Light – a dream – a chandelier


Jitka Kamencová Skuhravá - Lasvit - glass object "Bubbles in Space", 2008 - 01 dia 4m

  From May 26 through till October 23, 2011 the exhibition of contemporary young artists “In Search of Glass” was staged at the Prague Museum of Applied Arts (UPM). Curator Dr. Milan Hlaves mixed contemporary modern works with exhibits from the permanent collections of the Museum. In this unconventional and most intriguing installation, a chandelier [...] Read the whole article »



R.I.P. Eva Afuhs – Abschlussbericht Symposium “KRONLEUCHTER – JUWELEN des LICHTS”


Eva Afuhs (* 1954 in Wien; † 8. April 2011 in Zürich)

In tiefer Trauer und tief erschüttert müssen wir, die wir so stolz auf die gemeinsame Pionierleistung waren, erdacht und ausgeführt am Museum Bellerive in Zürich, dessen Direktorin EVA AFUHS war, ihren tragischen Unfalltod am 8. April 2011 bekanntgeben. Unsere Gesellschaft und alle Teilnehmer des Symposiums trauern mit ihren Angehörigen, Mitarbeitern im Museum Bellerive und Freunden.   [...] Read the whole article »



Artificial light in the aristocratic palaces in the Po valley


Fig. 1, J. B. Boudard, “Salon donde se celebro el festin que el Cardenal Porto Carrero hizo eregir en Parma en la Celebridad del Baptismo del real Principe”. Published in Francesco Baroncelli, Palazzo Farnese Rangoni: sede della Prefettura di Parma, Battei, Parma, 2007, p. 23

Remarks on the lighting devices between the 17th and the 18th century by Laura Balboni, Paolo Corradini, Angelo Landi Politecnico di Milano, Department Architecture and Planning PhD in preservation of architectural heritage Reports, diaries of travelers who cross Italy, XVIIIth gazettes, often treat about suggestions and references regarding the topic of the artificial light. Admired [...] Read the whole article »