Dive into a world where light means life with the book Book of Light

For over 60 years, the Zumtobel brand has been synonymous with innovation, unique product and service quality, as well as exceptional design and sustainability. Its lighting solutions are part of many unique architectural projects around the world. You can now familiarize yourself with them through the book The Book of Light, which will guide you through the world of light. Dive into its pages and gather inspiration from dozens of projects where light plays a central role.

The first page of the book takes you to the Austrian town of Dornbirn, where since 1950, the manufacturer and supplier of lighting solutions, Zumtobel Group (with subsidiaries Zumtobel, Thorn, Tridonic, acdc, and Thorneco) has been located. It is no surprise that the local exhibition center, spanning 10,500 m², utilizes a complete lighting solution from the Zumtobel brand. Impressive aesthetics blend here with practical functionality. Bright red ellipses carved into the otherwise monolithic exhibition center create a contrasting impression. The red color is also dominant in the entrance foyer. With demanding lighting requirements due to the vast area and variability of spaces, the lighting solutions Panos infinity and Tecton Balanced White have managed well.

Right after turning to the next page, the reader of the book finds themselves in the German metropolis Hamburg, where the architecturally unique building of the Elbphilharmonie rises above the river of the same name. The lighting solution from Zumtobel, consisting of 1200 hand-blown, custom-made glass fixtures, is a great pride of the main concert hall. Tradition meets modernity here. The famous Plaza of the Philharmonie on the 6th floor, a place visited daily by up to 16,000 visitors, is illuminated by 870 LED fixtures arranged in the shape of a diamond. The model of LED fixtures Panos infinity lights up the areas of the Westin hotel, which is part of the Elbphilharmonie building.

Art and culture admirers will certainly enjoy viewing other architectural gems immortalized in the book The Book of Light, such as the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Rodin Museum in Paris with collections by the French artist Auguste Rodin, or the Apoxyomenos Museum in the Croatian resort of Mali Lošinj featuring the statue of the athlete Apoxyomenos, which is the most valuable archaeological find in Croatia.

Lighting for industrial environments also has its place in the book

However, the Zumtobel brand is not only focused on lighting for cultural-related buildings; the company is also a leading supplier of lighting solutions for industrial complexes and retail. Several of these are given space in "The Book of Light." Included among them is a representative from the homeland, an aircraft repair facility in Mošnov. One of the largest aircraft repair shops in Central Europe must accommodate giants such as the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, so it is no surprise that the height of the hangar exceeds 20 meters. The high ceilings presented one of the greatest challenges for the new lighting, the replacement of which was part of the overall modernization of the hangar. CRAFT LED luminaires, along with the lighting control system Litecom from Zumtobel, not only meet such demanding conditions but also feature excellent brightness, efficiency, and minimal maintenance requirements.

On the following pages of the book, you will discover more projects in the field of industrial lighting, like the headquarters of Ferrari with a museum and car repair shop in Maranello, Italy, the airport in Oslo, or complete lighting for the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team's facilities located in Milton Keynes, UK.

The Book of Light will guide you through 57 fantastic lighting projects across Europe. Light represents life, and thus the Zumtobel company strives to enhance our everyday lives through unique concepts. Let yourself be inspired today and download your own Book of Light at this link: https://discover.zumtobelgroup.com/the-book-of-light-en.