Photos: Maxime Verret
A spa takes guests to new depths under the sea
Who knew that the lost city of Atlantis can be found inside the Hagymatikum Spa in Makó, Hungary? The vacation destination, once deemed the most beautiful bath in the country by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, not only features green spaces, 15 indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna, and dedicated thermal waters space but also Atlantis-themed sculptures by the late Hungarian architect Imre Makovecz—artworks that were posthumously discovered among his possessions. The installation comes to life through dynamic illumination, projection, and A/V controls by Pharos. Fixtures such as the Pharos Designer LPC 1 along with DMX and RDM signals distributed via a Pharos Designer EDN 20 allow guests to immerse themselves in Plato’s mythical, watery world while they relax.
The Light and Health Research Center (LHRC), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has announced two online courses for the fall. A 10-week course, Online Professional Certificate Course in Lighting Design, will focus on providing attendees in lighting and related fields with the knowledge and skills to begin or improve their practice in architectural lighting. The course fee is $1,400 or $1,120 for LHRC partners.
The second, five-week-long, Online Certificate Course in Light and Human Health will focus on providing attendees with an understanding of the latest research on the interaction between light and human health as well as how lighting can improve well-being. The course is $750 or $600 for LHRC partners.
LHRC Education Program Director Dan Frering said, “We have designed these two online courses to provide information that will help professionals in lighting and related occupations to gain cutting-edge knowledge and advance in their careers.”
To learn more, visit https://icahn.mssm.edu/.
8The number of years UNESCO’s International Day of Light (May 16) has been celebrated around the globe.
Source: International Day of Light
Acuity, a market-leading industrial technology company, has acquired M3 Innovation, LLC, a sports lighting start-up.
DMF Lighting, a leader in modular lighting, has expanded its partnership with business advisory and financial software solutions company VITAL; the expansion introduces a new suite of educational benefits to DMF dealers.
Fusion Optix, a manufacturer of LED components, has acquired LEDdynamics, a technology company. The acquisition includes Prolume and LEDSupply, a fixture manufacturer and an e-commerce platform, respectively.
Florida-based SESCO Lighting has acquired ERT Lighting, expanding SESCO’s footprint into Central and South Texas.
Original BTC has rebranded its identity; the makeover includes a refreshed website with new product imagery and a refined logo.
New York City’s The Frick Collection, known for its Old Master painting collection and European arts, reopened this spring with a lighting design scheme by L’Observatoire International. The updated lighting enhances the architectural materiality of the space, upholds the historic aesthetic, and supports the domestic scale of the building.
Photo: Nicholas Venezia
DW Windsor has delivered DarkSky Approved lighting solutions to the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral Gardens in London. The scheme includes 20 Pharola DS bollards with 2700K LED modules that blend into the landscape and provide warm illumination.
Photo: Andrew Hatfield, London, UK
