Lighting in Design Q3 2018

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Newport Lighting celebrates 10 years

This month Newport Lighting is celebrating a de- cade in the local lighting sector. We have a quick chat with founder and owner Guy Harris about the company’s 10-year journey. How did Newport Lighting come about? A change in employment circumstances neces- sitated becoming self-employed. My clients and suppliers drove it further.They believed it was time, so I started my own company. Howhas Newport evolved over the last 10 years? From being a purely consulting and supply business we have evolved into a multi-faceted lighting con- sultancy, specifier and retailer. The biggest change was opening the shop in Bree Street. What are the standout moments from the past decade? Opening the store on Bree Street was a big one. Having our Sydney Max floor lamp, one of my own designs, on the cover of a major international décor magazine was also a thrill. Who is your favourite lighting designer? Ingo Maurer. A consummate artist and visionary with a wicked sense of humour. How did your fascination with lighting come about? My career in design started in a showroom environ- ment and I found I enjoyed dealing with people and assisting themwith their décor and design choices. When I was offered the position at a lighting retailer

it was an extension of what I was already doing but with a different medium. My training in interior design and architecture came in handy. Day-to-day interaction with my staff and clients feeds my pas- sion for people and design. What, in your mind, makes a great piece of lighting design? Many factors come into play such as, clarity of ex- ecution, creative use of materials, quality of manu- facture and, ‘does it do what it’s supposed to?’ Any future plans? We are releasing our popular 369 series with new shades in a selection of Skinny laMinx fabrics. We’re also thrilled about the arrival of new brands Linear Light and tossB to our showroom. www.newport.co.za

New Product Catalogue 2018/2019 from RLS

Having recently developed its new interactive website, the company have taken this step toward reducing its 580 page catalogue to 120 pages, largely due to the ease of accessibility of online content. The new catalogue will be distributed to all customers from the beginning of September. A PDF version of the new product catalogue will be made available on the website for clients, and will be sent via email on request. Detailed product specifications, installation instructions and application-based information on the vast product range are readily available on the RLS website. www.regentlight.co.za

Regent Lighting Solutions (RLS) are excited to launch its new summarised Product Catalogue. Within this new product catalogue you will find a revised new look incorporating large product thumbnails with highlighted product specifications for ease of browsing. The new catalogue has an increased variety of in-context product imagery for improved application-based identification.

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