Congratulations to the
2018 LUMEN AWARD RECIPIENTS
On June 14, 2018, the IESNYC announced the recipients of the 2018 Lumen Awards at the 50th annual Lumen Gala at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers. Eleven Lumen Awards were presented and the winners were publicly recognized for their professionalism, excellence and originality in lighting design. Approximately 1,000 members of the lighting community and affiliated design industries from all over the country attended the gala. The Gala was the winners night to shine and everyone's night to bask in the glow of all the festivities of a most illuminating evening!
Award of Excellence
London Mithraeum
London, United Kingdom
LIGHTING DESIGN
Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Mitul Parekh, and Shan Jiang
Schreiber Studio
Matthew Schreiber
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Photography: James Newton
Interview with Suzan Tillotson—Winner of Three Awards
Award of Excellence
Bloomberg European Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
LIGHTING DESIGN
Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Mitul Parekh, Erin Dreyfous, Sara McElroy, and Krista Kennedy
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Photography: Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Award of Merit
The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center
New York, NY
LIGHTING DESIGN
Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Erin Dreyfous, Scott Baillie-Hinojosa, and Christopher Cheap
Photography: © Nic Lehoux Photographie
Award of Merit
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, NY
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lighting Workshop
Doug Russell and Jeeyoung Park
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Photography: John Muggenborg
Award of Merit
Longwood Gardens Renovation
Kennett Square, PA
LIGHTING DESIGN
L’Observatoire International
Hervé Descottes, Jason Neches, and Natalia Priwin
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Photography: Daniel Traub
Interview with Chris Marta
Award of Merit
McKim, Mead & White Dining Room Restoration
New York, NY
LIGHTING DESIGN
Kugler Ning Lighting
Jerry Kugler, Burr Rutledge, Junrui Wang, and Jackson Ning
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Photography: Jeff Goldberg/Esto
Interview with Burr Rutledge
CITATION for Ceiling Feature
George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater
Salt Lake City, UT
LIGHTING DESIGN
Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes, Nira Wattanachote, and Glenn Fujimura
Photography: Jeff Goldberg / Esto
Interview with Francesca Bettridge
CITATION for Humanitarian Action
Solar Lighting in Martissant
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
LIGHTING DESIGN
PhoScope
Nathalie Rozot
Photography: cLSF and Fokal
Interview with Nathalie Rozot
CITATION for Design Preservation
The Grill at the Seagram Building
New York, NY
LIGHTING DESIGN
L’Observatoire International
Hervé Descottes, Wei Jien, and Jenny Ivansson
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Photography: Scott Frances courtesy of Major Food
Interview with Wei Jien and Jenny Ivansson
CITATION for Art Installation
Wave/Cave
Milan, Italy
LIGHTING DESIGN
PHT Lighting Design
Peiheng Tsai and Mariana Basilio Verdeja
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Photography: Peiheng Tsai
Interview with Peiheng Tsai
CITATION for Public Art
Whiteout
New York, NY
LIGHTING DESIGN
Paramedia LLC
Erwin Redl
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Photography: Moorehart Photography
Interview with Erwin Redl
About the Lumen Awards
The IESNYC Lumen Awards program was conceived and managed by the New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society in 1968. It was developed to publicly recognize lighting design members whose exceptional professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design has culminated in some of the world’s most innovative lighting projects.
Awards are presented in the following categories:
Lumen Award of Excellence
The highest level of recognition for permanent architectural application.
Lumen Award of Merit
Meritorious recognition for permanent architectural application.
Lumen Citation
Special recognition for an art installation, technical detail, portion of a single project, temporary installation or other work.
2018 Gallery
2018 Lumen Judges
Francesca Bastianini, Principal, Sighte Studio LLC
Noele De leon, Senior Lighting Designer, WeWork
Guy Geier, Managing Partner, FXCollaborative Architects
Andressa Lopes, Senior Associate, Cooley Monato Studio
Christopher Marta, Director, L’Observatoire International
Olivia Martin, Managing Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper
Robert Nadel, Vice President, Energy and Lighting Systems, Ltd
2018 Journal
Gala Fashion Report!
The first theme was GOLD for the Golden Anniversary noted by the self-appointed Fashion Editor for the EdisonReport. Read on >
2018 Video
Lumen Golden Ticket Winner
Congratulations to Melannie McCloskey from Kugler Ning Lighting! She won $100 VISA Gift Card
2018 Committee
Chairs
Clara Powell, Cooledge
Adrienne Shulman, ERCO Lighting
Lumen Awards Advisor
Megan Carroll, New York Digital
Board Advisor and Creative Director
Randy Sabedra, RS Lighting Design
Lumen Gala and Journal Sales Chair
Anna Kim, Enterprise Lighting Sales
Master of Ceremony
James O’Blaney, O’Blaney Rinker Associates
Members
Cathy Bontempo, HarborLight Design
Jordan Cohen, International Lights
Jay Dompor, Schwinghammer Lighting
Nathalie Faubert, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Manny Feris, Lutron Electronics
Robert Schulz, HLB Lighting Design
Bradley Sisenwain, HLB Lighting Design
2026 IESNYC Event and Educational Sponsors
Brilliant Sponsor
Radiant Sponsors
Glow Sponsors
Sparkle Sponsors
Lutron Electronics | Light Abilities
Twinkle Sponsors
Available Light | Hartranft Lighting Design | HLB Lighting Design
KGM Architectural Lighting | MGE Lighting Design Collaborative | Pierce Lighting Studio
