CHICAGO – This year the seasonal light display won’t be taken down and discarded, as in years past. The Chicago Loop Alliance partnered with Traxon & e:cue to add permanent lights that could be reprogrammed for new festive looks for all holidays and special occasions throughout the next five years. The display also syncs to music and announcements. The permanent lighting accents are called “Lightscape.”
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NEW YORK – To draw shoppers to their stores for the holiday season, Old Navy called on Lightswitch with a challenge: to support five product lines from ‘critter hats’ to puffy jackets in a fun, interactive way that was in line with the retailer’s look for flagship stores in New York and San Francisco.
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NEW YORK – Drape Kings participated recently in the sixth annual Charity: Water, Charity: Ball. The nonprofit organization Charity: Water raises donations to fund water projects in developing countries. The event at the Drill Hall of the 69th Regiment Armory featured various rooms outfitted with drapes and carpet for celebrity photos, for party space and VIP areas, as well as muslin to serve as a screen in the projection room.
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VAN NUYS, CA – Ali Ahmadi has joined Litepanels as senior product manager. He will head the Product Management department and will also lend his expertise to product development.
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AUCKLAND, NZ – New Zealand LD Ben Cooper chose 24 Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWash moving light fixtures for the 2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. This was Cooper’s second year to handle the award show design, and his first time to use the LED fixtures in a major event – the first being a charity gig in a hotel ballroom. Spot-Light Systems Ltd., of which Cooper is co-owner, supplied all the lighting equipment.
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AARHUS, DENMARK – Nickelback performed the halftime show for this year’s Canadian Football League championship game. The Grey Cup took place Nov. 27 using a large Martin lighting and video package to accommodate the crowds at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. Christie Lites Vancouver supplied the moving lights, while Epic Production Technologies supplied the LC panels with P3 upgrade. Robert Sondergaard designed the lighting and production for this, one of Canada’s biggest annual sports and TV events.
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MUNICH, Germany – German company mo2 design GmbH was designed the complete illumination and lighting control in the studio for Germany’s first 24-hour sports network, SKY Sports News. Mo2 system integrator Thomas Mrozek says coolux’s Widget Designer is the main tool for the complete lighting control, the idea being that just about anyone would be able to easily select appropriate lighting mood without much training.
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