Tivoli Lighting - Flexile
The Flexile Series includes FlexileLG, FlexileSM, FlexileLG Linear and FlexibleLG Vertical. Each product provides a 360° lighted surface that illuminates uniformly without any shadowing, as well as a high 95 CRI and high luminous efficiency. The products are available in 2300K, 2700K, 3000K and 4000K colour temperatures and multiple lengths.
Ideal for food-grade environments, the Flexile Series includes a UV-stabilised silicone housing that resists saline solutions, acids, alkali, corrosive gases, yellowing and cracking. The Series operates on low-voltage 24-volt DC power with precise dimming controlled by TRIAC, ELV, MLV, 0-10V, and DMX units.
FlexileLG and FlexileSM are the high-efficient alternatives for 360° neon. FlexileLG’s diameter is 0.98-inches, while FlexileSM measures 0.71-inches. Their superior flexibility allows them to easily bend to any shape. Both have bending radiuses of 1.25-inches and are available with a variety of mounting options.
FlexileLG Linear is available in multiple lengths with horizontal mounting options for various applications. It comes with a factory standard 6ft suspension cable with side outlet hardware that can be adjusted and field cut for specific application height. Also available is optional telescoping brackets that extend fixtures 13-24-inches.
FlexibleLG Vertical is available in multiple lengths with an array of vertical mounting options for a range of applications. It can be mounted by surface side and top power outlet; suspended top cable outlet; and suspended side cable outlet.
The Flexile Series consumes less than 4.5 watts per foot with up to 20-foot-long runs. The products are UL, CE, RoHS, and IK08 listed and will perform in temperatures from -68°F to 131°F. A three-year limited warranty comes standard.
Makhno Studio will work for cryptocurrency
(Ukraine) - Design company Makhno Studio announces it will work for cryptocurrency.
From April 2021, the studio of Ukrainian design, architecture, and ceramics Makhno will accept payment for its services and goods in cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Smart Chain, and Polkadot.
Payment will be made at the dollar exchange rate, where there is a price for cryptocurrency and a price in dollars for goods and services. According to the founder of the studio, this decision was made because the crypto market is developing very actively, and the main principle of Makhno Studio is constant development and search for new opportunities.
“The principle of operation of the digital camera was invented by a Kodak employee. But he was not allowed to implement the plan — it would destroy the film business. And when I say that my company is 18 years old, I am both proud and scared at the same time. I do not want to be one of those who were afraid of change and derailed. Progress does not stop, the choice is yours. I strongly believe in the cryptocurrency market, in crypto art, and I am sure that a significant share of future creativity and finance is digital. This direction inspires me a lot”, says Serhii Makhno.
Schonbek - Crystal Empire
Crystal Empire Rustic leads with a bold structure that is evident across the line’s three new pendants: six-light (CY1006N), eight-light (CY1008N), and ten-light (CY1010N). Through the application of thoughtful details, such as full-grain leather sourced from the Appalachian region and Bohemian Crystal accents, the fixtures convey the essence of the Rustic Collection’s characteristic pairing of timeless grace and raw beauty.
“With the use of locally-sourced leather, The Crystal Empire Rustic line serves as an extraordinary example of Schonbek’s ability to seamlessly combine various materials and textures to create eye-catching masterpieces perfect for today’s dynamic spaces,” comments Petra Oberhauser, Commercial Director, Schonbek. “Whether finished with black or white leather, the fixtures provide an elevated means for achieving a refined rustic aesthetic.”
Each fixture offers an elegant open teardrop shape constructed of precision-cut, meticulously stitched leather. All three pendants are furnished with candle-slips nestled onto metallic silver backplates drawn together through diligently crafted beams that connect to the fixtures’ centre.
An unexpected but brilliant compilation of materials, Bohemian Crystal accents bring sparkle to the base of each fixture’s lighting tube and a single large hand-cut crystal pendant is suspended in the centre to create a stunning focal point. With no visible hardware, the flat-back crystal creates a simple, yet elegant balance. The Crystal Empire Rustic fixtures are available in White Pass Leather with white internal metal arms and Grizzly Black Leather with black internal metal arms and finished with Clear Heritage Crystal.
Istoria Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
(UK) - Bristol-based creative SME Istoria Group has appointed Mark Eddy as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with immediate effect.
