Hospitality

Hotel Lago, Ulm

Work

SPG Headquarters Genf

The headquarters of the Swiss property company SPG in Geneva gained a new "second skin" of light and vertical offset glass lamellae as part of an extensive refurbishment.

Shop

Volvo Retail Experience in the Luleå showroom

Culture

Historisches Museum Frankfurt

Hospitality

Grandhotel Principe di Savoia, Mailand

The Grand Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan is known as home to celebrities. Architect Marco Nereo Rotelli has now transformed its neoclassical façade into a page of luminous history using ERCO lighting tools.

Community

Busstation, Blackburn

Public

Palm Trees, Circular Quay, Sydney

A stroll along Circular Quay offers not only a view of the Sydney Opera House, it also leads you past palm trees. Bathed in ERCO light, these have an almost surreal appearance.

Products

Stella. For high rooms and high demands

Events

ERCO at Light + Building 2018

Light is the fourth dimension of architecture. Visitors from all over the world experienced innovative product and lighting solutions in spatial contexts on the newly designed ERCO Light + Building fair stand. Subdivided into the areas of Work, Community, Shop, Culture and Contemplation, the stand demonstrated lighting tools in their applications, thus underlining the relevance of perception-oriented lighting.

Work

Faerber Architekten, Mainz

The new office construction of Faerber Architekten in Mainz, Germany demonstrates the extent to which good light contributes to a sophisticated, appealing and ergonomic work environment.

Photometrics & practice

Flexible lighting in museums

Art lives on the diversity of structures, colours and sizes and just as diverse are the professional lighting tools that impressively display exhibits.

Events

Light+Building 2018, Frankfurt

How can inspiration and technology complement each other? This is the question the ERCO team is devoting itself to at this year’s Light+Building.

Work

Bernd Gruber, Stuhlfelden

Bernd Gruber’s Manufactory for Interior Design was expanded. Handling the interior design himself, he drew on natural materials, with black contrasts – and emphasised with ERCO accent lighting.

Culture

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Products

New products 2018

Our aspiration to improve the effect of rooms and their quality of stay with light is shown by the new ERCO product spectrum 2018.

Contemplation

Relighting of the Church of St Mary’s Birth in Grevenbroich

With a lighting upgrade at the Catholic parish church of Grevenbroich the previously used pendant luminaires were replaced by ERCO spotlights and track.

Products

Gimbal – Flexible light

Discover the four seasons in new light: Shop lighting can be this flexible.

Photometrics & practice

Presenting art with light

From neutral white cubes to Hollywood-style theatrical displays.

Work

Candalepas Associates, Sydney

An architect from Sydney acquires a listed commercial building and shows how perception-oriented lighting design can produce a lighting solution, which is both effective and pleasing.

Culture

Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York

Background

Review of current awards

A winner once more – ERCO receives an award at a design competition. This review tells you which products and projects were voted outstanding by the various judging panels.

Culture

Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

The Pinacoteca di Brera art gallery in Milan is currently restructuring its rooms with a new approach to exhibitions involving a series of “Dialogues” between large paintings with related religious themes. Thanks to ERCO LED lighting each masterpiece becomes more uplifting.

Public

Outdoor facilities of British Sky Broadcasting

Culture

International art fairs in Asia and the USA

Prestigious art fairs in Hong Kong and Miami Beach are illuminated with ERCO lighting tools. A report about lighting for art used across two continents.

Culture

Archaeological Museum, Madrid

The reopened Archaeological Museum in Madrid is highly popular with the public. Highlights of Iberian art such as the Lady of Elche radiate in light from ERCO.

Community

Railway station, Bergen

Contemplation

Niushoushan Culture Park, Nanjing

Shop

FrischeParadies, Stuttgart

The new speciality market of gastronomic food supplier FrischeParadies in Stuttgart uses a differentiated lighting concept based on ERCO spotlights and downlights.

Community

Auditorium of the Aula Medica at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

Products

Compar. A high performer for linear looks

Are you looking for an attractive, linear lighting solution for general lighting and office lighting? Discover the innovative features of Compar, the new ERCO range of recessed luminaires.

Culture

Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte

The museum for city history focuses on the culture of brewing in Hamburg with a special exhibition featuring a guidance system of striking graphics and pinpoint accent light from ERCO.

Public

Motalabron Bridge, Motala

Shop

Black Swan, Beijing

It is said that black swans are rare. This is no longer the case in Beijing, even though they are sweetmeats: the recently opened "Black Swan" patisserie offers bakery goods made to the highest standards. These are displayed in an interior inspired by a snowy winter landscape – with contrast-rich lighting created by ERCO Optec spotlights.

