In the northern climate I live in, the winter season can be a long and very cold period especially if you don’t enjoy outdoor sports such as skating or skiing.
However, there is one thing that does happen during the winter that is unique in its kind, even if you are not a fan of winter. It’s the beauty of the light reflection outside which is greatly emphasized by the presence of the white snow.[...]

From September 19th to the 22nd, the city of Montreal will host the 2nd International Congress on Ambiances. [...]

Simplicity in its purest form comes from one movement. That one movement, that one line can be the inspiration for a whole family of products. When we first learn to draw, we are told to look where we want our hand to go and draw the connecting line, basically look forward in order to get there. When our Philips Lumec design team first started designing the Street and Area LED Luminaire or what would become the inspiration behind the collection, [...]

As part of the event Aires Libres 2011, Claude Cormier’s creation is composed of 170 000 resin pink balls that were hung in a multi textured canopy. This unusual yet innovative structure can also be appreciated at night as LED lights are projected on the pink balls. What it does is illuminate the area and thus create a truly festive ambiance in a very artistic way. [...]