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[books] We pick four of the best lighting design books of 2016 to put on your Christmas present list.
Professional Lighting Lexicon by Sophie Caclin Light Zoom Lumiere €16.00 ISBN: 978-2-36925-016-6
SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities edited by Davina Jackson Thames and Hudson £32.00 ISBN: 978-0500343043
Licht Kunst Licht 4 - Lighting Design for Architecture by Andreas Schulz avedition €78.00 ISBN: 978-3-89986-249-2
See The Light by Svante Pettersson Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing €42.00 ISBN: 978-91-87543-24-1
Light related words are not easy to translate in French and also when it comes to the English language from French terms. So just how do you talk about lighting in English and French? Lighting design, lighting technology, architecture, town-planning, design, production, marketing, sales and the environment are all tackled in this lexicon of lighting language. At 160 pages and 1,400 words about light and projects, the lexicon lists all of the words and expressions, in French and English, used by professionals. The lighting project is reviewed: lights, materials used, systems and components, implementation and management of installations. From permanent to event, an overview of all types of lighting is provided. The book is targeted at architects, lighting designers, manufacturers, installers, laboratories and universities, public and private contracting authorities. This two-in-one practical guide is intended for all English and French speaking professionals throughout the world. www.lightzoomlumiere.fr
SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities, edited by Davina Jackson, is the world’s first comprehensive monograph surveying recent milestones and triumphs using digital systems for lighting urban environments. The book’s three main pictorial sections focus on projects that use light to animate architecture and media screens, new forms of lighting in industrial zones and public areas, and interactive installations in urban spaces. Its 272 pages include more than 400 images of post-2008 examples of energy-effective light installations – illuminated buildings, bridges, streets, parks, plazas, media walls, public interiors, water systems and gallery spaces, including interactions and augmented reality games using mobile devices. The images and editorial texts are punctuated by guest essays from leading European scholars and light art designers, including Professor Peter Weibel (founderdirector of the ZKM Media Arts Center), Professor Mary-Anne Kyriakou (founder of the first three Smart Light festivals), Dr Vesna Petresin (multimedia artist), Dr Thomas Schielke (curator and writer), and Professor Peter Droege (Chair of the World Renewable Energy Council). www.superlux.org
Since 2005 the lighting design practice Licht Kunst Licht has published its realised projects in the form of work reports. In time for its 25th anniversary the multiple laureate of design awards has published its fourth volume Licht Kunst Licht 4 – Lighting Design for Architecture – a particular milestone in the office’s history. Simultaneously founded in Bonn and Berlin by Andreas Schulz in 1991, Licht Kunst Licht has grown into a 26-headed team of lighting designers, architects, designers and electrical engineers. Licht Kunst Licht 4 represents an impressively extensive compendium of 324 pages. It documents the immense quality and lighting competence of the designs and simultaneously shows the great consequence with which Licht Kunst Licht pursues its design approach. “With our lighting designs we unconditionally put ourselves at the service of the architecture and the architect’s design intent,” Andreas Schulz explains the office’s work premise. A respectful and analytical regard for architectural planning or the existing built environment is a sound foundation for aesthetically, functionally and technically ambitious lighting concepts. www.lichtkunstlicht.com
“In order to create lighting, that people really appreciate as human beings, I believe in starting to understand your own visual background with its natural light and lighting culture. Get to know your own sight sense and its reactions in different situations and the emotions they cause to you. Only then can you start to understand how other people react in various rooms and what type of light they prefer.” - Svante Pettersson See the Light is an inspirational book about Nordic light and light design. Generous image material makes lighting easy to understand, and even complex concepts like visual perception and light factors become lively and engaging. This book illustrates everything from spectacular outdoor lighting to original interior solutions, as well as comparative images that teach us to see the difference between various lighting designs. Author Svante Pettersson, a lighting designer highly acclaimed both in his native Sweden and internationally, writes personally about his philosophy of lighting, addressing everyone from architects to students and DIY enthusiasts. www.svantepettersson.com