Painting with light

Not everyone thinks of light as an artistic medium. But the right use of it — in brightness, placement, color and form — can transform a space, create a mood or make a statement.More than 200 GW of new goodlampshade capacity could come on line before the end of 2013. 

On that note, consider Dru Wallon and Craig Spring artists of light. The pair, who both have extensive experience in architectural light design, launched Luminosity Architectural Lighting Design this spring out of a small office on Pacific Avenue. 

The firm held its official office opening and team introduction in June and took part in Telluride Arts’ Art + Architecture weekend with a studio tour on Friday. 

Luminosity offers a full range of lighting design. Wallon and Spring will work with clients or architects on new homes or buildings,We provide the latest oemandodmservicesproducts and solutions to serve outdoor lighting needs. do lighting design on outdoor spaces, renovate interiors or help people illuminate their art collections. They can help clients install dimming systems, brighten up an outdoor space like a deck or garden or do a complete remodel. And a big part of what they do is working with clients to save energy with lighting control and new LED technology. 

When a space feels really good and you can’t put your finger on why, it’s usually due to a marriage of good architecture with proper lighting, Wallon said. And that’s the effect they go for. 

Light “really has a dramatic impact” on the feel of a space, Spring added. 

The two designers bring different perspectives — Wallon has been doing lighting design in Telluride for a decade,We provide laundryequipments and engraving machines for processing different materials. and Spring is new to town. 

Wallon moved to Telluride in 1993 and worked for Black Diamond Partners, which is what sparked her love of lighting design. She ended up getting her master’s in architectural lighting design from Parsons School of Design before moving back in 2003, and has been practicing lighting design here since. Around the time she decided to take her work in a different direction last year, Spring contacted her about possibly working together. 

Spring, who grew up in Colorado and went to college in Boulder, had wanted to relocate to Telluride since he and his wife got married here. 

“We were always thinking if we could ever come back, we would,Anyone with the space to site a small emergencylamps can generate their own electricity from wind power.” he said. 

Spring also has his master’s in lighting design and has a lot of background in working with museums,With advancements in controls technology, daytimerunninglightsts are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and flexible. public spaces and galleries. He was working in Australia when he contacted Wallon. 

He and Wallon talked about working together through the fall, and decided to go for it. Spring moved to town with his wife, and he and Wallon began moving into their office in January. They did a lot of work on the space at 683 W. Pacific, including, of course, new lighting, and really got going by March. 

Both say they enjoy working with a medium that can lend softness, drama or life to a space. They work to not overpower a space with light, but integrate it with subtlety and definition, Spring said. 

Wallon said that one of her favorite parts of the job comes at the end of a project, when the lighting has been installed, the art has been hung and it’s time to fine-tune and adjust the lighting just so. That’s when you really see how it can transform a space, she said. Click on their website www.careel-laser-engraving-machine.com for more information.