
Abacus has entered into a joint agreement with Delta Electronics enabling them to sell a range of Delta’s LED lighting products in the UK -
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BDP lifts night hikers' spirits
BDP created a unique lighting installation for the annual Maggies London Night Hike, which took place on 16 September -
Berlin lights up
The seventh Berlin Festival of Lights took place from 12-23 October -
Bridgelux raises $15m to accelerate silicon development
Bridgelux has raised an additional $15m in financing to further accelerate development of GaN-on-Silicon LED chip technologies -
BT Tower transformed into lightsaber
London’s iconic landmark was transformed into the world’s largest lightsaber last Thursday to celebrate the Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga -
Citelum wins contract with city of Oslo
French company Citelum has been awarded a contract to install a control system supporting the city of Oslo’s streetlights -
Corinthian spirit
The Corinthia Hotel in London is home to the capital’s largest urban spa and is 70 per cent fitted with low-energy LED lighting. Ellie Greisen, senior lighting designer at Lighting Design International, talks to Amanda Allen about tight briefs and a client with an aversion to downlights -
Cree announces financial results
Cree has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2012 -
Cree LEDs illuminate Shenzhen highway
China recently completed its largest highway lighting upgrade using 10,000 street lights which incorporate more than one million Cree LEDs -
DeltaLight introduces Metronome
Last week over 500 guests converged on Antwerp, Belgium for the official launch of Metronome, DeltaLight’s new pendant lamp designed by Belgian fashion designer Tim Van Steenbergen -
Dernier & Hamlyn stays at luxury hotel
Complementing the luxury Mayfair hotel’s Art Deco styling, Dernier & Hamlyn recently created 12 1930s-inspired wall lights for the ballroom at Claridges -
DKI moves production to Slovakia
Recognising the need to control costs, DKI the Danish supplier of advanced plastic solutions to the lighting industry, has moved a large part of its production capabilities to their plant in Zilina, Slovakia -
Entry deadline approaches for Lighting Design Awards
The deadline for entries to the 2012 Lighting Design Awards is next Friday, October 7 -
Gap’s Roman conquest
Gap’s new flagship store in Rome occupies a 1930s building with a flying staircase and triple-height spaces. The challenge for lighting consultant Light and Design Associates was to show the merchandise to its very best advantage and make the Gap brand speak eloquently in this dramatic interior. Jill Entwistle reports -
Government is listening
With just a month to go to the release of the consultation document on the review of Part L, there are signs that ministers are warming to thebenefits of LENI. Lighting reports -
Guiding regulations
Following our launch of the Lighting Systems Legislation Campaign last month more organisations have come on board to lend their support. Lighting looks at how the debate has developed since September -
Helvar appoints Adrian Spicer
Helvar has appointed Adrian Spicer as its new UK sales manager for its Electronics Components Division -
Inspired by the masters of light
In the last in his series about influences on lighting design, Admir Jukanovic focuses on photography’s many parallels with his profession -
Joined-up lighting design
Successful integration of lighting into building design calls for close working among design teams on technical and aesthetic issues. Last month six architects and four lighting designers met to discuss strategic lighting design in a forum hosted by Lutron -
Last chance to enter the 2012 Lighting Design Awards
The deadline for project entries to the 2012 Lighting Design Awards is tomorrow Friday, October 14 -
Light imitating sound
The Company is a sound-reactive light installation designed by creative coder Andrea Cuius and designer Roland Ellis -
Lighting Association and Lighting Industry Federation to merge
The Lighting Association and the Lighting Industry Federation are to merge following a period of consultation with members -
Ligman appoints Andrew Chell as lighting solutions manager
Ligman has appointed Andrew Chell as lighting solutions manager at Ligman’s new UK office, its first move into the UK lighting sector -
LoveLight In Motion
The winner of the PLDA LoveLight in Motion competition, sponsored by Philips, was decided upon at LoveLight 2011 -
Loving the alien
Today’s low-energy lighting technologies are challenging the conventionally accepted standards of what constitutes ‘white’ light and users will take time to get used to the changing ambience, writes Dominic Meyrick -
Over 200 delegates descend on LoveLight 2011
Yesterday saw the lighting industry converge at the Classic Car Club in Shoreditch to attend LoveLight 2011 -
Philips and Estée Lauder team up for breast cancer
Selfridges turned pink last week as part of a Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign undertaken by Estée Lauder and Philips -
Philips introduces Fortimo LED Decorative Modules
Philips has introduced a range of Fortimo LED Decorative modules which offer high quality light with an excellent color rendering index (CRI 85), color consistency of 4 SDCM and is available in warm (2700 K) and neutral white (4000 k) color temperatures -
Philips introduces MASTERColour CDM Fresh
Philips has launched the MASTERColour CDM Fresh, previously known as MASTER SDW Elite -
Rentall appointed Benelux distributors for SGM Lighting
Rentall has been appointed exclusive Benelux distributors for SGM Lighting under its newly formed division, Sales-All BV -
See! Colour
You know how it is; you’re in Denmark with the Danish Lighting Society helping to plan a Guerrilla Lighting event so you stop off in Sweden to see the Turrell exhibition at Järna -
Spectraglass Limited continues investment
Spectraglass has continued to invest in the latest glass processing technology in order to remain at the forefront of manufactured precision glass products -
Sylvania launches LED replacement for 50W halogen
Havells Sylvania has launched a new 350 lm ES50 retrofit LED lamp -
The Carbon Trust launches supplier accreditation scheme
The Carbon Trust is looking to partner up with energy-efficient lighting suppliers through its new supplier accreditation scheme -
The Games master
LoveLight on 6 October will feature a segment on the lighting of the London 2012 Games. In the build-up to the event Ben Cronin talks to former lighting designer and LOCOG design principal Kevin Owens -
Thorn Lighting launches PopPack Pro fluorescent batten
Thorn Lighting has launch its PopPack Pro fluorescent batten designed to offer faster and simpler installation, better energy efficiency and optical performance -
Verbatim to launch LED lamps with UK bayonet fittings
Verbatim has announced two new LED lamps designed for the popular UK sockets, the B22 bayonet fitting. -
Versatile performer
The Denver Elite Wall external wall-mounted luminaire has been designed for use with a variety of lamp types. Andy Pearson talks to Holophane Europe’s new product senior design engineer, Victor Fernandez -
We evolved in greener shades
Lighting designers could make better use of natural light patterns for reasons rooted deeply in human evolution, and the new British Standard on lighting of workplaces helps them to do just that -
We heart Sclessin
Light Collective is feeling a little bereft this week after a superb soul sustaining week in Liege. We have been bringing love and light to the people of Sclessin in our first ever Social Light Movement workshop -
Welsh LED specialist Visive joins forces with US firm
LED lighting specialists Visive has entered into a joint venture with Houston-based LED US -
Wider angles
As lighting design adviser to the Olympic Delivery Authority, Speirs and Major’s remit was to take a broad view of the Park’s external lighting scheme. Ben Cronin talks to practice co-founder Mark Major
