Moodable is an interactive light. The light quality can be variably adjusted by a simple and intuitive movement. The dynamic light can be adapted seamlessly to any situation and thus changes the mood in the room. By opening the luminaire, the light temperature, brightness and propagation angle can be varied.
The luminaire is based on a simple mechanism supplemented by a complex invisible digital component that creates a pleasant user experience. In contrast to other individually adjustable luminaires, the control works directly on the object. This creates a new way of interaction between user and object.
The mechanics are openly visible, so the function of the luminaire is self-explanatory due to its shape. The two halves of the luminaire balance themselves so that the luminaire can be stopped at any angle. The two halves of moodable are rotationally symmetrical, which makes production and installation easier.
The A-Light design team has a deep understanding of lighting’s contribution to architectural design intent and has been using this passion to develop beautiful and high-performance architectural lighting systems since 2001. Our Montreal (Canada) and Oceanside (California) based in-house industrial design teams are built on award-winning DNA. They follow a rigorous process to ensure the development of products that have superior optical engineering, contemporary design, unparalleled build quality. And, products are designed to be highly configurable to meet the needs of the architecture and design communities.
To us, successful product development is the result of a passionate and multi-disciplinary team that focuses on the ever-evolving needs of the environments we work in. To this end, our designers work closely with our production engineers as well as our sales and marketing teams to ensure the best quality and most relevant products possible. Along with the 2019 LIT Lighting Product of the Year award, we have been fortunate to have won many other awards over the years and this recognition motivates us to continue and lead in our exploration of new forms, functionality, and applications to meet the needs of the architectural design community.
Alfred R. Borden is the principal and the founder of The Lighting Practice (TLP) in the Philadelphia office in 1989 with an expansion to New York in 2018.
Al’s background in theatrical lighting taught him the importance of story and the powerful role light can play in how individuals experience an architectural space. He has taken on the major task of relighting many iconic buildings and landmarks, including the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden, Philadelphia City Hall, Thomas Edison Memorial, and Trinity Centre.
He was part of the project team that completely replaced all vertical circulation within the Statue of Liberty’s stone pedestal and created life-safety egress paths across the pedestal’s terreplein and through the walls of Fort Wood.
In 2016, he designed the lighting system for the conversion of the historically landmarked Temple-Tifereth Israel into Case Western Reserve University’s Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center. When the Empire State Building’s tower lighting became outdated, Al was tasked with changing the existing metal halide lighting system to color-changing LED.
From arts and entertainment to hospitality to transportation environments and more, Al’s designs have provided comfort, safety, and breathtaking beauty to hundreds of buildings and landscapes. To learn more…
Cue to Covid-19 health crisis, the LIT winner event has been postponed to 2021; therefore 2019 Grand Winners have received their Trophy by mail and sent a video acceptance speech.
July 2, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) – The 3rd LIT Design Awards winner event originally planned for March 2020 is now officially postponed till next year due to the current global health crisis caused by Covid19. With over 100 attendees registered from 20 different countries, the safety of our winners and organizing team are of primary concern.
Therefore, we have decided to postpone the 2019 LIT Winners evening reception. This decision has not been made lightly, as it’s a key yearly event amongst the leading global Lighting and Lighting Product Designers.
The LIT 2019 Winners will be celebrated together with the LIT 2020 Winners at a future date and location which will be announced early 2021.
LIT Design Awards was assembled by the Farmani Group as the sister initiative of the IDA International Design Awards, which has been recognizing and celebrating smart and sustainable multidisciplinary design since 2007.
The Farmani Group, established in 1985, is responsible for many successful awards around the globe. Farmani Group organizes the International Design Awards (IDA), Architecture Masterprize (AMP), DNA Paris Design Awards, London International Creative Awards ( LICC), Prix de la Photographie in Paris, and the Annual Lucie Awards for Photography, which has emerged as one of the world’s most prestigious awards.
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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.