Light sculptor Craig Kraft of Kraft Studio & Neonworks began working with mixed media neon and direct body casts in 1983, which launched a career of expression using light as a medium—from freestanding light works reaching nearly 20 ft. high to monumental sculptures as large as 40-ft. x 10 ft. x 10 ft. wrapped and [...]
Craig DiLouie
Light + Art, Products + Technology
A New Meaning to the Term “Light Fixture”
Hat tip to Jim Hutchison for digging up this gem! For me it was love at first sight with this product… DEMO/Design Clinic of Israel has created a small line of hand-made light fixtures made from old reclaimed plumbing parts, including a spigot that turns the light on and off. These KOZO lamps are designed [...]
Wireless Control
There are a number of interesting new wireless products coming out this year. Here’s one: Leviton’s partnership with EnOcean, a developer of wireless building automation technology, has resulted in a new line of self-powered, wireless occupancy sensors, remote switches, wall switches and integrated wireless receivers that automatically turn lights on and off based on occupancy. [...]
EarthTalk Book Offers Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment
E ~ The Environmental Magazine, publisher of the nationally-syndicated EarthTalk column, which runs in America’s newspapers, magazines and websites, has compiled the “best of” its popular column all in one place: EarthTalk: Expert Answers to Everyday Questions About the Environment (A Plume original / ISBN 978-0-452-29012-9 / $15.00). EarthTalk consists of real questions from real [...]
People: Hubbell Promotes Foley and Paul
Hubbell Lighting, Inc. has promoted Bill Foley to Vice President and General Manager for both Kim Lighting and Architectural Area Lighting in a newly created combined position. Foley, who joined Kim Lighting in 2007, was previously Vice President and General Manager of Kim Lighting. Meanwhile, in other Hubbell news, M.J. Paul has been named VP, [...]
Controls, Products + Technology
Dimmable CFL?
PureSpectrum, Inc. will be launching a new line of high-performance compact fluorescents at Lightfair. The company says its new products are fully dimmable, priced affordably, have high power factor, turn on instantly and work in place of any traditional incandescent lamp. One of my biggest complaints about household CFLs is dimming issues, so I’ll definitely [...]
Construction Spending Falls 10% Below Last Year in February
Construction spending during February 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $967.5 billion, 0.9% below the revised January estimate of $976.2 billion and 10% percent below the February 2008 estimate of $1,075.3 billion. During the first two months of this year, construction spending amounted to $135.5 billion, 10.9% below the $152 billion [...]
Education + Resources, Lighting Design
Light + Design: A Guide to Designing Quality Lighting for People and Buildings
Over the past two years, I had the pleasure of working with an extraordinary group of lighting professionals–Carol Jones, Naomi Miller, Leslie North, Peter Ngai, Dawn DeGrazio, Veda Clark and Yukiko Yoshida–on the development of Light + Design: A Guide to Designing Quality Lighting for People and Buildings. This 192-page document is a practical guide [...]
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