Events

EuroShop 2017, Düsseldorf

Lighting concepts in a retail context intend to stir emotions using evocative light scenes to set off new fashion collections or vehicles, the latest book releases at a fair, or fresh delicatessen. But which lighting tools give the designer flexibility to execute projects of any scale and complexity? At the 50th EuroShop the ERCO booth will focus on ERCO lighting technology based on in-house developed LED photometrics, offering a cohesive toolbox of modular lighting tools for stunningly expressive concepts. To demonstrate their creative potential at EuroShop, ERCO will give three-dimensional expression to its range of light distributions.

Community

Birmingham New Street railway station

Photometrics & practice

When light offers a warm welcome. Attractively designing foyers with qualitative lighting design.

The foyers of companies, educational facilities and cultural establishments serve as visiting cards. They communicate a first impression of an organisation or company and can arouse curiosity to find out more.

Shop

Schuhbecks Gewürze, Munich

Germany’s most celebrated chef, Alfons Schuhbeck, offers a realm of gourmet experiences in Munich. At the heart is his spice shop that replicates an Oriental bazaar, with flavour creations presented in ERCO LED light.

Work

Norconsult AS design office, Bergen

Shop

PUMA store, Berlin Mitte

A film interview with Pablo Rodriguez, Global Head of Retail Environment at PUMA

Culture

Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

The German Museum of Technology in Berlin is one of the largest museums of its type. Its lighting was recently upgraded to ERCO LED technology. The result – improvements in efficiency and optimisation of light.

Shop

Vidal fashion boutique, Vic

Culture

Museu de Cultures del Món, Barcelona

The Museu de Cultures del Món (Museum of World Cultures) in Barcelona presents outstanding works from around the world in medieval Catalan buildings. Architecture and art are set off perfectly thanks to the ERCO lighting tools Optec and Pollux.

Photometrics & practice

Lighting design: Retail design ceiling

The ceiling has long been neglected as a part of architecture but is now being increasingly recognised by designers as an independent element of design.

Shop

Chaqués Opticians, Alaquàs

Shop

Youfresh bistro, Berlin

Amid familiar fast food giants at the Mall of Berlin is a small but stylish shop that sets itself apart with baskets of fruit and vegetables pointing to a wide choice of freshly made snacks, juices and salads. pea green and white dominate its logo and interior in a concept designed to communicate, in response to the current food trend, that healthy fast food is not a myth. For added appeal, the wide selection of vitamin-packed goodness is illuminated by flexible ERCO lighting tools designed to create a warm and inviting ambience in a compact setting.

Culture

"Matthew Penn - Illuminating Characters" travelling exhibition, Barcelona

The penetrating life-look that fixates visitors from the darkness of the wall-mount could be unsettling in its intensity, yet it is only upon much closer observation of this over-sized portrait that it becomes clear that the artwork is not a photograph but rather an oil painting. The almost sculptural effect of the hyper-realistic artwork of Matthew Penn is the pinnacle of complete perfection in the Chiaroscuro style, which naturally works with dramatic contrasts between light and dark, helped, with excellent effect, by the precision accentuation delivered by ERCO spotlights. Matthew Penn is now proud, as is ERCO, that these exhibits are to be showcased at an event in the historic rooms of the Palau Robert in Barcelona from 23 September – 9 October 2016.

Hospitality

Jaime Beriestain restaurant, Barcelona

Community

Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney

Handling close to 40 million passengers each year, Kingsford Smith International Airport is Australia’s largest and busiest hub. Terminal 1 was opened in 1970 and, due to the international flights, is considered the gateway to the world. After extensive refurbishment focused primarily on the security control point as well as the retail and departure area at its far side, the terminal has been shining in a new light since autumn 2015. Its transformation is owed in no small part to ERCO. The Lüdenscheid Light Factory supplied the Skim downlights that now illuminate this section of the terminal with brilliantly efficient ambient lighting.

Culture

Palau Robert, Barcelona

Motorbikes and architectural designs – temporary exhibitions dedicated to a wide variety of topics are frequently shown in the Palau Robert Barcelona. ERCO spotlights and tracks ensure that new lighting concepts are simply and quickly implemented.

Shop

Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus, Berlin

Established almost two decades ago, Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus in Berlin is now in the process of upgrading its in-store design experience. At the heart of its modernised concept is a new lighting system with advanced ERCO LED lighting tools. The project illustrates the advantages of cutting-edge digital shop lighting – particularly for challenging merchandise such as books, DVDs and other read-intensive media.

