August 2010
A new, ‘Lighting in Design', pavilion will be launched at Gallagher Convention Centre as part of Decorex Joburg from 5 - 9 August. It is the first time in South Africa that architects, lighting designers, consulting engineers and interior designers will be able to see such a diverse range of lighting products and services at a single venue and I urge you all to attend. The show runs over five days and includes a weekend and the public holiday on Monday 9 August, giving everyone a chance to get there, even those of you who are too busy to take time off work. Running alongside the exhibition on day one, a seminar, Conversations on Architecture, will give delegates the opportunity to hear Keith Bradshaw, Paul Pamboukian, Anthony Tischhauser and Peter Rich speak on the subject of Light+Architecture. If you have not already reserved your place, log onto the Decorex site and book your ticket - it is an event that will be worth attending.
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Regular FeaturesEDspace - The Editor Reflects Brian Rowell's column PEPtalk - People, Events & Products Branding with colour The architects of Cape Town's Crystal Towers Hotel and Spa wanted to draw attention to certain of the hotel's architectural features and create focal points of interest for the guests. They approached a local LED lighting company to fulfil this task and to create an external lighting façade that establishes the identity of the hotel. Lighting the way ahead In this article we take a look at the lighting on the platforms of our newly launched Gautrain system. Voltex Lighting was tasked with providing the luminaires for the overhead cable management system and selected the elegant Illumina 626 BS from Beghelli. The result is lighting that is aesthetically pleasing, efficient and effective. Raising the level to first class status The SAA first and business class lounges at Oliver Tambo International have been revamped and Light Kinetics was appointed to design the lighting. Russ Gittleson of this company tells us how they created the right ambience and light levels for these exclusive venues within a limited power and lighting budget. The colour rendering debate Manufacturers of LEDs and luminaires incorporating LEDs have been calling for a way to refine how colour quality is defined. Jeff Robbins of the Lighting Design Lab takes a look at how new light sources affect existing colour metrics.
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