hover camera from zero zero robotics
Via Engadget. Hover Camera is a miniature drone that can fly safely indoors. How about we add a light sensor that can detect li-fi/coded light signals, send it to map out an interior space and the position of all the … Continue reading hover camera from zero zero robotics
voxel8
Voxel8 is a Boston-based, Harvard spin-out startup that is integrating the printing of conductive materials directly into 3D printing. The future is pretty obvious at this point: I’ve previously mentioned conductive ink and 3D printing — combining the two is an obvious step … Continue reading voxel8
owen zachariasse at light + building
Another superb presentation on green building strategies from Owen Zachariasse. I encourage all of my friends in design, architecture and construction to find an hour and listen to Delta Development’s philosophy and amazing success. You can find my older posts … Continue reading owen zachariasse at light + building
european office lighting is too bright for my eyes
Can you see what is wrong with this picture of my work space (at an undisclosed Amsterdam company)? No? You can’t see what is wrong? Now granted, mobile phone cameras have no where near the adaptability of the human eye, so … Continue reading european office lighting is too bright for my eyes
waarmakers cardboard LED lamp
I was in the cool Local Goods Market store in De Hallen in Amsterdam this weekend and saw this amazingly simple fixture by local Amsterdam design shop Waarmakers (who I posted about previously here). Talk about circular economy design at its finest!!! Why are … Continue reading waarmakers cardboard LED lamp
liquid metal stretchable electronics
Along similar lines of work such as John Rogers is working on: And here is the background (I believe) for the video: 29.02.16 – EPFL researchers have developed conductive tracks that can be bent and stretched up to four times their original … Continue reading liquid metal stretchable electronics
apple recovered $40m in gold
According The Verge, Apple recovered $40m in gold and $6m in copper from its recycling program. How much value is out there from dead light fixtures??? The circular economy can generate incredible value if implemented correctly. Continue reading apple recovered $40m in gold
future of lighting design
Philips Lighting hosted a great interview with three leading lighting designers, Paul Traynor, Neil Skinner and Tapio Rosenius. I really enjoyed this discussion – in my opinion, its very on-point for what the real future and potential is for “lighting design”. … Continue reading future of lighting design
philips luminous patterns: new showroom
My team and I just completed the new Philips Luminous Patterns showroom in Eindhoven. Occupying 200 sq/m, we’ve installed 12 large Luminous Patterns wall and ceiling installations depicting a reception area, bar, hotel room, and several retail scenarios. Completing the space is … Continue reading philips luminous patterns: new showroom
autodesk project escher
Autodesk is working on software called “Project Escher” where groups of 3D additive-printers divide the printing of a single large piece. I find especially fascinating the obvious ability to integrate non-additive-printing assembly or fabrication techniques into the production line: Project Escher could also be … Continue reading autodesk project escher
apple’s recycling robot
At the latest Apple media event, the company presented a robotic rig named “Liam” that they’ve developed for tearing apart iPhones at EOL for recycling. It’s definitely a step in the right direction towards a circular economy (and terrific to see … Continue reading apple’s recycling robot
Climate-Based Daylight Modeling | All Things Lighting
For hard-core lighting designers: A very detailed description of daylight simulations, from Ian Ashdown, the Chief Scientist from Lighting Analysts, Inc., one of the two industry leaders for lighting simulation software (maker of AGI32, which is popular in the US). http://agi32.com/blog/2016/03/26/climate-based-daylight-modeling/ Continue reading Climate-Based Daylight Modeling | All Things Lighting
venture capital dilution
Not strictly lighting related — but interesting nonetheless: Understanding How Dilution Affects You At A Startup Continue reading venture capital dilution
led linear acquired by fagerhult
LED Linear announced today that is has been acquired by Fagerhult for €40m initial payment and €21m conditional payout through 2018. The Business Wire announcement also discloses that LED Linear was founded 10 years ago, currently has 110 employees and revenue of €21m … Continue reading led linear acquired by fagerhult
modcam
Modcam is a Swedish startup that is using cameras for various architectural tracking applications. Interesting that it is led by folks with a strong background in mobile phone development. Shows some of the same power of camera-vision systems such as … Continue reading modcam
terasel
Terasel is an EU-backed research consortium studying flexible electronics. According to their site: The TERASEL project envisions a world where non-intrusive electronics are integrated everywhere. To achieve this twenty-first century dream using reliable and economical techniques, the TERASEL consortium targets … Continue reading terasel
amBX
amBX is a UK based lighting controls company that was “spun out” in from Philips in 2008. According to their site: amBX is radically changing architectural lighting through powerful control technology that eliminates the need for complex and expensive programming. … Continue reading amBX
data ownership
To all my friends in the lighting specification world, I strongly urge you to include language in your boilerplate specs for your project clients that reserves ownership of any data generated by the lighting system, privacy of that data, and … Continue reading data ownership
philips luminous patterns @ light+building 2016
A hugely successful show for Philips Lighting and our Philips Luminous Patterns launch. We had great placement in the booth and it was busy — 20,000 people visited the Philips booth just on Tuesday! The design we had at the … Continue reading philips luminous patterns @ light+building 2016
igor tech
Igor-Tech is yet another Iowa-based startup launching a Power-over-Ethernet lighting solution. Not much yet in the way of details on their site, but it looks like another commercial office-focused system design. Continue reading igor tech
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