Lighting for Tomorrow's First Competition Winners

national lighting fixture design competition, has announced the winners in its first competition.

Stephen Blackman, director of design and product development at American Fluorescent Corporation, won the $10,000 grand prize for his chandelier design, Salem, which should be commercially available in July 2004. Three designers tied for second place, winning $4,000 each:

Soren Momsen for his pendant fixture, BetweeN2ShapeS, which is being manufactured by Royal Scandinavia in Denmark and became available in May 2004;

Meg Hetfield and

Tom Heelan for a wall sconce, Soli, available from Lightolier in June 2004; and

Manny Vieyra for a wall sconce, Torch, manufactured by Forecast Lighting and available through lighting showrooms.

Ken Lau won a technical innovation award for his design of a dimmable electronic ballast that can operate up to six compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Lau’s technology is being developed by PowerLux Corporation and should be available in late 2004. Lighting for Tomorrow was launched in 2002 by the American Lighting Association, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, and the U.S. Department of Energy with the primary objective of introducing attractive and efficient lighting fixtures into the residential market. Details are available online at www.lightingfortomorrow.com.