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Euroluce-2011 - Let there be LED!

Text: Mike Rømer MDD, Translation: Kenneth Steel

In connection with the furniture expo Il Saloni in Milan, the international lighting exhibition Euroluce is staged every second year. The event is rather interesting; however, it does not attract the same attendance or worldwide participation as the large event Light + Building in Frankfurt.

Euroluce 2011 underlined the growing trend - which has dominated the market the last few years – of designing light systems with light emitting diodes (LED). This development suggests that, within a few years, LED will provide a useful alternative to the mercury-filled energy-saving light bulbs that, for the last twenty years, has provided the lighting industry with nothing more than poor colour representation and light quality. However, before LED can be seen as an equal to the phased out incandescent bulbs, some issues must be solved as the colour representation must be improved, and pricing issues must be addressed. This will happen in due time and, if everything else fails, we can still rely on low-voltage and 230V halogen bulbs as these light sources still have plenty to offer. The use of LED does, however, broaden design possibilities in regards to minimizing light systems – and reducing the output of heat – which is unattainable when using halogen bulbs or other light sources. Thus, the future will be exciting to follow.

Furthermore, another promising trend is evolving within light management. Until now, light management has been conducted by using computer programmes and various sensors that, on an overall level, has done the job. However, due to the introduction of iPhones and Smartphones, designers are now working on apps that will provide a decentralised lighting management system in order to satisfy individual lighting preferences. How this will work in a populated work environment dominated by different preferences has yet to be seen – maybe Euroluce 2013 will give us the answer.