At the Lighting Fixture Design conference in London yesterday, lighting designer Rogier van der Heide spoke out about how companies should be embracing new technologies in lighting.
The designer, who previously worked for Philips, said:
[The value of LED] is not that it does lighting more efficiently, the real value is that it’s a digital semi-conductor. With ambient intelligence we can steer away from making a commodity towards creating new forms of interacting that are more valuable. The lamp is not just a lamp anymore. A fixture is not just a fixture. Ambient design lets you attach services to your hardware offering. [Using new technology for lighting] you enter a completely new value space, and you can create new paradigms of interaction that are very valuable, It’s not always known what we need, there are a lot of unknown needs that we will create lighting solutions for. The big companies that collect big data are in a good position to create ambient intelligent products. So you might want to consider teaming up with one of them.
Related Posts:
Glasgow Arena gets a MakeoverThe SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow has been given a makeover. According to Pollstar, the arena is the fourth most popular venue...
Osram Gives Tips on how to Improve Lighting in HotelsOsram have brought to light that many hotel complaints have specifically addressed lighting. Osram found that in the majority of over 350,000...
Watt Are The Odds On That?Watford is the most energy conscious area in England when it comes to buying LED energy saving light bulbs. According to independent research by Lightbulbs Direct, over 75% of lightbulb purchases in Watford over the last 12 months, have been of the LED variety.
Can an LED cure paralysis?A group of Scientists at Kings College University in London, recently conducted a study which involved taking stem cells from mice with...