Marie Sixtine, France
French fashion label Marie Sixtine calls on Parisian interior design group Studio Janréji to coat its Paris-based store in soft hues and a spring-like air.
Resembling a sketch of a Parisian apartment, Marie Sixtine’s store in Paris, France, is designed with a fresh interior by Studio Janréji. Holding a bohemian chic air, the store's feminine clothing create a conversation with the exuberant daylight streaming in through large windows and softer illumination sprinkling down from porcelain lamps.
Quietly decadent with a refined style illustrated by a delicate selection of raw materials, the store envelops guests in a breeze of muted colours and feminine accessories. Porcelain lighting pieces designed by French artists Axelle Sabatier and Louis Barbaray were produced by Studio Janréji to reflect the gentle sophistication of Marie Sixtine’s collections. Suspended from the ceiling, the porcelain hives are associated with a selection of vintage designs and contemporary furniture, also designed by Studio Janréji with the help of interior stylist Sandrine Place.
The soft and subtle graduation of off whites, pastel pinks and raw materials are specifically highlighted by iGuzzini’s Palco LED spotlights lined around the porcelain installations, directed at the clothing and display tables that stand strikingly on the herringbone floorboards. The store also features a small seating area for those waiting for their shopping companions. To provide more direct illumination for this area, DCW Éditions rediscovered an old floor lamp design by Bernard Schottlander from the 1950’s, which was put back into production a few years ago. The lamp leers over the cushioned seats, standing as beautiful ornament and functional product. In such a gentle combination of lighting and attention to soft, clean detail, Studio Janreji provides the most enjoyable experience in both shopping and design.
Image credit: Julie Ansiau
Introducing The Sample Sale
(UK) - Makers of designjunction present London’s first multi brand furniture and lighting sample sale.
The Sample Sale is a new concept set to transform the centrally located Victoria House into a sought after shopping event. Curated by the team behind designjunction, The Sample Sale features a selection of the world’s leading contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories brands, offering exclusive items at discounts of up to 70%.
From March 4 – 6 2016, products on offer will be available at a range of discounted prices with select daily Star Buys from each brand offered on a first-come first-serve basis.
Amongst the brands involved will be Tom Dixon, who’s Star Buys include the Flood Chrome pendant reduced on March 5, and Vitamin, who’s ceramic K Lamp will be offered at a reduction at 30%. Innermost’s Glaze pendant will be available at a 50% discount, while visitors to The Sample Sale can also expect significant discounts on lamps from Anglepoise.
News IALD Lighting Perspectives at Light + Building 2016
(UK) – One-track conference to offer two-days of free seminars plus Designers Lounge and art installation from artist in residence Liz West.
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has announced the full program for IALD Lighting Perspectives, its two-day seminar at Light + Building 2016 this March in Frankfurt, Germany. This one-track conference features individual drop-in sessions provided to Light + Building attendees free of charge.
During IALD Lighting Perspectives, architectural lighting designers from around the world will give 60 minute talks – ranging from collaborative success stories to the latest technological discoveries – but the common theme among all of these perspectives is an insight on the light where these cutting edge designers work and live.
Next door to the sessions, IALD welcomes one and all to the Designers Lounge, featuring an installation by light artist Liz West. The IALD has involved the talents of West to make the Designers Lounge an appealing space to meet and connect with others – and with light! West’s work focuses on the human reaction to pure colour. In 2015, she exhibited more than twelve works in the United Kingdom, including the internationally acclaimed Your Colour Perception.
As a contributor to IALD Lighting Perspectives, West will be speaking during her session about her past works, her design theory, and her newest creation for the Designer’s Lounge.
IALD LIGHTING PERSPECTIVES: Aspekt Room, Hall 3 Westside, Level C
WHEN : 9.00 A.M. – 5.30 P.M. 14 + 15 March 2016
WHERE : Aspekt Room, Hall 3 Westside, Level C, Messe Frankfurt
DESIGNERS LOUNGE : Argument Room, Hall 3 Westside, Level C, Messe Frankfurt
IALD LIGHTING PERSPECTIVES SPEAKERS :
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VICTOR PALACIO, IALD – MEXICO LIZ WEST – UNITED KINGDOM ANNE BUREAU, IALD – FRANCE NICOLÁS FUENTES COLOMER – BELGIUM CINZIA FERRARA, IALD – ITALY DAVID BECKER, ASSOC IALD – AUSTRALIA |
DR. GEOFF ARCHENHOLD – UNITED KINGDOM GERD PFARRÉ, FIALD + ANDREAS SCHULZ, IALD – GERMANY ANNA SBOKOU, IALD – GREECE DONN SALISBURY – AUSTRALIA KRISTEN BREDAL – NORWAY RAFAEL GALLEGO VARGAS – SPAIN |
For a full listing of session titles and summaries visit www.iald.me/lightperspectives
iGuzzini UK promotes Griffiths to Retail Development Director
(UK) – David Griffiths has been promoted to Retail Development Director of iGuzzini UK after being National Retail Development Manager for ten years.
