Singing in the rain!

The umbrellas were out in full force during Leni Schwendinger’s Nightseeing Walk at this week’s ARC Show.

As well as having a stand at ARC 2011, Alliance Lighting, in conjunction with Lumenpulse, hosted a party close by to the ARC venue to bring a warm and cozy end to the  NightSeeing walk.

The largest ever yet, this LightWalk saw IALD delegates, landscape architects, designers and manufacturers from all over the country led on a walk after-dark where Leni decoded the shadows, emanations and reflections that define the nightscape, from shop silhouettes and signage to streetlights and the phantom photons of passing cars. Exploring the urban environment of Islington at night was like a magical bejewelled treasure hunt.

The streets of N1 were illuminated by the fabulously quirky umbrellas supplied by Alliance Lighting to protect the walkers from the much anticipated English weather! The large umbrellas had a super bright LED shaft running through the middle and this helped to add to the atmosphere of this unique lighting event and the side streets of The Angel appeared strangely reminiscent of a scene from Blade Runner !