Hundreds of lighting professionals gathered at the fourth Knight of Illumination Awards in London on September 11th to celebrate the work of lighting designers working in the UK. Organised by The Society of Television & Lighting Design (STLD), The Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) and Clay Paky, the Knight of Illumination Awards provide public recognition for outstanding achievements in … [Read more...]
2011 Knight Of Illumination Awards Nominations
ALD, STLD and Clay Paky have announced the nominations for the ‘4th Knights of Illumination’ Lighting Design Awards. The awards will be held on the evening of Sunday 11th September 2011 at the IBIS Hotel London Earls Court. The Knight of Illumination Awards will provide public recognition for outstanding achievements in Lighting Design by UK based Lighting Designers, in a number of professional … [Read more...]
Michael Northen Bursary awards presentation at PLASA 2009
The annual Michael Northen Bursary recognises imagination in design and creativity in lighting design, and once again the level of entry, both quantity and quality, was extremely high. Jack Knowles, organiser of the judging for this year’s awards and also one of last year’s winning students, said: “Judging of entries is blind, and although the three winners stood out from the crowd, there was … [Read more...]
ALD awards honorary memberships
The Association of Lighting Designers presented two new Honorary Memberships to Brian Croft and John Simpson at the recent ABTT Theatre Show. This category of membership is to recognise individuals who have supported the work of Lighting Designers and no two individuals could better represent service to the lighting industry and designers more than Brian and John. Brian’s career took … [Read more...]
ALD announce the 2009 Michael Northen Bursary
This year the Michael Northen Bursary 2009 will be awarded by the ALD in conjunction with ETC and The Mousetrap Foundation. This prestigious award is open to all students, and not just ALD members. The Michael Northen Bursary was set up by Michael Northen shortly before he passed away in 2001. It takes the form of a £500 prize awarded to a student who shows exemplary talent in lighting design. … [Read more...]
