happy holidays from lucept
“….we can add one of those fancy ‘smart bulbs’ so we can control it with an app, dear!” Happy Holidays everyone! Continue reading happy holidays from lucept
ecosense lighting – rise
Nice to see my old friends at Ecosense Lighting launch a creative new spot-lighting product series called Rise. The compact modular design and bracketing options are interesting and finally an evolution beyond the usual spot light designs. Plus a full … Continue reading ecosense lighting – rise
rohinni: update
Looks like Rohinni is making progress. Congrats to them for their second coverage in FastCompany. This article teases a bit more detail then what we knew from two years ago: They are apparently developing technologies to more accurately place the … Continue reading rohinni: update
passengers movie set designs
Via Architectural Digest and Wired: From the upcoming Hollywood movie Passengers, some gorgeous futuristic set designs with beautiful lighting concepts: Continue reading passengers movie set designs
diffus design and saint gobain win LG OLED competition
Via Designboom. The winning project page can be found here. Diffus Design in partnership with Saint Gobain Research propose a combination of etextiles, LED, and OLED to create an embedded lighting concept for soft, acoustic ceiling tiles. According to the … Continue reading diffus design and saint gobain win LG OLED competition
a special thanks to the US DOE
As a United States citizen, I express my deep personal thanks to the entire team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solid State Lighting program for their vision, courage and tenacity in driving forward the entire lighting industry for the past 12+ years. The US DOE SSL recognized early in the technology cycle of LED’s — when white light LEDs barely yet existed — that they could have a tremendous impact on lowering the United States’ energy consumption. The DOE team provided a steady hand and plenty of common sense in their approach to the nascent technology, talking with numerous … Continue reading a special thanks to the US DOE
corning’s “a day made of glass” has had tremendous impact
Corning’s “A Day Made of Glass” was launched in 2011, depicting a very futuristic view of a world were nearly every surface is a portal to the digital world. I posted about it about in 2013, but I didn’t realize the … Continue reading corning’s “a day made of glass” has had tremendous impact
laser rust removal
I will be adding this to my personal “Tony Stark’s workshop” wishlist… P-Laser and ESR Laser make industrial grade laser equipment for burning rust, grime, oil, etc. off of metal parts. A heavy duty use of light…I would suggest some … Continue reading laser rust removal
leo villareal wins london bridge competition
Congrats Leo and team! Continue reading leo villareal wins london bridge competition
philips lighting at dutch design week
A video detailing our two projects we displayed at Dutch Design Week and Glow Festival. They are still on display at the gorgeous Kazerne gallery and restaurant in Eindhoven – so treat yourself to a fabulous dinner with the future … Continue reading philips lighting at dutch design week
lexus LIT IS
For a promotional stunt Lexus covered one of it’s IS models in a whole lot of flexible RGB LED strips to turn the car into one massive display screen. I can only image what the trunk (and probably the back … Continue reading lexus LIT IS
plessey semiconductor
UK-based Plessey Semiconductor recently released an ultra-low profile LED module series named Orion that appears to combine chip-scale-packages with ultra-compact optics to create LED module assemblies under 1 cm in height, with beam angles as tight at 15 degrees. Its nice … Continue reading plessey semiconductor
russell foster
According to Lux Magazine: Neuroscientist professor Russell Foster…led the team at Oxford University which discovered the eye’s third photosensitive cells, creating a whole new paradigm in interior lighting. Previously unknown to science, the cells hold the key to our understanding … Continue reading russell foster
tangible interactions
Tangible Interactions is a Vancouver-based studio that creates interactive installations for a variety of events, art pieces and corporate branding. Check out their site – lots of cool projects. Continue reading tangible interactions
richard kelly – powerpoint deck with rare images
I found a fantastic PPT that looks like an academic lecture covering the pioneering mid-century lighting designer Richard Kelly. The slide deck contains an especially impressive range of photos of Kelly’s projects that are not commonly available on the web. The … Continue reading richard kelly – powerpoint deck with rare images
Lensvector
Lensvector is a SiliconValley-based startup developing an electronically tuneable liquid-crystal lens system that can change a beam of light from spot to flood without any moving optics. Lensvector is a tech spin-out of Laval University’s Center for Optics, Photonics and … Continue reading Lensvector
moger’s glowing halo
A simply gorgeous image of an art installation in Versailles by Studio Moger. Via Designboom. Continue reading moger’s glowing halo
mental canvas
Mental Canvas is a Yale University spin-out that is launching an innovative hybrid 2D/3D sketching software. They recently went public in a big way being featured as part of Microsoft’s launch of the cool Surface Studio product . I can imagine … Continue reading mental canvas
schnick schnack systems
Schnick Schnack Systems is a Cologne-based manufacturer of professional grade LED components for custom media-wall or embedded lighting installations across a range of applications, including tradeshows, architecture and art pieces. They have some really beautiful project examples on their site. Continue reading schnick schnack systems
nanoleaf aurora
Toronto startup Nanoleaf launched a modular, triangulated luminous wall panel system called Aurora. What a fascinating design – ultra thin, RGBW, wifi-connected, with a nicely designed interconnect. It really drives home the amazing innovative potential of embedded lighting – even for … Continue reading nanoleaf aurora
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