Light Headed 03 — Who decides how dark the night should be?
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Who decides how dark the night should be? In Episode 03, the four founders of the Virtual Lighting Design Community look back on Lux Futurum in Shenzhen, take on three stories from The Pulse, and hand the last word to the community.
With Ingmar Klaasen (The Integrator), Martin Klaasen (The Strategist), Katia Kolovea (The Communicator) and Amardeep M. Dugar (The Scientist).
LUX FUTURUM 2026
Eight winners in Shenzhen, with Darkness, Designed by Francesco Guastella taking the peer award. Katia's takeaway: question what we already know. Amardeep's: the future of lighting is multidimensional.
STORY 1: DARKNESS IN THE RULES
Chile's lighting standard now covers biodiversity and human health, and Hangzhou's plan to 2035 adds dark sky protection areas. Martin says light design is as much about not putting lights in, Katia asks how we talk to people who already feel unsafe, and Amardeep backs lighting designers to balance it all.
STORY 2: KEEP WHAT WORKS
A study published by Signify, one of our Advanced Supporters, found 37 of 50 circular lighting projects reported lower costs or financing benefits. Katia asks how you sell "keep it" to a client, Amardeep questions the evidence, and Martin argues for quality over quantity.
STORY 3: RARE-EARTH-FREE WHITE LEDS
Seoul Viosys says it is mass-producing a white LED chip with no rare-earth phosphor. Amardeep asks what's really new, while Martin and Katia imagine light that disappears into the architecture.
STAT OF THE DAY
$1.05 million, pledged by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York to the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education.
FROM THE COMMUNITY
Nicolas Houel's poll: what comes first where you live? Plus Damian Torres writes back with a live demo and asks for your critique.
Read every story and join in at members.vld.community, the free global community for everyone who works with light.
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