Mark joins Istoria Group from live events giant GES, where he was CCO, leading a commercial team of 80 people across the EMEA, Australian, South African and Far East regions and helping to deliver experiential marketing projects in over 45 individual industry sectors. Mark’s new role for Istoria Group will be to identify, develop and deliver the company’s annual strategies and to bring its great story of creative success and pioneering sustainability to a wider commercial audience. Mark will also be CCO of Istoria Group’s individual creative businesses, which include exhibitions, events and experiences agency Ignition and retail and hospitality designers Phoenix Wharf, as part of his group-wide remit for sales and operations.
“We are delighted with the new appointment” says Sam Rowe, CEO of Istoria Group. “Mark is a highly-experienced and informed board-level executive, with a great track record in delivering strategic business growth. Culturally, we believe he will be a great fit with our purpose-driven, ethical mission and our focus on ‘people, planet and profit’, including our drive to make the creative sector more sustainable by offering a wide range of innovative and bespoke outcomes.”
“I’ve known about Istoria Group for a long time” Mark Eddy comments, “and have watched its growth and growing stature with interest. My ambitions are to be a champion for the Group’s great story and to amplify it to a much wider audience, both by sector and geography, bringing the good news to those clients in particular who understand the benefits of working with a purpose-driven, game-changing company. I’m a big believer in the WHY in business - and Istoria Group has reasons why written all through its DNA.”
Prior to joining Istoria Group, Eddy worked in senior positions at GES (Global Experience Specialists) for 13 years, the last seven years as CCO. Before that he was the MD of Melville Teamworks, a division of GES and also Head of Business Development for Service Exhibitions (part of St Ives plc), after starting his events industry career in the late 90s with Silver Knight Exhibitions, part of MICE Group, where he also first met and worked alongside future Istoria Group Founder and Chairwoman Claire Menzies. Eddy cites his superb track record as being down to his desire to ‘unite international sales teams through thought leadership, shared values, passion and purpose in delivering each compelling experience.’ His vast experience covers almost every major industry sector, from aerospace, aviation, automotive and apparel to telecommunications, food and packaging.
One of Eddy's major focus areas will be Istoria Group’s largest creative company Ignition, which has created a strong reputation for its pioneering sustainable approach and strong ethical corporate personality. This includes a focus on quality (with three ISO standards to its name), people management skills (with awards including ‘Best Employer’ at the EN Elite Awards and being part of the ‘UK’s Best Workplaces’) and a ‘people, planet and profit’ focus on sustainability, recognised in 2020 both with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development and being named Sustainable Organisation of the Year at the IEMA Sustainability Awards.
"Mark’s good name in the industry - with profile testimonials from former colleagues focusing on his ability to blend ‘superb people skills with rigorous business acumen’, his ‘leadership ability’ and his ‘highly ethical and scrupulously fair’ business attitude – ensures he will be another great addition to the senior management team at Istoria Group" Sam Rowe concludes. "We expect great things!"
Lighting Design International appoints Design Director and Creative Director
(UK) – Nishi Shah and Graham Rollins to serve as Design Director and Creative Director respectively.
Lighting Design International (LDI) has announced the appointment of Nishi Shah as Design Director and Graham Rollins as Creative Director.
The announcement follows news last week of the retirement of Principal Designer Chris Lewis. Sally Storey will become Founding Director of LDI.
“I am thrilled to share the news of the promotion of Graham Rollins and Nishi Shah to Creative Director and Design Director. We are entering a new phase of Lighting Design International, and we are all excited for the future,” said Storey.
Over nearly 25 years at LDI, Shah has designed numerous award-winning schemes in the UK and abroad. As an Associate, she nurtured the talents of many LDI designers over the years, and has worked on a variety of prestigious projects, ranging from resort hotels and office developments to spas and private residences.
Shah’s experience working on some of LDI’s largest projects has been crucial in achieving excellence, helping to secure the firm’s status in the industry. Her extensive portfolio includes One Hyde Park, Heckfield Place Hampshire, Ham Yard Hotel and various private estates.
“I can’t quite believe where the time has gone but I’m looking forward to seeing where my new role takes me,” Shah said. “I’m of course really grateful to Sally and Chris in particular, but also to all the others past and present at LDI who have inspired me and made me better at my job along the way.”
After joining LDI 16 years ago, Rollins’ creative approach and passion for detail led to him heading a team since 2011. Rollins has won numerous prestigious awards domestically and internationally, and is an active member of the lighting community, giving lectures, writing for magazines, attending events and producing light art installations additional to his role within LDI. His drive for unique yet respectful solutions to architectural lighting challenges has led to him detailing diverse, bespoke details, and original fittings in collaboration with his team at LDI and with clients. Rollins’ design influence can be seen across a wide range of projects, including Harrods Dining Hall, Harrods Technology, Sunset Walk – Centre MK, and numerous private superyachts.
