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🏆 We are beyond excited to announce the amazing winners of our inaugural Lux Futurum Recognition Program! And the 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 are: 🔦 "𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭" project - 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢 - 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐆𝐋𝐎" project - 𝐋'𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐀" project - 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐨𝐡á𝐤𝐨𝐯á - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦" project - 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠ó𝐧 𝐒á𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐳 - 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐚" project - 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐞𝐥 - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠" project - 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐢 - 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 category 🔦 "𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬" project - 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞 - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 category A heartfelt congratulations to each of you for your groundbreaking contributions to lighting innovation! 💡 👉 Stay tuned to find out more about each project in the coming posts, as well as insights from the LIVE presentation during the Lux Futurum Forum in Guangzhou at the LUX FUTURUM website! 🌐 A program produced by VLD.Community in conjunction with the Zhu Rong Team. Join us and spread the word! 🙌 MNGN design + architectural L'Observatoire de la nuit Lucie Koháková Lucie Koháková Design Gabriele Zocchi Petros Kitsantas sara CASTAGNÉ L'azure Lighting #LuxFuturum #LUFU #LightingDesign #Innovation #Future #RecognitionProgram

✨ Reflecting on an insightful session at Light24! Last Wednesday, the Associations Lounge at Light24 London Expo became the stage for an inspiring introduction to the Virtual Lighting Design Community (VLDC). Led by our co-founder, Katia Kolovea, the presentation highlighted what VLDC has to offer - a free membership platform for lighting professionals across the globe. 🌍💡 We were especially thrilled to welcome existing members who shared their valuable insights and experiences as active participants on the platform. A big thank you to: 🌟 David Gilbey and Waleed Fakousa, distinguished Thought Leaders from Seasons 1 and 2 of our program, 🌟 Christine Kühne, who contributed her unique perspective on the Members View panel discussion, 🌟 The darc media team for the invitation and support, 🌟 … and to every one of you who joined us! Your enthusiasm and interest in building this global community inspire us to continue growing. 🌐✨ VLDC is more than a platform - it’s a hub for collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just beginning your journey in lighting design, we invite you to join us, share your expertise, and connect with peers worldwide. We can’t wait to welcome more of you as members, thought leaders, and contributors. Together, we can shape the future of our industry! 🚀 The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos LiGHT Expo London #alwaysbettertogether #vldcommunity #vldc #lightingdesigncommunity #lightingdesigners #lightingdesign #innovation #inclusivelighting

📢 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 Lux Futurum! Next week, we will announce the winners of Lux Futurum at the program’s first Forum in Guangzhou, China - A Future where East Meets West! 🌍 📅 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 2024/11/28 🕒 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 13:00 - 20:00 📍 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Langham Place Guangzhou, China Members of the ‘LuFu’ judging panel and our VLD team will be attending the event live, promising an incredible showcase of global lighting design talent!  Stay connected to LuFu’s channels as they will unveil insights for the winners and the key moments of the Forum event! 🔗🌟 👉 Go to the lux.futurum website to follow the ceremony and inspirational forum where the winners will be presenting their projects live. 👉 Join the LIVE stream here: https://lnkd.in/dZHbPqys 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬: 📍 London (UK): 🕔 05:30am (GMT) 📍 Europe: 🕕 06:30am (CET) 📍 USA: 🕕 Chicago (CST): 23:30 (Nov 27) 📍 Los Angeles (PST): 🕕 21:30 (Nov 27) ✨ 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦! 🌍 The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #alwaysbettertogether #vldcommunity #vldc #virtuallightingdesigncommunity #lightingdesign #lightingdesigners #newplatform #innovation #education #luxfuturum

📣 It’s time to share the new Season 2 episode, “𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” by Maria Dautant ⭐️ Maria Dautant, a Senior Associate at HLB Lighting Design, shares her expert insights on the often-overlooked consequences of artificial lighting on biodiversity and human health. From disrupted sleep patterns to endangered wildlife, she explores why balancing the right amount of light is crucial for both our ecosystem and well-being. ⭐️ Maria sheds light on the glaring issue of light poverty affecting over a billion people worldwide. Hear about innovative initiatives like the Sea Water Lamp Project and the Light Reach Network, which are making strides to provide sustainable lighting solutions in impoverished areas. 🔗 Read Maria's full biography here: https://lnkd.in/dHZXYxen 📌Everyone is welcome to join the platform as a free member! If you want to have access to the exclusive talks of our thought leaders, you are welcome to join VLD.Community as a pro member! Special thanks to our amazing premium supporters for being part of our community! Creative Lighting Asia (CLA) | Signify Lighting | ERCO | Aero Lighting The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #alwaysbettertogether #vldcommunity #vldc #virtuallightingdesigncommunity #lightingdesign #lightingdesigners #newplatform #innovation #education

✨ Have you checked the shortlisted entries at Lux Futurum? ✨ 👉 Go to the website to review them all! 💡𝐋𝐮𝐱 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐦 is a global recognition program that actively looks to identify, explore and promote 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 that are pushing the boundaries of design, thinking, technology and innovation in lighting design. 🌍 💡‘LuFu’ honours ingenuity, originality, forward-thinking, and impactful contributions towards the future of lighting design while addressing important global issues. Submissions for 2024 have been accepted from VLDC members and the wider lighting and associated community to be considered participants of the LuFu annual forum in 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐳𝐡𝐨𝐮, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯 28𝐭𝐡. 📅 Our nominated panel of industry experts have selected the most inspiring and cutting-edge submissions from the shortlist to be invited to attend the forum in China, where they will present and share their work and join the annual honours list. 🌟 Only those selected from the shortlist will be invited. Special thanks to the amazing judges: Dr acharawan chutarat, Bianca Gortárez Hernández, David McNeil, Manish Gulati, Mariana Figueiro, Roger NARBONI, and YuNong Lai, IALD, CLD for their contribution to the program! 🙏 🔆 LuFu is an opportunity for ‘East meets West’ with visibility going both ways. The program is produced by VLD.Community (VLDC) in conjunction with the Zhu Rong Team. The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #LuxFuturum #LUFU #LightingDesign #Innovation #Future #RecognitionProgram

