June 2015 - AWA Lighting Designers

AWA Projects Featured in “Bright 2” published by the Frame Group, Netherlands

Dear Friends: We are pleased to share that AWA was featured in Bright 2, a recent publication on architectural illumination and light installations. This publication by the Frame Group, Netherlands, showcases the work of forty-four design studios around the world. AWA is one out of four design stud..

The world’s smallest projection mapping on a Grain of Rice

Projection-mapped a single grain of rice A tiny light play 5 mm high At this year's Salone del Milano, creative studio Drill Tokyo projection-mapped a single grain of rice. According to the creators, it's the "the world’s smallest projection mapping" achievement to-date, a tiny light pl..

Lighting Zeitgeist- Culture, Light Levels and Economics- Part 3 of many

Over time, we have often seen a shift in requirements within a culture or people. In the United States in the 50’s and 60’s, the popular adage was “more light, better sight.” When the OPEC energy crisis occurred in 1973, it required a serious re-examination of light levels and prompted many ..

Lighting Zeitgeist: Culture, Climate and Materials (Part 2 of many)

Culture, climate and materiality form the three pillars of light that are the bedrock for our critique of the lighting zeitgeist. Climate and materiality are two great concerns within lighting, but while they possess enormous influence, they do have clearly defined boundaries. The broader a defin..

Light and Culture: Our Zeitgiest (Part 1 of many)

Over the past many years, the good people at the AWA studios internationally have contributed to research on how their lighting solutions for architectural environments can be more responsive to their culture and local conditions- a tough task, as it is tempting to just say "screw it" and follow..

OUT OF DARKNESS!

"It is necessary to return to the point where the interplay of light and dark Reveals forms, and in this way to bring richness back into architectural space. Yet, the richness and depth of darkness has disappeared from our consciousness, and the subtle nuances that light and darkness engender, the..

AWA Featured in Bright 2

Dear Friends: We are pleased to share that AWA was featured in Bright 2, a recent publication on architectural illumination and light installations. This publication by the Frame Group, Netherlands, showcases the work of forty-four design studios around the world. AWA is one out of four design stud..