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[d]arc thoughts @ Clerkenwell Design Week

[d]arc thoughts @ Clerkenwell Design Week

[d]arc thoughts @ Clerkenwell Design Week

House of Detention, 12 Sans Walk, EC1R 0AS

ABOUT

Brought to you by darc – the only international design magazine focused on decorative lighting for interior design - the [d]arc thoughts talks programme head back to House of Detention for a fourth year. 

Visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week will be treated to three days of lighting focused panels and presentations, with leading interior designers, lighting designers and manufacturers taking to the stage to share their knowledge and experience on integrating the perfect lighting into projects.

KEY INFOMRATION

Venue address: Light, House of Detention, 12 Sans Walk, EC1R 0ASideolux

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  1. This talk focuses on future-proof lighting - how designers can create systems that evolve with changing use, technology, and regulations. Addressing maintenance, controls, flexibility, and circular de ...
14:00
  1. Equation Lighting’s Maida Hot will present current projects from the studio – walking the audience through the design and specification process. More details to follow.  
15:00
  1. Learn from lighting designer Neil Knowles on how to create the perfect dark and moody bar environment. Drawing on previous project experience, Neil will showcase how it’s about more than just a good d ...
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  1. Lighting sits at the very core of how a space is experienced and yet is routinely treated as expendable in cost evaluations, rather than fundamental to purpose. At the same time, environmental metrics ...
14:00
  1. Designers from Into Lighting and DLSM will walk the audience through their collaborative work on the Radisson Red Lounge – showcasing the design and specification process and how lighting works with t ...
15:00
  1. JOI Design’s Sabrina Voecks joins us for a project focus on the Flesslers Lenggries hotel project in Germany, showcasing the design and specification process and how lighting works with the interiors ...
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  1. The lighting and design worlds are moving away from clinical fixtures to sculptural lighting, shifting to craftsmanship and warmth to tell the story of the homeowner.  This panel will discuss why ligh ...
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14:00
  1. In this special “How to be Brilliant” panel brought to you by the Institution of Lighting Professionals, top tier lighting designers Sally Storey, Nick Hoggett and Keith Bradshaw explore what truly de ...
15:15
  1. Lighting design has always been a balancing act: managing energy use, making spaces legible, ensuring safety, and staying within budget. Yet today, that balance feels harder than ever. In 2026, we sta ...

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