Background

iF Design Award 2015 for ERCO

This year’s iF Design Awards were held on 27 February 2015. ERCO was picked for two awards in the “Product – Lighting” category. The Lüdenscheid Light Factory won the iF Gold Award for Lightscan and an additional iF Design Award for Parscan.

Shop

The Slowear Store fashion boutique, Paris

Work

Archimedes agency offices, Berlin

Archimedes Exhibitions GmbH is a communications agency in Berlin specialising in the design and creation of exhibitions, brand spaces and interactive installations.

Shop

Fiorital delicatessen, Padua

ERCO lighting tools illuminate an exclusive delicatessen store with restaurant: Premium seafood distributor Fiorital recently opened an exclusive establishment in a prime location at the heart of Italy’s northern city of Padua, offering fresh and frozen fish and fine food from around the world in an elaborately designed space of 400m2. The appetising array of carefully selected foods and products is presented in cabinets and shelving, on tables and counters, effectively illuminated with crystal clear ERCO LED light.

Contemplation

St. Martin's Church, Altdorf

Work

Gebrüder Heinemann management building, Hamburg

Contemporary office lighting with ERCO lighting tools brings together efficiency with maximum visual comfort for variable work situations. In the recently expanded logistics centre of the internationally active distributor and airport retailer Gebr. Heinemann in Hamburg, the suitable illuminance values and optimum glare reduction of compact ERCO LED downlights help to create a pleasant working environment.

Culture

Musée Bourdelle, Paris

Antoine Bourdelle – along with Auguste Rodin – is one of the pioneers of 20th century monumental sculpture. The Musée Bourdelle in Paris has recently been given a lighting update with LED technology using ERCO’s photometric precision to enhance the dynamic style of Bourdelle’s sculptures for optimised three-dimensionality.

Hospitality

Restaurant Monvinic, Barcelona

Community

Vorarlberg State Library, Bregenz

With a major refurbishment of the lighting system at the Vorarlberg State Library, ERCO LED lighting tools convinced thanks to good glare control of the luminaires, highly precise light distribution and low energy consumption. The project benefited from the architectural luminaire producer's many years of experience in the form of professional wallwashing with maximum levels of uniformity.

Events

Review of the Light+Building 2016, Frankfurt

Light + Building 2016 has come to an end. ERCO presented its latest innovations, rounding the event off again with a lively booth party - here a review with film and photos.

Public

Green Wall 140 George Street, Sydney

Events

Light+Building 2016, Frankfurt

How can inspiration and technology complement each other? This is the question the ERCO team is devoting itself to at this year’s Light+Building.

Public

Walker Tower apartment building, New York

The Walker Tower in New York was converted from office space to a high-end apartment building. The detailed Art Deco façade and spires are illuminated precisely with ERCO Grasshopper and Lightscan projectors, without any spill light to detract from the view of the skyline.

Hospitality

Café Caras, Berlin

Culture

Phänomenta Science Center, Lüdenscheid

The Phänomenta Science Center in Lüdenscheid, Germany, is a highly interactive and exciting science museum featuring an array of experiments, models and demonstrations, enabling participatory exploration of the world of physics, ranging from electricity and magnetism to optical and acoustic illusions.

Work

Le Silla headquarters, Porto Sant‘Elpidio

The offices at the newly built headquarters of Le Silla, where the Italian family company designs and develops its exclusive footwear, has been equipped with ERCO recessed luminaires.

Work

Sparkasse, Ulm

Shop

Camper store, Barcelona

How do you illuminate a shoe store effectively with LEDs? What is the best way to accentuate inclined presentation spaces precisely without casting shadows on the areas below? The redesigned Camper Store in Barcelona provides a prime example that offers the answers.

Interview

Interview with Sunhee Lim, Kugler Ning, New York

What are the current issues facing the lighting industry in New York? How do you illuminate the façades along Manhattan’s skyline without causing glare? Is Dark Sky technology a must particularly for densely populated megacities? In an interview with Sunhee Lim of Kugler Ning – the lighting design firm responsible for the relighting of the historic Walker Tower in New York with ERCO lighting tools, these issues were reviewed.

Hospitality

Restaurant Camillo Benso, Milan

Culture

Gymnicher Mühle Museum, Erftstadt

A strong river theme, explored from different angles, runs through a historic watermill that is home to the KM 51 – Erftmuseum. Light serves as a didactic element in the exhibition, guiding the visitor through its interactive installations.

Shop

Colette store, Paris

Established in 1997 as one of the world’s original concept stores on the upscale Rue Saint Honoré in Paris, Colette has since become an institution in the fashion and lifestyle landscape. It hosts an incredible mix of curated products stunningly illuminated with state-of-the-art ERCO LED lighting technology.

