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coming years. The first questions were raised and posted on the PLDC Countdown blog for everyone to comment on! The Lighting lab was a place for experimentation and learning. The new philosophy and strategy for lighting paintings by the old masters developed by Francesco Iannone and Serena Tellini was demonstrated on works by a young artist currently based in Copenhagen (Kevin Pablo Wood) who mixes oils and pigments himself to create the colours he needs for his unique paintings. Iannone and Tellini have recently illuminated the works of Lotto and Titian for exhibitions in Italy. Their approach is based on neuroaesthetics and the theory of mirror neurons. The results have to be seen to be believed, which is why the Lighting lab was installed – so that many lighting professionals, gallery owners, curators and artists as possible could see for themselves what this new technique can achieve. The Gala Dinner on the last night provided the framework for the Professional Lighting Design Recognition Awards ceremony. The award for the Best Newcomer was presented to Star Davis for her design work
at Carpenter Norris Consulting and Arup in New York City, her speciality in the field of daylight design, and her position as adjunct instructor at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City. The prize for the Best Industrial Partner was awarded to Xicato for their communicative approach and educational efforts to discover the real effects of LEDs. This was shown in a fun way at Xicato’s ‘Free Your Colour’ paint party organised by Light Collective with luminaires by Viabizzuno featuring Xicato Vibrancy modules. For his research on the additional photoreceptor in the eye which has endorsed the lighting design profession and given the lighting designer a clear vision of his responsibility towards mankind, US scientist Dr. George Brainard received the Award in the Research category. The Award for Education went to The University of Applied Sciences, Wismar, Germany, for the establishment of the correspondence Master course “Professional Studies Lighting Design – Architectural Lighting and Design Management”, enabling students, as well as professionals already working in practices
to further educate themselves and gain a degree in their professional field. The Award for the Best Daylighting Project went to Italian architectural practice X2 architettura for the San Floriano di Gavassa church in Reggio Emila, Italy. The award for the Best Project went to Lighting Design Collective for their amazing scheme, Silo 468 in Helsinki, Finland. The Award AT Large was presented to The City of Abu Dhabi for officially developing an exemplary sustainable lighting strategy which is now underway. The presentation of the Award for Lifetime Achievement marked the grand finale of the Awards Ceremony. Christopher Cuttle, researcher, educator and author of numerous books and articles remains a tutor, role model, guide, inspiration, lecturer and reference for many designers and researchers from all over the world. His studies and approaches to light, lighting and lighting design have influenced designers’ work around the globe.
At the end of the evening it was announced that the 2015 PLDC will take place in Rome from 21st to 24th October.
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