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Light Lab at Light + Building 2026

At the world’s leading trade fair for lighting and innovation, the Light Lab presents projects by our students and offers a glimpse behind the scenes of our exhibition stand.

You can find us at the LiTG Light Campus in Hall 3.0, Stand A10.

More about the Light Lab

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Light Lab

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Light Application

Light + Building 2026 is the international leading trade fair for lighting, electrical engineering and building automation and takes place in Frankfurt am Main. As the world’s most important platform for innovative lighting solutions and future-oriented building technologies, it brings together professionals from industry, planning and research. Every two years, technological developments, design concepts and sustainable strategies for the built environment are presented and discussed here. The fair connects product innovation with architectural practice and scientific research and is considered a key driver for the future of lighting and building design. This year, the key themes Living Light, Smart Connectivity and Sustainable Transformation are particularly in focus.

Under the theme Living Light, light is understood as a design-shaping and human-centered element that influences wellbeing, atmosphere and spatial quality. Smart Connectivity focuses on the intelligent networking of buildings, from digital workflows and IoT-based building control to new possibilities for building infrastructure. The theme Sustainable Transformation addresses sustainable solutions for the built environment, such as energy efficiency, renewable energy systems and forward-looking urban and building concepts. These themes address key questions of our time: How does light influence quality of life and wellbeing? How can buildings be intelligently connected and controlled? And how can the built environment be developed in a more sustainable way?

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Exhibition Presence

As the Light Lab of the Technical University of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, we present current projects from teaching and research as part of the exhibition. Our presentation provides insights into projects that explore light as a spatial, atmospheric and technical medium through design, experimentation and conceptual work.

The focus is on luminaire design projects, experimental light boxes and architectural lighting concepts, which investigate the spatial impact, atmosphere and design potential of light in different contexts.

Digital and virtual applications complement the presented works and offer new ways to experience the perception and effects of light.

Our Team
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Mary-Anne Kyriakou

Professor

Valerie Meyer

Research assistant

Jessica Koconrek

Designer

Evelyn Elisha

Designer

Moritz Pohl

Designer

Sophie Köhler

Designer

Leslie Höner

Designer

Luka Kynast

Designer

Pauline Sander

Designer

Lara Niehues

Designer

Ella Tumminello

Designer

Jule Birner

Designer

Luise Schmidt

Designer

Sarah Witte

Designer

Luminaire Design

In the field of luminaire design, students develop their own lighting objects – from the initial idea to the finished prototype. The starting point is a conceptual design that explores form, material, construction and the specific effect of light.

Depending on the semester, luminaire design is offered either as an elective course or as a project and addresses different design questions. Some projects follow a specific theme or are connected to a particular place, while others give students greater freedom to explore their own ideas and experimental approaches. In this way, new perspectives on designing with light emerge each year.

Throughout the design process, creative and technical aspects are closely connected: How can a luminaire direct, diffuse or focus light? How can atmosphere be created through material, structure and light colour? Students develop individual solutions that combine functional requirements with aesthetic qualities.

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LUCIOLA

ORBIT.

VARYA

LUMINAUT

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NATE

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VELURIA