EXHIBITION FEATURE AND BOOK LAUNCH

Stand O80, 100% Futures
100% Design, Earl’s Court, London
18-21 September 2008

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Lighten Up is an illuminating exploration of 64 switched-on domestic lighting solutions from the UK. The quest for sustainability is driving the evolution of new technologies, aesthetics, materials and interactions. Shedding light on the stories behind the products, Lighten Up offers insight and inspiration for the next generation of lighting.

Lighten Up launched at 100% Design, 18-21 September 2008, Earls Court, London.

The LIGHTEN UP exhibitors are:

Alanna Cochrane  Lamppot
Alexander Harris  Libby
Alison Edwards  Pixelate 
Andreas Nydahl  Sinus
Andrew Lang Product Design  Frame
Anglepoise  Original Anglepoise Rewire Kit
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Non Standard Lamp
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Ateliero  EcoPETlite
Baobab Tree  Ferns
Blue Marmalade  Bud
BlueGreen&Co  The Apprentice Lamp 
Charlie Davidson Studio  Hasta la Pasta
Cohda  Geo Standing Lamp
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David Gardener  Pulp Lamp
David Stovell Design  Shingle Lamp 
Demelza Hill  Chandelier
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DIY Kyoto  wattson 01 
Draigo  Gloworm
Ed Horsford  Radiance
Firewinder Company  Firewinder
Giles Miller  Flute Pendant
Higher Market Studio  Jumper Sleeve Lampshade
Hulger  Plumen
Ian Bach  Våka
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Jane Blease Design  Tortoiseshell Loopy Light 
Jericho Hands  The Bakelite Telephone Lamp
John Wischhusen  Spore
Julia Lohmann  Nesting Lamp
Kate Goldsworthy  MultiSheers
Lizzie Lee Lighting  Milk Shade Lamp
Lost and Found  Flags to Riches
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Lula Dot  CAPtivate
Luminair  Eco Desk Lamp
Maria Kafel-Bentkowska  Walkme
MASIF Designs  Tetra Lamp 
Michelle Brand  Cascade Lancashire
Mixko  Coron
Play Design  Coca Lamp
Rachel Hevicon  Poster Lamp
Rawstudio  Circa light
RE:thinkthings  Swarth
Rentaro Nishimura  PACK
Re-silicone  Lagoon
rmkdesignoffice   Lastra
Simon White Design  Buttoned Up
SKK  Flexi-Bulb
Startup Design  Jar Jar
Stella Corrall & Sarah Thirlwell  Table Light
Studiomama  Solid 
Studiomold  Tibia Floor Lamp 
Suck UK  Sun Jar
Susan Bradley  Creep Pendant Shade
Tea Un Kim  See-Through Light    
Tim Edgeler Design   d:light
Tom Raffield  Ash Pendant No.1
Vamped  Hula
WEmake  Beryl and Friends
Yoon Bahk  Drunk

Ranging from new graduates to long established companies, the Lighten Up designers are exploring diverse routes towards sustainable lighting design. The approaches you’ll find here include:

A focus on efficiency: new uses and looks for energy-efficient lighting technology, renewable energy sources, monitoring energy use and motivating behaviour change.

Awareness of material choices: sustainably produced natural resources, local production, reclaimed or recycled materials.

Consideration of the relationship between product and user: adaptability and responsiveness, user as maker, and designs that recall past times.

Long-term thinking: products that last a lifetime, and design with future lifecycles in mind.

So get switched on. You never know, you may even enjoy your very own ‘lightbulb moment’...

Lighten Up follows in the footsteps of Sit Up: Sustainable Seating Stories, which investigated the journeys of sixteen sustainable seats from inspiration and development into production and use, demonstrating a broad range of design approaches all propelled by the belief that design can help create a better world. First exhibited at 100% Design 2007, Sit Up received the Hidden Art Award for Best Appearance During the London Design Festival, and toured to Singapore Design Festival 2007.


"100% Design has been lucky enough to work with [re]design for two years running and our audience response to their work has been consistently positive; always cited as a must see within the event. Designers visit 100% Design to be inspired, and Lighten Up engaged our audience by pushing their boundaries and re-setting minimum levels of acceptability in terms of sustainable lighting design. The feature itself was a delightful example of how to re-use everyday materials and apply them in a novel way in order to wow an educated audience, without over extending on resource foot print. Moreover, visitors were particularly impressed by the quality of work on show, with a curated event consisting of a number of high profile as well as up and coming design talent delivering real joy and enthusiasm to 100% Design 2008."
Peter Massey, Exhibition Director, 100% Design London