dpa Senior Designer Johanna Medina was delighted to be asked to present a lecture on Lighting Design to students studying Fashion Retail Management at the University of the Arts, London, London College of Fashion. The lecture aimed to help students understand the principles of lighting design, how to build meaningful connections and emotionally engage with today’s enlightened consumers, values and ethical practices.
An interesting article has been published by FX Magazine about the changing design of the traditional department store, and reinvention for a new younger clientele. The article references dpa project Robinsons department store in Dubai as an example of excellent design.
Please click here to view this article in full.
We are pleased to share an article published by Arc Magazine celebrating dpa’s 60th Anniversary. The article features a timeline illustrating the Practice’s history as well as a selection of some of the more notable projects that the practice has completed over the past 6 decades.
We are delighted that dpa designers Iain Carlile and Louise-Mari Santiago have been named in the Lighting Design Awards 2018 – 40under40 annual programme, recognising a new generation of lighting design talent. Congratulations to all designers that have been recognised in this award.
‘The Ice Hut’ Was a collaborative team effort between the Oxfordshire and London offices at this year’s Ready Steady Light event organised by the Society of Light and Lighting.
The team was given, 6 light fittings, a randomly selected site at Rose Bruford College and 3 hours to create a visually striking and appealing installation.
‘The Ice Hut’ Installation came 1st in the Peer Award category, voted for by fellow designers competing at the event.
Please find below a link to an interesting article that Ian Clarke, Associate at dpa has written for darc Magazine regarding residential lighting. The photographs referenced are taken of a private residential project completed in Oxfordshire in 2017 – please click here for further details about this project.
darc Magazine – March 2018 – Article on Residential Lighting
We are delighted that two dpa projects have been shortlisted in the Lighting Design Awards 2018.
Mei Ume at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square in the Hotel & Restaurant Project of the Year category and the Tiffany Gallery at the New-York Historical Society for ‘Leisure Project of the Year’.
We have our fingers crossed for Thursday 3rd May 2018!
Iain Carlile, Associate based in our London Studio is very proud to have been chosen to judge the Lighting Product Categories at this year’s Lighting Design Awards 2018. Please click here for further information about the awards.
We are pleased to share an article published in darc Magazine regarding dpa project Mei Ume, a Japanese and Chinese restaurant recently opened at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square.
Please click here to read this article in full.
Lee Sweetman from our Dubai studio was delighted to be asked to give a lecture on Lighting Design at the American University of Dubai to students from their Interior Design course yesterday.