Thorlux SkyCare

Thorlux cuts waste in luminaire design

Thorlux Lighting has designed and engineered its latest luminaire in a bid to keep waste to a minimum. During the development of the SkyCore range, Thorlux engineers were tasked with dramatically reducing waste during manufacture. Through careful selection of steel sheet size and optimising the...

bioluminescence sea

French start-up set to commercialise bioluminescence

A French company is planning to commercialise bioluminescence as an alternative to artificial light. Glowee focuses on producing versions of urban furniture which currently include some sort of artificial lighting technology – such as signage and ambient lighting – that instead incorporate an appropriately sized and...

City of London lighting ban

City of London signs up to light pollution pledge

The City of London Corporation has thrown its weight behind the battle against light pollution by becoming a signatory of the Lighting Urban Community International (LUCI) pledge. As the governing body responsible for the Square Mile, this step solidifies the corporation's determination to wield its planning...

Lightly Butterfly

Meet the luminaire made of wood, wool and hemp

An innovative luminaire made from  wood, wool and hemp is ‘challenging traditional luminaire design’ by omitting diffusers. Instead, US firm Lightly uses two light sources aimed at an arch finished in highly reflective eco-friendly paint to deliver a low-glare glowing illumination without needing plastic diffusers. It...

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