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Author: Brad Koerner

Creative Director and Product Manager
Creative Manufacturers

natural, safe paints

September 19, 2020September 17, 2020 Brad Koerner

In searching for biofriendly white surfaces, I found a nice blog post from quite awhile ago that surveys bio-friendly paint options. Since the article is already 14 years old, I will repost below for posterity: Make Safe, Natural Paint Natural … Continue reading natural, safe paints

Lighting Inspiration

the outpost

September 18, 2020September 17, 2020 Brad Koerner

Some wildly creative and inspiring VFX and animations from Dutch studio The Outpost. They have a very architectural feel to them – especially the animated models. You can see their Vimeo feed here. So “architectural” in fact, that UNStudio seems … Continue reading the outpost

Lighting Technology

GVA lighting embraces high voltage DC power

September 17, 2020September 16, 2020 Brad Koerner

GVA Lighting recently launched their Infinity series, which capitalizes on the inherent system-level benefits of using 380V DC-power for long runs of LED fixtures. GVA claims they can achieve over 300m/1000ft long runs from a single power/data connection, which is … Continue reading GVA lighting embraces high voltage DC power

Cool Architects

apple R+D lab

September 16, 2020 Brad Koerner

Wow, that’s a sexy looking R&D lab…from Apple’s September 2020 keynote video. Definitely looks carefully staged for the shot, but nevertheless an actual functional lab space? That luminous ceiling looks gorgeous and I can imagine how important it must be … Continue reading apple R+D lab

Lighting Technology

live rendering in 2020

September 13, 2020 Brad Koerner

Live rendering technology, originally developed in the gaming industry for achieving photo-realistic interactive gameplay, is sweeping through both Hollywood content creation and the AEC/development industries. Live rendering technologies offer profound technical opportunities in design visualization, collaboration, and innovative use of … Continue reading live rendering in 2020

Business & Innovation

mixtape for product management

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Brad Koerner

Classic rock really understood the trials and tribulations of doing product development: Love is hard; product development is harder. Managing your schedule: Managing your budget: Your revenue forecast: When your project is over-budget and running late: Customer research: Negotiating the … Continue reading mixtape for product management

Future Lighting

did the iphone kill interactive environments?

September 9, 2020 Brad Koerner

At some point around the turn of the Millennium, it felt like we were at the precipice of a different future than the one we got. Yet 20 years later, there has been no widespread adoption of interactive digital/physical spaces. … Continue reading did the iphone kill interactive environments?

Creative Manufacturers

limelite – 3D printing and DC power

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 Brad Koerner

Australian lighting manufacturer LimeLite has been steadily rolling out a line of track spots and decorative pendants that use 3D-printed components for the key mechanical pieces. Over the years I’ve covered several other manufacturers launching 3D printing for commercial lighting, … Continue reading limelite – 3D printing and DC power

Lighting Inspiration

amsterdam – my home

September 7, 2020 Brad Koerner

Check out this gorgeous short film by Albert Dros with spectacular timelapse footage of Amsterdam throughout the seasons. This film really captures the beauty of Amsterdam’s urban spaces and spectacular variety of urban lighting. Despite how obvious this is in … Continue reading amsterdam – my home

Lighting Inspiration

laser art by lewie wilkinson

September 6, 2020 Brad Koerner

Cool article on the The Verge about Lewie Wilkinson, a guy who creates stunning art pieces using lasers, glass, mirrors…and plain old smartphones for cameras. And he shoots these in a walk-in closet off a bedroom that he uses as … Continue reading laser art by lewie wilkinson

Lighting Inspiration

joe rohde on lighting

September 5, 2020September 4, 2020 Brad Koerner

What a wonderful, eloquent video on light and lighting from Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde. “…the human body’s response to light is more ancient than the human body itself…” Which is dead to nuts accurate: The wavelengths of blue light that … Continue reading joe rohde on lighting

Lighting Education

GDTF and MVR

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Brad Koerner

Vectorworks has partnered with MA Lighting and Robe lighting to bring to the industry a new open-standard format known as the General Device Type Format (GDTF). GDTF is a standard for describing the hierarchical and logical structure and controls of … Continue reading GDTF and MVR

Business and Innovation

2020 US DOE LED R&D Discussion Meeting – Adv Lighting & Manufacturing

September 3, 2020 Brad Koerner

I would like to thank the US Department of Energy’s Solid State Lighting team and the Guidehouse team for hosting a most interesting R&D discussion on Advanced Lighting & Manufacturing. I highly commend the US DOE team for their continued … Continue reading 2020 US DOE LED R&D Discussion Meeting – Adv Lighting & Manufacturing

Future Lighting

fusion ci studios

August 31, 2020 Brad Koerner

Fusion CI Studios is a multimedia visual effects studio that has a stunning showreel, with a particularly beautiful collection of large, architecturally-integrated video wall designs. They famously did the iconic virtual waterfall for the Salesforce HQ lobby. Large format LED … Continue reading fusion ci studios

Future Lighting

spatial

August 29, 2020August 28, 2020 Brad Koerner

Check out Spatial, an MIT Media Lab spin out. Their system is still in the early stages, yet still a very compelling use scenario for augmented/mixed reality for team collaboration. I’m fascinated to see how lighting designers and architects will … Continue reading spatial

Future Lighting

the virtual sets of the mandalorian (yet again!)

August 28, 2020 Brad Koerner

I just can’t get enough of seeing the behind the scenes of the Mandalorian, with the production’s use of large-format LED screens and live rendering technologies to create virtual backgrounds (check out my previous posts on the Mandalorian, Jon Favreau’s … Continue reading the virtual sets of the mandalorian (yet again!)

Future Lighting

R+D competitions for sustainable lighting manufacturing

July 29, 2020 Brad Koerner

Editors Note: This was an Op-Ed piece I wrote back in 2013 in LEDsMagazine. Sadly, it is still as relevant today as it was over 7 years ago. How do we get the lighting industry to embrace truly sustainable product … Continue reading R+D competitions for sustainable lighting manufacturing

Future Lighting

SBC 2020: The DC-Powered Building – conference video

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 Brad Koerner

If you’re interested in net-zero energy solutions for commercial or retail facilities, you should consider DC power as the next step. Check out this nicely produced video of my conference presentation and Q&A session at the ISE Smart Building Conference, … Continue reading SBC 2020: The DC-Powered Building – conference video

Lighting Inspiration

the search of the glow

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Brad Koerner

Via Designboom is this beautiful art installation by Ling-Li Tseng and Serendipity Studio for the Taiwan lantern festival. I include this design on Lucept because it so elegantly showcases the dual revolutions of LED flex strips and high-efficacy LEDs. Let’s … Continue reading the search of the glow

Creative Manufacturers

smartengine | wtec

July 11, 2020 Brad Koerner

Frankfurt-based Smartengine is a supplier of Power-over-Ethernet smart building technologies, sensors, lighting and controls. A few team members from wtec approached me after my presentation on DC power at the 2020 Smart Building Conference here in Amsterdam. If I remember … Continue reading smartengine | wtec

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