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| Lights of the Future at Light+Building 2006 'Lights of the Future' is a European design competition that revolves around tomorrow's lighting trends and singles out energy-saving luminaires and energy-efficient lighting systems distinguished by extraordinary design for the private and, for the first time, the business sphere. The design competition was founded by the European Commission Joint Research Centre in 1999 and has been organised by Messe Frankfurt alone since 2004. This year, prizes have been awarded to 17 products and objects from 16 manufacturers from six countries – Germany, Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Austria. Common to all prize-winning objects is the use of compact fluorescent lamps with a pin base, rod-type three-band fluorescent lamps, halogen metal-vapour lamps or LED. Lights of the Future also gives young designers the chance to present their ideas to a broad audience. The first, second and third prizes are worth a total of € 5, 000. Young designers from all over Europe submitted twelve prototypes and models of luminaires and lighting systems. The Lights of the Future prizes will be presented during Light+Building, at 2 p.m. on 24 April 2006. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |