Come to LIGHT NOW and meet some of the people who are pushing forward developments in lighting design. LIGHT NOW, at Stockholm’s famous theatre, Oscarsteatern, will be FutureDesignDays’ first impact on the design world in the form of Nomad 2008. The theme is lighting design.

The afternoon will feature speakers and a panel debate. The evening will see Design Night in the lobby of the Nordic Light Hotel. There will be food and drink and the chance to mingle with big names like Vesa Honkonen, James Irvine, Magnus Wästberg, Professor Jan Ejhed, Marnick Smessaert and the day’s moderator Marcus Fairs.

Speakers

VESA HONKONEN, FINLAND. Architect and lighting designer in projects in which the combination of architecture and lighting design are beyond question. >>>

JAMES IRVINE, UK / ITALY. Famous industrial designer with commissions from many top flight companies - Canon, B&B Italia, Magis, and Whirlpool. >>>

MAGNUS WÄSTBERG, SWEDEN. Founder of Wästberg. Has a long ­experience from lighting design from his work in the family company Vidilux. >>>

JAN EJHED, SWEDEN. Architect, lighting designer and professor of lighting. Head of the Light Laboratory at the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. >>>

MODERATOR:
MARCUS FAIRS, UK. Journalist and author who runs the architecture and design blog Dezeen. >>>

IN THE PANEL DEBATE:
MARNICK SMESSAERT, BELGIUM. Founder of Dark, one of the most innovative trendsetters on the European lighting scene. >>>

ALEXANDER LERVIK, SWEDEN. Designer, highly topical with his "Enlightenment" show, which explores the borderland between light and dark . >>>

Programme

LIGHT NOW CONFERENCE

13.00 – 13.15 Part 1: Introduction by moderator Marcus Fairs

13.15 – 14.15 VESA HONKONEN: “Whispers from Darkness, Traces from Emptiness”

14.15 – 14.20 Legstretch

14.20 – 15.00 JAMES IRVINE AND MAGNUS WÄSTBERG: “Lighting for Neanderthal Man”

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break

15.30 – 15.45 Part 2: Introduction by moderator Marcus Fairs

15.45 – 16.25 PROFESSOR JAN EJHED: “Light makes the Difference”

16.25 – 16.35 Wrap up by moderator Marcus Fairs

16.35 – 16.40 Legstretch

16.40 – 17.35 Panel debate: Vesa Honkonen, James Irvine, Magnus Wästberg, Jan Ejhed, Alexander Lervik, Marnick Smessaert

17.35 – 17.45 Final wrap up by moderator Marcus Fairs

LIGHT NOW DESIGN NIGHT - FULLY BOOKED!

18.00 – Nordic Light Hotel – Food, drink, mingle and music

Light Now report

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