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TALK, TALK | 2 Designers On 1 Topic

TWO INDUSTRY LEADERS deconstruct tech
advancements that are creating new opportunities in
lighting design.
By | Emily Brooks

PERSPECTIVE: What are the major changes
that you see coming for the lighting industry in
the next five to 10 years?
SUZAN TILLOTSON: I don't think the way we

design lighting will change, but I do hope that the
way we deliver lighting will change, and that means
we'll need new products. Although the products have
changed enormously in the last five to 10 years, there's
not enough creative reimagining by manufacturers of
what lighting could be: We're still limited to linear
sources and point sources. In theory, now that LED
point sources are so small, the sky is the limit, so I'm
hoping for great changes.
PAUL NULTY: To me, it's a much bigger picture
than just the hardware and more about the
software-the way products are used. It's about
the application of light to improve quality of
space. We are really starting to think about
how people use space; however, I utterly hate
the term "human-centric lighting." People have
been lighting space with other people in mind for a
very long time. We must not let manufacturers take

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over, offering products that are "human-centric
compatible." What does that mean? It's garbage.
PERSPECTIVE: How is LED technology
going to develop?
TILLOTSON: We have incredible controllability with
Suzan Tillotson, IALD,
MIES

"

I don't think
the way we
use lighting
will change,
but I do
hope that
the way
we deliver
lighting will
change,
and that
needs new
products.

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Advancements in lighting design technology
are helping the field carve out a bigger place in
the interior design world. "Among architects
and interior designers, there is now a better
understanding than I've ever seen before of the
impact of the application of light," says Paul Nulty,
founder of lighting design company Nulty, which
has offices in London, England; Dubai, United Arab
Emirates; and Beirut, Lebanon.
Nulty has worked on projects such as hotel
and members' club The Ned in London and the
Bloomingdale's in Kuwait City, Kuwait. He recently
spoke about what the future might hold for the
industry with Suzan Tillotson, IALD, MIES,
president of Tillotson Design Associates, New York,
New York, USA. Tillotson's portfolio includes the
New European Headquarters for Bloomberg and the
Diane von Furstenberg Studio in New York.

-Suzan Tillotson, IALD,
MIES

LED and color chips. It's opened up this amazing world,
where brands can have their own specific color of light:
Gucci and Michael Kors, for example, can have their own
color of white. It's really great in terms of branding, but
I'm not sure anyone but a few of these high-end luxury
retailers know that this is now available. It goes back to
that issue of color and light and its effect on people.
NULTY: In a recent project for Estée Lauder, we built
a whole new LED chip specifically for lighting skin
tone, tinkering with phosphate mixes to improve color
rendering. In retail, these clever tricks to aid sales are
becoming more important.
TILLOTSON: We have incredible controllability
with LED and the color chips, but there are some
risks. Some manufacturers are promoting these
products as good for your health. For example, they'll
say that changing the light to a warmer shade during
the day improves your well-being. But I think that
puts designers in a dangerous place because these
marketing tactics are really directed toward laypeople.
As lighting designers, we must educate clients about
the pitfalls of blindly accepting what is told to them
about these products.
PERSPECTIVE: Is it hard keeping up with
the latest scientific research that might
have an impact on the way you work in
the future?
NULTY: It's hard to keep up with the latest

Paul Nulty

research, but it's important that we do keep up with
it. Lighting designers can be inward looking, and I
don't think there's enough looking outward to other
industries. The scientific research we do see tends to
come from product manufacturers, who have greater
R&D budgets.


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