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Innovations Vlog 2020

Our Innovations Vlog takes you into the Light Factory and shows you the most exciting ERCO product developments for museums, office worlds and shops.

Photometrics & practice - Professional article

7 tips for your perfect wallwashing

Wallwashers create more than just brightness. We show you what wallwashers can do and give you 7 tips for your perfect wallwasher.

Interview - Interview

New National Museum of Qatar / Interview with "Koichi Takada"

Functionality and storytelling do not have to be contradictory: We spoke to Koichi Takada, the interior and lighting designer for the museum shops and restaurants in the new National Museum of Qatar.

Contemplation - Project report

Siena Cathedral

In Siena Cathedral, Stella spotlights illuminate the unique marble floor from a height of over 25m. With Casambi Bluetooth, ERCO offers the option of controlling the luminaires flexibly via smartphone.

Contemplation - Project report

Niushoushan Culture Park, Nanjing

Culture - Project report

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery has marked the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt's death with an extraordinary exhibition celebrating the role of light both in the creation and content of his work.

Culture - Picture report

Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, Zürich

Shop - Picture report

TopPharm Europaallee Apotheke, Zürich

Culture - Picture report

Waddington Custot Galerie, London

Hospitality - Picture report

The Store X Limited, London

Community - Picture report

The Hard Interchange, Portsmouth

Community - Picture report

Spark Building der Solent University, Southampton

Culture - Picture report

Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich

Products - Event

How we made cool bags from our fair stand

Products - Film

Eclipse: The art of illuminating

Eclipse: The art of illuminating

Shop - Picture report

Inalco Showroom, L Alcora

Shop - Picture report

CEA Design Showroom, Milan

Culture - Picture report

Galerie Koenig, Berlin

Community - Picture report

Holmestrand Station, Vestfold

Culture - Picture report

Moesgaard Museum, Højbjerg

Shop - Picture report

BMW Showroom, Karlstad

Community - Picture report

Sollentuna Friidrottshall Sports Centre

Culture - Picture report

Eesti Rahva Muuseum, Tartu

Work - Picture report

Agency Peter Schmidt Group, Hamburg

Culture - Project report

The Twist / Kistefos Museum, Norway

In the form of a twisted gallery building, BIG forges a bridge in the Norwegian sculpture park Kistefos. "The Twist" houses exhibition areas flexibly illuminated with Parscan from ERCO.

Contemplation - Picture report

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Cati

Hospitality - Picture report

Restaurant Masia La Torre, Mora de Rubielos

Contemplation - Picture report

Church of San Nicolás, Valencia

Shop - Picture report

Boutique Alberta, Valencia

Shop - Picture report

Comspot specialist IT shop, Hamburg

Culture - Picture report

MARQ Archäologisches Museum der Provinz Alicante, Alicante

Community - Project report

The Shed/Hudson Yards, New York City / ERCO

The Shed is an extraordinary shape-shifting cultural space in Hudson Yards West of Manhattan, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Rockwell Group, lit with ERCO outdoor luminaire

Culture - Project report

Milan Cathedral

Since EXPO 2015, the interior of Milan Cathedral radiates in new splendour thanks to efficient LED lighting tools from ERCO. But now the entire exterior lighting of the impressive marble building has also been upgraded to high-performance, durable ERCO LED projectors.

Culture - Project report

Axel Vervoordt Gallery

The antiques and art dealer Axel Vervoordt created an impressive mix of industrial heritage and contemporary architecture on the site of a distillery just outside Antwerp built in 1857.

Photometrics & practice - Professional article

Interpreting art with light

Light renders art visible in museums.

Culture - Project report

New National Museum of Qatar

The new National Museum of Qatar, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, brings the cultural heritage of the desert peninsula to life for the world. ERCO illuminates museum shops, restaurants and cafés.

