Be Entertained by Lighting Design

After Corona, we want to be entertained and have fun more than ever. The last projects play especially with this component: integrated lighting design that responds to different moments, that can change, that lets us dream a little. In the technological field, already at the last Light + Building, connectivity was a big theme, which has been developed since then — a very interesting topic.

I am very curious about the development of connectivity. There will certainly be very interesting news!

We are just opening the Hard Rock Hotel in Marbella and a very great restaurant in Barcelona called Jacqueline. At the Hard Rock Hotel in Marbella, we are involved in the renovation of the noble building. A very ambitious project, which has been developed and built in nine months — madness... The project itself has exactly the components we were talking about: playful, changeable, dreamy. Jacqueline is a very sophisticated restaurant, lounge and night club that has been solved in a very elegant way. Contrast and surprise prevail here above all. 

As I said, connectivity is definitely a very interesting topic. I am looking forward to exploring this at Light + Building. Bluetooth technology is used more and more to connect all electronic parts.

Indeed, a very big topic, about which one can say a lot and which, in general, up to now has primarily had watts per square meter in mind. To put it briefly, our motto is: use the light you need at the moment — no more and no less. That means working with technology that you can integrate. It should know that you are there and what you are doing. As an example, you walk into a room, you walk through, you work in. Those are three different conditions that need different lighting scenarios in the course of the day. Control systems, photocells, motion sensors are a big part of our projects.

Unfortunately, I have never been involved in a project in Germany, though hopefully that will change. I would love to work in Germany! Compared to New York, where I worked for almost ten years, Spain has not really integrated lighting design until now. There are still far too many prominent projects being handled by manufacturers or commercial agencies. In terms of lighting, many hospitality projects in New York are solved with less light and with lower illuminance levels. 

It depends on the project. But in general we very much like to take the decorative Spanish luminaires that combine a fantastic design with good technology. Technical lights have several manufacturers. English, German, Italian and Spanish manufacturers appear more often in our projects. 

The theme is "needed light at the needed time" and we will explore the technology that makes this possible: bluetooth, dimmers, control systems.

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