David Griffiths of iGuzzini illuminazione has been promoted to Retail Development Director effective immediately.
Griffiths has worked for iGuzzini for 21 years, joining in 1995 as a Sales Engineer for the Specification Team, covering Surrey, Sussex and SW post codes. In 2000, he was promoted to become the Southern Sales Manager for the Specification Team, managing a team of ten Specification Engineers.
Ian Stanton, Director of iGuzzini UK, commented: “David has built a wealth of experience in Retail lighting and project management of roll outs both nationally and internationally, dealing with every retail environment, from automotive to fashion and food to jewellery. Coupled with our innovative LED products, David and his team continue to deliver market leading and award winning solutions, offering our clients all the benefits in energy and maintenance savings that LED offers.”
Griffiths developed the Southern Sales Team over the subsequent five years before progressing to become the National Retail Development Manager in 2005. He has led this department for the last ten years and during this time has been responsible for securing and running a number of significant accounts.
The promotion entails that Griffiths will be solely responsible for iGuzzini UK’s retail operations which represents a sizeable portion of the subsidiary’s operations.
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair 2016 awards
(Sweden) - Winner of Editor’s Choice 2016 at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair include Foscarini and Wästberg.
Berlin designer Dirk Winkel for Swedish manufacturer Wästberg won Best Product at the fair with the Alto standing lamp. The lamp, a new type of uplighter, refers to the Italian word ‘alto’, meaning ‘high’. The pole houses a sophisticated 10,000 lumen multidirectional LED technique giving an even and wide-angled light distribution. The top disc of the base is a large dimming wheel, which also includes the switch.
The show’s Best Stand was awarded to Foscarini’s display designed by Italian designer Pietro Ferruccio Laviani. Laviani created for Foscarini a hidden area that pulled the visitor from the chaos of the fair into a red tunnel in which its products were displayed. The intimate and calm space let the visitor experience different perspectives of lights, and offered a space that felt completely different to the fair.
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Lambert et Fils and Coop Établi unite efforts
(Canada) – Lambert et Fils welcomes furniture designers and manufacturers Coop Établi to its new showroom in Montreal, Canada.
President and Founder of Lambert et Fils Samuel Lambert commented on the event: “The fact that two dynamic companies join forces indicates a very strong ambition and sends a positive message to customers and the design community.”
President of Coop Établi expressed her enthusiasm: “This collaboration is great news for both our companies. Our products complement and highlight the value of each other and customers of Coop Établi who will finally have a place to appreciate our furniture first hand and discover the lighting at Lambert et Fils.
“The reputation of Lambert et Fils already exeeds our borders and a growing proportion of its lighting sales is now done internationally. For its part, Coop Établi brought together a dozen of Qubec’s young designers and chose an original local manufacturing model closer to its various markets.”
The inauguration of the Montreal showroom will be held on February 18, 2016.
QisDesign Hatha Wall wins
(Taiwan) - QisDesign wins Iconic Award 2016 for Hatha Wall.
The prestigious Iconic Award for Interior Innovation by the German Design Council selected QisDesign's Hatha Wall lamp for its combination of rubber, metal and flexibility. Hatha Light is an LED lamp that bends with a flexible metal spine embedded in the rubber lamp body, allowing users to adjust the lamp freely at different angles and heights to meet various needs. Equipped with high power LEDs and an innovative lens design, the Hatha Light delivers sufficient brightness for reading whilst reaching a high light efficiency.
Masion et Objet Paris thrives
(France) - Design world turns out in full force at latest Maison et Objet Paris.
Despite recent events in Paris, the decoration world thrived at the latest edition of the show, exhibiting works from French craftspersons to international brands in luxury and design.
