Lighting Suppliment 2009

2009

LIGHT CANADA EXPO + CONFERENCE The Official Guide to Light Canada Expo + Conference at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada

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Light Canada is back for another stellar year of education seminars, expanded exhibit spaces, and exciting special features. IIDEX/NeoCon Canada in partnership with the Illuminating Engineering Society, Toronto Section (IES) will showcase the latest in interior, exterior, commercial and architectural lighting products plus lamps and lighting controls in over 15,000 square feet of exposition space. With over 100 new Canadian and international exhibitors, Light Canada delivers not only cutting-edge design, but will also showcase the monumental advances in sustainable lighting, LED technology, new materials, and advances in lighting design.

Attendees from all industry disciplines—buyers and specifiers such as architects, interior designers, lighting designers, engineers and facility and building managers—can learn and earn Lighting Certified (LC) education credits at over 10 lighting seminars on the hottest lighting topics. The lighting seminar stream is organized by IES Toronto Section and IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, and also includes internationally acclaimed light artist Stephen Knapp who will dazzle attendees with his Lighting Keynote presentation LIGh TING SEMINar S Thursday, September 24 T20 LEED and Lighting Design

8:30am–9:30am Katherine MacKay, Howard Procyshyn and Lana MacInnes In today’s construction environment, the acquisition of LEED status has become increasingly more commonplace. While lighting plays a small yet

entitled Lightpaintings in Art and Architecture. Light Canada will feature a Toronto first, an impressively scaled state-of-the-art sustainable light art installation designed by Knapp called Castled Void.

Also featured this year is a 400-square-foot exhibit from MADE, a design product company dedicated to representing and promoting the work of emerging Canadian designers. Making its IIDEX 2009 debut, the MADE exhibit will showcase the best from its Radiant Dark series of exhibitions, focusing primarily on lighting designs. The works on display encompass table lamps, standard lamps and pendants to wall works and chandeliers.

Many are customizable designs with the inherent potential to translate from the intimacy of residential environments to providing warmth and intrigue to large-scale public settings.

And finally, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada’s annual event, the Light Canada/IES Toronto Gala, will be held on Saturday, September 26th at the Pantages Hotel.

often difficult part in the overall LEED package, the points are ultimately critical to the success of the project’s certification. Our panel of presenters have first-hand experience with the lighting chal lenges and solutions of the LEED process.

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11:30am–12:30pm Abhay Wadhwa Design is about balancing the elements, and thus a great deal of lighting design is necessarily about

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creating and engaging shadow spaces. Different project types and architectural styles demand different levels of artificial light; some create light where there was none and others let the darkness speak. Others find a playful middle ground. In whole, designers must know how to control shadow, thereby avoiding unwanted darkness while creating opportunity for dynamic effect, all within the design requirements. Topics to be covered include: how one can integrate shadows as a functional tool as well as an aesthet-

ic design component to enhance emotion, affect behaviour, and improve visual experience within an environment; how one can create dynamic silhouettes and shadows by balancing shadow and light; and how one can play with daytime versus nighttime perception.

T15 r e-Lighting an art Moderne Masterpiece: The Carlu—a Case Study

11:30am–12:30pm Christopher Nelson and Scott Weir Designed by eminent French architect Jacques Carlu and first opened in 1930, the Carlu is located on the seventh floor of Eaton’s College Street in Toronto and embodies the multi-layered and innovative experiments of early modern electric lighting. The Carlu was mothballed from 1977 to 2003, but its refurbishment highlights the positive results achievable through collaboration and enthusiastic teamwork. The presenters are two lighting experts who worked together salvaging, restoring and, where necessary, recreating historic lighting fixtures for the Carlu.

T18 Connecting the Dots: The Impact of architectural Lighting on h uman h ealth

1:00pm–2:00pm Mariana Figueiro Light isn’t just for vision anymore. This presentation will provide a summary of cutting-edge research on the physiological effects of light on human health and well-being. It will also provide an update on the latest research on the impact of light at night on cancer risks. The impact of architectural lighting on sleep quality in older adults and on the well-being of young adults will be discussed.

T24 Lighting for architects & Designers

1:00pm–3:00pm Paul Boken and Brad Hindson This presentation will address common lighting issues that affect architects and interior designers. Discussion topics will range from lamp types, lighting effects and light-cove design, to more advanced subjects such as reading a cut sheet, the importance of maintenance, and how to avoid scalloping, socket shadows and hot spots. The purpose is not to turn everyone into a lighting designer. Rather, attendees will come away with a better understanding of lighting and its vocabulary to improve their dialogue with lighting professionals. f riday, September 25

using examples of conventional lighting controls to demonstrate their limitations versus more advanced alternatives. Attendees will learn about market drivers in the industry and a wide range of lighting strategies, including daylight harvesting, occupancy control, task tuning, smart time scheduling, personal light control and demand-responsive load shedding. They will also learn how lighting controls can be integrated with other building systems. f 07 Lighting the w ay to Global Economic Transformation, One h ome at a Time!

