Philips Lumec AUTHOR: Philips Lumec | CATEGORY: Design

November 20, 2012

Interview With Sergio Ramos, 1st Prize Winner of the 2012 CLU Foundation Contest

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A month ago we announced the winners of the 2012 CLU Foundation Contest whose main purpose is to encourage young designers to develop innovative lighting concepts for exterior public spaces. In the next few weeks we will be posting interviews with the four winners.
Today we are happy to post an interview with the 1st prize laureate, Mr. Sergio Ramos from Spain who won for his project Color Cloud, emotional system for public spaces.[...]

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August 14, 2012

Top 5 Posts on Sustainable Development

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For over 20 years Philips Lumec has been concerned about environmental issues which has led us to become a leader in sustainable development in the outdoor lighting market in North America. Since we started blogging almost 2 years ago, sustainability and the environment have always been very hot topics. We have written 18 posts about these subjects. [...]

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November 10, 2011

The Effect Of Artificial Light On Birds And Wildlife

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The impact of artificial light on birds and wildlife is a subject not too often talked about even though it represents a real concern for environmentalists. Back in 2007, Tiffany Saleh, an Environmental Studies graduate student at the University of Montana, wrote the following concerning the effects of artificial light on wildlife: “The effects of [...]

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Philips Lumec AUTHOR: Philips Lumec | CATEGORY: Design

June 14, 2011

Interview with 1st prize winner of the CLU Foundation contest

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The use of daylight in architecture has always fascinated me. It is an element that reveals architecture and has an effect on both perception of physical spaces and emotional response of those who use the space. The modern day architecture [...]

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