MAGAZINE In search of better light4/10/2012For Tobias Grau there is not much separating design and technological development. He is driven not so much by a search for new forms as a search for better light. An interview with Jörg Zimmermann.
MAGAZINE Energy, buildings, grids and light4/6/2012Light+Building, which takes place in Frankfurt from April 15 through 20 this year, will more than ever before present itself as a trade fair that combines different sectors under one roof, showcasing luminaires for the home and commercial buildings along with intelligent systems for building automation and energy generation.
MAGAZINE On LEDs and other small items5/10/2011The end of the traditional light bulb clobbered the luminaire industry, which is slowly recovering. At the Euroluce in Milan the clear trend was an effort to harmonize design and technology again.
MAGAZINE A treasure trove of ideas5/10/2011A folding chair, objects for everyday office use and eminently viable experiments with LEDs: At this year's Salone, Alberto Alessi offered glimpses into a treasure trove bursting with ideas and innovations.
MAGAZINE We always remain authentic5/4/2011Two years ago, Foscarini and Diesel presented their first luminaire collection. Initially, the joint venture struggled owing to the fallout from the global economic crisis, but now it is receiving feedback from a recovering market. Sandra Hofmeister spoke to Carlo Urbinati about luminaires between product design and fashion design.
MAGAZINE Everything is illuminated1/9/2011A chandelier is not only a source of light. In the palace in Versailles hundreds of candles once set the rock crystal glass sparkling; today energy-saving lamps, halogen lamps and LEDs illuminate prisms in all manner of shapes. An exhibition at Zurich's Museum Bellerive is dedicated to the "jewels of light".
MAGAZINE Plastered Light5/23/2010Italian luminaire maker Flos is now producing walls - that light up, of course.
MAGAZINE Cosmos with Robotzki or light in every corner4/19/2010You were able to admire light in virtually any possible form and appearance at the Light+Building trade fair in Frankfurt. And in particular the LEDs offered in all conceivable variations caused a sensation this year. Yet, many designers still have difficulties with the Copernican Revolution in favor of these tiny lights.
MAGAZINE “ENT, ECG and NHS”4/14/2010At the forthcoming Light+Building trade fair a large number of manufacturers will be using light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which for decades now has stood out for its numerous qualities.
MAGAZINE The hidden beauty in the loop2/4/2010The light bulb was once perceived as too bright by many. Today, the purportedly unseemly compact fluorescent lamp tends likewise to be hidden beneath most luminaire designs. With "Koi", Naoto Fukasawa has been the first designer to create an office luminaire series that emphasizes the unpopular lamp's intrinsic and aesthetic beauty.
MAGAZINE Talking lights11/22/2009A Munich exhibition illuminates the future possibilities of OLED light sources.