Inspired by Light online seminar call for participants

Dezeen promotion: the founders of lighting consultancy Light Collective are inviting readers to attend an online seminar about how lighting designers find their inspiration on 26 March.

Sharon Stammers and Martin Lupton will discuss what stimulates today's designers to create innovative and sustainable lighting solutions, installations or art pieces.

The Inspired by Light online seminar is on 26 March at 3pm GMT - register in advance by clicking here.

Previous seminars on lighting iconic buildings and OLED technology are also available to watch.

We made a movie with Dietmar Thomas of Philips Lumiblade about the future of OLED technology, see it here and read all our stories about Philips here.

The information below has been provided by Philips:

Inspired by Light

Inspired by Light is the next installment of the monthly Philips Lighting webinar programme. Presented by Martin Lupton and Sharon Stammers of renowned lighting consultancy Light Collective, this interactive webinar will focus on how designers find inspiration.

Picasso once said that “inspiration does exist, but it must find you working” and the Roman poet Ovid’s insight was “the glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture”. Martin and Sharon will discuss what inspires designers of today with a focus on light.

The word ‘Inspiration’ literally means to be "breathed upon". Throughout the history of mankind, humans have believed that inspiration was a gift coming from the gods, the muses or the divinity itself. Inspiration is the source of all creativity and innovation in artistic endeavor and its manifestation using the medium of light is truly fitting. Philips Lighting University, in collaboration with Light Collective, discusses the nature of inspiration, its importance to us, and how to find it.

Join Martin and Sharon in this interactive webinar on inspiration - March 26, 2013 15:00 GMT: http://bit.ly/XNAvlK

Curated by Philips University, the webinars form an education and knowledge-sharing programme with a new topic every month. Recent subjects range from overcoming the issues surrounding lighting iconic buildings such as the Empire State Building and Miami Tower and the resultant benefits of switching to sustainable lighting technologies to exploring the world of OLED technology, hosted by Dietmar Thomas who featured in our film.

For more information about Light Collective visit and their involvement in the development of LightCollector read Dezeen's introduction to the collaboration here and see highlights from the app here.