Phil Hymes, a veteran lighting director who became a major, if irascible, backstage figure with Saturday Night Live for his strong opinions about stagecraft he liked and comedy he disliked, died July 29 in a Manhattan hospital. He was 96.
The 2019 Pan American Games will open in Lima this Friday 26th July. During the 16 day-event, the city will host more than 400 competitions for 39 sports in 37 competition venues.
A round-up of some of the latest lighting products and designs to be released.
In an age of sustainable or responsible architecture, the rehabilitation of existing buildings is often the ‘greenest’ solution. An example of this approach was the 37 Commerce Crescent renovation project in Kramerville, Johannesburg, undertaken by architecture and interior architecture company Paragon.
A hotel is a temporary home away from home. It conveys a feeling of wellbeing and is characterised by a special air of hospitality. The design of its rooms and their materials, colours and lighting all make a decisive contribution to achieving this effect.
The latest Hager ‘smart’ solutions for automated building control have been supplied by ElectroMechanica (EM) of Cape Town for Swarovski Lighting’s new-build showroom in Green Point. The leading supplier specified high-quality Hager B7 switch frames, which feature a clean design, vega D enclosures featuring a ready-to-mount configuration, and the domovea automation dashboard, which is controllable from a smartphone or tablet, as well as the wall-mounted keypad.
