LIT Design Awards is open to submissions on a global level, accepting entries from lighting manufacturers, designers, and practices from all around the world.
The LIT Design Awards ™ was created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting implementers. We believe that lighting is both an art and a science, and it is one of the most important elements of design. LIT was envisioned to celebrate creativity and innovation in the fields of lighting products and applications.
Al Borden is a principal and the founder of The Lighting Practice. After years of designing temporary shows for a variety of theater groups and rock bands, Al founded ‘The Lighting Practice’. He opened the Philadelphia office in 1989 to create a place where like-minded designers could work in a collaborative environment dedicated to design excellence and client service. In 2018, Al spearheaded The Lighting Practice’s expansion to New York, becoming managing principal of TLP’s second location. Al was motivated to open the New York office to support the firm’s growth and provide a second home base for local and national clients.
The LIT 2019 Catalogue is now available! We are honoured to feature amazing lighting projects and designers’ work.
Our stunning cover is the “Trinity Centre in NY”, designed by 2019 Lifetime Achievement Winner Al Borden with The Lighting Practice. A complimentary copy is available for the 2019 Lighting Product Designers Category Winners and Lighting Designers Category Winners ( shipping is paid).
Shipping has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, please email us at team@litawards.com to receive your free coupon code and order online directly on our book store.
We would like to thank everyone who joined us for an exclusive evening celebrating the winners of the 2018 LIT Design Awards and the 2019 European Product Design Awards™ at the Private Members Club, Brody Studios Budapest on Thursday 3rd of October 2019.
Hidden in a pre-war mansion, Brody Studios is a cultural collision of a modern art gallery, artist studio, and private club that perfectly captures the vibrant creative spirit of Budapest.
Attendees met ePDA™ & LIT winners, as well as jury members and press representatives during the winner’s cocktail reception. Over the course of the evening, the event recognized and rewarded the excellence of ePDA™ and LIT Designers.
Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 7th, 2019)– The LIT Design Awards was created by the Farmani Group to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and implementers.
Partnering with the 10th edition of the LEDforum in São Paulo, the LIT Design Awards presented 10 winning designers with the LIT Winner’s Certificate and two LIT Trophies. Martina Weiss represented Licht Kunst Licht, our Lighting Designer of the Year, in receiving the trophy for Bike Square, Novartis Campus in Basel. And Maria Flavia Portes received the LIT Trophy as well on behalf of FLOS, our Lighting Product Design of the Year for Michael Anastassiades’ design Arrangements.
Additional LIT Category Winners that received recognition at the LIT Awards Ceremony x LED Forum include: Mark Major accepting on behalf of Speirs + Major for the Gasholders Londonlighting design; Mariana Novaes accepting on behalf of Atiaîa Lighting Design for Letras HQ; Carlos Fortes representing his firm Estúdio Carlos Fortes for the Sauer Jewelrylighting display; Renata Fongaro on behalf of studio 220v for the LIT winning project Bar dos Arcos; Marina Makowiecky received the LIT Certificate for Allume Arquitetura de Iluminação for CASA 01; Claudia Mingrone accepting on behalf of Mingrone Iluminação for their lighting design in the Localiza Building; Ricardo Fahl with Omega Light accepting the certificate for the PEG product design; and finally, Juan Carlos Fabra received the award for his lighting design of the Hotel Hampton by Hilton located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Email: team@litawards.com
Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 7th, 2019)– The LIT Design Awards was created by the Farmani Group to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and implementers.
Partnering with the 10thedition of the LEDforum in São Paulo, the LIT Design Awards presented 10 winning designers with the LIT Winner’s Certificate and two LIT Trophies. Martina Weiss represented Licht Kunst Licht, our Lighting Designer of the Year, in receiving the trophy for Bike Square, Novartis Campus in Basel. And Maria Flavia Portes received the LIT Trophy as well on behalf of FLOS, our Lighting Product Design of the Year for Michael Anastassiades’ design Arrangements.
Additional LIT Category Winners that received recognition at the LIT Awards Ceremony x LED Forum include: Mark Major accepting on behalf of Speirs + Major for the Gasholders Londonlighting design; Mariana Novaes accepting on behalf of Atiaîa Lighting Design for Letras HQ; Carlos Fortes representing his firm Estúdio Carlos Fortes for the Sauer Jewelrylighting display; Renata Fongaro on behalf of studio 220v for the LIT winning project Bar dos Arcos; Marina Makowiecky received the LIT Certificate for Allume Arquitetura de Iluminação for CASA 01; Claudia Mingrone accepting on behalf of Mingrone Iluminação for their lighting design in the Localiza Building; Ricardo Fahl with Omega Light accepting the certificate for the PEG product design; and finally, Juan Carlos Fabra received the award for his lighting design of the Hotel Hampton by Hilton located in Montevideo, Uruguay.
These projects represent a select number of LIT 2018 Winners who were able to attend the LEDforum. We would like to invite all 2018 Winning designers to attend our next event in Budapest at the Brody Studios on Oct. 3rd, where we will also present LIT Certificates. Please RSVP to attend the event here.
OPEN CALL FOR 2019 SUBMISSIONS: enter your lighting designs by the Final Deadline of October 31stto compete to achieve the 2019 LIT Lighting Designer of the Year & 2019 LIT Lighting Product Design of the Year. Please also nominate your lighting heroes for the LIT Lifetime Achievement Award through the website here www.litawards.com/lifetime-achievement-award/.
About the Farmani Group: Farmani Group assembled The LIT Design Awards to bring attention to achievements in lighting product design and to promote the winning designers and implementers to the prominent audience worldwide. Farmani Group, established in 1985, is the organizer of International Design Awards (IDA), Prix de la Photographie in Paris, London International Creative Awards, and The Lucie Awards for Photography, which has emerged as one of the world’s most prestigious annual photography awards. www.litawards.com
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