8:30am–9:30am Dr. Dave Irvine-Halliday Two billion people have no access to electricity and, for light, most rely on kerosene and candles, which are dangerous, unhealthy, dim and very ex pensive. Light Up the World’s (LUTW) solid-state lighting systems are a perfect match for the needs of the developing world and contribute positively to all of the United Nations’ Millennium Develop ment Goals. The numbers are staggering, and only the marketplace will enable solid-state lighting to reach the majority of the people in need. LUTW’s fundamental goal is to improve the quality of life of those who, through no fault of their own, find themselves trapped in a cycle of poverty.

Lighting Keynote: Lightpaintings in art and architecture

10:30am–11:30am Stephen Knapp American artist Stephen Knapp has the distinction of creating what has been described as “the first new art medium of the 21st century.”

During a career spanning decades, Knapp has been producing lightpaintings, formed at the intersection of painting, sculpture and archi tecture, and is inspired by his explorations of space and dimension, light and colour, and perception.

As one of a small group of artists working with light, Knapp has gained an international reputation for large-scale works of pure radiance, making visible the light that surrounds us and transforming it. He has a well-established record of collaborating with architects and designers.

Clients are often surprised to learn that lightpaintings are “green” and, in major installations, have resulted in significant savings, challenging what green design means and the role light can play. In his IIDEX/NeoCon Canada keynote, Knapp will discuss the development of lightpaintings, the impact light art could have on the art and architecture of the future, and how it could change the way we design our buildings.

use of daylighting in architecture and a review of terminology. Design issues and challenges, using a specific design example, will be covered, along with the use of integrated daylighting and lighting controls. Attendees will gain an understanding of the language and design methodologies of daylighting. f 33 r ethinking Lighting: The LED promise

11:45am–12:45pm Martyn Timmings LED lighting systems have advanced at remarkable rates. An entirely new category of lighting, white light LEDs are developing into products that are approaching—and in some cases surpassing—the performance of traditional lighting equipment. For the lighting designer, it is critical that the performance attributes of LED systems be well understood so that their advantages and challenges can be evaluated for various applications. This presentation will pull the pieces together so that lighting specifiers are equipped with the knowledge they need. f 20 Taking it to the Streets: u sing LEDs for Outdoor Lighting applications

2:30pm–3:30pm Shirley Coyle Pilot or proven? LED lighting technology has been in use for the past few years in parking lots, parking structures and building security schemes, and is now moving into street and roadway applications. With the rapid pace of development in high-brightness white LEDs, it can be daunting to evaluate products and to sort through claims to determine where LED lighting can be applied sensibly now. This session will cover the basics of LED lighting technology and standards for photometric testing and life ratings, provide guidelines for effective evaluation and specification of LED luminaires, and review case studies in Canada and the US focusing on commercial exterior lighting. f 25 aging Boomers: Lighting Design for Our aging Eyes

2:30pm–4:30pm Dyoni Smith-Page There’s no escaping it: baby boomers are aging.

This huge population of seniors requires a design force that is sensitive to their needs. How can thoughtful lighting design reduce dependence on drugs, help lessen the effects of senility, and even lower cancer risks? Come and arm yourself with the latest research on lighting design for aging bodies and minds.

f 06 addressing Dimmable Controls

8:30am–9:30am Andrew Parker This presentation will focus on the importance of energy management through lighting controls,

f 12 Daylighting Integration

11:45am–12:45am Gerry Cornwell This session will present a brief history on the

For more information on seminars, please visit www.iidexneocon.com/2009/index.php/seminars/

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MADE, the Toronto-based design product company led by Shaun Moore and Julie Nicholson, showcased 70 new works from artists, architects, industrial designers and craftspeople this past February in the second annual Radiant Dark exhibition. Intriguingly subtitled Elegant Corruptions, the exhibition hints tantalizingly at the dark side, and the invited designers created moody, ambient lighting in response to Moore and Nich olson’s theme.

Radiant Dark typically features more than just lighting; the exhibitions encompass furniture, textiles, ceramic, glass and metal work as well.

However, MADE’s debut this September at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada will showcase just a fraction of select lighting pieces from the more vastly expansive Radiant Dark exhibition held earlier this year. One of these pieces is Cali Balles and Don Maclennan’s Grey Shadows, an utterly sublime pendant light fixture crafted out of sandblasted, mouth-blown glass. These glass forms are initially created as perfect ovoids which are subjected to a prolonged heating process—the first step in corrupting their form—and they begin to collapse on themselves. Decay continues as air is drawn out, and organic folds and wrink les begin to appear. The end result is that these smoky amorphous shapes become beautifully evocative suspended forms that subtly illuminate a room; they captivate with their presence.

