Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/17/The_History_and_Future_of_Fluorescent_Lighting
Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center, maps the history of fluorescent lighting. In its original use as an art form, fluorescents were “quite beautiful, quite ornate and they were decoration light sources.”
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Michael Siminovitch, director of the California Lighting Technology Center at UC Davis, discusses the history of fluorescent lighting.
Siminovitch, as well as fellow experts Michael Neils and Timothy Tutt, discuss the growing popularity of CFLs, as well as the obstacles that could challenge widespread CFL adoption. – UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
Michael Siminovitch is Director of the California Lighting Technology Center and Professor of Design at UC Davis. His work entails research and development in new residential and commercial lighting technologies. Dr. Siminovitch works with manufacturers, utilities, and state agencies to test and demonstrate next-generation lighting systems. He has developed many successful lighting products, such as the Berkeley Lamp, which saves three-quarters of the wattage used by traditional lamps. Dr. Siminovitch has also developed an innovative fluorescent down lighting system for commercial and residential spaces, high performance torchiere, high efficiency sulfur lamp, and fiber optic illuminators.
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indian contemporary/semiclassical dance.
One of the lamps I made some years ago.
I make some graff video with a lightning installation (bulbs circles) at the contemporary art center 104 rue d’Aubervilliers in Paris (2008).
I took a class from Keiichi Yamamoto about how to make high quality tiffany reproductions, and took some footage of the process in this video. It was an excellent class! Project details and pictures are at http://reflectionlabs.com/Art/AppleBlossom/AppleBlossom.html
Winona, MN based instrumental-rock trio BRASS LAMP performs live at the Bluffland Bloom & Brew in downtown La Crosse, WI on March 29th, 2008.