Jason Bruges Studio simply does amazing and unique work on an international stage, it’s hard to put it any more succinctly than that. . If you love the blend of innovative art, architecture, and design, (I do) that can spark your curiosity by posing the simple question of, ‘How, in hell did they do that?’ …
Projection mapping lies very much on the periphery of lighting design and sits somewhere between the world of theatre and events lighting. It is it’s own thing. In this podcast we speak to someone who was there from the start of this phenomenon. Learning his trade in France during the late 80’s, from a company …
Nice this year is a little different. Sitting on the beach next to the British financed and constructed ‘Promenade Des Anglais’ from the 1800’s, (One would presume that was some time after the battle of Waterloo, otherwise I reckon the atmosphere could have been a wee bit ‘frosty’?!) you normally get quite a fair few …
Remanufacturing: a Nice taste of the Cote d’Azur Read More »
Chris Fordham writes: One of the joys for me of working in this industry is the fact that there is so much variety, and certainly no lack of opinions. To get anywhere in any creative field one thing of massive import is to know your customer, your client and those with whom you collaborate . …
How Different Creative Industries Approach Lighting Design Read More »
Chris Fordham writes: When many people start out in our industry, they gravitate towards the things that most interest them. As a student on the Erasmus program in Milan, it encouraged me to try to find work in Italy, before realising that if I did so, I would need another lifetime to pay off my …
One of the quotes I often use is from Yuval Noah Harari, when he speaks of the Scientific Revolution in which we currently find ourselves. ‘The idea of progress is built on the notion that if we admit our ignorance and invest resources in research, things can improve’. There is no shortage of research into …
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 »