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Share Your Sunset 2015 result
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The mercure lamp
The Mercure lamp by the french Lucie le guen has a very innovative concept of switch. It uses the inclination of it to make the lamp turn on and off. Inside the glass bulb, there are small steel marbles that complete the current when tilted and turn the lamp on, as it can be seen in the images.
The viral dress color
The discussion about the color of the dress has been taking over the social medias and this video solves the mystery with the phenomena called color constancy. In the end it is all about the perception of color and light!
Source: AsapSCIENCE
The Enlightenment
The Italian group called "Quiet ensemble" came up with the concept of a orchestra of light. They create an art installation that uses light and sound. In the video it is possible to see how each one of the lamps used give different sounds that together compose the orchestra. They used amplifiers to enhance the natural sound the lamps produce and the result is amazing.
Very original and interesting work that worth watching!
The Enlightenment from Quiet ensemble on Vimeo.
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Amsterdam Light Festival
The light festival in Amsterdam is going to be on until the 18th of January and it definitely worth the visit. The tour I did was by boat and it was interesting to see that the installations were designed for the boat perspective. The ideas were very creative and beautiful to see. Here some pictures:
Some of the installations were hard to take pictures and therefore they are not here.
The best installation in my opinion was this one. An image was projected in the running water and the 3D effect was amazing. It can be seen in these pictures:
Seagram Building
The Seagram building was built in 1958 and it is known to be one of the icons of Internation Style architecture. After this building the skyline of New York City was never the same again. After this big glass windows started to shine up the Manhattan skyling like stars.
The architects of this building were Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, the latter responsible for the lobby and the exterior. The lighting designer of the project was no one else than the legendary Richard Kelly whom is know to be the godfather of architectural lighting design.
There are two important lighting aspects with the facade which were a brakethrough in both architecture and lighting design at that time. The windows do not have regular curtains, Mies van der Rohe did not want irregular window shapes to ruing the facades aesthetics therefor he chose window blinds which can be vertically drawn all the way, half way or not at all.
The other intersting aspect which is a link between the interior and exterior, is that Richard Kelly mad the ceiling in the offices luminous, shining out into the city skyline through the big glass windows. After this more buildings in Manhattan followed this trend by having floor-to-ceiling with luminous ceilings.
The main lobby of the building is lit only with vertical light washing the walls to create a gentle and welcoming atmosphere.
Richard Kelly did not use any colored light at all, instead he experimented with shadows and layers of light creating magnificent effects in the famous Four Seasons Restaurant.
Another interesting masterpiece in this building is the beatuiful curtain drawn by Pablo Picasso, initially for the Ballet Russes.
Merry Christmas
We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas from Stockholm!
Beinecke Library
This amazing building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore, Owings and Merill and completed in 1963. It is a rare book and manuscript library for Yale University with over 150.000 books.
The brutalistic architecture is contrasted with a very warm and protective interior feeling which is created by the facade material.
The windowless facade is made with translucent vained marble which protects the rare and valuable books from direct sunlight. At the same time the facade creates a beatiful and warm effect to the interior from the tranclucency of the thin cut marbles.
Armstrong
The design of this unique luminaire is by the designer Constantin Bolimond. The inspiration of it is the surface of the moon and the result definitely reminds it. However, this luminaire is not only about design it is also about efficiency and technology.
The switcher works by turning on when one of the corks piece is removed and off when it is back at its place.
The light source is a energy efficient warm white LED that gives a very soft light. Each cork piece can be removed to control the amount of light desired.
The design of Armstrong is interesting for its technology, concept and use of materials. The cork is not only an user friendly material but also environmental friendly.
Picasso's Light Drawings
Light paintings are a common trend nowadays, but one of the first series of drawings that were made with this method were done by Pablo Picasso in 1949.
The famouse LIFE magazinge photographer and innovator Gjon Mili visited Picasso in France 1949 and showed him some experimental photographs he had taken with low shutter speed. The two geniuses minds collided and Picasso started experimenting with this technique. 30 pictures later and a serious of extraordinary light drawings were such centaurs, bulls, greek profiles and Picassos own signiture.
Read More: History of Light Painting LIFE: Picasso Draws with Light
Bocci Design
The Canadian brand Bocci is the manufacture of luminaires with very unique character. The luminaires from the lines 14, 28, 38 and 57 are made out of glass and they are very special. The techniques of glass blowing used in these products are remarkable having as a result a product that will be made for you individually.
Line 14
The color choices of the products from the line 28 is very wide and all of them look amazing.
However, the line 57 has a shape that is different from anything in the market. Again, each one of them is unique and the shape have slight variations once they are made individually.
The product lines have also options of wall mounted and to be standing in the horizontal position as well as with a flexible copper tube.
In terms of light these luminaires don't have a big output, however, they are designed in a way that enhances the colors of it and give a special touch to the room. The Bocci luminaires can be used as a luminescent element making the colors to pop out in the environment. These luminaires have a more decorative approach and for that reason they have such a variety of colors and shapes. .
