emerge alliance and nextenergy – residential DC power
According to the Edison Report, the EMerge Alliance is starting development of a new standard for installing DC power in residential applications. I believe that switching to DC power offers numerous benefits, as I explained about a year ago in my post “Residential Lighting Dream System“. The Edison Report also mentions a very interesting regional investment organization called NextEnergy, which has created a DC-powered showcase house. According to their website: Who We Are NextEnergy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2002 to drive advanced energy investment and job creation in Michigan. Located in Detroit, NextEnergy serves as a catalyst for … Continue reading emerge alliance and nextenergy – residential DC power
bmw LED headlight assembly
At the BMW Welt center in Munich, they had a cut-away assembly of an LED headlamp on display. I only had my iPhone with me, and it was on a rotating display in a plexiglas case, but hopefully the pictures convey the … Continue reading bmw LED headlight assembly
bmw i8 concept
While in Munich I visited the BMW Museum. Throughout the museum they had a few generations on display of the Efficient Dynamics Vision prototypes. Accompanying the latest generation prototype (that looks pretty close to the commercially launched BMW i8 model), … Continue reading bmw i8 concept
ingo maurer gallery in Munich
As part of last week’s Strategies in Light Europe conference, Ingo Maurer opened their Munich studio to the public. Ingo Maurer was apparently in NYC, but still his showroom gallery is a really cool place…good vibes. Seems like it is an old manufacturing facility … Continue reading ingo maurer gallery in Munich
tabletop wire bender
CNC wire- and pipe-bending equipment is often used in steel fabrication like rebar cages. But a design shop called Pensa has launched a Kickstarter program to bring this sort of automated fabrication down to a smaller “tabletop” scale. They already … Continue reading tabletop wire bender
bare conductive
I continue to be fascinated by the potential of electrically-conductive inks for architectural applications. The ability to radically simplify low-voltage DC-based lighting and sensing systems by integrating printed electrical traces directly into architectural materials offers a innovation path towards … Continue reading bare conductive
LEDs Magazine: LED modules advance in performance
In the October 2013 issue of LEDs Magazine, Maury Wright authored a piece titled “LED modules advance in performance, standardization questions persist”, in which Maury reviews the reasoning behind and the current status of various LED modules, including the impact of … Continue reading LEDs Magazine: LED modules advance in performance
rijksmuseum: PLD-C case study slides
Thanks to everyone who attended! In case you missed our presentation last week at PLD-C in Copenhagen, here is the slide deck that I presented along with Rogier van der Heide and Juliette and Sjoerd from BeersNielsen: 20131104_BradKoerner_PLD-C_IlluminatingTheRijksmuseum Continue reading rijksmuseum: PLD-C case study slides
washington dulles terminal art
A very cool looking black, monolithic piece made out of monochromatic-white LED media screen. By artist Anil Revri. Continue reading washington dulles terminal art
cafe chocolate
Nice back-lit shadow pattern at a cafe podium at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport near the C gates. It is hard to tell in the photograph, but the pattern is actually a shadow from behind, not a printed graphic on the front. Continue reading cafe chocolate
stuart weitzman by zaha hadid
Totally trumping Tom Cruise in the “futuristic” department, check out the new Milan flagship store for shoe brand Stuart Weitman by Zaha Hadid. I love the uniformity of the large, amorphous luminous ceilings, the minimalist detailing of the light … Continue reading stuart weitzman by zaha hadid
sims recycling solutions
Wonder what’s going to happen to your LED fixtures in about 10 years? Check out this collection of YouTube videos from a company called Sims Recycling Solutions, which shows how they manually tear down products, shred the components and automatically … Continue reading sims recycling solutions
buildings as nutrient banks
Here’s a fantastic presentation on Greenbiz.com from Coert Zachariasse of Delta Development Group. Coert discusses some of the economic drivers for including Cradle-to-Cradle thinking in building projects. Everyone in the lighting industry should take note…how will you accommodate these changing demands from the building development community? I couldn’t embed directly, but here is the direct link: http://play.vidyard.com/zbbXF9C8Zjh52aCFyb7Upg Continue reading buildings as nutrient banks
oblivion
Houzz has a good blog post with some imagery from the recent Tom Cruise flick “Oblivion.” Sci-fi movies are a great place to see the future of lighting design, and the interior sets from Oblivion show some slick, modernist lighting … Continue reading oblivion
DOE R+D funding: Cooper Lighting wants to print their LED fixtures
Earlier this summer, the US Department of Energy’s SSL program selected Cooper Lighting (now part of Eaton) as the recipient of $2.4m for their interesting R+D program proposal. Cooper’s press release is useless, but here is the text from the DOE’s announcement: Recipient: Eaton Corporation Title: Print-Based Manufacturing of Integrated, Low Cost, High Performance SSL Luminaires Summary: The objective of this project is to develop manufacturing process innovation that allows for LED package, chip, or chip array placement directly on a fixture or heatsink. The approach includes the placement of integrated power electronics. Flexible manufacturing for planar, non-planar and recessed … Continue reading DOE R+D funding: Cooper Lighting wants to print their LED fixtures
philips endorses circular economy
I’m very pleased to see the recent push from Philips to highlight the importance of implementing a “Circular Economy.” I’m particularly thrilled with the comments coming directly from the top, Philips’ CEO Frans van Houten: “For a sustainable world, the … Continue reading philips endorses circular economy
bot & dolly
Via Gizmodo, a stunning video that makes exquisite use of projection mapping, choreography, and ROBOTS! According to Bot & Dolly: “Bot & Dolly is a design and engineering studio that specializes in automation, robotics, and filmmaking. It’s our mission to advance … Continue reading bot & dolly
the conductor by faye toogood
Via Dezeen, a funky but cool installation at the London Design Festival 2013. Fluorescent lights are controlled by analogue toggle switches in this interactive installation by Faye Toogood for design brand Established & Sons (+ slideshow). “Interactive” for sure, but … Continue reading the conductor by faye toogood
rijksmuseum: exterior lighting
Philips Lighting not only illuminated the entire art collection with LED lighting, we also illuminated the whole exterior of the building with LED. And the Rijksmuseum is no small building — looming over the Amsterdam horizon with unparalleled majesty on … Continue reading rijksmuseum: exterior lighting
Q+A from Philips Lumileds CEO
Interesting interview in Digitimes with Philips Lumileds CEO Pirre-Yves Lesaicherre. I particularly find interesting the comment that 1000 lumens of LEDs will cost $1 by the end of this year. Posted below for posterity: The mid-power LED lighting trend: Q&A with Philips Lumileds CEO Julian Ho, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 12 September 2013] While mid-power LED chips account for only a small proportion of LED lighting currently, the proportion will grow fast over the next few years to reach about 50%, Philips Lumileds Lighting CEO Pirre-Yves Lesaicherre said during a Digitimes interview. Q: What is the trend of new LED lighting … Continue reading Q+A from Philips Lumileds CEO
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