Worldwide - The Philips Strand Lighting centenary competition to upcycle a vintage
Strand PATT 23 or 123 lamp has announced its three finalists. The competition saw
much success with numerous international entrants and 175 people following the
Pinterest inspiration board.

Award-winning architectural lighting designer Paul Nulty's 'Anamorphosis',
architectural lighting designer Joe Vose's 'Back to The Future' and artist/designer
Derek Goldsmith's '321 Zero' have all reached the final round. The three designs
artfully reflect the brand's significant history, whilst giving the iconic
luminaires a new lease of life.

"The old Strand designs are classics so it was interesting to see how people
responded to the challenge of upcycling them, whilst retaining the heritage of the
original products," says Philips Lighting Application Design Lead and competition
judge Mike Simpson. "I think in the winning entries we have different perspectives
from something more akin to a piece of art to practical designs that could work as
modern lighting pieces."

'Anamorphosis' sees Nulty use the Strand PATT 23 as the focal point of a dynamic
feature chandelier, highlighting the technological advancements in the lighting
industry by 'taking the good of the old and combining it with the ingenuity of the
new'.

Vose's 'Back to the Future' design replaces the lamp of a PATT 123 with a WiFi
connected media projector creating a fun tool for watching films or television that
also works as a beautiful decorative object when not in use.

Goldsmith's '321 Zero' is a multi-functional flying saucer design, which can work as
a small table downlighter or, with the addition of a Philips pocket projector and
the replacement of the Fresnel lens with clear glass, can project moving images onto
a surface below.

All three finalists will have their designs brought to life by Howard Eaton Lighting
and will be exhibited at The Society of Light and Lighting Fresnel Lecture on
Tuesday 10 March 2015. The special event, taking place at The Royal Institution, is
chiefly sponsored by Philips and marks 200 years since Augustine Fresnel invented
his Wave Theory of Light. The anniversary also coincides with the UNESCO
International Year of Light 2015. Lucky attendees will get to witness the
announcement of the competition's overall winner.

To register your place at the exciting event simply email Juliet Rennie at
sll@cibse.org. Booking is essential as places are already going very fast. The Royal
Institution of Great Britain can be found on Albemarie Street, London, W1S 4BS. The
nearest tube is Green Park.