The new digital laboratory at the department of Interior Architecture of FH Mainz will be opened on the 3rd July. Lectures: Prof. Alexa Hartig, Prof. Clemens Tropp and Prof. Klaus Teltenkoetter as well as Burkhard Froehlich (editor in chief dbz) and Helmut M. Bien (curator Luminale). Invitation
The 3rd July is the deadline for the internationally well known Targetti Light Art Award. Subject is: light works: a tribute to Futurism. More>
Being aware of the unity of nature and art, the entrepreneur and art collector Donald M. Hess felt induced to have James Turrell design a museum, The James Turrell Museum, at such a special place as Colomé. Born in Los Angeles in 1943, Turrell ranks among the most influential light and space artists of our time and has been analyzing the various manifestations of natural and artificial light in depth since the 1960’s. “I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire,” he states about his work. Light and space become a multidimensional experience for the viewer – a motif that Turrell continuously expresses in
his work. More>
NetworkSim of WHITEvoid (Luminale participant 2006) wins two more iF Awards in the sections “Structure” and “Interface”. In the flight control tower of the Lufthansa Brand Academy Frankfurt-Seeheim visitors learn about the local and global connections of international air traffic. A 14 meter wide 180 degree projection lets users dive into the fully navigable, realtime 3D visualization of 16000 daily Lufthansa and Star Alliance flights. The visual appearance of the data visualization is complimented by a generative, six channel 3D audio system developed by Prof. Robert Henke. This installation is one of 5 interactive exhibits that WHITEvoid developed and implemented for the Lufthansa Brand Academy. Overall concept and design of the Lufthansa Brand Academy by Dan Pearlman Brand Architecture. More>
For art installations and sculptures in the permanent exhibition the Museum Ludwig in Cologne needs light bulbs. Now shortly before the light bulb ban the museum buys a stock of bulbs, reports the news agency dpa.
180 towns had taken part in the competition. In the category more than 500,000 inhabitants won Duesseldorf, Cologne and Leipzig; to 500,000 inhabitants: Regensburg, Bergisch Gladbach and Goettingen; to 100,000 inhabitants: Aalen, Kaiserslautern and Lippstadt; to 50,000 inhabitants: Barnstorf, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Geseke; among 10,000 inhabitants: Goldenstedt, Baltrum and Hartha. More>
The Luminale in 2010 (How to participate) has a new focus in the city center in the Frankfurt ‘Wallanlagen’. The park which forms a green ring around the core of the city center was built 200 years ago on the area of the old town wall. Many buildings and institutions which tells the history of Frankfurt are very close to this green ring. The park hits at the portico / literature house and at its other end near the Jewish museum on the Main embankment. The around one-hour walk along the cultural institutions, former bunker layouts just as international hotels and bank towers will be the the stage for light scenaries from 11th to 16th April, 2010. Since three weeks the ‘Call for Projects’ runs. More>
If you want announce a date, please mail to: luminale@westermann-kommunikation.de
JULY 2009
Gera: Höhler Biennale
Weil am Rhein: Lamps – Re-Design by recycling materrials/ Vitra Design Museum-Workshop
Berlin: Light Structure / Barkow Leibinger
JUNE 2009
How to participate in the Luminale? The ground rules in a nutshell:
• lighting manufacturers, planners and designers, artists and instituts of culture can register their Luminale projects with the project office Luminale.
• The closing date for registration is the 24th October 2009.
• The project must coincide with the Light+Building trade fair, which runs from the 11th to the 16th April 2010; it must be accessible to the public and make some contribution to lighting culture.
• No right to insist upon the inclusion of a project in the Luminale programme exists.
• Fill in this registration form. We take up contact with you and discuss it. Maybe we can help with the mediation of rooms or sponsorships. Therefor we need a conceptpaper of the idea.
Lighting Africa is a World Bank Group (WBG) initiative which supports the private sector to develop, accelerate, and sustain the market for modern off-grid lighting technologies tailored to the needs of African consumers. More>
The Nightseeing Map is representative of many noteworthy lighting design projects viewable by the public in New York City. Guidebooks to New York City dutifully recount the names of buildings, the details of structural engineering feats, and the intricacies of construction materials. While it may not be unusual for a tourist to point to a notable skyline tower and evoke the architect, how many can supply the name of the lighting designer responsible for bringing that building to light? This map showcases NYC’s illuminated buildings and the lighting designers responsible, from architectural masterpieces to the cutting edge, hip and trendy…at night! More>
The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City is proud to announce the Lumen Awards Winners of 2009.
Lumen Citation for Art Installation in a Public Space: Tillett Lighting Design, Inc - Linnaea Tillett
Lumen Citation for Featured Visual Element: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design - Stephen D. Bernstein, Sang Lee
Lumen Citation for Illumination of Restaurant Courtyard: Focus Lighting Team: Paul Gregory, Christine Hope, Catherine Tate
Lumen Citation for Integration of Light, Architecture and Signage: Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. - Paul Marantz, Barry Citrin
Lumen Citation for Merchandise Lighting: RS Lighting Design - Randy Sabedra
Lumen Citation for Technical Lighting Achievement: Jaros, Baum & Bolles- Lighting Design - Michael Mehl
The 5th “LumiVille Trophies” edition has rewarded M. Pierre Negre (Atelier Lumière) in the Public space category, Carole Ferreri et Akari-Lisa Ishii (I.C.O.N.) in the built inheritance category, M. Luke Smith-Wightman (B.D.P.) in the young light designer category and Jean-Philippe Corrigou (Caribou Concept) in the indoor lighting category.
Stefan Hofmann is the new professor for lighting design and scenic design at the University of applied Sciences in Kaiserslautern. Hofmann is a free artist. He also cooperated as a lighting designer with projects of Lichtkunstlicht (Bonn/Berlin). Several times he has been participant in Luminale.
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