Call for Entries: L A M P’s 2017 Lighting Design Competition

(March 15, 2017 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) - L A M P (Lighting Architecture Movement Project) is preparing for its fifth international lighting design competition and is sending out a call for entries to designers worldwide to participate. Submissions open June 1^st and the deadline to submit is December 15, 2017. 

This year, L A M P has changed from a yearly event to a biannual event. In 2017, L A M P will focus on the competition and the event will take place in Vancouver, Canada in 2018 (date TBC). Visit www.welovelamp.ca for competition details and entry requirements.

L A M P aims to introduce a broader audience to lighting design while promoting and connecting emerging talents to new markets. Each year the competition challenges designers to approach their lighting fixtures with the guidance of a theme. The theme for 2017 and 2018 is B A L A N C E.

The three categories open for submissions include student, emerging and established designers. After reviewing all submissions, the esteemed panel of judges will make their decisions based on a set evaluation ranging from aesthetics, marketability, innovation, and unique interpretation of the theme word. 

L A M P will announce the 2017-judging panel on May 1^st. Over the years, L A M P’s judges have included: Michael Anastassiades; Tom Dixon; Niels Bendtsen (Bensen); Omer Arbel (Bocci); Jakub Zak (Patricia Urquiola Studio); Joana Bover (Bover); John Patkau (Patkau Architects); Rosie Li (Roll & Hill); and the team from ANDLIGHT (Lukas Peet, Caine Heintzman and Matt Davis), to name a few.

To submit your lamp, keep up-to-date, or to inquire about sponsorship, visit www.welovelamp.ca

About - Established in 2013, L A M P is run by Vancouver founders Annika Hagen and Nicole Fox. L A M P allows designers, architects, and those with an appreciation for design to be part of a growing must-see exhibition that connects the local community with dynamic design. Now in its fifth year, L A M P looks forward to growing into an internationally recognizable institution for creative minds to showcase their designs.