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DIAL America: The business behind free light
DIAL’s U.S. sales office connects lighting manufacturers to a tool designers can use for free. Inside DIALux, the path from a digital fixture to a real specification is the business.
Greg Christy knows what a tent can become
An unexpected lighting job took Greg Christy from theatre into live events. Decades later, the Brite Ideas co-founder is still working out how to give a room a story - and give his team room to run.
Michael Nabarro and the Art of Getting Out of the Way
A computer science graduate with a lighting desk habit, Michael Nabarro built Spektrix after running a theatre. His work keeps returning to the same question: what could people do if the machinery stopped getting in their way?
Aaron Cowden and the business of getting the small things right
A backyard shed gave Fusion Audio + Video its start. Aaron Cowden’s harder project has been building a company that can keep its promises after the equipment is switched on.
Helena Bian and the case for a beautiful tool
Before Harlowe, Helena Bian spent years making lighting for other brands. Then the engineer with a lifelong interest in art began asking why the tools behind a beautiful image so rarely looked the part.
Brite Ideas knows the show starts at the loading dock
The California production company brings theatrical thinking to conferences and galas. Its most useful lessons happen before the audience takes a seat.
Quadratura Makes the Furniture Fit the Room
An awkward wall can wreck a beautiful plan. In Guadalajara, Spain, Quadratura brings interior design and furniture supply together to work through the details that a catalogue cannot settle.