We’d been talking to Remote Controlled Lighting about their technology and they said; “would you like to play with one of our fixtures?” Nothing was going to stop Chris Fordham from getting his hands on own of these beauties. This is what happened . . . . To find out more about the DRX-1, click …
Its medieval Britain, as you trudge through mud and cow dung from your grey, brown hovel, the low grey clouds can’t be bothered to rain properly, instead they just hang about and keep you damp and cold. When you get to the parish church as you are obliged, there is a break in the clouds …
Browsing through some reference images for a lighting design I was working on, I recognised a project and had to take a second look . . . what is this, witchcraft? I asked myself. Surely they couldn’t be so brazen as to doctor the image for such a reputable job ? This thought led me …
Light Photography: more than it’s cracked up to be. Read More »
In the next chapter of this design series where we look across the water to see what our friends in Europe are up to, The Light Review speaks to German designer Axel Schmid, part of the team working at Ingo Maurer. If you love good design but haven’t heard of Ingo Maurer, or maybe are …
Design and Ingo Maurer, German Humour with Functionality Read More »
Following on from our previous instalment of this design series, where we look across the water to our friends in Europe, ‘The Light Review’ once again investigates how design is moulded by its environment, history and culture. For anyone who has been to Copenhagen or anywhere else in Denmark, you will be familiar with the …
Danish Design, Clean Beauty, Distinct From The Scandinavian Culture of ‘Funkis’. Read More »
John Bullock writes:Apart from our mutual boss, John Cullen, Sally was the first proper lighting designer that I worked with – and it was that connection that encouraged me to establish my own lighting design career. So its all their fault, really.Its an enormous pleasure to me that LIT has recognised Sally for her contribution …
Sally Storey – LIT 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award in Lighting Design Read More »
A Fond Farewell – Liz, A Friend to All In Lighting . Chris Fordham writes: You are at an event where you do not know anyone, have so far managed to avoid making yourself look too much like an ignoramus, but you suspect that eventuality is only a conversation away. In short you are feeling …
Chris Fordham has the last word on what makes Christmas work . . . So here we are again, and what a difference a year makes! Isolation seems to elongate time as we miss friends and family more acutely, the smallest things become grand events as we reset our expectations. On my first trip out …
Chris Fordham investigates: For this topic, I was fortunate enough to be joined by the U.K. sales manager at Atrium for Flos, Paola di Arianello. Her background with various Italian companies as a designer and as an Italian herself, gives an interesting insight into a country where the design market is firmly embedded into the …
We all need to know our legal position. . . Health and safety is as much a part of the design process for the lighting industry as, say, an architectural lighting layout, but whereas the necessity for a drawing is taken as a given, CDM is not always understood, nor given the attention that it …
Chris Fordam writes: I first encountered the name ‘Enzo Mari’ when my old friend and muse Francesca Perani was working for him back in 2000. Why do I refer to him as old school? It’s not because of the 88 years he reached when he sadly passed away a few days ago (19th October 2020) …
Enzo Mari – We say goodbye to an old-school design legend Read More »
The Light Review is asking about the relevance of manufacturer showrooms – and can we expect to see a renaissance in local/regional exhibition space as a consequence of Covid-19 and the climate crisis?Intrepid investigator Chris Fordham asks the questions.