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The Lighting Symphony, LIGHTING OBJET 2007

Reiko Chikada exhibits her lighting objet to "The Lighting Symphony, LIGHTING OBJET 2007" as an invited artist.
It is an art exhibition by 50 artists in Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho area. (project and space design produced by Yoko Niki)

Location: TOKIA, Tokyo Building, West Passage
Event Period: December 20 - December 31

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Speech "About Lighting Design"

Reiko Chikada made a speech titled "About Lighting Design" at the ordinary meeting of the Tokyo Oji Rotary Club.

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Shimogamo Izumikawa-Tei

Shimogamo Izumikawa-Tei was completed.(Architectural design: Yamamoto Ryosuke Atelier)
An old building near Izumikawa, Shimogamo Jinja, Kyoto was renovated into an accomodation.The sukiya - style buildings, where the renowned novelist Yasunari Kawabata stayed, show architectural skills in Kyoto. The main feature of our lighting plan is the light up of the colored leaves in the large Japanese-style park.

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Kogakuin University Hachioji Campus Student Center

Kogakuin University Hachioji Campus Student Center was completed. (Architectural design: Yamamomto Hori Architects)
It is a wide open building, 3 stories high with a basement, built on a slope facing the Mount Fuji. In the cafeteria, we designed trianglular pendants wired on the ceilings in a random order, using blue and green fluorescent lamps for a playful touch.

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Reiko Chikada's column

Lighting Designer Reiko Chikada's column appears on the educational website of the Ministry of Environment. The column is posted untill March, 2008.
It is a serial titled "Another Eco Life -Woman's Style," which features 6 women who work actively in various fields related to environment issues. Each person introduces her own activity and eco-life.
The website offers information concering familiar topics such as life, lighting, and environment.

http://www.eco-family.go.jp/magazine/womans/

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The 19th anniversary meeting of the Japan Association of Artists Craftsman & Architects

Reiko Chikada attended the 19th anniversary meeting of the Japan Association of Artists Craftsman & Architects, 17th AACA Award ceremony, and 6th Yoshinobu Ashihara Award ceremony as a judge.

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Lighting Seminar 2007

Reiko Chikada gave a lecture, "What is Electricity?", at the Lighting Seminar 2007 held in Kanazawa City Art Hall (sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan, Hokuriku Branch).

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MIKIMOTO Christmas Illumination

MIKIMOTO's annual christmas illumination event that light up a 10m-tall Christmas tree in its Ginza main store plaza has started. This year, MIKIMOTO's christmas illumination reaches 30th anniversary and its main theme is "A Merry Planet." During the event, a 3-minute, music and lighting show is performed every 30 minutes (except 16:45-17:30 on Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday.) The show is based on the image of the earth and the pearls in the sea (plannned by MIKIMOTO.) The illumination is lit until December 25th.

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Chiba City Scenery Council

Reiko Chikada attended the Chiba City Scenery Council as a member and participated in the discussion on the City Scenery Plan of Chiba City.

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The first Professional Lighting Designers' Convention

Reiko Chikada was selected as one of the 20 presenters of electronic posters (self-running presentation beamed onto a large screen) at the first Professional Lighting Designers' Convention (PLDC) held in London, UK. In her presentation, "What is Electricity?", she introduced her lighting design in which people can feel the electricity generated by wind power.

http://www.via-verlag.com/

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The lighting up of Okuma Auditorium of Waseda University

The lighting up of Okuma Auditorium was completed. It was planned along with the repair work of the Auditorium for the 125th Anniversary of Waseda University. (Architecture design: AXS Satow Inc.)

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Staff Introduction

The wedding ceremony and the wedding party of Sachi Takanaga (Inata), our staff designer, was held.

Sachi Takanaga, Staff Designer

In 2001, she received Master's degree of Architecture at the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University.

Her notable projects are Diana Garden Hiroo (2006), Tokyo Factory Re-tem Corporation (2005), Kyushu National Museum (2005), and Heart Island Shinden (2004).

"I would like to work with much more enthusiasm and seek impressive lightings."

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14th Kawasaki City Scenery Forum

14th Kawasaki City Scenery Forum was held by Kawasaki city. Reiko Chikada, Lighting Designer, gave the keynote address, "The Lighting Design for City Scenery and Activation of the City." The other programs were "Citizen Academy, Kawasaki-Gaku -Creating Beautiful City Scenery-" and a presentation by a Kawasaki City Scenery Council member on the products used in Kawasaki City.

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Keshiki 2007 - Urban Environment and Scenery Design Symposium

Reiko Chikada held a seminar entitled " The Night Scenery " at the " Keshiki 2007 - Urban Environment and Scenery Design Symposium."

Outline of the Symposium:
The symposium was composed of a keynote address on current Japanese scenery and seminars on 10 different topics.

Date:
September 18th, 2007
Started at 10:00, Seminars from 14:00 to 17:10

Site:
Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama

Sponsor:
Keshiki 2007 Committee

Contact:
Keshiki 2007 Office, Biken International Co., Ltd.

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Kawasaki City Scenery Council meeting

Reiko Chikada attended the Kawasaki City Scenery Council meeting as a member.
She visited the redevelopment area in Musashi-Kosugi, and then, participated in the discussion on the Kawasaki Scenery Plan.

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Saitama City Scenery Council meeting

Reiko Chikada attended the Saitama City Scenery Council meeting as a member, and took part in the session on the Saitama City Scenery Development Basic Plan.

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Staff Introduction

Hisae Nozawa, Chief Designer.

Graduated Department of Housing and Architecture, Japan Women's University in 1982.

Her notable projects are Shinonome Canal Court CODAN (2005), Meiji University Surugadai Campus (1998,2004), Kutaniyaki Art Museum (2002), Kanazawa-jo Park Landscape Enhancement (2001).

Message: I am enjoying to create lighting design in which people feel the beauty, the pleasure, and the fun of light.

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Bruno Taut

Bruno Taut, a German architect, introduced to the world the beauty of Japanese architecture such as Ise Jingu Shrine and Katsura Rikyu Detached Palace. He stayed in Japan from 1933 to 1936.

In his famous book, “NIPPON (meaning Japan, translated by Toshio Mori. 1991. Japan: Koudansha,) ” Taut introduced a part of his discoveries in Japanese lighting culture. He wrote, “In Japan, lighting at night is especially beautiful,” and showed his opinion that temple/shrine worship and Japanese lighting are closely related, “2000 stone lanterns and bronze hanging lanterns in Nara Kasuga Shrine should make a wonderful lighting festival.”

On the other hand, Taut expressed his discontent about Japanese house lighting, “I am absolutely dubious that Japanese lighting is sometimes beside the point…In authentic Japanese-style houses, I believe it is possible to light the rooms in more efficient and better ways. It may be necessary to try several methods: Disperse the light sources, hang the lamps lower, and use the floor/table lamps.”

As a lighting designer, I felt a bit mortified to realize that typical Japanese house lighting — one lighting fixture in a room — has not changed from 80 years ago. ( Reiko Chikada )