A total of 2,978 exhibitors from 59 countries, including nearly 700 new names, took part in displaying high-end, updated collections further corroborated by market observers. This display coupled with a variety of activities and speakers positions the show as a major specifier for future trends. The organisers’ cross-disciplinary approach readily inspires and federates the global décor community throughout the show.
In keeping with the show’s development, Maison et Objet Paris has now created digital solutions allowing exhibitors to present their collections to buyers and specifiers online, both before and after the show. This provides a community exchange platform for non-stop dialogue across the Miami and Singapore editions of the show.
Maison et Objet Paris saw a pronounced return of French visitors with a limited drop in visitors from abroad of only 8% due to November’s terrorist attacks. The show remained true to its mission of standing as a resource for the industry, catalysing its growth through its high standard of event content.
mondo*arc partners School Room at Surface Design Show
(UK) - Surface Design Show's School Room educates architects and designers with lighting knowledge at Light School, sponsored by iGuzzini and partnered by mondo*arc.
With over 40 presentations on three stages, Surface Design Show 2016 is guaranteed to educate and inspire. Taking place at London’s Business Design Centre from 9-11th February, Surface Design Show 2016 is the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces. The 2016 Show will be the largest to date, connecting innovative materials with a specifying audience of architects, designers and specifiers.
The three seminar areas are the Main Stage, the CPD Hub and the School Room. The Main Stage is the home of headline acts with topics that appeal across the design world. Associations presenting on the Main Stage will include Houzz, New London Architecture, SBID Healthcare Advisory Council and BIID. The CPD Hub sponsored by BCFA and BIID is a forum for professional development where visitors can gain CPD points by attending. The School Room, which is part of the Light School, provides information about lighting design and trends and is sponsored by iGuzzini with mondo*arc as the media partner.
Located in Light School, the School Room will provide architects and designers with education and knowledge about lighting design and lighting products. Many of the School Room lecturers will be returning for their second or third year and will also be joined by new colleagues. The plethora of lighting experts at the show will include David Atkinson from David Atkinson Lighting Design who will present ‘Diversity through Light’, Sally Storey from Lighting Design International – ‘How to use Light to Create a Retail Experience that re-enforces your Brand’ whilst ‘The Language of Light: a Creative Approach to Residential Lighting’ will be presented by Rebecca Weir of Light IQ.
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School Room schedule as follows:
| School Room | |
| Tues 9 Feb | |
| 6.30-6.45 | Welcome Paul James, Mondo*arc |
| 6.45-7.45 | Consumer Connections and Added Value with Light Mike Grubb, Mike Grubb Studio |
| 7.45-8.45 | How to Use Light to Create a Retail Experience that Re-Inforces your Brand Sally Storey, Lighting Design Int |
| Wed 10 Feb | |
| 11.15-12.15 | Retail Therapy Nulty + |
| 12.15-1.15 | Diversity Through Light David Atkinson, David Atkinson Lighting Design |
| 1.15-2.15 | Lighting for Casinos: the Effect of Good (or Bad) Lighting on Gamblers James Siddle, Ideaworks |
| 2.15-3.15 | The Relationship of Light and Plants: the Impact on People and Cities Melissa Mak, Arup |
| 3.15-4.15 | What to Do and What NOT to Do When Lighting Restaurants and Bars Peter Veale, Firefly Lighting Design |
| 4.15-5.15 | The Language of Light: a Creative Approach to Residential Lighting Rebecca Weir, Light IQ |
| 5.15-6.15 | The Importance of Integration: Light as Architectural Fabric Christopher Knowlton, Electrolight |
| 6.15-7.15 | Light and the Future of Retail Anna Kharchenkova, Light Bureau |
| Thurs 11 Feb | |
| 11.15-12.15 | 'The girl who was on fire'. A study of light, surfaces and human perception. In a dementia context things get a bit tricky…David McNair, Dementia Centre, HammondCare |
| 12.15-1.15 | Creating a Luxury Lighting Scheme within Heritage Buildings Sanjit Bahra, Design Plus Lot |
| 2.15-3.15 | The World's a Stage Mark Ridler, BDP |
| 3.15-4.15 | Why Colour Temperature is Critical Neil Knowles, Elektra Lighting |
For the full programme of events and seminars please visit www.surfacedesignshow.co.uk
The Lighting Practice team grows
(USA) – Caitlin Bucari promoted to Project Manager, while John Conley and Lauren Tyler join as new members of design team.
