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The developer of the Matrix Office Park – a LEED-Gold standard development in Zagreb’s central business district – wanted a distinctive and low-energy exterior lighting for the twin buildings at the heart of the development. It challenged independent lighting design studio Skira to come up with a creative concept that...

The ambitions of the lighting industry to be a major supplier of UVC products was given a boost today as 239 scientists declared that airborne transmission of the coronavirus is much more significant than previously thought. The scientists suggest that emphasis should move from surfaces to indoor air as the...

University of Michigan researchers have shown that by including the boron element in the InGaN layer in LEDs, it can reduce electron collisions and increase the light efficiency of LEDs. 72 percent of the world's boron reserves in Turkey, would be a new hope for the lighting industry?

Wang Hank started a discussion with the test results he published on Linkedin. According to his statement, he tested the LEDVANCE (OSRAM) brand LED floodlight at -14°C for 2 days and at 85°C for 2 days. He stated that the LEDs were damaged as a result of this test, and...

When the young man, known as the OCA username on an internet forum, shared a photo of the chandelier made from a cake mold, he was suddenly flooded with appreciation.

The biggest artificial sun in the world outshines everything. This system, consisting of 149 powerful lamps and 10,000 times stronger than sunlight, is called the sun on Earth. This light source can reach a temperature of 3,000 °C by focusing on a single point. So what does it do?

RH is a redesigned retail and hospitality building in New York City’s Meatpacking District. The original building, from 19th century, was with two levels and served as stable and garage. Interior lighting of RH is based on an approach of using fewer light sources, and creating a sense of home...

Unfortunately this year, like several other organisations, Luminale also is cancelled due to the current requirements of the health authorities about SARS-CoV-2 virus. But luckily, many of the works have been documented by the artists during creation phases.

SOFTSTONE is a mid-rise office building located in Tehran city center, which is changing rapidly and transforming to a mixture of residential and non-residential urban area. The main idea of the SOFTSTONE‘s façade lighting design is to have a gentle light towards the stone details.

Indonesia, is known as a second home of the orchid species after Brazil. Orchid Forest Cikole, is established to introduce all orchid species to Indonesian people and tourists and to protect them. There are more than 20.000 orchids from Indonesia, Philippines, Peru and Brazil.

Paphos, city of birth of Aphrodite, is one of the most beautiful and oldest town on the west coast of Cyprus. Paphos has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also named a European Capital of Culture, in 2017. To deserve these praises, a regeneration project was prepared...

Every year, the German Design Award honors innovative products and projects, their manufacturers and designers, who are pioneers in the German and international design landscape. They are awarded by an international jury. This year the award ceremony took place on February 7, 2020 in the context of Ambiente fair in...

More than 30,000 people are expected to visit Intertraffic exhibition which planned to be held in Amsterdam between 21-24 April 2020. The 80 percent of respondents in the social media survey want the exhibition to be postponed. RAI, the organizer of Intertraffic, seems to insist on not cancelling the exhibition.

This year the award-winning Winter Lights Festival of Canary Wharf took place between 16th-25th January, for the sixth time. 25 spectacular light installations and interactive artworks of global artists, illuminated dark and cold nights of London.

According to the news of GIT SECURITY EMEA magazine published in Germany, the new dates of Light + Building 2020, which were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, have been determined. The Light + Building fair is expected to take place from September 27 to October 2, 2020.

The Biomass Production Laboratory at McGill University, is doing research in urban agriculture. Recent innovations with LED as a plant energy source, has brought about this new area of research. Compared to conventional lighting techniques when growing tomatoes, an arrangement of red and blue lights has proven to increase growth, improve...

The lighting industry is preparing for the Light + Building 2020, which will take place in Frankfurt from 8-13 March 2020. The exhibitor list was published on the official website of Messe Frankfurt. How about looking closely at the exhibitor list?

A statement came from Messe Frankfurt about the claims about the lighting fair Light + Building, which will take place in Frankfurt, Germany between 8-13 March 2020. According to the statement, all measures were taken against the coronavirus outbreak. The event will take place as planned, there is no postponement...

Mercedes-Benz Museum, designed by UNStudio is located beside the Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart. In 2002, Dutch architectural company UNStudio from Amsterdam won the design competition for the museum. They designed a unique structure with a fascinating exterior façade.

Light + Building takes place in Frankfurt between 8-13 March 2020. 2,577 companies, 393 of whom are from China, are exhibitors at the fair. Could the corona virus outbreak that originated in China and frighten the world be a threat to the biggest meeting of the lighting industry, Light +...