L A M P winners announced for third annual international lighting design competition

Have you ever wondered who the future lighting designers are? Today, thanks to the third annual L A M P international lighting design competition in Vancouver, you will get a glimpse at who it will be, as the best in established, emerging and student designers from around the globe are celebrated in an event that runs from Nov. 12-15.

L A M P aims to introduce a broader audience to lighting design while promoting and connecting emerging talent to new markets. This year’s top three first place winners in each category are:

• Established – ‘Gweilo’ by Alex Josephson, Toronto
• Emerging – ‘Eclipse’ by Annie Tung, Toronto
• Student – ‘Diverge’ by Christina Wilkinson & Danna Lei Toronto

Opening night runs from 6 p.m. to midnight at Jan Kath Studio, 505 Railway Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6A 1A7, and tickets must be purchased in advance through www.welovelamp.ca. The exhibit will be open by donation from November 13-15.

This year’s exhibit will feature 20 original jury-selected lighting entries, including this year’s lighting winners.  L A M P will also present ‘Sound Clouds’, an art installation by Vancouver designer and featured guest Alex Beim from Tangible Interactions.

L A M P received 90 submissions worldwide, from 48 cities and 21 countries. This year’s judges made their decisions based on a set evaluation ranging from aesthetics, marketability, innovation, and unique interpretation of this year’s theme: Crystallize. The judges included: Tom Dixon, Michael Anastassiades, Nancy Bendtsen (Inform Interiors), Omer Arbel (Bocci Design), John Patkau (Patkau Architects), Falken Reynolds (Chad Falkenberg, Kelly Reynolds), and the team from ANDLIGHT (Lukas Peet, Caine Heintzman and Matt Davis).