Exploring lighting cultures - Beyond light and emotions

International audienceA qualitative research, set up in September 2007, was the first global study on the work of lighting designers. Synovate was selected by Philips Lighting to work on this study. Forty seven lighting designers have been interviewed. What are the results on lighting ambiances? What are the main message lighting designers would like to convey? What are the influences? What is the approach taken? How to evoke the desired emotions? Summarizing the research, Birkhäuser published in 2011 a book including project images discussed and the synthetic conversations. Our ultimate ambition is to promote the lighting design competencies and create a platform for sharing ideas and experiences