Culture - Project report

Liangzhu Museum, Hangzhou

Living - Picture report

Liv Apartments, Fremantle

Shop - Picture report

Belmont Forum shopping centre, Cloverdale

Contemplation - Picture report

Church of the Benedictine Community, New Norcia

Interview - Interview

Milan Cathedral / Interview with Pietro Palladino

Culture - Project report

Kasmin Gallery New York

The award-winning Kasmin Gallery, the fourth art space opened by Paul Kasmin in New York's Chelsea designed by studioMDA, represents some of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

Culture - Project report

John Curtin Gallery, Perth

The John Curtin Gallery is part of the university of the same name in Perth.
It was inaugurated in 1998, and as Australia's largest university art gallery is
an anchor point in the cultural life of the region. Upgrading of the lighting to
LED technology from ERCO opens up new design options for the exhibition
organisers.

Work - Project report

Timber Building

In the 45 metre high Timber Building in Brisbane, a sustainable and resource-saving construction method meets a modern open-space office concept from the engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon.

Photometrics & practice - Professional article

Planning light for monumental buildings

When illuminating large-area facades, it is important to think on a large scale
not only in terms of simulation and visualisation.

Culture - Picture report

National Gallery Singapore

Projects - Film

Aldo Coppola Akademie

Aldo Coppola is a premium hairstyling company named after its founder, possibly the most famous Italian hairstylist in the world.

Work - Project report

"Spot-on" for the Nordic Light

The Swedish lighting designer Joaquim de Abreu, showcased by ERCO in its "Spot-on" series, is concerned with placing light at the centre of design and creating stages for lighting.

Contemplation - Picture report

Siena Cathedral

Report - Project report

Memocorp, Sydney

Nuanced light from the ceiling. ERCO Compar linear recessed luminaires meet the demand for high visual comfort and minimalist luminaire design.

Shop - Picture report

Oriocenter shopping centre, Bergamo

Culture - Picture report

Arario Museum, Seoul

Products - Film

Wireless control of ERCO luminaires with Casambi Bluetooth

Individually switching and dimming luminaires, setting up light scenes and integrating sensors – all made possible by the wireless method of control offered by ERCO in the form of Bluetooth-enabled luminaires.

Culture - Picture report

Pietro Consagra exhibition at the Robilant+Voena Gallery, London

Contemplation - Picture report

Siena Cathedral

Shop - Project report

D.A.T.E flagship store Milan

ERCO's new "Spot-on" series begins with an elegant flagship store designed by the Zurich architects Filippo Santoni and Serena Santini for the new Italian sneaker label D.A.T.E..

Culture - Picture report

Observatory of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Sydney

Public - Picture report

Midgarsormen bridge, Stavanger

Culture - Picture report

China Design Museum, Hangzhou

Hospitality - Picture report

Hotel Holiday Inn, Singapur

Culture - Picture report

F11 Photography Museum, Hong Kong

Products - Film

Zoom spotlights

A completely new range of freedom for flexible museum and shop lighting is created with zoom spotlights. The optic enables a continuously adjustable beam angle. Rotationally symmetric light distribution is available with zoom from spot to wide flood. An axially symmetric variant allows adjustment of the oval light distribution according to the room situation. This means a range of lighting tasks can be performed with just one lighting tool.

Work - Project report

Fabege, Work away from Work

With "work away from work", Fabege, one of Sweden's largest property companies, has developed an office concept that goes far beyond the desktop edge of current office and work models.

Public - Picture report

Cittadella Bridge, Alessandria

Culture - Picture report

Alisan Fine Arts gallery, Hong Kong

Shop - Picture report

The Central shopping mall, Shanghai

Work - Picture report

Ferrier Hodgson office, Sydney

Work - Picture report

Cox Architecture Office, Brisbane

Work - Picture report

Suncorp Discovery Centre, Sydney

Work - Picture report

175 Eagle skyscraper, Brisbane

Culture - Picture report

Whitestone Gallery, Taipei

Shop - Picture report

Sharmoon Showroom, Shanghai

Culture - Picture report

Osti Art Gallery, Taipei

Culture - Picture report

Muxin Art Museum, Wuzhen

Public - Picture report

Megabox sculpture, Hong Kong

Shop - Picture report

Lex Coffee Gallery, Hong Kong

Work - Picture report

Gallery of Kelti International, Taipei

Culture - Picture report

Chimei Museum, Tainan

Culture - Picture report

Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne

Shop - Picture report

Tascón shoe store, Barcelona

Work - Picture report

Mediapro Exhibitions, Barcelona

Culture - Event

Wallpaper Handmade Exhibition

When the annual Milan furniture fair "Salone del Mobile" opens its doors in the spring season the city is transformed into an design festival covering almost the entire city: whether traditional palazzi, temporary showrooms or the narrow alleys of the Brera district, countless exhibition venues become visitor magnets for the international design community.

