This year saw the world adapt from in-person meetings and brainstorming sessions to the troubled antics of stuttering Zoom calls and muted Microsoft Team discussions. It’s been a shock to us all but as we get into month 8 and close in on another potential countrywide lockdown (in the UK at least), the importance of the design community sticking together is even more apparent. Over lockdown, architectural lighting manufacturer Phos says it felt its passion for learning and educating could offer some form of entertainment during the forced time indoors, but when we started this journey with our ..read more

Continuing its successes across UAE and Tanzania, independent studio Light.Func has appointed Abeer Nowailaty to head up strategic operations based in Jeddah. Nowailaty brings with her over 10 years’ experience in lighting design, with a passion for architectural lighting.  Abeer has extensive experience in lighting solutions for historical buildings within Saudi Arabia and holds both a B.Sc Architecture and MFA from Parsons Creative School, NYC.  Her role for Light.Func will be pivotal to regional growth and developing existing relationships with consultancies with the kingdom.&nbs ..read more

lightspace has teamed up with Women in Lighting to support gender balance in the lighting profession. Launched today – International Women’s day – the project is a celebratory endeavour that will set out to create an inspirational digital platform for women working in the architectural lighting industry to promote their passion and achievements, narrate their career path and goals, celebrate their work and elevate their profile in the lighting community. It will look to gather statistics and answer the call to action issued by interior designer, Ilse Crawford but specifically for the lighting ..read more

London- and Hong Kong-based independent lighting design practice Firefly Lighting Design has merged with the award-winning Australian firm Point of View Design. The move is the culmination of 12 months of discussions and negotiations and will result in the one of the world’s largest and premier independent lighting and AV design practices. The new enterprise – which will be branded Firefly Point of View – will comprise a team of over 40 designers across eight offices across the globe. ‘Not only will the studios continue to offer world class lighting design services,’ said Peter Veale, principa ..read more

Lighting designer Kerem Asfuroglu aims to put social and environmental values at the centre of his fledgling practice Dark Source. With a CV that includes a master’s in architectural lighting design from Wismar University and almost eight years at Speirs + Major, Kerem Asfuroglu’s new venture will be keenly anticipated in the lighting design world. Asfuroglu’s passion is the urban night and darkness. At Speirs + Major he worked on projects such as Covent Garden’s site-wide lighting improvement, Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment masterplan, Shakespeare’s New Place in Stratford U ..read more