“At LDI, I have been very fortunate to work with leading architects and interior designers across a fantastic range of projects, with my colleagues and each design team providing new inspiration and challenges daily,” added Rollins. “I am looking forward to seeing how these opportunities grow in my new role, allowing further creative thinking and design progression.”
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Barbara Horton retires from HLB Lighting Design
(USA) – Carrie Hawley to serve as sole CEO.
HLB Lighting Design has announced that Barbara Horton, Senior Principal and Co-CEO, has as of 1 March 2021, retired after a 41-year career with the firm.
Horton will continue to work as a consultant for the firm and serve out her term on the Board of Directors through the end of 2021 to ensure a seamless transition.
Senior Principal Carrie Hawley will assume the role as sole CEO following Horton’s retirement.
For the past 40 years, Horton has served as a leader and mentor to HLB staff and the greater industry. During her tenure, HLB grew to 15 Principals/Owners, with more than 90 team members located in seven offices across North America, serving clients worldwide. She has guided the firm through a successful ownership transition, its first acquisition, and created a culture of design excellence with a focus on the business of design. She has been working side-by-side with firm leadership and co-CEO Hawley for the past year in preparation for her retirement, and the continued legacy of HLB.
“We’ve planned for this succession transition from the first day I was honoured to take on the role of CEO in 1992,” said Horton. “The success of the firm does not lie with one person, but with all the people we empowered to bring their imagination and entrepreneurial spirit to build our firm’s reputation. Working side-by-side with so many of our great leaders throughout my career has been an honour through the lighting journey.
“The CEO has many responsibilities, but the greatest one is to be the Chief Enthusiasm Officer. Carrie Hawley has the historical foundation and perspective of the future to continue the work we’ve started and take HLB through the next 50 years.”
In her new role as the CEO of HLB Lighting Design, Hawley brings 25 years of lighting design expertise and leadership at HLB, with a portfolio of award-winning projects with renowned clients both nationally and internationally.
“I am humbled and excited to take on this responsibility and step into the enormous shoes that Barbara has filled as CEO for the past 29 years,” said Hawley. “Our firm has a strong culture of strategic planning and innovation, both in lighting and in business, and I am immensely excited to continue to grow this culture and elevate the profile of lighting design in the world today.”
Hawley joined HLB in 1995 as a member of the New York office, working under the guidance of Horton and quickly ascending to positions of greater responsibility. In 2001, Hawley spearheaded the business plan and development of eLumit, a web-based lighting product seach engine and specification tool. In 2007, she developed a strategic plan to open HLB’s fourth office in Boston, and was named a Principal of the firm. She has been an active member of HLB’s Board of Directors since 2011, and will assume the role of Chairman of the Board, in concurrence with her move to CEO.
She continued: “This is a huge moment in my career, and I am looking forward to leading our team as we continue to advance our industry and shape inspiring, innovative, sustainable and healthy environments through lighting design.”
New sculptural lighting released by Anna Karlin
(USA) - New York City designer, Anna Karlin debuts her sculptural Face Light + A New Travertine Series to her celebrated collections.
Working with materials like bronze patina steel and Portuguese travertine, these works of art continue to solidify the designer as one of the most exciting talents to keep your eyes on today.
Harris & Harris - Chalford
From sustainable designers, Harris & Harris is the Chalford Family of decorative lamps.
A low-impact lighting family with 1960s and 70s Italian influences, featuring terracotta and opal glass, the Chalford pieces are bold graphical shapes influenced by the Italian industrial designers Vico Magistretti, Joe Colombo and Achille Castiglioni.
The lights are named after a small village in the Cotswolds, close to where Harris & Harris founder Alexander Harris grew up. The family comprises two sizes of table light wall light and pendant for both residential and commercial settings.
Handmade to order in England, the group of lights feature bases made from environmentally friendly slip-cast terracotta with white glaze ombre effect. A warm and soothing light emits from the dome-shaped matt opal glass shade, containing low energy filament style Tala LED light sources. In the case of the table lights, a woven power flex exits the base with an inline switch.
As with all products in the collection, every sale contributes to the Harris & Harris 'Designed for Life Foundation', which helps support charities providing for those without the basic needs for food, water and shelter.