✨ 𝐕𝐋𝐃𝐂 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭! ✨ We are beyond thrilled to have been part of the 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 event organized by Light Academy in Iran this autumn. 🌟 This remarkable event showcased stunning exhibitions of student-designed light art and luminaires, interactive lighting projects, and even an immersive lighting experience. 💡✨ One of the highlights was the VLDC Co-Founder talk, Amardeep M. Dugar, who virtually connected with the students, shared insights on the future of lighting design, and presented the incredible impact of light on art, architecture, and life. The enthusiasm and engagement of the Light Academy students were truly inspiring! 🙌 A huge thank you to everyone who attended our talk and expressed interest in joining the community! We’re extremely pleased that our presentation was so well-received. 🙏 Your feedback means the world to us, and we couldn’t be more excited to continue this journey with you. 🎉 We look forward to seeing the amazing innovations the future holds for lighting design! 🔆 The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #VLDC #OdysseyOfLight #LightAcademy #LightingDesign #ArtThroughLight #VLDCNight #InteractiveLighting #FutureOfLighting

Are you attending Light 24? 💡 Ready to learn more about the Virtual Lighting Design Community – a dynamic and inspiring platform connecting lighting professionals worldwide? 🌍 📅 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 20.11.2024 🕓 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍: 16:00 - 16:15 📍 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: The Associations Lounge, Business Design Center, Light24 🔖 𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐋𝐄: Introducing the Virtual Lighting Design Community 👩🏫 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑: Katia Kolovea, co-founder of VLDC From expert presentations, awards recognition programme, and global event participation to online and in-person panel discussions, it is a hub of knowledge, ideas, and collaboration. Lighting professionals from all sectors all across the globe are welcome to join and contribute to the growth of our industry. 🌐✨ Plus, all attendees will have an exclusive opportunity to be part of something exciting that will shape the future of our community – come ready to make your mark! 🌟 The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos LiGHT Expo London #alwaysbettertogether #vldcommunity #vldc #lightingdesigncommunity #lightingdesigners #lightingdesign #sustainability #innovation #inclusivelighting

Hey VLDers, We’ve got some exciting news! 🎉 The Virtual Lighting Design (VLD) Community is now offering 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 to everyone! This move is all about making VLD more accessible and connected to the lighting industry, giving you even more opportunities to network, learn, and collaborate. Here’s why we’re going free: 🔍 • 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: We’re building an even more inclusive, diverse network. • 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬: Showing our care for the industry and boosting brand loyalty. • 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Welcoming young professionals and early-career enthusiasts. • 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: Deepening connections by giving back to you. • 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: Making partnerships more valuable for everyone. Shoutout to our loyal members who have supported us by paying for subscriptions—you’ve been crucial to our growth, and we’re so grateful! 🙌 The transition to free membership will happen in stages, so stay tuned for more updates and awesome events coming your way! 🔔🗓 Let’s make the VLD Community even brighter together! 💡✨ 👉🔗 Join our vld.community >> https://lnkd.in/dCe2n67 The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #LightingDesign #Community #FreeMembership #JoinUs

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨 The Virtual Lighting Design (VLD) Community is entering a 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐑𝐀 with 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 for everyone!** 🎉 #SpreadTheWord and invite your friends to join the fun! 💡✨ Whether you're a designer, manufacturer, researcher, supplier, architect, developer, or anyone in the building environment, this is your chance to: 🔗 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 📚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 We're making our community 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 and 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 to the lighting design world. Let’s empower each other and light up the future together! 🌟 Shoutout to our loyal members who have supported us by paying for subscriptions—you’ve been crucial to the platform’s growth, and we’re so grateful! 🙌 The transition to free membership will happen in stages, so stay tuned for more updates and awesome events coming your way! 🔔 👉🔗 Join our vld.community >> https://lnkd.in/df4yieYk The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos #LightingDesign #Community #FreeMembership #JoinUs

💎 Have you seen our Virtual Lighting Design Community interviews hosted at Light Middle East 2024 with key attendees and suppliers at the show? 👉 If you haven’t seen them yet, check them out on our YouTube channel, community platform, and podcast! Feel free to explore them for inspiration and knowledge sharing. A massive appreciation goes out to all who took the time to visit our VLD community booth, engage in uplifting conversations, and contribute to the evolution of the Virtual Lighting Design Community Platform! 💙 📌 In this interview, we are joined by Amit sheth, CEO of Plus Light Tech, as we explore the intriguing question “𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?”. Amit shares his journey from retail lighting to architecture and outdoor lighting, pinpointing the industry's gaps and how his company addresses them with cutting-edge technologies. Discover the significance of top-notch optics in sustainable lighting solutions and combating light pollution. This engaging discussion with VLDC’s co-founder Martin Klaasen, unpacks the meticulous feasibility studies Plus Light Tech conducts before diving into new verticals, the surprising limitations they discovered in the outdoor lighting sector, and the future of smart lighting technologies. 💛 🔗 Join our VLD.Community ! The team: Klaasen Lighting Design | Lighting Research & Design | Light Collective | Archifos Light + Intelligent Building Middle East #lightingdesign  #inspiration #vldcommunity #vldc #lightingdesigncommunity #lightbuildingME #lightingindustry #lightingdesigndubai