Culture - Picture report

Galleria Sabauda, Turin

Work - Picture report

ABUS Kransysteme, Gummersbach

Culture - Picture report

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Shop - Picture report

Sleeping Dogs Concept Store, Hamburg

Culture - Picture report

Nanjing Museum, Nanjing

Work - Project report

mai public relations GmbH, Berlin

Freely position Jilly downlights and control them via smartphone: the cleanly designed loft office of communications agency mai public relations in Berlin-Kreuzberg upgraded with a new lighting solution from ERCO.

Community - Picture report

La Rectoria de Godmar

Community - Picture report

DAV Climbing Centre Augsburg

Culture - Project report

Polygon Gallery

The Polygon Gallery is an art gallery operated by the British Columbia Photography and Media Arts Society in North Vancouver, and is Canada's largest non-profit photo gallery.

Living - Picture report

Sunset View Residence, Singapore

Hospitality - Picture report

Vapiano Restaurant, Shanghai

Community - Picture report

Interloop sculpture in the Wynyard Station, Sydney

Living - Picture report

Apartment in Düsseldorf

Shop - Picture report

wineBANK Pfalz, Wachenheim

Culture - Picture report

Exhibition "PS: Ich liebe Dich! (PS: I Love You!)" in the Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf

Culture - Event

Frank Lloyd Wright in the London showroom

ERCO rolled out the red carpet in London for the special screening of the documentary film "Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America".

Products - Event

New products 2019

Light lends architecture an additional design dimension. We have once again developed innovative lighting tools according to this philosophy, enabling technical planners and lighting designers to create qualitative surroundings along with simultaneously conserving resources.

Products - Film

Jilly. The versatile light for modern work

Highly efficient and standard-compliant office workplace lighting - with track as a flexible basis.

Culture - Project report

Grand Basel

Curved edges of light trace the aerodynamic body shape on azure-blue paint and the polished chrome parts sparkle brilliantly. Can cars be art?

Background - Award

Manufacturing Excellence Award 2018

ERCO gains overall victory at the Manufacturing Excellence Award 2018

Culture - Project report

The Feuerle Collection

The effective game of opposites: focused light in absolute darkness lets you forget space and time.

Photometrics & practice - Professional article

Conversions made easy: track for flexible light in offices

New luminaires for office lighting combine the visual comfort of a downlight with the flexibility of a spotlight. With track as the lighting infrastructure, a flexible and ergonomic lighting solution is created that can be quickly and easily adapted to changing office layouts.

Community - Picture report

Rathaus, Tönder

Culture - Project report

Yves Saint Laurent Museum Marrakesh

The recently inaugurated Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakesh presents itself as a veritable jewel of contemporary museum architecture.

Shop - Picture report

Melissa Flagship Store, Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapur

Photometrics & practice - Professional article

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.

Culture - Picture report

Fotogalerie f22, Hong Kong

Shop - Picture report

Ausstellung “Shades of Sensuality” von Tina Trumpp im Leica Store, Porto

Work - Project report

ingenhoven architects, Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf's Media Harbour is home to the open-plan offices of ingenhoven architects – illuminated with flexible track Optec spotlights.

Culture - Picture report

Ausstellung “Photo Scripts” von João Miguel Barros im Museum Coleção Berardo, Lissabon

Work - Picture report

Fischereiunternehmen Nilco

Shop - Picture report

Bookshop Livraria Lello, Porto

Shop - Picture report

"Mall of Scandinavia" shopping centre, Stockholm

Culture - Picture report

Natural History Museum, St. Gallen

Community - Picture report

Royal Danish Library, Aarhus

Hospitality - Project report

Hotel Le Méridien, Seoul

The newly opened Le Méridien offers travellers from all over the world a place to stay with impeccable service. An atmosphere of well-being is created with light from ERCO.

Background - Award

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.