New Architectural Lighting Blog Image Gallery!

Just a quick note to let you know that I have posted a gallery page (click the “gallery” tab at the top of the blog just under the header or click here) . Currently it contains a small collection of some of my 3D renders and sketches of concept LED-based architectural lighting fixtures.  I will add to it as I can. Let me know what you think!

Sticky: Second Phase of HYVE/Osram “LED-Emotionalize your light” Design Contest Starts

I just received a follow up email from HYVE regarding the “LED-Emotionalize your light” design contest. Here it is for any of my readers that have participated:

The second phase of the LED-Emotionalize your light! Idea Contest has started!

At this very moment the jury is selecting the 3 best ideas and designs out
of more than 500 contributions and the winners will then be announced on
Wednesday. The first phase has been a huge success with 505 ideas, 764
members, 6599 community evaluations and 2897 comments within 7 weeks and
still new ideas are submitted. While the winning ideas are waiting for
their announcement the three most active community members have already
been chosen: Congratulations to howman, LED Head and Classic!

Contest Phase 2
The focus of the second contest phase will be on refinements and further
developments. The 10 most interesting ideas are selected by the jury and
the community is forced to advance these contributions by further designs,
applications or technical solutions. Phase 2 will be closed on July 20th,
2009 and two weeks later on August 4th, 2009 the 3 contributors of the
best improvements will be awarded. The best submission will receive
1.000€. The second prize will be 600€ and the third prize will be
400€. But keep in mind, the three most active community members will be
rewarded as well. You have the possibility to comment on ideas or
improvements, to evaluate them or to leave messages on
www.led-emotionalize.com.

Social Networks
Beside the contest platform all participants and everyone who is
interested can join the LED-Emotionalize your light – Design Contest
group or the contest community on facebook. You have the chance to receive
the latest contest news on twitter and in case of questions contact the
contest team by sending an email to info@led-emotionalize.com.

We really appreciate your participation in Phase II of the contest. Become
a part of continuous success of creativity and open innovation by
reporting on the contest or forwarding this information to your creative
network!

Thank you for your support

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Sticky: HYVE Innovation Community in collaboration with OSRAM, are hosting an online idea and design competition

First off, let me say that I am NOT posting this late. I did not get this until 25MAY09 but the contest runs until the end of July so you still have time. I am posting the email sent to me by HYVE regarding this really cool contest. I am considering entering and I hope all of you lighting designers out there do too. Come on! Strut your stuff – you might win something. If any of you do, please post back here or send me an email with images and an explanation (short) of your design – I would LOVE to post them here! Here is the email explaining the contest:

We, the HYVE Innovation Community in collaboration with OSRAM, are going
to host an online idea and design competition in the beginning of May
until the end of July. The contest “LED – Emotionalize your light”
(www.LED-emotionalize.com) asks international light and design lovers to
share their ideas in the field of light designs using LED technology and
to create innovative and emotional mood light concepts. Moreover the
contest aims to generate feasible ideas for light solutions, which are on
the one hand easy to use and implement and on the other hand affordable
for everyone.

With the help of an easy to use submission procedure ideas can be
contributed, described with simple application scenarios and extended by
designs or technical solutions. Participants will not only have the
possibility to create their own Light design, but also to have it
discussed within the community. The community members can comment the
ideas of other participants as well as to evaluate or refine them.

The competition has already started and will run until the end of July
2009. Within the first phase new ideas and designs are collected and
discussed by the community. In the following second phase the best designs
and ideas are presented and jointly advanced by the community.

All participants of the competition have the chance to win valuable prizes
amounting to 7000€. The designs will be judged by a professional jury,
consisting of senior staff of OSRAM and selected professional
representatives. The selection considers community and expert evaluations
and will be based on creativity, innovation and emotionality of the
submitted ideas. Furthermore the most active community members in each
phase can receive valuable non-cash prizes.

The “LED – Emotionalize your light” Idea contest is supported by the
light producer OSRAM and the Siemens AG

The following link will guide you directly to the competition:
www.LED-emotionalize.com

Really cool designs have been submitted up to now. For example Luminous
speaker, which can change their colour according to the music or luminous
chairs which might change their colour if it’s happy hour.

So check out the competition and if you find this competition exciting and
interesting, we would appreciate it if you could report on our contest in
your blog.

Thank you for your support.
So there you have it – get going already – I want to see what you guys and gals come up with. I’ll try to enter and post what I come up with too. 

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Submit your craziest, goofiest, or kookiest light fixture design pics

Here’s an idea. I am really interested to see what any of the light fixture designers of the world have come up with for really far out light fixtures, maybe while they were in design school or something. Don’t worry, I’m not going to swipe the designs or anything – indeed the weirder the better so these aren’t likely to be active designs with patents or anything. I’m sure you have come up with some kooky designs so lets see them! Please comment with links to pictures you have up on the web already or email them to me by clicking here (gif, png, jpg) Don’t be shy!

Maybe once we have a bunch, I’ll host a poll to get your opinion on which is the kookiest or most likely to make a real product (maybe with a prize or something…shhh).

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Just for a laugh! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!

Totally unrelated to architectural lighting in any way, shape, or form but good for a laugh. I setup a “HEYMONKEYBRAIN” page where you can go and actually argue/debate back and forth on an issue I thought was most pressing…….Is Elvis Alive or Dead?

This is just one of many funny (or serious) topics you can argue back and forth over. Give it a try…its good as a stress reliever and certainly good for a laugh.

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