Ivan Toth Depeña has made some pretty incredible displays in his career thus far. One beautiful and fun example would be the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places commission that Ivan did for the Miami0Dade Government Center. Check this out: From Ivan's Vimeo page on the installation: MIAMI, FL – Ivan Toth Depeña’s light-based installation “Reflect” was [...]
Read More Florida, Ivan Toth Depeña, Light Art, lighting installation, miami-dade, public artIf you're a fan of the band My Morning Jacket, if you appreciate Tour Managers, or you feel that you need to know why you need to appreciate Tour Managers, then watch Jeff Waful +1 Episode 3. No, seriously. My Morning Jacket at Madison Square Garden happened mostly because of the Tour Manager Eric Mayers [...]
Read More Eric Mayers, Jeff Waful, Jeff Waful +1, My Morning JacketI'm guessing that most of JimOnLight.com's community reads Stage Directions Magazine, too — if you don't, I'm going to recommend that you start, regardless of the fact that I guest there on occasion. Jacob Coakley writes circles around me so fast that his keys melt a little. Writing for Jacob is absolute aerobic exercise, and [...]
Read More articles, editor, guest, Jacob Coakley, JimOnLight, Stage Directions Magazine, writingWhoa. Have you seen any of the Jeff Waful +1 episodes out there? I just got an email from the man himself, and he's about ready to release another awesome episode of his excellent show that's sweeping interest in what we do and how we do it from all kinds of demographics across the world. [...]
Read More Eric Mayers, My Morning Jacket, Tour ManagerPart TWO of the very excellent Lighting Workshop that Chris Kuroda from Phish and Jeff Waful from Umphrey's McGee have on Jam Cruise 10. Thanks Jeff!
Read More chris kuroda, concert lighting, Jefferson Waful, lighting workshop, phish, Umphrey's McGeeHave you seen these amazing lamps?! A designer that has her stuff on Etsy, Allison Patrick of the 3R's Blog (Reduce, Reuse, Redecorate – 30 projects in 30 weeks) has created some pretty cool pendant shades that are pretty representative of the beautiful shape of the artichoke. But – the shade is made of recycled [...]
Read More Allison Patrick, Designers, DIY, Fixtures, lamps, Luminaire Design, pendant, recycle, shadesSo, if you haven't seen the piece that Marian Sandberg wrote in Live Design about Phish's New Years' Eve 2012 bash, you're missing out, it's a great piece. If you've never been to a jam band New Years Eve show, you're missing out, too. Phish is kind of known for doing absolutely crazy stuff for [...]
Read More concerts, New Years Eve, NYE, phish, Umphrey's McGeeSo Jeff sent me this yesterday. I then promptly stood up, stretched my legs and arms, and tried to kick myself right in the ass for missing the opportunity to see this happen live. DAMN YOU, REAL LIFE! For those of you not in the know, Jeff Waful is the lighting designer for Umphrey's McGee, [...]
Read More chris kuroda, discussion, Jam Cruise 10, Jefferson, Jefferson WafulI love designs like this, with some sort of exposed elemental aspect – like the Edison reproduction lamps that have made their way around the world as a lamp of embellishment: Seriously, I have like seven of these. ANYWAY (apparently I am rambly today), check out these lamps from Boa Design – the series is called [...]
Read More Boa Design, Designers, luminaires, Next Generation LuminairesThere is something about this lamp that just leapt off the page at me when I first saw it – classic, beautiful, nice form, it's like a moment frozen in ceramic cartoon time. Check this out, it's called Bird On A Wire, and it's from design firm Giopato and Coombes: GAH! I just think this [...]
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