Designers Chad Falkenberg and Kelly Reynolds of Falken Reynolds are now proud spokespersons for Philips LED. They have embarked on a partnership that marries their creative vision with energy efficiency awareness. The inspirational space they created here is lit completely by Philips LED...
Earlier this year, LightForm announced an exciting new partnership with Spanish lighting company, Marset. We invited them to host our Design Lecture Series, the first of its kind in Toronto and the third in our series in Vancouver. Amidst a backdrop of Discocos, Scantlings,...
by All I wanted to do was to pare away, to pare away and to pare away until I reached the pure essence of a simple, useful object!”. Lluis Porqueras, designer of the Funiculí Joan Gaspar, creative director at Marset, interviews Lluis Porqueras in this inspiring video above, talking to...
10 LED ENERGY EFFICIENCY QUICK FACTS: With the future of lighting lying in these tiny diodes, we thought we’d share a few things we know about them. ONE LEDs are 100% recyclable. – Unlike their fluorescent counterparts LEDs contain no toxic materials, hazardous mercury, or halogen gases....
BOVER Trade show season is in full swing and Las Vegas’ Hospitality Design Expo is coming up on May 15-17th. This year HD Expo is proudly presenting Interiors from Spain, an ICEX initiative (Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade) that brings together some of the best in Spanish design and production....
With the launch of CREA comes 14 new collections with 5 new modular design families. All of them easily designed through Vibia’s interactive website featuring full CRM and project management tools available through CREA. When we visited Vibia at Euroluce last year, we wrote that they...
The Resolute Studio Last weekend we took a trip to Seattle, Washington to pay a visit to the good people at Resolute. After nearly 23 years in the business, they understand that providing lighting solutions for architects and designers includes creating a product that encompasses efficiency, durability,...
5 TIPS ON HOW TO LIGHT EFFECTIVELY OUTDOORS WITH We asked landscape architect and trailblazer, Paul Sangha, to contribute to our November newsletter with some tips on what to consider when lighting your outdoor space. He came back with some fantastic considerations.
A big thanks to everyone who made it out on Wednesday October 26th to come to our LightForm Vancouver office to meet up with New York based lighting company Roll & Hill. Founder and designer Jason Miller, NYC based designer Lindsay Adelman and Calgary based designer Lukas Peet made the trip to...
TRANSFORMING THE LIGHTING LANDSCAPE Winner of the L-Prize: Philips 60-Watt Equivalent LED Lamp ““A $10 price is when these lamps will take off. That is absolutely achievable in five to six years.” Just yesterday, Philips was awarded the first ever L-Prize (formally titled the Bright...
An Interview with designer Christophe Mathieu and the methodology behind the magic of the Discocó. THE DISCOCO IN ACTION All photos courtesy of Marset
Inspired by a sketch by Pio Manzù and designed in tandem with Achille Castiglioni in 1970, the Parentesi seems like the complete culmination of the modernist manifesto: form as necessary function, the expulsion of ornament and the symphonic composure of a product that draws its beauty from its simplicity.
The Compasso D’oro is one of the most prestigious awards in the world of design. It was the first of its kind in 1954 and is still recognized today as one of the most influential and celebrated awards given out in the industry. The idea of architect Gio Ponti, its goal was to promote the quality...
Unicità d’Italia- TV commercial from MadeOn on Vimeo. Inspired by the recent Unicita D’Italia exhibition celebrating Italy’s Unification and cultural uniqueness, Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has teamed up with Fondazione Valore Italy and the ADI Foundation to showcase the archival...
No single design component has as much power to elevate or devalue your design as lighting. Whether you’re building new or renovating, these simple tips will help you through this important design phase.
Vibia stole the show at Euroluce 2011 with a full house of beautiful new designs. They’re also launching a new software application that allows interior designers to create their own customized light fixtures.
It’s official—LightForm is now a member of the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).