Awards

Dal Beat, designed by Sejung Oh, an industrial design major at Pratt Institute was awarded the grand prize at the Illuminating Engineering Society’s New York City Section’s (IESNYC) 12th annual student lighting design competition held on February 29, 2012. In essence, the winning project–constructed of acrylic, an LED strip, and MDF–is a drum filled with [...]

Solatube International Inc., a manufacturer of tubular daylighting devices, recently announced the winners of the 2011 Solatube ICE Awards for Inspired and Creative Excellence in the use of Solatube products in daylighting design. The international contest recognizes residential, commercial and student work in locations ranging from homes and manufacturing facilities, to schools and retail stores. [...]

At this year’s LIGHTFAIR, the LFI Innovation Awards will be presented Wednesday, May 9 from 8:30am – 10:00am (breakfast at 8:00am), just before the opening of the LFI exhibit hall at 10:00am, in Room N109 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The cost is $55 in advance / $65 after April 12, 2012. The Awards [...]

The Illuminating Engineering Society is now accepting project submittals for the 2012 Illumination Awards. The deadline is February 13, 2012. Check it out here.

Project submittals for the 2011 calendar year are being accepted now through 11:59 PM (Eastern Time) on January 9, 2012. UPDATE: GE has just announced a deadline extension to 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME on January 17, 2012. New this year: Entries will be accepted ONLY ONLINE via the GE Edison Award Entry Submittal Website. Also [...]

Lighting Science Group recently announced that its World Bulb—an omnidirectional 60W equivalent A19 LED replacement lamp—has been selected as a 2012 International CES Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree. The Consumer Electronics Association’s International CES Innovations Awards recognize outstanding design and engineering advancements across 32 consumer electronics product groupings—Lighting Science Group’s product was [...]

The deadline for “Intents to Submit” for the 2012 Next Generation Luminaires Indoor Design Competition has been extended. Written Intents to Submit are now due by January 13, 2012, and must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org.

GE Lighting has announced a call for entries for its 29th annual GE Edison Award competition, recognizing excellence and quality in professional lighting designs that employ the significant use of GE light sources (lamps and/or LEDs). The competition is open to professional designers, architects, engineers and consultants for projects completed during the 2011 calendar year. [...]

The 2012 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched! Written Intents to Submit are due by December 16, 2011, and must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org. (Due to growing interest and participation, Next Generation Luminaires has been expanded to include separate indoor and outdoor competitions for 2012.) Final submission forms are [...]