LIGHT Issue 4

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ONE CAN’T QUITE IMAGINE HOW “It’s modelled on the shape of a paintbrush,” the latest technology, Spazio partnered with
DARK IT MUST HAVE BEEN in the continues Paolo Guzzini, Vice President of the Arthur Fonseca, head of automation at Province
refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle FIMAG group and Managing Director of iGuzzini Lighting, to self-regulate iGuzzini’s luminaires.
Grazie in Milan in 1495 when Leonardo da Vinci Middle East, describing the lighting system The lights adapt according to the time of day
began to paint his famous mural depicting the called Palco.“It almost seems to paint rather than and how much natural light enters the atrium.
moment when Jesus announces that one of project light.”
his 12 disciples will betray him, The Last Supper. COMBINING ITS PASSION FOR
Illuminated with candles and lanterns, Leonardo Cultural heritage – artworks, architecture or DESIGN AND INNOVATION, iGuzzini is
wanted to apply the luminous light effects that landscape – is at the core of iGuzzini’s vision. pushing the industry forward with the spaces it’s
Flemish painters were beginning to import “Light is Back is a social innovation project that illuminating around the world.“We want to be
into Italy to mural painting. Instead of using iGuzzini has undertaken to enhance various recognised as an international group focusing
traditional fresco techniques, where the paint cultural heritage sites in order to return man’s on research and innovation, aiming to enable
is applied quickly while the plaster is still wet the development of intelligent indoor and
(meaning a fresco cannot be modified as the THE MASTERY OF LIGHT IS outdoor lighting systems that can improve the
artist works), Da Vinci decided to experiment SET TO SHAPE OUR WORLD environment and the quality of people’s lives,”
with a new method that would allow him to IN A WAY DA VINCI COULD Paolo affirms.“Our work promotes the wellbeing
continue perfecting the details of the painting of people, society and the environment.”
long after the plaster had dried. He sealed the NEVER HAVE IMAGINED.
stone wall with a double layer of dried plaster In a public library in Italy, the team developed
and then added an undercoat of white lead immortal masterpieces to their full splendour,” a reading-optimised light that looks like an
before painting with oil and tempera. This explains Paolo. Russia’s famous Cathedral of the origami swan. Drop-pendant lights hang
ill-fated experiment would lead to the rapid Resurrection in St Petersburg, the 16th century like beads of silver. In Tenerife, iGuzzini has
deterioration of the painting even within Mostar Bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina dramatised the natural rock walls of a five-star
Leonardo’s lifetime. and Florence Cathedral in Italy have all been hotel by bathing the boulders in colourful hues,
evocatively lit by iGuzzini. transforming nature into high art.
Since then, the mural has survived vandalism,
a door being knock into it in the seventeenth iGuzzini was established in 1959 and is now On the cutting edge of innovation and
century, several attempted restorations that did represented on five continents.“One of iGuzzini’s regulars at international lighting and design
more harm than good, and the bombing of the strategic strong points is design, intended as the fairs, Paolo identifies two key lighting trends:
convent, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, application of innovative research technologies intelligent light and tunable white technology
during the Second World War. and the study of new material and solutions. It to adapt artificial light to the natural light cycle.
has been the company’s driving force since its “Light has become part of a broader system
FAST FORWARD SIX CENTURIES and inception,”says Paolo. The company collaborates where objects are networked to communicate
Italian lighting company iGuzzini donated an with architects, designers and engineers to with each other and the surrounding
LED lighting system to assist with preserving create highly innovative solutions. environment, and are capable of self-learning
and showcasing one of history’s most influential and reacting,”says Paolo.
works of art in the best possible light. Closer to home, Spazio was consulted on
how to light the impressive honeycomb atrium “Our tunable white lighting systems allow for
With the help of art historians, architects of the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town and, as a local easy adjustment to create dynamic scenarios
and museum curators, the iGuzzini team supplier of iGuzzini, chose the Italian product to that change the perception of space. We have
developed the new lighting scheme that light the 30m high cathedral-like space. Using developed 10 years of biodynamic light research
has simultaneously made the colours and into systems that can be implemented in every
contrasts richer and reduced energy use and situation, from workplaces to retail shops,
excess heat in the building.“It was like painting museums and residential spaces. Variation
with light,”Piergiovanni Ceregioli, director of creates wellbeing.”
iGuzzini’s research centre, has been quoted
as saying of the micro adjustments the team This mastery of light is set to shape our
made to ensure the painting was evenly washed world in a way neither Leonardo da Vinci
in light. nor the team that completed a 20-plus-year
restoration of The Last Supper in 1999 could ever
have imagined. ●

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Opening spread: Frescoes by Giotto in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy, are now illuminated with a system of iGuzzini smart lighting.
Right: The Last Supper in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent in Milan, Italy.

Below right: The iconic atrium of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town is lit with self-regulating iGuzzini luminaires.

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●●● IMAGES WIANÉLLE BRIERS, LORENZO PALIZZOLO, JESÚS GRANADA, ADVERTAGE LAB, ANTONY CROLLA, CRISTIAN FATTINNANZI

A residential redevelopment
in Palma Campania near
Naples, Italy.
Above: The award-winning Issey
Miyake flagship store in London.

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iGuzzini iRound lighting was used
in the Palacrociere cruise terminal in
Savona, Italy.
Below: The Pink Lounge in the Jorge
Rando Museum in Málaga, Spain.

