Pioneers of Light

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Welcome to Pioneers

Interview
 

Satish Rana


“Our focus has always been to educate clients about the best possible tools available to achieve our design and make them proud of their spaces.”

 

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Project

Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow, Scotland

 

Glasgow City Council wanted to make its city center a greener and more attractive place to live, work, and enjoy as part of its ‘Enabling Infrastructure – Integrated Public Realm (EIIPR) program.’ A significant part of achieving this goal was to create a connected lighting system throughout the city center.

 

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Innovation

CityClassic gen2

 

The CityClassic family is designed around a flexible, modular concept based on two heights and two large canopy sizes, or a torch option without a canopy. Each is specifically designed to preserve the perfect proportions of the luminaire.

 

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Project

Holland Casino Venlo
Venlo, The Netherlands

 

Scheduled to open in late 2021, Holland Casino Venlo is certain to achieve instant landmark status. Designed by MVSA Architects, the casino was constructed in the form of a Dutch flower that rises from the middle of the structure and extends naturally to the surrounding landscape.

 

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Innovation

UrbanFlex

 

Bringing elegance to urban environments

 

UrbanFlex is a modular range in which luminaires, brackets, and poles work together as a unified design concept. It is a coherent, discrete, elegant fit for any urban context.

 

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Project

An ever-changing luminous canvas painted by nature

 

The illuminated canvas adapts to natural elements to create a living digital artwork that is unique to each visit.

 

Coaticook Suspended Footbridge, Quebec, Canada

 

Lighting designer: Garou Blancan, cadabra

 

Luminaires: Color Kinetics iColor Flex LMX gen2

 

Photo © Ulysse Lemerise / OSA

 

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Innovation

The new, compact Luma gen2 Nano luminaire

 

The new Philips luminaire Luma gen2 Nano is the most compact of its range, making it perfect for urban lighting. Height: 130mm. Width: 293mm. Length: 557mm. Available now.

 

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Project

Luminous sculpture lights a path for air and train travelers

 

A 27-foot sculpture of changeable dynamic light, Luminous Wind celebrates the symbiotic relationship between illumination and nature.

 

Lighting designer: Haddad|Drugan LLC and RGB Lights

Artist: Haddad|Drugan LLC

Luminaires: Color Kinetics iColor Flex LMX gen2

 

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Culture

Spotlight on sustainable design in India

 

Thanks to its rapidly expanding economy, India is making its presence felt across the globe — but do its sustainable design practices match up?

 

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Pioneers of Light’s mission


Pioneers of Light is a community of the world’s top architects, lighting designers and engineers, united by a passion for realizing their visions through innovative lighting. We guide and inspire the next generation to deliver sustainable lighting solutions that make the world a better and brighter place.

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