The sun in Sweden
Sweden has a very unique and special seasonal and weather conditions. As Sweden is located at 59.33° N, in the north hemisphere, the sun path can be very different from southern countries. The image below shows where Stockholm is located and its latitude in comparison with the rest of the world.
The fact that Stockholm is located so high in the hemisphere has some consequences in the sun path. Because of the shape of earth, when the sun hits Stockholm, the sun rays angle has a strong variation from summer to winter. During the summer, the angle of the sun can get up to 50° while in the winter the maximum high is 7°. When the sun angle is this low, the shadows become very long!
The seasons in Stockholm have a lot of variations in the way the landscape looks. The picture below was taken from my window in 4 different moments in the year and it is possible to see how different they are.
The reason this post is being written now is because the winter in coming and November is one of the most disliked months in the year here in Stockholm. During this month the trees already lost their leaves and the snow still haven't arrived! Short days in the winter and long days in the summer is something quite special to live with.
The picture taken below shows the sunset during the summer at midnight.
It can be hard to get used to all those changes, however, there is always something different to enjoy in each of the seasons.
Another special effect that happened during the month of September can be seen in the picture below. The dusk hour is quite long here too and sometimes this kind of thing can happen during sunset.
The window is located in the opposite wall of the door and in this picture, our shadows are almost the exactly same size and we are!
Skygarden
The Skygarden luminaire was designed by Marcel Wanders in 2007 for Flos. The design has a mixture of details with simplicity. The Skygarden was inspired by decorated plaster ceiling.
This luminaire has a special meaning for Wanders, as he explains the reason for the shape and design of Skygarden.
“In my previous house I had a fabulous antique-decorated plaster ceiling. I called it my Skygarden. it always looked good even without me having green fingers or taking care of it very well. It didn’t need water or sunlight but lived only on the warm rays of the electric light underneath it. I loved it so much that when time I moved house I couldn`t leave it. I had to find a way to take it to my new home. I took my tools and removed it from the ceiling. This fabulous piece of history is now secretly hidden in a minimalist architectural sphere in the heart of my new home where I can enjoy it with friends. If you tell don’t tell anyone, you can enjoy it with me.” Marcel Wanders.
The balance of the sharp top of the shade with the small details inside of it is what amazes me. The light qualities of Skygarden are not so special, it is a down light pendant but inside there is a protection for the light source. This protection not only hides the glare from light source but also makes the light more uniform and create another detail with contrast.
When the light hits the details inside the luminaire it gives a new characteristic to the environment around it.
The Color Pink Doesn't Exist
What exists and how our brain interprets it can be different. This video by Minute Physics explains why we can see the color pink, even though it does not exists in reality.
Magnificent Light Installation Divides Berlin Again
The city of Berlin will be devided again 25 years after the original wall fell. This time instead of a wall there will be 8000 luminouis white balloons creating a beatiful 15km wall throughout the city center.
This installation will take place from 7th until 9th of november and in the final day all the balloons will be set free into the sky, celebrating the re-unification of Germany.
The concept of the idea is by Christopher Bauder and Marc Bauder, it is meant to evoke the brutality and huge scale of the wall with it's visual and emotional power.
Lights in Alingsås
The workshop Lights in Alingsås is the topic of this post and the reason it is here is that I was part of it and I enjoyed a lot, so this post will be a little more personal than the usual!
This was the 15th anniversary of this light event and to celebrate it, the organizers added a special feature as a gift for us and the visitors, music. But not any music, music by the Norwegian Edvard Grieg. The idea was to give another dimension to the experience and it was a success from my point of view.
Edvard Grieg (picture from http://www.lightsinalingsas.se/en)
The workshop was filled with participants from everywhere and meeting all of them was a pleasure. On the firsts days we had tour through the sites and lectures with the heads so we could choose the one that fits best for each one of us. The visit to the sites included day and night tours and the music on each site was already being played.
The next step was to choose our 1st, 2nd and 3rd options of sites and the organizers would select us and try to give us our first option. My choice for the site was The Tree and it was my first option with the song called Morning Mood. The music and the environment were a good match and that was the reason I’ve chosen it.
After that, it was already hands on! During the day we would work on our concept and check luminaires we wanted to test and during the night it was the testing time.
The concept we developed was based on a journey to the unknown that would be reveled at the main tree. Also, during this journey the travelers would encounter creatures and surreal places until he or she realizes that it was all real.
Where the journey starts! (picture by Bao An Pham)
In between so many colors and textures, there is some white light that enhance the reality part, so you know you are safe!
Testing the white light
Final result!
Final result (picture by Patrik Gunnar Helin)
Team: Amanda Isabell Codling, Andreas Nilsson, Anton Bengtsson, Bao-An Pham, Dennis Rankovic, Irina Lindqvist, Kristen Garibaldi, Kasper Bruto, Martina Thorup, Patsy Louise Bellido, Paul Ehlert, Roger Kleivdal, Seren Dincel.
Another site with interesting concept was the Klämma where the music was: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Their concept can be seen in the video below:
Klämma (picture by Robert Persson)
The pictures can never show how amazing the installations were, especially with the music and movement that all of them had.