105 SLL YOUNG LIGHTER OF THE YEAR


Once again, The ARC Show hosted the finals of the SLL Young Lighter of the Year with this year’s top prize going to Christopher Knowlton from Design International. Knowl- ton impressed the judges – who watched presentations alongside a sizable crowd of industry folk - with his research on user- controlled environments.


“I am really pleased to have been given the chance to showcase my research to so many leading people from the lighting industry. Technology is being woven into the very fabric of the spaces in which we live, work and play and is opening new possibilities for the way in which we communicate with the world and environment around us,” said Knowlton. “Using this as my starting point, I set up an office space where a temporary lighting installation offered users the ability to control their lit environment through the use of their iPhone.”


It was clear from the early stages of his research that there was a diverse range of acceptance levels and user preferences. He set out to look at what effect this would


have on the overall composition of the lit environment, whether there would be substantial energy savings and whether us- ers favoured interactive control over a fully automatic system.


“The user controlled lighting system pro- vided a substantial energy saving of well over 60% compared to a fully automated model of control. However the most impor- tant conclusion was that participants were more comfortable and user engagement was considerably higher,” said Christopher Knowlton. “I’m thrilled to have won the award of Young Lighter of the Year and to have the opportunity to share my work with the lighting community.”


“I was impressed with the depth of research carried out by the finalists and their confi- dence of presenting their findings to a large audience,” said Kevin Theobald, one of the SLL judges at the event. “A broad range of topics were covered by the finalists includ- ing pure innovation, technical studies and in depth practical research.”


Above Finalists in the SLL Young Lighter of the year each gave a presentation of their papers Top Christopher Knowlton receives the award from former SLL president Alun Tulla


KINETICA ART FAIR PREVIEW


Many visitors passing the Enlightening Zone on the upper gallery level at the Business Design Centre were drawn by an elec- tronic crackle into a special preview of the Kinetica Art Fair. Here they found three installations by leading international kinetic artists. The throbbing electronic audio was part of Alex Posada’s Particle – a globe of light created by spinning LEDs. In one corner or the room, a mirror lined booth contained the undulating glow of Jun Ga Young’s Whistling Sea, while in another a web of white light stretch between the space to form Carlo Bernardini’s Light works Kinetica Art Fair is the UK’s only art fair dedicated to kinetic, robotic, new media, electronic, sound, light and time-based art. The even itself took place in London Ambika P3 space from 3 - 6 February - displaying art under the theme ‘evolution of body, brain, mind and consciousness’. www.kinetica-artfair.com


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