"Come and See the Light" Event Illuminates Historic Church

One Eighty Light partnered with Lumenpulse to hold an event in Bristol, UK, called "Come and See the Light." Gathering architects, engineers and students, the participants were tasked with using Lumenpulse products to illuminate St. Mary Redcliffe church, once described by Queen Elizabeth I as the "fairest, goodliest" church in England.

The 30 or so attendees were split up into 3 groups and given kits containing a mixture of Lumencove XT, Lumenbeam Medium, Lumenbeam Large and Lumenfacade. Each group was given an hour to design a different part of the church.

"At first, the participants began by using a lot of light directed at the church façade," recalls Stephen Lisk, Founder and Director of One Eighty Light. "The sheer amount of light and the distant offset flattened out the effect, so a lot of the detail was lost. When the participants used less light, and made the offset closer, magical things happened! The detail of the pinnacles were revealed, stained glass (lit from within) became more prominent. It also focused them to light what theyfelt was important and significant in a balanced way."

Lumenpulse UK Specifications Manager Florian Schaubach was on hand at the event to brief participants on the lighting fixtures they would use. He was greatly impressed by the results. "It shows what Lumenpulse products are capable of," he says.

Participants had nothing but praise for the event. "I never believed it would look amazing with less light, but it does; less is more," said one. "What a great night! Actually aiming the fittings and using different beam angles really helped me understand more about light," said another. "I can't believe you lit a 300-foot spire with one light fitting," one enthused.

At the end of the evening, all the designs were critiqued, a winner was chosen, and people gathered at a nearby pub todiscuss how it all went. "It was the most enjoyable Continuing Professional Development event in a long time," one participant concluded.