Caitlin Bucari joined The Lighting Practice team as a lighting designer in 2015. Her project work includes corporate, mixed-use, retail, multi-family residential and hospitality environments. Bucari’s creative and collaborative design approach, attention to project details, and conscious attention to her clients has made her an essential member of the team.
In addition to this, the team has also announced the introduction of two new members of its design team: John Conley and Lauren Tyler.
John Conley joined The Lighting Practice as a Lighting Designer in 2015 after graduating from The Pennsylvania State University with an integrated Bachelor and Master of Architectural Engineering with a focus in electrical and lighting design. Conley always had an interest in architecture and design. He appreciated the impact that lighting could have on a space. Penn State’s Student IES trips provided him with exposure to designers and lighting manufacturers from across the country. The designers’ passion and industry opportunities furthered his desire to work in the field of lighting. Conley gained hands on experience during an internship in Detroit, MI with a prominent A&E Design and Planning firm. Since joining The Lighting Practice Conley’s project experience has expanded to include education, retail and hospitality environments.
Lauren Tyler joined The Lighting Practice as a Lighting Designer in 2015 after relocating to Philadelphia from Fort Worth, TX. Tyler graduated from Baylor University, where she studied Technical Theatre Design. She then obtained her Masters in Theatre Design with a focus in lighting and projections from Illinois Urbana Champaign. Tyler has been involved in theatre since she was in elementary school and developed a real love of lighting in high school. She continues to be inspired by how lighting can transform a space and how it can affect mood. Her past lighting design experience includes concerts, theatre, opera, dance, musicals, museums and places of worship. Since joining The Lighting Practice Tyler’s project experience has expanded to include corporate and retail environments.
Hotel de Rougemont, Switzerland
Italian design firm Plusdesign selected a golden array of Catellani & Smith lamps to lend an earthy glow to the heart of Hotel de Rougemont chalets in Switzerland.
Surrounded by panoramic views of French Switzerland, the Hotel de Rougemont provides the ultimate Alpine experience in Gstaad with a complex of five chalets. Designed for a sophisticated and international audience, the hotel underwent a skilful renovation with the interior carried out by Italian architects Claudia Sigismondi and Andrea Proto of Plusdesign. The discreet luxury of the interior has its roots in the traditional and handcrafted Alpine style chalet, predominated by warmth of local natural materials; the contemporary interpretation of this style seen in Hotel de Rougemont combines the strong aesthetic impact with a warm and family-orientated style of hospitality.
In the common spaces, panels of ceiling light fixtures and large windows on the panorama widen the space, combining internal and external, thus breaking the uniformity of the rustic surfaces, covered with wooden planks recovered from ancient chalets.
Light in this project plays a fundamental role, going far beyond its mere function of illumination to really complete the style of its environment; Catellani & Smith’s gold light fixtures were an inevitable choice. “Natural light is received, reflected and amplified by the window,” said Sigismondi, “while the integrated ceiling illumination contributes to articulate spaces with the accent lamps that break the homogeny with metal touches and elegant textures.”
The metal textures work to create a dynamic space, generating suggestive reflections and amplify the sense of preciousness, materiality and elegance.
Guests are greeted in the hotel lobby by Catellani & Smith’s PostKrisi chandelier, comprised of small globes that glisten in the daylight. The wooden reception desk is illuminated in its panels, creating a warm and sophisticated glow in conjunction with the Catellani & Smith’s statement piece.
Moving through to the hotel’s accommodation, each of the nineteen bedrooms and fourteen suits have a customised layout; clean lines and handpicked natural materials combined with glass surfaces, in contemporary and warm chalet style apartments. The palette of colours are mainly based on natural, earthy and sandy tones, as seen throughout the rest of the hotel, with rough-textured surfaces conversing with the rugged surroundings. Dark stone accents and some metal glitter help to break uniformity.
To complement this scheme, Catellani & Smith’s Disco pendant features above the coffee table in the lounge where guests can sink into a soft sofa after a long day’s ski. Lucenera floor lamps also provide more specific illumination for those reading in the lounge area. Adjascent to this is the dining area, where Stchu-moon pendants glow above a chunky wooden table, creating a warm ambience for guests to enjoy each other’s company while a sharing a meal in their home away from home.
