The first of our four infinity awards exhibition & presentation nights will be held at the splendid Boutwell Draper Gallery, 82-84 George St, Redfern on the evening of March 6, 2013, 6pm til 10pm.

After party at the Beresford Hotel, 354 Bourke St, Darlinghurst. Sponsored by Xicato.

Join top Lighting Designers, Architects, Interior Designers, view the finalists work and listen to a series of short, sharp speeches on creativity / projects / ideas / business by:

Jonathan Pease (JP), Executive Ideas Director / Managing Partner
at top advertising agency Tongue.

An ‘ideas man’ by trade, JP is currently the Managing Partner and Executive Ideas Director of his own ideas agency, Tongue. With offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Tongue works with high-profile clients including Telstra, BlackBerry, and Absolut to name a few. As a firm believer that everyone can be creative, he often leads large-scale brainstorm sessions for his corporate clients. JP has a Master of Business from Sydney University and currently runs ‘BIG’, an ideas course at the Communications Council. JP is also on the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Vanguard Board.

Chris Bosse from Laboratory For Visionary Architecture (L-A-V-A)

Chris Bosse is director of LAVA Asia Pacific based in Sydney, Australia and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney. Educated in Germany and Switzerland, Chris has  worked with several high-profile European architects before moving to Sydney. Whilst Associate Architect at PTW Architects in Sydney he completed many projects in Asia and the Middle East. His work on the Watercube Olympic swimming centre in Beijing received the Atmosphere Award at the 9th Venice Architecture Biennale; and he won an Emerging Architect Award from RIBA in 2008 London and a 40 Under 40 Award in 2012.

Mark Elliott Design Director / Managing Director at PointOfView.

Mark has over a decades’ experience as an architectural lighting design consultant. Trained as a furniture designer he calls upon these skills in detailing light into architecture. His broad international experience as a lighting designer includes work across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and America. Mark has resided in Australia since 2004. He is Design Director at architectural lighting design practice PointOfView. His role is pivotal to ensure consistency and excellence in the quality of design.

Donn Salisbury, Director of Electrolight Sydney, host of the event.

Donn’s 16 years experience in lighting design and track record delivering some of Australia’s most innovative projects is testament to his reputation in the industry. With a background in visual arts, Donn continually pushes the barriers of creativity. He is the recipient of multiple awards for his designs and has delivered hundreds of successful projects during his career. Donn is the Director of Electrolight Sydney and Co-founder of Objective:Light.

Music/entertainment provided by singer/songwriter/keyboard player Eleanor Dunlop and guitarist Jonathan Khor ‘Kid‘ (Sleep Makes Waves) both of whom played in hot indie band Cameras and toured in support of Bryan Ferry, (must be good then).

Food will be of the finger/stand up variety (delicious and plentiful). Drinks will be selected wines and beer.

The gallery can only hold up to 120 top lighting designers, architects, interior designers and so PLEASE let me know NOW if you would like to attend. Oh and it’s a FREE event for lighting designers, architects and interior designers to attend because of our wonderful top tier global sponsor: Gerard Lighting,  as well as local sponsors and supporters: Austube, ERCO illumination Physics, Indesign, International Lighting, JSB KKDC, Lighting Group / Sill Xicato 

Will you be present at the illumni infinity awards exhibition / presentation? You will be if you RSVP NOW at http://eepurl.com/vXggv

For more information please contact Tariq by email.

Over and out.

illumni infinity awards: made with 100% pure lighting designer creativity