Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects

Founded in 1936, the Memphis College of Art is a professional center of art and design education located within the beautiful 342-acre Overton Park in central Memphis, Tenn. In designing the new entrance to Gibson Hall, the college’s administrative building, Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects wanted to highlight the color red, a signature color for the college. LuciteLux® acrylic was chosen for its translucent properties and its unique look when illuminated.
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LuciteLux® inspires ice cool spirit

Finlandia vodka is renowned for its cool clean taste, which comes from the glacial waters used to make this iconic spirit. M C A Architectural Studio chose Perspex® Frost Crystal Clear (LuciteLux® Frost Crystal Clear in the US), to create this clever, contemporary point of sale bar for the brand.

Winning signage with LuciteLux®

UK-based sign creators, ASG used Perspex® Opal (LuciteLux® Opal in the US), an RGB controlled LED lighting system and a huge a mount of creative flair to design this landmark sign installation. The multi-award winning Fort Dunlop sign creates a Hollywood style façade for a Birmingham city shopping centre where it stands 8’ high and stretches an impressive 147’ long.

On the wall, ceiling and in between Interiors featuring LuciteLux®

Decorative design defines the way that Perspex® (LuciteLux® in the US) is used by Australian company, Mitchell Plastics for both interior and exterior design projects. Based in the vibrant city of Melbourne, Mitchell has led acrylic into areas traditionally dominated by glass and other materials; stunning back-lit printed ceilings, screen-printed furniture and exquisite panelling using contrasting effects as a stylish alternative to wallpaper. Kitchen door panels and interesting garden borders (as seen at the 2010 Melbourne Flower Show) are among the newest applications.

Contemporary space at London’s Serpentine Gallery

Leading Japanese architects, Kazuyo Sejim and Ryue Nishizawa choose Perspex® (LuciteLux® in the US) to add crystal clear modernity to their elegant Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion located in London’s Kensington Gardens. Each year the prestigious project to create a new gallery is awarded to an eminent name in the field of architecture and design. The highly polished roof, supported by slim columns covered a central structure in Perspex® clear giving visitors and passers by a perfect view through.

On the high street with UNIQLO

Japanese clothing brand, now hitting the shores of the USA, chose Perspex® Fluorescent (LuciteLux® Fluorescent in the US) for its European Flagship store in London’s West End. As one of the world’s top ten specialist clothing retailers with a passion for colour, the vibrant colours and vivid edging unique to LuciteLux® Fluorescent made it a perfect choice to show off UNIQLO’s clothes.

The art of elegance with LuciteLux®

High-end jewelry brand, Boodles wanted an elegant backdrop for an advertising campaign designed to boost summer sales. They worked with a UK company, Inplas Fabrication, which specialises in the creation of highly individual pieces for the film, TV and retail industries. Here intricate patterns inspired by nature were laser cut into Perspex® Clear (LuciteLux® Clear in the US) to create a beautiful canvas, which showed off the jewels being modelled to stunning effect.

100% Design

Designers Antonio Arevalo and Mauricio Elloriaga chose Perspex® (LuciteLux® in the US) for Stealth, their striking chandelier style light installation at London’s 100% Design. The chandelier was made using hundreds of mini Stealth lamps, which were formed using Perspex® Frost (LuciteLux® Frost) in Slate and Stone Grey. The lamps were illuminated using a fibre optic light source, which combined with lighting gels to delight visitors at the show. For more exciting concepts from Aarevalo, visit: www.aarevalo.com

Unique lighting by design

Innovative industrial design duo, Florian Lösch and Parkpoom Deerassamee have used their shared talents to create the gambo light – a stunning new concept in ambient lighting. These unique products are made in Germany from Perspex® (LuciteLux® in the US) and combine intricately crafted shapes with cool modern colours in a completely novel way, which means that no fixings are necessary. The lights are powered by a mini halogen lamp at the rear; a key design feature is the interchangeable Perspex® (LuciteLux®) template which allows the user to change the light patterns that emerge.

The Seed Cathedral, Britain’s Pavilion at World Expo 2010

Simply spectacular is how leading UK talent, Thomas Heatherwick’s Seed Cathedral has been described by those visiting this year’s World Expo in Shanghai. The Seed Cathedral is formed from over 60,000 transparent acrylic rods, made by DonChamp from MMA, the base material for LuciteLux®, which was supplied by Lucite International. Each rod encases a unique seed sourced from the world’s largest collection of wild plant seeds. By day the acrylic rods act like fibre optic filaments, drawing on daylight to illuminate the interior. At night, light sources embedded in each rod allow the structure to glow. Visit www.ukshanghaiexpo.com or www.heatherwick.com to find out more.

Ben Rousseau

Rousseau is inspired by a fascination with light and love of luxury materials, which he uses in original and exciting ways to create products and installations that combine beautiful form with slick functionality. A strong contemporary feel is reflected in Rousseau’s bespoke furniture and interiors projects, many of which use the latest lighting technologies to add another, often practical, dimension. His talents are already taking him beyond private commissions and bespoke architectural installations to set design and music industry projects where he continues to experiment to get the most out of his craft. Learn more at: www.rousseau.co.uk