If you are a lighting nerd looking for a hobby over the holidays, check out this nice amateur photography site by Evan Sharboneau called PhotoExtremist. I especially like the “bokeh” and the “steel wool” tutorials…just don’t set fire to anything, please. … Continue reading photo extremist
Fun little interactive project by Olafur Eliasson from a few years ago called Sunlight Graffiti. Beautiful imagery… Description from the site: The Sunlight Graffiti sphere is by artist Olafur Eliasson, conceived as part of his larger Little Sun project. An interactive Sunlight … Continue reading olafur eliasson sunlight graffiti
DesignBoom is showcasing a new installation from Ross Lovegrove that combines an aerodynamic shape with 3D projection mapping techniques to great effect. Continue reading ross lovegrove: future primitivism
Mondo ARC interviewed Paul Gregory of Focus Lighting. One passage in particular engaged me: Paul makes a plea for projects to actively plan for and design the emotions of visitors in a space. “Imagine a person’s emotional reaction to the beauty surrounding them as they stand in a forest with the light hitting the trees and the sound of a waterfall in the background. They will always remember that image. It’s the same thing with lighting the built environment—how does it contribute to the emotions that users feel when experiencing the exterior or interior of a structure? What are they going to … Continue reading paul gregory: design the emotions
Cool Hunting has a post on a young Chinese fashion designer, Vega Zaishi Wang, who is experimenting with EL lighting in her clothing. A couple of the images really caught my eye…a nice revealing of light through the silhouette of the … Continue reading vega zaishi wang
Looking forward to the next James Bond flick? I am too…and pulled a few screen caps of awesome lighting scenes set in Shanghai from the promo vids: Above images from the international trailer: James Bond – Trailer Above images from … Continue reading james bond: skyfall
If you are developing a concept calling for patterns of light, or are developing a very specific color palette for materials or light hues, I would suggest looking at COLOURlovers. It is a great site with lots of content, plus … Continue reading colourlovers
Found this great interview by the National Gallery of Art with lighting artist Leo Villareal. Leo discusses his influences and techniques. NGA – Leo Villareal Also available on Art Babble Also found this great 3D installation Leo completed last year called “Volume” … Continue reading leo villareal – interview + volume
Michael Bosanko is a light artist who uses the technique of long exposure photography to create beautiful tracery of light, frozen in midair. His site has a prolific collection of images and an interesting “How Its Made” video on Vimeo. Continue reading time frozen: light artist michael bosanko
My little blog has just hit 200 posts! Thank you to all my readers. According to the stats, so far I’ve had close to 79,000 views since I launched the site in 2009. Not bad for a blog narrowly-focused on leading-edge architectural lighting design. I will also use this post to launch lucept.tumblr.com. I’ve found Tumblr a rich source of inspiration for lighting design…if you have hours and hours to sift through the thousands of photos and posts. Conveniently, I’ve had many hours to waste sitting in a dark room patiently “helping” my young children fall asleep, so I’ve curated … Continue reading 200 posts! tumblr!
An amazing TED Talk presented by a magician, Marco Tempest, outlining Nicola Tesla’s life. Marco uses projections in combination with blank 3D story books to dazzling effect. Continue reading ted talk: marco tempest
MATSYS is an San Francisco-based design firm established in 2004 by Andrew Kudless, an assistant professor at the California College of the Arts. Kudless is also a member of the Digital Fabrication Alliance. Many of the biomimetic forms they have created provide great inspiration … Continue reading matsys
The follow video just made my day…. Alex George, a freelance videographer and concept artist, put together what I always dreamed of making as a kid: A fully functioning scale model of Disney’s Main Street Electric Parade. The parade floats … Continue reading main street electrical parade in miniature
Came across this on Tumblr: Michael Taylor Photographer. “An abstract approach to photography involving light and humanity.” His “Wave” series is a beautiful use of projections on human bodies. His “Light Trace” series uses long exposures and what looks like … Continue reading michael taylor photographer
Since so much of lighting is still based on plain, old sheet metal, I always keep my eye open for innovative uses. Oskar Zieta is a Polish designer, in conjunction with the CAAD institute in Zurich, who is working on … Continue reading zieta
Projectors through fog. ’nuff said. via DesignBoom Continue reading anthony mccall projection sculptures
From Vimeo, an awesome video posted by Richard Kendall with the following description: Splice Boys: Tom Brandon, Richard Kendall and Crew, – 96 camera rig, 30s sequential exposure. – A lot of running around with lights. – Also combining manual … Continue reading painting with light
The April 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review recently featured spectacular artwork by Andy Gilmore. Full of geometric repetition and the most elegant use of the full color gamut that I’ve ever seen, this artist’s work is sure to provide … Continue reading andy gilmore
Beautiful antique color wheels and color books, via Trendland. Continue reading vintage color wheels
Via the site The Inspiration Grid: “Ephemera” Photo Series by Mark Laita, a photographer based in Culver City, California. “Color, form and movement captured in a vessel of water after drops of colored dyes are introduced.” Continue reading lighting inspiration: emphemera photo series
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