A Slice of Light: Selections from Fusing Art + Design
A launch to the season of golden slanting sun and naturally tinting leaves, here is a seasonal selection of commentaries voted the best at Light Project studio — a visually warm celebration of the coming cool weather. It’s autumn in New York, The gleaming rooftops at sundown, Oh Autumn in New York, It lifts you [...]
SpectraScape Spring Transforms into Summer 6/21/2011
Public Art at Main Street Garden Park: SPRING Lights Change to SUMMER SpectraScape, the public art installation comprised of video bands of light that scroll across the green glass shelters at Main Street Garden Park will shift from the spring colors – hot pinks and white – to summer soft pink, lavender and yellows – [...]
Islington After Dark (A London LightWalk)
The NightSeeing program’s intention is to open people’s eyes to an existing nighttime milieu, as well as providing an overview of public lighting theory in an experiential setting.NightSeeing was presented on January 11th, 2011, as part of the ARC Lighting Show in London. This interactive experience was a guide to the nocturnal lighting environment, culminating in an hour-long evening walk through The Angel, Islington district.
Upcoming lectures, events and think-tanks
April 18, 2012 Luminale 2012 / Light + Build , Frankfurt: NightSeeing Frankfurt: Navigate your Luminous City
Playing now: Architectural Digest video: Designers Take Flight
Recent Events and Talks:
October 26, 2011 9th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference , New York City: “Marketing your Creative Business”
October 4-6, 2011: Print Magazine’s Color Conference, New York City: “Immersive Color; Shades of Light”
September 22-24, 2011: IALD Enlighten Americas Celebration of Urban Light, New Orleans: “Community Involvement-an Essential Factor for Innovative Public Lighting Success”
May 19, 2011: LightFair International, Philadelphia, PA; Creative Lighting for Public Spaces and Infrastructure
April 12, 2011: Philips Euroluce Press event, “See what light can do”, expert panel, Milan, Italy
March 23, 2011: “Creative Lighting for Public Space and Infrastructure” with special street-corner preview LightWalk at Madison Square, NY ASLA, USA
April 9, 2011: Illuminated City Symposium, Portland State University, USA; Keynote speaker
January 12, 2011: Enlighten Europe, The ARC Show, London, NightSeeing™ – “Luminous Legibility” and LightWalk
January 11, 2011: American Institute of Architects (AIA)-UK Chapter, London; “Creative Lighting for Public Space”
December 18, 2010: Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier/Tidal Radiance Dedication, San Diego, California
December 9, 2010: Philips Lighting Livable Cities Press Event, Fete des Lumieres; Lyon, France
December 1- June 1 2010: ARC show virtual event videos:Part One and Part Two
September 11. 2010: American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Washington DC: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”, Moderator: Sustainable Design Products (a vendor panel), LightWalk
July 8, 2010: Press Announcement, New York City Department of Transportation — Selection of Team to Lead Permanent Redesign of Times Square Area — Architects Newspaper: Leni Loves the Lights on the Great White Way
July 5, 2010: Philips Design Inspirational Lecture Series, Eindhoven, Netherlands
June 2-6, 2010: World Science Festival, New York City: Astronomy’s New Messengers: Exhibition and Interactive Artwork
June 3, 2010: World Science Festival and CUNY Science and Arts Series, NYC: Panel on Astronomy’s New Messengers: How we blend science and art.
May 14, 2010: Grow Smart Rhode Island’s Power of Place Summit,”Design Innovation as an Economic Driver” a panel, Providence, RI
March 1, 2010: ASU Lyceum Theatre at Arizona State University, Tempe: “Creativity and Innovation across Design and the Arts” Information here
January 28, 2010: Hydrel Seminar, Acuity Center for Light and Space, New York City: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
January 12, 2010: Winter Light Walk, Bryant Park, New York City (link to review in e-Oculus)
November 19, 2009: Build Boston, Boston; “Business Manager: To Hire, Fire or Inspire?” [Panel]
November 14, 2009: Office of Cultural Affairs, Dallas “The Making of SpectraScape, a Visual Presentation by Leni Schwendinger” Link to RSVP here
November 12, 2009 SEGD, “Integation of Digital Elements and Lighting in the Dynamic Design Process”
November 5, 2009: Danish Lighting Center The Lighting Day, Copenhagen, “The Royal Danish Library” (Den sorte Diamant) Søren Kirekegaards Plads 1, 1221 Købenahvn K.; “Reclaiming the Dark Side of Town, an Underpass becomes a Gateway”
October 22 2009 Hydrel Seminar, Acuity Center for Light and Space, New York City; “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
October 14-15 2009: CiHAC, Mexico City; City Beautification/SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING DESIGN FORUM
June 11, 2009: Guangzhou Int’l Lighting Technology Symposium, China; “Color and Light: Humanizing the Urban Nighttime Environment”
June 4, 2009: Architectural League, New York City; New York Designs, Triple Bridge Gateway
April 24, 2009: Acuity Hydrel Seminar, New York City: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
April 7-8, 2009: Color Science workshop, Washington D.C.
January 27, 2009; Glasgow School of Art — an impromptu talk: Thanks to Joanna Crotch and Ian Alexander, architects, a lecture was arranged for me at the Glasgow School of Art Architectural Programme – the most important (international) architect’s training in Scotland and comparable to London’s Bartlett.
It was a large audience of eager, intrigued students some of which are working on lighting and public art for their term projects. They asked if people’s “behavior” had changed with the Triple Bridge – and I had to say that we have not done a survey to see if people are using the bus terminal’s “back door” more often or more happily, or if there is less crime. Regretfully, our projects rarely have an after-installation survey budget. I have heard several people on the street talking about the reflector “mirrors” and looking up and pointing and snapping pictures…