happy birthday, color kinetics!
Color Kinetics just turned 20 years old, having been founded in August 1997 by George Mueller and Ihor Lys. Color Kinetics was the pioneer of not only LED lighting for architectural applications, but of truly digitally-connected lighting systems. After a … Continue reading happy birthday, color kinetics!
the current war
This is shaping up to be the ULTIMATE LIGHTING NERD’S movie! Can’t wait to see it! Continue reading the current war
indiglo strikes back: future illuminations
Remember Indiglo? Well…just when you thought EL (electroluminescent) tech was dead and buried, it keeps coming back alive. First through Lumilor’s cool spray-on techniques, and now through Future Illuminations heavy duty fabric applications. They state about their new VynEL line: … Continue reading indiglo strikes back: future illuminations
ansel orbio video
I’m not familiar with Ansel and haven’t seen their product firsthand (so don’t view this as an endorsement), but wow…what a gorgeous product video from a few years ago. Feels like an IronMan movie… One tech piece caught my eye … Continue reading ansel orbio video
lumion
I met a lighting designer last week who mentioned that he is now using Lumion for some of his presentation work. Although I personally haven’t used this yet, the software looks quite powerful. Many of the example renderings are stunning. … Continue reading lumion
Digital Lumens acquired by OSRAM
Boston-based lighting and lighting networking company Digital Lumens announced their acquisition by OSRAM. Digital Lumens was incubated in 2007/2008 as part of Jon Guerster’s team at Groom Energy. At the time, Jon had a laser-focused vision to use LED tech and … Continue reading Digital Lumens acquired by OSRAM
beckhoff
If perhaps your hacked-together Arduino project is suddenly looking a little shy of “professional grade” in front of your client, and you need some seriously heavy-duty show-control and A/V gear, check out the industrial controls supplier Beckhoff. Beckhoff has taken their … Continue reading beckhoff
tala
During a recent trip to Copenhagen I visited Ilums Bolighus, the HUGE Scandinavian design emporium (seriously…if you’re a design nut, this one store is worth a trip to Denmark) and came across some unusually shaped and exquisitely detailed LED-lamps from a UK-startup … Continue reading tala
xyzt: abstract landscapes
XYZT: Abstract Landscapes is a digital art installation by Lyon-based designers Adrien M & Claire B. The exhibition fuses together some spectacular interactive digital animations with well-executed projection and sensing technologies with a beautiful minimalist black and white color palette. The … Continue reading xyzt: abstract landscapes
buster + punch
A great episode from Monocle’s podcast series “The Entrepreneurs” interviews Massimo Buster Minale, the founder of the interior design brand Buster + Punch. Its a fascinating story of how Minale, an experienced architect from big firms such as Fosters and Richard Rogers, … Continue reading buster + punch
lighting design in BIM via AR/VR
There are some really cool things are happening with the combination of BIM (building information modeling…such as Revit) with AR (augmented reality). Via SPAR3D, one supplier, Visualive3D, has developed software where a BIM model can be accurately aligned to a … Continue reading lighting design in BIM via AR/VR
my experience at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition
The expanding use of China’s labor force beyond low-cost manufacturing and into areas like customer service, sales and marketing will have profound effects on the global lighting industry This past week I was invited by the Messe Frankfurt/Hong Kong team … Continue reading my experience at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition
blink: a language of love
Via Core77 (and thanks Joshua), a luminous “ambient information” concept called Blink consists of two glowing orbs that are touch- and motion-sensitive, color-changing, and equipped with 3G for seamless operation. The project was developed in this case for sick children … Continue reading blink: a language of love
guangzhou international lighting exhibition: embedded lighting slides
Thank you to all those who attended my conference session as part of the THINKLIGHT forum at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition. Here is a Dropbox download link to my full slide presentation (a large PPT file which includes video), … Continue reading guangzhou international lighting exhibition: embedded lighting slides
lumanext
LumaNext is a New Jersey-based seed-stage startup that is launching a “smart-power” system for managing a standalone DC-based power grid in applications such as retail shops. LumaNext is developing an intelligent “power router” that can manage DC input/output loads from … Continue reading lumanext
lightfair 2017: my conference session report card
Not too often do people put their performance evaluations into the public domain. However, I’m so impressed with the attendee evaluations I received for my Lightfair 2017 conference session “Ambient Luminescence and Experiential Design” that I will post them for … Continue reading lightfair 2017: my conference session report card
LeEco experience showroom
Via Retail Design Blog, a very elegant project that nicely demonstrates the concept of “embedded lighting,” distinctly showcasing Richard Kelly’s three types of lighting: Ambient Luminescence, Focal Glow, and Play of Brilliants in a clean, modern fashion. Continue reading LeEco experience showroom
networked lighting control from the 1970’s: epcot center
I’m unimpressed by the current hype-bubble surrounding IoT (Internet of Things) as applied to lighting systems. Anyone who has specified lighting controls, or has crossed over from the theatrical world, knows that all of the super-hyped technologies have existed for … Continue reading networked lighting control from the 1970’s: epcot center
transforma by jacob antoni
I like this chandelier concept called “Transforma” by Toronto designer Jacob Antoni – it reminds me of a Hoberman sphere. The chandelier is a beautiful integration of LED lighting into wood. Yet I also see lots of opportunity to use … Continue reading transforma by jacob antoni
nike rise 2.0
What happens when you make the playing court a gigantic media screen, and add in precision player tracking? From AKQA, this is actually a couple years old already… Continue reading nike rise 2.0
Lucept 