Culture

Exhibition "The Brits Who Built The Modern World", Royal Institute of British Architects, London

Shop

Sleeping Dogs store, Hamburg

The Sleeping Dogs concept store at Hamburg’s Rödingsmarkt offers a superb curated selection of furniture and home accessories. In a space of almost 500 square metres, the objects by world-class designers and young talents are presented much like exhibits in an art gallery – perfectly staged with state-of-the-art ERCO LED photometric technology.

Hospitality

Kempinski Hotel, Berchtesgaden

At an altitude of 1,000 metres, the floor-to-ceiling windows at the Johann Grill Restaurant in the Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden afford diners a panoramic view of unspoilt nature and breathtaking mountains. The lighting concept with ERCO products transfers the vivid, natural light of these uniquely entrancing surroundings into the interior.

Hospitality

Evangelical seminar and educational institute Haus Nordhelle, Meinerzhagen

Community

Barbican Centre, London

The raw concrete structure of the Barbican Centre makes it one of the most prominent examples of Brutalist architecture in the UK. The art gallery in the centre of London had been illuminated with conventional ERCO lighting tools for around thirty years, and now the switch has been made to state-of-the-art LED technology.

Hospitality

Harp Bar, Belfast

As in many other places around the world, a quick after-work drink is never a bad thing in such a popular place as the Harp Bar in Belfast. Once a meeting point for punks, it is today an established cultural institution in Belfast.

Shop

King Living Furniture Store, Richmond

Culture

Portrait: Matthew Penn's sense of light

Matthew Penn combines traditional painting techniques with the latest lighting technology to create portraits that come to life. He relies on ERCO for the spotlight systems which he tailors precisely to his paintings to enhance their production and the display of his art. Gerrit Terstiege talked to the British artist about his creative approach to light.

Hospitality

Parkbad Volksdorf Water Park, Hamburg

Be it all-weather pool, saline spa or sauna village – architectural firm bs2architekten in Hamburg designs structures with a focus on public baths and sports facilities, wellness and rehabilitation centres. A recent project of the firm involved the renovation of the historic Water Park Parkbad Volksdorf in Hamburg. The Compact downlight supplied by ERCO ensures optimum colour rendition with excellent glare control and low maintenance requirements.

Public

Forecourt of the Sydney Opera

Culture

Prada Foundation Museum, Milan

ERCO lighting tools in one of the most dramatic museum projects this year: Designed by star architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Rem Koolhaas (OMA/Rotterdam), the Fondazione Prada in Milan presents high-quality art across almost 20,000sqm – illuminated perfectly with state-of-the-art ERCO LED lighting technology.

Public

Imperial Forums, Rome

One of the most prestigious lighting projects to have been completed in recent years’ is now open for business – since April 2015, the date of the city’s birthday, the ancient Imperial Forums in Rome have been illuminated in striking new light. The narrative lighting concept was implemented with ERCO lighting tools.

Interview

Interview with Markus Gabler, w40 Architekten, Wiesbaden

w40 is an office for brand architecture. The architects from Wiesbaden have now realised a project that has been particularly close to their hearts: the upgrading of their own office – with LED light supplied by ERCO. We spoke to w40 founder Markus Gabler about light in a shop setting and in the office.

Work

Graficas Varias, Barcelona

The new premises of the long-established Catalan graphic design specialist “Graficas Varias” were styled by interior design firm Metre Quadrat Studio. Contrasting materials and light create a visual experience for customers and visitors, and the office lighting with ERCO LED technology meets every ergonomic requirement: A perfectly efficient and sustainable lighting solution.

Hospitality

Le Gabriel restaurant in the Hotel La Réserve, Paris

Culture

Kronach Gallery

The Fränkische Galerie (Franconian Gallery) is housed in the Rosenberg fortress that dominates the historic district of Kronach. Its collection comprises some 200 masterpieces of painting and sculpture from the Late Gothic and Early Renaissance periods – including paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553), who was born in Kronach.

Culture

Australian Pavilion at the Biennale, Venice

The attractions at this year’s Venice Art Biennale include the recently completed Pavilion of Australia – the first new structure of a prestigious country pavilion to be built in the 21st century. ERCO spotlights were chosen for the illumination of its exhibition space.

Shop

Foto Koch, retail outlet for photographic accessories, Düsseldorf, Germany

Work

Oncology Centre, Dillingen

In times passed, when medical practices were primarily designed with a focus on a sterile, clinical appearance, today’s health facilities are increasingly recognised by their homely interior. The Oncological Centre in Dillingen, Germany and headed by Professor Dirk Hempel was planned in the best possible way to try to help patients feel at ease throughout their treatment. The Opton spotlight with its precise, brilliant light creates a bright and pleasant atmosphere that lifts the low ceilings and creates visual space.