The work of industrial designer Tamara Rush low makes an appearance again this year, this time in the form of the Flute chandelier. Here, pale porcelain shards are staggered at varying heights, dangling around a central light source.

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porcelain conveys a quality of tactility; the entire piece reads as an illuminated sculpture, where the light is broken, redirected and scattered.

Multidisciplinary designer and artist Barr Gilmore offers a cheeky response to Elegant Corruptions with Shinny. A tribute to a bygone era and our country’s national obsession with hockey, Shinny is a columnar floor lamp comprised of old-fashioned handcrafted wooden hockey sticks—itself a comment on newer construction technologies involving fibreglass, aluminum, carbon fibre and other composites.

There is an element of the Duchampian “readymade” found-object sculpture here; 10 to 12 ash hockey sticks are arrayed vertically around an illuminated shaft, which glows like the ice upon which the game is played.

As we live in an age guided by sustainable design considerations, Propellor Design have produced a novel lighting solution called Dram, a contemporary chandelier comprised of 120 disused retro drinking glasses and tumblers in a variety of shades. These drinking vessels from another time are inverted and suspended, their various colours and forms blurring together in a hazy glow. Two other examples of Propellor’s lighting designs featured on the previous page include Meridian and Calvino, spherical and rectilinear geometries that are articulated, in this instance, in wood rather than glass.

The nature of the work included in Radiant Dark appears to be evolving into a cross-discipli nary exercise; it is becoming more about the experiential installation and less about the finished object of display. Illustrative of this shift is an installation bearing the name Tips and Trade Offs by Orest Tataryn, which features a mixed bag of ingredients—Pyrex tubing, neon tubes and glass frits. In working with other artists, designers and architects, Tataryn often expresses the various technologies of lighting—in particular, neon tube-type illumination, fibre optics and LED. As a series of curated exhibitions and as a means to present some of the multifaceted yet often obscured aspects of contemporary Canadian design, Radiant Dark continues to be a success. Moore and Nicholson are in the midst of planning the third installment, which takes place in February 2010. And as in previous years, the show will introduce a fresh theme to stimulate new works and to demonstrate that the world of Canadian design is not static, but rather a living, evolving entity that invites viewers to engage with work that is representative of a thoughtful, independent design process.

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For more information on MADE and Radiant Dark, please visit www.madedesign.ca.

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Combining all the colours in the visible light spectrum in equal proportions will give you white light. But to American artist Stephen Knapp, it is the process of separating out the colours in white light that has given him the greatest reward in his long career as a visual art ist. Inspired by the qualities of light, colour and space, Knapp’s “lightpaintings” sit at the inter section of painting, sculpture and architecture.

No stranger to Canada, Knapp has spent a large part of his life vacationing in Nova Scotia.

His artistic career was partially triggered by an other aspect of Canadiana—as a kid, he was first introduced to design by reading the back pages of The Star Weekly (published by The Toronto Star

until 1975). Knapp gleefully remembers discovering modular furniture design, modern art and contemporary residential design in this once-popular weekly lifestyle magazine.

Before embarking on his lightpainting career, Knapp experimented with etched metal, ceramic and slate to construct murals that would use light as a catalyst to bring a greater perception of depth to his compositions. He eventually ex plored the use of coloured glass as a way to manipulate and capture light. The properties of glass never ceased to fascinate him; he de veloped a method of separating white light into pure colours with the aid of dichromatic glass pieces and 75-watt lightbulbs. Breaking down

white light and creating large, variegated and illuminated surfaces of light, darkness and shadow is what he refers to as lightpainting.

When combined with the use of stainless steel and its reflective properties, the separated bands of coloured light can be further controlled and guided across a given surface.

Another aspect to Knapp’s installations is his fascination with the edges of the coloured bands, as well as the subtle characteristics of shadows that contain traces of coloured light, a condition he ascribes to the underpainting of his lightpaintings. This underpainting gives his work greater dimension, one that is surprisingly complex.

For this year’s IIDEX/NeoCon show in Toron to, Knapp has created a 12’ x 24’ piece entitled Castled Void. The installation will include his sig nature multi-coloured aesthetic but it will also explore the idea of depth and shadow on a larger scale. With this piece, viewers will be able to experience the complexity of his lightpainting from a distance, and Knapp hopes to install a floating ceiling and two sidewalls to shield the installation from extraneous light sources.

Situated just outside of Boston in Worcester, Knapp’s studio practice started off small with just his wife and son at his side. Today, he con tinues to operate the studio with his wife and two full-time assistants who help grind and polish glass for his various installations. The growth of his artistic practice continues; he expects that his 5,000-square-foot studio will double in size next year. Knapp’s work can be found in private collections and galleries around the world. Re cently, he installed a large piece on a cruise ship and will be working on a large multi-surface light installation in Naples, Florida later this fall.

Clearly, his enduring popularity in cities across the globe is evidence of Knapp’s success in working with the ethereal qualities of light.

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