chief executive subscriptions production manager production
Justin Gawne Charlotte Wright Dave Bell Dan Seaton
j.gawne@mondiale.co.uk subscriptions@mondiale.co.uk d.bell@mondiale.co.uk d.seaton@mondiale.co.uk20
HELLO
It’s been a whirlwind couple of months for the
mondo*arc team. Trade shows in Tokyo, Milan
and New York gave us a unique opportunity to
gauge the health of the industry on three different
continents.
Lighting Japan, which took place a week before
Euroluce in April, billed itself as the ‘1st LED/OLED
Lighting Technology Expo’. 218 exhibitors attracted
over 16,000 visitors in the search for the latest in
next generation lighting whether it be LED, OLED The editor enjoys sushi with Kaoro Mende and his
wife at Kaoru’s favourite restaurant in Tokyoor electroluminescence. The thirst for knowledge
in the LED and OLED sectors is obviously very great
in Japan as the keynote conference session given by representatives of Panasonic, OSRAM, GE
and Philips was phenomenally well attended with over 1,000 delegates eager to learn about the
latest developments and forecasts. In 2010 the show will be doubling in size with some of the big
hitters, who were unfortunately absent, expected to exhibit.
Ironically, it was Lightfair in New York that the big Far Eastern companies chose to demonstrate
their technologies. Toshiba and Sharp announced their arrival onto the architectural lighting
scene proper with their own versions of light engines and LED light bulbs. With Toshiba being
involved in many cooperations in the past and Sharp and Nichia entering into an LED patent
cross-licensing agreement, it is surely only a matter of time before these two electronics giants
are competing with the likes of Nichia, OSRAM and Lumileds. In fact, Lumileds may also face
competition for the third-place spot of leading LED suppliers from Seoul Semiconductor, who
were also present at the show, in the next few years. The show itself boasted record breaking
visitor figures of over 23,000 and the exhibitor numbers have grown considerably, mainly due to
the proliferation of the solid-state lighting companies. In fact, the make-up of the show seemed
to sound out yet another death knell for the CFL and halogen technologies that were few and far
between on the showfloor.
Despite some high profile Italian manufacturer absences, Salone Internazionale del Mobile
including Euroluce attracted well over 300,000 visitors, an astonishing figure considering the
times we are living in. No separate visitor figures were available for Euroluce but the show
combined its usual heady mix of Italian flair and innovation to make for an exciting week.
You can see product selections from Milan and New York in this issue whilst a report on Lighting
Japan (as well as extended product news from all the shows) is available on our website (www.
mondoarc.com). It is safe to say that the record attendance figures and general excitement
emanating from the three different shows proves that the health of the industry is of a vigorous
nature. Now, how many leads turned into sales? We shall wait and see...
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