Work

Real estate agency Engel & Völkers, Metropolitan Market Centre, Madrid

Recently opened, the Market Center Madrid of Engel & Völkers features classic office lighting with modern and efficient lighting tools supplied by ERCO. The lighting solution demonstrates masterfully how to combine visual comfort with economic efficiency in a progressive and dynamic office setting.

Culture

Exhibition "Mies van der Rohe: Collages from the MoMA" in the Ludwig Forum, Aachen

Culture

Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava

The Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum is located less than 15km south of the Slovakian capital Bratislava, on the borders of three neighbouring countries, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary. A recently completed, lavish extension of the structure – voted “Building of the Year” in Slovakia just a short while ago – raises the appeal of this cultural showcase project. The museum complex, considered one of the most interesting projects of its kind in Central Europe, is completely bathed in ERCO light.

Contemplation

Milan Cathedral

“Longh cume la fabrica del Domm,” the Milanese say in Lombard dialect when there is no end to something. As the construction of the Cathedral in the heart of Italy’s northern city – which has been in progress since 1368. ERCO is responsible for its upgraded lighting with efficient LED lighting tools.

Shop

Alexander ski shop, Valbella

Community

Bucerius Law School, Hamburg

Bucerius Law School is a private law school located in a historic building in central Hamburg. Its “Moot Court” is now illuminated with ERCO Parscan.

Shop

Ölmühle an der Havel delicatessen, Berlin

The Ölmühle an der Havel is an oil factory that recently opened a new outlet in Berlin Kreuzberg. The family business specialises in the production of the finest cooking oils based on a tradition of natural quality. Its transparent oils in various shades are displayed effectively in the precise light of ERCO Optec spotlights.

Hospitality

Canteen at the Ministry of Labour, Integration and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf

Shop

Firma London, vintage furniture store, Berlin

A small but exquisite store for stylish vintage design seeks suitable shop lighting. The challenge: constantly changing product presentations, with many polished and reflective surfaces. Modern LED luminaires with ERCO Spherolit technology enable a flexible lighting solution that is well received by the client.

Products

Light Finder

You want to illuminate product ensembles in the shop? Conference tables in the office? Or art on the wall? Find the right ERCO products for your project with our Light Finder, a source of inspiration and information for any planning issues.

Shop

Blaha Office showroom, Korneuburg

Family-run office furniture manufacturer Blaha in Austria is one of the foremost suppliers in its field. At its headquarters in Korneuburg near Vienna, the company operates a showroom displaying high-quality furniture systems and multicoloured acoustic systems with eye-catching effect. At once presentation and sales area, communication forum and workspace, the architecture requires a sophisticated lighting system. ERCO’s Opton spotlight with flexible Spherolit technology lends itself perfectly to the implementation of a complex lighting concept.

Work

Florentinum office building, Prague

The Florentinum qualifies as the largest office building in Prague. Its design quality together with the elegance of its interior put it in the top tier among high-end buildings of its kind in the Czech capital. Located within walking distance to the central station and the historic city centre, it offers an attractive location and great accessibility. The differentiated outdoor lighting using ERCO luminaires guides through the complex and adds significantly to its high amenity value.

Shop

Ermenegildo Zegna fashion boutique

Shop

La Martina boutique, Prague

Founded in Argentina in the 1980s, La Martina today is a global player in the world of polo. A quintessential brand which initially made a name for itself with exclusive polo equipment, it is now recognised across the world primarily for its lifestyle clothing and polo inspired accessories. Representing elegance, prestige and the traditions of polo, its style appeals to an established clientele. Early in 2014 La Martina opened a boutique in Prague – ERCO supplied the lighting.

Work

Pinsent Masons law firm, Belfast

International law firm Pinsent Masons recently opened a new office in the prestigious “The Soloist” building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The lighting concept is based on a variety of ERCO luminaires to meet the complex requirements of a modern office environment.

Shop

Art dealership and bookstore, Münsterschwarzach Abbey

Culture

PS.Speicher Museum, Einbeck

PS.Speicher is an exhibition at an old granary in Einbeck, a picturesque town of timber-framed architecture in Lower Saxony. Here, more than 6,500m2 of exhibition space present around 300 historic bicycles, motorcycles and automobiles.

Interview

Interview with Devki RajGuru, LittleFish Lighting Inc., Redmond

What makes good shop lighting with LEDs? An interview with lighting designer Devki RajGuru about The Pro Shop at CenturyLink Field Stadium in Seattle. www.littlefishlighting.com