ISE will be sponsoring the Llum BCN’24 light arts festival for the third year running. The fusion of artistry and technology will illuminate the streets of Barcelona's Poblenou neighbourhood from 2-4 February. Among Llum BCN'24's 46 light installations will be 13 created by international and local artists and 17 by architecture and design schools based in Barcelona.…
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Barcelona’s L’illa Mall added to ISE programme of Tech Tours
ISE has added Barcelona's L'illa Mall to its programme of Tech Tours, organised in partnership with the Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya. The first mall built in Barcelona, which has an annual footfall of 16 million visitors and is recognised as one of the city's premier shopping destinations, revealed its renovated space…
UV lights blamed for eventgoers’ eye pain and skin irritation
More than 20 people have reported burning eye pain, vision problems and skin irritation after attending a party for NFT owners in Hong Kong on 4 November. An estimated 2,500 crypto enthusiasts were at the event at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, which was part of ApeFest, a three-day event hosted…
How AV can take the problem of poor lighting seriously
Lighting does not normally fall within the AV remit, but it should do, believes Greg Jeffreys, managing consultant at Greg Jeffreys Consulting. “Good lighting is essential for video conference cameras and the hybrid workspace. Without good lighting even the best VC camera struggles, and the meeting’s remote participants will get…
Prolights fuels atmosphere at British Grand Prix VIP event
The British Racing Drivers' Club chose Prolights solutions to illuminate the VIP areas at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. For the main event, AC Entertainment Technologies – the official distributor of Prolights in the UK and an official sponsor of the club – supplied and installed a sophisticated system…
Cameo lights up Palace of Westminster for coronation
Lighting designer David Bishop utilised 74 Cameo ZENIT W600 LED Wash Lights to illuminate the Palace of Westminster in London to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III on 6 May. The 250m facade of the home of the UK's parliament was uplit up in red, white and blue. The…
Smart lighting optimises mood at Mayfair’s Bacchanalia
An upmarket restaurant in the Mayfair area of London is utilising ABB building automation for the precise control of lighting to create the optimum ambience. Bacchanalia, which was opened by Caprice Holdings in November, has become one of the places to be seen in London, and is decorated with custom-made…
Porsche chips to use 16,000 LEDs to turn night into day
Porsche has developed a lighting innovation that combines more than 16,000 individually controllable micro-LEDs onto a surface the size of a thumbnail. New cars will incorporate two chips with this technology into each headlight, enabling beams that turn night into day at a distance of up to 600 metres. The…
Eastern water dragon holograms bring magic to light show
Brisbane’s annual immersive light and sound experience, The Enchanted Garden, has featured more than 8,000 sq m of lighting installations, digital art, holograms, interactive projection mappings and lasers. The Enchanted Garden 2022, which ran from 25 November-21 December in the city's Roma Street Parkland, showcased the park's most famous resident…
Cameo fixtures put Lara Croft wannabes under the spotlight
An adrenaline-fuelled immersive experience in London is being brought to life by Cameo spotlights. Tomb Raider: The LIVE Experience involves teams of eight people moving through single and multi-level areas on a 30,000 sq m course, in search of an artefact. In addition to the lavishly designed sets, actors contribute…