Alternatively, the hotel features a bar and restaurant for guests to enjoy their evenings in a livelier atmosphere. The theme of gold running throughout the lighting products continues here, with eye-shaped Malagola pendants glowing above the bar. In a separate dining room, high ceilings with strong wooden beams and small chalet windows hold the restaurant. For what is essentially a vast space when empty, solid, sophisticated furniture stands beneath Macchina della Luce and Luna Piena pendants, making statements with their large physical presence emitting a gentle light above the tables.
Catellani & Smith’s ceiling suspensions and floor lamps throughout the hotel in conjunction with the interior scheme enrich the chalets, reinterpreting light and transforming it into charm, dream and romanticism. Marking its territory in the field of luxury chalets, Hotel de Rougemont is hard to beat in luxury and comfort, when after all, nothing more is needed after a hard day’s skiing in the Swiss Alps.
Lumenpulse acquires Exenia
(Canada) – Acquisition of Italy-based manufacturer expands Lumenpulse’s product portfolio, deepening penetration into indoor LED lighting market.
Lumenpulse, a manufacturer of specification-grade LED lighting solutions, has announced that it has acquired all of the equity interest of Exenia, an Italy-based manufacturer of architectural indoor LED lighting solutions.
The transaction is in line with Lumenpulse’s growth strategy, adding fully complementary LED solutions to the product portfolio and expanding its addressable market; accelerating entry into the high-performance architectural indoor lighting segment; and providing a strong entry point in Italy for current Lumenpulse Products with a well-established network of agents and value-added resellers (VARs).
Exenia, a privately owned company founded in 2010, has established itself as a growing leader in the design and manufacturing of architectural indoor LED lighting solutions, with an emphasis on design and performance. The company has been most active in the Italian and Southern European markets, illuminating a wide range of retail, hospitality and museum environments.
“We share a very similar vision with regards to product design and manufacturing philosophy, and we were drawn to the outstanding design and quality of Exenia’s product families. They fully complement and expand our Lumenalpha family of products, deepening our penetration into the hospitality market,” said François-Xavier Souvay, President and CEO of Lumenpulse. “Our intention is to upgrade these products with Lumenpulse’s proprietary and patented technologies, which would allow us to offer our clients a full suite of connected solutions for architectural specification-grade indoor lighting applications,” he said.
“With our strong network of agents and VARs in North America and the UK, there is great potential to propel these high-performance products beyond current markets and drive profitable revenue growth. The acquisition also gives us the opportunity to welcome a dynamic management team with many years of experience in the international lighting industry. We’re delighted to be joining forces with Exenia,” added Souvay.
Dario Nistri, Exenia’s Founder and Managing Director, will remain with Exenia as its Managing Director and will manage all of Lumenpulse’s operations in Italy.
“By joining Lumenpulse, we will be able to combine our respective strengths with the objective of accelerating our growth both in Italy and internationally,” said Nistri.
The purchase price of approximately $14.9 million (€9.9 million) (excluding estimated excess working capital of approximately $0.7 million (€0.5 million)), was paid primarily in cash and by issuance of common shares of Lumenpulse to Exenia shareholders for an aggregate amount of approximately $3.8 million (€2.5 million) at a price of $16.39 per share. The cash consideration paid by Lumenpulse at closing was paid using available cash on hand. Approximately $2.4 million (€1.6 million) of the cash consideration will be paid to Exenia shareholders over the next 3 fiscal years. The Lumenpulse common shares will be subject to contractual lock-up restrictions as to 100% of such shares for the first year following closing and as to 50% of such shares for the second year following closing.
The transaction is subject to customary post-closing adjustments and to an additional earn-out payment of up to approximately $1.5 million (€1.0 million), which may become payable to the sellers depending on the achievement of certain financial targets for calendar year 2016.
“We are very pleased to have Dario and his founding team as shareholders of Lumenpulse. Our aligned interests will enable us to pursue our growth strategy worldwide and to strengthen our foundation in Europe,” concluded Souvay.
Trailing 12-month revenues for Exenia were approximately $12.6 million (€8.4 million) for the period ended November 30, 2015 with EBITDA of approximately $1.9 million (€1.3 million), or approximately 15%.
Management expects this transaction to have a neutral to slightly accretive impact on Lumenpulse’s consolidated earnings per share for the current fiscal year, and to start delivering its full benefit in the next fiscal year.
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