Lighting in Design February-March 2018

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An award-winning African workspace The combination of natural and electric lighting plays a significant role in the aesthetic and functional environment of RCL Foods’ new head office building in Westside Office Park in Durban. Eye-catching space for Cradle of Humankind Regent Lighting Solutions worked with GREENInc to create a thought-provoking picnic and event space at the official visitor centre of Maropeng’s Cradle of Humankind. Hong Kong International Lighting Fair: a decade of trade The Spring Edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair takes place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 6 – 9 April.To celebrate its10 th anniversary, the Fair has introduced a number of new lighting zones. Designed to maximise natural light From a lighting perspective, the directive to Architects of Justice for the design of Caldas Engineering’s new office building in Activia Park, Germiston, was to make maximum use of natural light to reduce the consumption of electricity. Lighting for function and funk Light.Func is a boutique lighting design studio with branches in Dar es Salaam and Dubai. Gregg Cocking spoke to founder Sakina Dugawalla about the role of a lighting designer in Africa. Office lighting stimulates energy levels Philips Lighting has taken its knowledge of how lighting benefits people physiologically, and applied it to the office space of innogy, a Czechoslovakian energy company. Wertschätzung – value in lighting Wertschätzung implies value of quality in achieving an aesthetic versus financial value. This article by Anthony Tischhauser is based on a discussion between a visiting light designer from Germany and members of Pamboukian lightdesign.

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