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NIGHT LIGHTS

There is such a thing as too much light. Lighting designer and specialist and director
at Pamboukian Light Design Paul Pamboukian talks light pollution and shares his practical advice

on how to light your outdoor spaces smartly

Back in 1994, I – came together to discuss the repercussions We are simply not wired to process high
came across an of artificial lighting for the environment levels of light at night. Increased lighting
article in the and health. is being seen to have a negative effect on
American periodical wildlife breeding patterns and the pollination
Lighting Dimensions The physiologies of all forms of life have habits of insects. Over and above the
titled “Driving Back the been moulded over millennia to respond effect that excessive night light has on our
Night”. In it, the author to and synchronise with the natural cycles physiologies, we are also losing our visual
spoke triumphantly of new trends in external of day and night, and the relatively recent connection with the night skies, an important
public and entertainment lighting that introduction of electric lighting has turned aspect of our night experience that we need
were extending the hours of work and play this all around. The BBC reported that between to rigorously conserve. Many city dwellers are
for people living in cities, driving back the 2012 and 2016, the planet’s artificially lit barely aware of the starry sky above them.
darkness – the victory of light over night! outdoor area grew by more than 2% per year
Cut to 2017, 23 years later, to the first and that the loss of night in many countries So having said all of this, how can we
European Dark Sky Places Conference held in has resulted in ”negative consequences for better manage the lighting of our exterior
Scotland. The world’s top dark sky experts – flora, fauna and human wellbeing”. Scientists spaces so as to minimise the impact on the
physicists, astronomers and medical scientists are linking this increased illumination to sleep environment and our health? Here’s my guide
and metabolic disorders and illnesses. to planning your lighting...

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Lighting trees or large shrubs around the perimeter gives visual
dimension, but choose fittings that will produce as little upward

light spill or glare as possible.

LIGHT WHERE YOU NEED IT – sculptures, textured walls, low-level lighting Avoid lighting straight up into the sky: a tree
When attempting to light a garden or courtyard, under copings and benches, feature trees and with a large evergreen leafy canopy, for example,
you need a plan in order to articulate and plants, water features; and area lighting – will contain the upward focus of a spike light.
layer light within the space so that the final low-level skim lights across lawned areas, low- You don’t have to uplight everything either
result will read cohesively and that you can level planters, ponds and pool decks – moonlighting is the evocative technique
create a hierarchy of lit objects and areas. Think of suspending a spotlight high in a tree and
dimension, foreground and background. IT'S ALL IN THE FIT(TINGS) lighting downwards, which creates shadows on
When it comes to choosing fittings, opt for the ground, much like moonlight.
The first step is to avoid adding light for products that will produce as little glare and
the sake of it. Before embarking on a design, upward spill as possible. Bollards should be low COLOURING & INTENSITY
try to get a practical idea of what the various glare with little or no light shining upwards. Colour temperatures that exceed 4 000K
luminaires of different wattages and beam Spotlights come in different beam angles. (neutral or cool white) are known to have a
angles actually do. It’ s worth trying to get Think about the application and select a beam disruptive effect on our circadian cycles. Blue
hold of a few samples and venturing out condition that will not light up more than the light (cool white) is a melatonin blocker and
into the garden with a long extension cable. intended object. Access paths can be lit with melatonin is crucial for stimulating healthy sleep
Try lighting trees or walls. Experiment with bollards, footlights, wall lights or through the patterns. Instead, think of the comforting effect
different positions and get an idea of the effect low-level ambient lighting directed at features of candle light (3 000K and below). Be aware
of the light. This exercise will give you a good such as sculptures, fountains or under benches. that the brightest fitting will set the brightness
idea of how low wattage light sources make benchmark for the rest of the lighting. The
a surprisingly significant statement, even on a TREE & LANDSCAPE LIGHTING eye has the ability to adjust to low light levels,
large tree, for example. Taking photos is useful Think in terms of creating compositions of light so rather start with low brightness fittings
for reference. from groups of trees or shrubs rather than simply and keep the light intensities relative to each
lighting every tree or feature. Lighting trees or other. This will not only benefit your health
Now draw the area to scale, or as close as large shrubs around the perimeter of the garden and the environment, but also your electricity
possible, marking up the trees and objects creates visual dimension. Use background and consumption. Installing sensors will also save
that you want to highlight. This will formalise foreground techniques to silhouette one tree power and reduce light pollution.
the process so that you can keep account of against another or silhouette a tree against a lit
the number of luminaires, cable lengths, costs wall. Light low-level plants with softlight bollards Finally, when in doubt, cast your mind to a
and so on. Here are a few lighting applications to enhance the foreground. campfire for inspiration, illuminated with only
to consider: task lighting – walkways, braai the fire, lamplight and the wide open night sky.
areas, dining or seating areas; accent lighting

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What happens when the lights go out? This is
what you need to know about warranties

The introduction of LED lighting into the market
in recent years has completely revolutionised the
industry. Economical and energy saving, LEDs are an
obvious choice when purchasing lighting. However,
LED light fittings often have integrated LED chips
that don’t allow for replacement of the light source.

For this reason, the estimated lifespan of the
luminaire and its warranty are key decision-making
factors when buying LED lighting. As a result, who

you’re buying them from becomes all the more
important and quality comes into question.
Start-up companies have a bad reputation for

misleading customers and making them believe
that the warranties offered will be upheld, yet there’s

actually no guarantee that the company will exist
in a year or two. The reality is that many of these
start-ups don’t take into account all of the additional
procedures, safety regulations and compliance
testing and certification that each product needs to
meet, as per the National Regulator for Compulsory
Specifications (NRCS) of South Africa, before being
offered for sale, not to mention the extra costs
involved when importing light fittings. Buying
lights from an established, reputable company
means you can be assured that the warranty you
receive – and the life of your investment – will
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