Matteo Bianchi Studio - Baffo Spot
Interior design firm, Matteo Bianchi Studio, launches the Baffo Spot, a sequel to its inspired Baffo Collection, in collaboration with Italamp.
Combining practicality and beauty, the ceiling recessed spotlight is available in decorative glass with a faded gold, titanium or white finish. Measuring 20cm in diameter and 11cm in height, with a hole diameter of 7cm, the uniquely designed Baffo Spot is an original take on the common spotlight.
Designed and made in Italy, Italamp selects the finest materials to offer exclusive high-end lighting which boasts elegance and luxury. Alongside the Baffo Spot, the Baffo Collection comprises a series of wall, flush-ceiling and floor lamps developed from Matteo Bianchi’s original dynamic pendant which was created in 2015.
Matteo Bianchi, Founder and Director of Matteo Bianchi Studio comments: “Creating bold and sophisticated designs is key to our success; we are passionate about innovation and continuously strive to reimagine practical design. It has been a great pleasure to design the Baffo Spot for Italamp who have an unrivalled reputation and superior knowledge of the decorative lighting market. The world of spotlights has been static for some while – the Baffo Spot innovations brings a decorative element to a functional spot”
Roberta Vitadello, Executive Managing Director at Italamp added: “The Baffo Spot is the perfect alternative to the spotlight and another expertly designed addition for the wider Baffo Collection. We are proud to offer this unique product to our customers who appreciate the elegance and sophistication associated with Matteo Bianchi Studio’s bold and beautiful designs."
Bomma releases Stellar Dust
(Czech Republic) - Bomma unveils Stellar Dust, its newest decorative lighting installation.
This unique constellation is created from 727 mouth-blown crystal droplets, hanging individually from the ceiling. Each has its own lighting source that is integral to the two cosmic waves.
These hand-crafted droplets are complemented by 2476 crystal components forming the organic shape of the installation. Optical illusions and the remarkable effects of these crystal objects perfectly juxtapose the regular architectural structures of the building.
Václav Mlynář, Art Director of Bomma and a designer for the deFORM studio, describes the collaboration of all participants: “In this project, I very much enjoyed the perfect function of the collaboration between architects, designers and production. The architects came up with the initial concepts and the overall shape of the installation, focused as we were on the individual components and lights, designing them in minute detail. Finally, we completed its development and produced it together with Bomma."
LZF's newest edition, Big Bird
(Spain) - Big Bird is the latest addition to LZF’s family of life-size lamps, and encapsulates the celebrated Spanish lighting brand’s penchant for dreaming big.
Hovering hummingbird-like, with a fine wooden plumage and hanging globe, Big Bird is an accomplished feat of wood craftsmanship, and a remarkable contemporary sculpture.
Created for LZF by the artist Isidro Ferrer, Big Bird is made in collaboration with master artisan Manolo Martin. The lamp is built with a traditional craft technique used by Fallas artisans, called vareta. Manolo Martin describes this technique: "Vareta is woodcarving and consists of reproducing a volume in wood. To achieve the form, the element is reproduced by using sections of it, called dogas, and the “skin” is shaped by means of fine woods, called varetas."
In Big Bird, there is a clear emphasis on the collaboration between design and craftsmanship. Design adds value to the lamp, while craftsmanship ensures it is unique and well-made. Martin has worked with LZF for many years and observes: "together, design and craftsmanship offer an alternative to the tedium of mass production. I am convinced there are customers who continue to appreciate this differentiation."
Big Bird follows in the footsteps of the life-size Walking Fish and Smelly Fant, both created by Ferrer. Ferrer points out that LZF’s co-founders, Mariví Calvo and Sandro Tothill, are responsible for this "gigantization". He explains: ’Mariví and Sandro have a unique spatial and scenographic vision. To create Big Bird, I went outside of my natural scale. Thanks to the skill and knowledge of Manolo Martín, the lamp became a reality.’
Big Bird is available in two versions, horizontal and vertical, and adds to a family of lamps ideally suited to the contract market.
Hiram Banks Lighting Design updates its name
(USA) - Hiram Banks Lighting Designer is now known as Banks Landl Lighting Design.
Banks Landl Lighting Design announces its next stage in its lighting design history with a name-change that includes partner Matt Landl.
"As Banks Landl Lighting Design, we recognise the invaluable contributions of partner Matt Landl while continuing to offer the same high level of service to our partners and clients," explains the firm.
