Archive for the ‘Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan’ Category

Materials Testing Under Different Light Sources

October 29th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Education, Images and Pictures, Jim On Sweden, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Lamps and Sources, Light and Photography

Now that I am back home and not in Sweden, I have been combing through some of the work that I did in my first few months at KTH. I took a lot of photographs of pretty much everything I could take photos of when I was in Sweden, and I got some interesting shots of a variety of things, including project work.One of the first projects we did in groups was the Materials Testing project. It was a very simple project with a goal more along the lines of working in groups that really much else - each group ... Read More»

Tags: Activiva, Education, experiments, high pressure sodium, incande, incandescent, KTH, light, materials testing, philips, photography
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Bye, Sweden!

October 19th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Alive Lighting, Jim On Sweden, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight.com, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan

Well, I've made a huge decision over the last few weeks. I've decided to leave the KTH program and head back home to the United States to continue working on my design firm, Alive Lighting, and to keep writing JimOnLight.com full time. It has been a great two months, and I have made so many great new friends that I will have forever - the relationships I made here in Sweden have enriched my life so much, and I will miss these people very much.I've decided to leave the program at KTH because I don't believe I'm being ... Read More»

Tags: Alive Lighting, Jim in Sweden, JimOnLight, KTH
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Willem van der Sluis – Dutch Designer

September 29th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Designers, Fixtures, Industry Professionals, Innovation, Interior Design and Lighting, Jim On Sweden, Jim's Travels, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Lighting Design, Lighting and the Human Element, Luminaire Design, artists

At the beginning of this month when we were participating in the "Lighting Machine" project and seminar, our class had the absolute pleasure of spending time learning from Willem van der Sluis - a product designer from Amsterdam. Willem's work extends into many product categories, from mobile phones to luminaires, to social structures. Willem is a very gifted, talented designer - I feel we all learned a lot from his work with us during the weeklong seminar.Willem's design firm, Customr, is based in Amsterdam, and has an excellent repertoire of work. Two of Willem's most recent accomplishments are the Aircon ... Read More»

Tags: Amsterdam, Customr, light, lighting, Luceplan, Luminaire Design, product design, Willem Van Der Sluis
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The Lighting Machine Project – “Happy Umbrella” at KTH

September 21st, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Architectural Lighting, Education, Jim On Sweden, Jim's Travels, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Lighting Design, Lighting and the Human Element

Our class just finished the first module of study and our first major lighting project here at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan in Sweden. Our first module of classes has just finished - an introduction of sorts to the world of light and lighting and a good way to bring everyone in the program to a level playing ground, so to speak. There is a huge range of backgrounds in our class, and the instructors have done a great job providing information to level the field.The first project, called the Lighting Machine project, was the culmination of a week-long seminar on working ... Read More»

Tags: Architectural Lighting Design, grad school, graduate study, KTH, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, lighting, lighting machine, Willem Van Der Sluis
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