Step Right Up: LA Lighting Designers Honored at Lumen West

More than 400 industry professionals and guests celebrated beautiful lighting design and honored lighting designers in both the Los Angeles and Orange County areas at the festive 2016 Lumen West Awards banquet. The program was hosted by the Illuminating Engineering Society Los Angeles Section (IESLA) June 25 at the historic theater, The Wiltern. The “Under the Big Top” theme featured clowns, circus acts and splashy carnival photo ops. In addition to spectacular lighting designs, individuals and firms were recognized for their service to section and several scholarships were presented to young lighting and design students.

The Lumen West Awards judges included Pat Salmons, Karina Silva, Seth Ely, Karl Haas, Michael Shrupp, Guy Rojo and David Komonosky (chairperson). The judges for the Orange County awards program were Hiva Kamangar, Jeff Rabbitt, Craig Brauks, Mark Raissen, Leigh Ann Vogel and Mindy Iannello (chairperson). Submissions are judged based on how well each lighting design meets the program criteria; the program is not a competition. All projects submitted are also eligible for international award opportunities in the IES Illumination Awards program.

Aileen Page Cutler Memorial Award for Residential Lighting Design
Lumen West Award of Excellence

Panorama Residence | Los Angeles, California

Lighting designers: Erin Erdman, Landon Roberts of e2 lighting design

Lighting Control Innovation Award
Lumen West Award of Excellence

Petersen Automotive Museum – Interior Controls | Los Angeles, California

Lighting designers: Christopher Werner, William Gossett, Frank Janesh, Jason Thompson of Chris Werner Design

Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design
Lumen West Award of Excellence

Taylor Center for the Performing Arts, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lighting designers: Francis Krahe, Seth Ely, Jason Grandpre, Panitkwan Soontharuch, Yuki Anzai, Le Nguyen of Francis Krahe and Associates

Edwin F. Guth Memorial Awards for Interior Lighting Design
Lumen West Awards of Merit

Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC)
Anaheim, California

Lighting designers:
E. Teal Brogden, Michael Lindsey, John Dunn, Meghan Howell of
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar and Grill
Los Angeles, California

Lighting designers:
Scott Hatton, Archit Jain, Sarah Wang of
Oculus Light Studio

Coex
Seoul, South Korea

Lighting designer:
Heather Libonati of Luminesce Design

Google, Orange County
Irvine, California

Lighting designers:
Scott Hatton, Archit Jain, Sarah Wang of
Oculus Light Studio

Just Fab Headquarters
El Segundo, California

Lighting designers:
Erin Erdman, Landon Roberts of
e2 lighting design

Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar
Huntington Beach, California

Lighting designers:
Kelly Jones, Geoffrey Goral, Kenneth Moore of
Lighting Design Alliance

Loews Chicago Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Lighting designers:
Francis Krahe, Seth Ely, Jason Grandpre, Panitkwan Soontharuch of
Francis Krahe and Associates

Maccarone Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Lighting designer:
Heather Libonati of Luminesce Design

Slover Library
Norfolk, Virginia

Lighting designer:
Patrick Quigley, Heather Smith, Tyler Quigley, Claudia Bilbao Love, Jeffrey Boynton, Bruce Hostetter, Kristine Paterno of
Patrick B. Quigley & Associates

University of California San Diego, Health Sciences and Biomedical Research Facility
San Diego, California

Lighting designer:
Francis Krahe, Nick Albert, Jason Grandpre of
Francis Krahe and Associates

Petersen Automotive Museum
Los Angeles, California

Lighting designer:
Christopher Werner, William Gossett, Ulf Henriksson of
Chris Werner Design

Energy and Environmental Lighting Design Award
sponsored by Osram Sylvania
Lumen West Award of Merit

Google, Orange County
Irvine, California

Lighting designers:
Archit Jain, Scott Hatton, Jennifer Doran of
Oculus Light Studio

Lighting Control Innovation Award
sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association
Lumen West Award of Merit

Winter Palace on Fifth – Advanced Lighting Controls
New York, New York

Lighting designers:
Christopher Werner, Dan Efros, William Gossett, Brent Pritchett, Lisa Cameron of
Chris Werner Design

Outdoor Lighting Design Awards
sponsored by Eaton
Lumen West Awards of Merit

Petersen Automotive Museum
Los Angeles, California

Lighting designers:
E. Teal Brogden, Tina Aghassian, Clifton Manahan, Adam Levine, Derek Bauer of
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

Private Residence
Santa Clarita, California

Lighting designers:
Lisa Passamonte Green, Ken Daniel, Ryan Bona, John Delfino of
Visual Terrain, Inc.

Hyundai Understage
Open Performance Plaza
Seoul, South Korea

Lighting designers:
Martin van Koolbergen, Moritz Hammer, Lei Fu, Anne Friedman of
KGM Architectural Lighting

Aileen Page Cutler Memorial Award for Residential Lighting Design
IESOC Award of Excellence

Pacific Coast Beach House | Laguna Beach, California

Lighting designer: Rosemarie Allaire of Rosemarie Allaire Lighting Design

Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design
IESOC Award of Merit

JLABS @ South San Francisco
New York, New York

Lighting designers:
Kyle Kavanaugh, Saul Jabbawy of
EwingCole

Outdoor Lighting Design Awards
sponsored by Eaton
IESOC Awards of Merit

The Vine
Irvine, California

Lighting designer:
Rebecca Ceballos of LPA, Inc.

Irvine Spectrum Clock
Irvine, California

Lighting designers:
Matthew Levesque, Sergio Marquez, Michael Romero, Francis Mempin of
First Circle Design

Lighting Control Innovation Award
sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association
IESOC Award of Merit

Irvine Spectrum Clock
Irvine, California

Lighting designers:
Matthew Levesque, Sergio Marquez, Michael Romero, Francis Mempin of
First Circle Design

Energy and Environmental Lighting Design Award
sponsored by Osram Sylvania
IESOC Award of Merit

County Law Building
Indio, California

Lighting designers:
Steve Neimeister, Peter Maradudin, Brad Nelson, Anna Clift, Sarah Boyer of
tk1sc / Studio K1