LIGHTING D ESIGN C HALLENGE
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ILLUMINATED WALL REVEALS
businessjetinteriorsinternational.com
JULY 2019
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INNOVATION
CIRCADIAN
RHYTHMS
Bombardier’s Global 7500 features a circadian
rhythm-based lighting system, which is fully
integrated into the flight management system.
“Not only does it support synchronising
passengers’ body clocks with their destination,
it also offers a multitude of lighting presets
to set the cabin ambiance as desired,” says
Tim Fagan, manager of industrial
design at Bombardier Aviation.
Greenpoint Design’s focus is to
incorporate lighting as a bespoke
interior design feature. The
illumination in the rendering flips
the reveal, highlighting the walls
and adding depth.
“For this challenge, Greenpoint
Design looked for ways to use
illumination to evoke emotion,
emphasise grandeur and guide
our passengers on an unexpected
journey,” says Annika Wicklund,
design director at Greenpoint
Design. “We illuminated the
typically shadowed bulkhead
reveal, which provides a sense of
infinity and intricacy. The design
accentuates strong lines and
movement, drawing passengers
down the hallway.”
The goal is to capture lighting
as a material, making it a design
feature that you could nearly
paint in place, without any of
the typical constraints of today.
“One technology we are pursuing
is electroluminescence,” says
Wicklund. “We are seeing a lot of
lighting advancements and are
looking forward to integrating
technologies such as OLED sheets
and projected scenes, as accent
lighting or bespoke features.
Other exciting technologies are
emerging that control the lighting
environment and time scene
transitions from departure to
arrival using flight data. These
human-centric systems guide
inner clocks to reduce jet lag.”
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