SORAA Luminaries: Martin Barclay
Martin Barclay brings a high-end approach to lighting projects no matter where he goes. As SORAA’s specification sales manager in the United Kingdom, Barclay works closely with lighting design firms and specifiers to identify effective design solutions for any space. Throughout his 25 years in the lighting industry, he has worked with top lighting companies […]
An Insider Look at SORAA BRILLIANT HL™
SORAA recently debuted SORAA BRILLIANT HL (high lumen), the company’s first highly efficient and high-lumen range of lamps designed to meet California Titles 20 and 24. The anticipated halogen replacement provides lighting designers new opportunities to illuminate spaces with an energy efficient, high lumen and color quality light source. Nick Kalfayan, Director of Sales for […]
Masters of Light: Rebecca Weir
A full-bodied passion for adventure fuels the fascinating life of lighting designer extraordinaire, Rebecca Weir. As the founder and creative director of lighting design firm, light.iQ, Weir revitalizes unique spaces in London and around the world—from traveling caravans to beach huts—with exquisitely polished techniques. Beyond design, Weir also recognizes light’s ability to transform interiors and […]
Accurate Whiteness Rendering Crystallizes the Meaning Behind Mika Aoki’s Glass Sculptures
Contemporary artist Mika Aoki illustrates the complexities of nature’s unseen forces with glass sculptures emanating various shades of white. Her subjects include fungi, cells and other biological wonders invisible to the human eye. Aoki has a keen understanding of color and the role light plays in her work, giving her the ability to create harmony, […]
Top 3 Fine Art Lighting Techniques
Light should accentuate your most prized pieces of art, not damage them. Whether your art collection features paintings, sculptures, furniture, artifacts or fragile documents, applying proper fine art lighting techniques can lengthen the lifespan of your pieces, all while enhancing the viewing experience with optimal color rendering and optics. SORAA Chief Scientist Aurelien David shared […]
Masters of Light: Michael Dernaj, Light Fixture Designer
Michael Dernaj is on a mission to reinvent light fixtures as we know them. Since establishing Artefact Industries with cofounder Kate Steele in 2014, the Melbourne, Australia-based entrepreneur has illuminated the world with his bespoke creations. Artefact Industries’ premise is simple: to design high-end, high-performing light fixtures interior and lighting designers can easily customize for […]
Reinventing the University Museum Experience with a Sustainable Lighting Approach
Whether observing African textiles and ceramics or contemporary paintings and sculptures, visitors linger for hours to savor the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s masterfully crafted galleries and exhibits. Sophisticated lighting is critical when enhancing artwork and the visitor experience—especially when more than 20,000 objects, from furniture to daguerreotypes to stained glass windows, call UMMA […]
The Healing Powers of Art, Color and Light
Artist and gallery owner Jalai Lama aims to inspire positive change with his work. Take one look at his art, and you will immediately recognize his penchant for vibrant color, natural elements and mesmerizing instances of light. His “Haleakala – (House of the Sun)”, for instance, reminds viewers of the inherent beauty—and power—of one of […]
Masters of Light: Photographer Ryan Hunter
Like an artist’s paintbrush, light adds depth to photographs while uncovering a subject’s most hidden qualities. When carefully and masterfully employed, light adds complexity and drama to a photograph, prompting viewers to see the unseen. Ryan Hunter works with light to capture his subjects as genuinely as possible. The Los Angeles-based photographer specializes in portraiture, […]
How Photographer Stephen Orlando Captures Color and Light in Motion
The wilderness is replete with objects moving at various speeds. Walk into a forest, and you might spot a snail inching slowly across a forest floor, or hummingbirds flapping their wings so rapidly you can barely see them. Perhaps you pause for a moment to skip stones across a still lake, or make a wish […]