About the Studio
My studio focuses on Smart Lighting design, both luminaires and lighting environments. Central in my work are interactions between people and their environment, treated from both a social and ecological perspective. I summarise my approach as Transformational Lighting Design.
My combined background as industrial design engineer (MSc TU Delft, cum laude), researcher (PhD TU/e, cum laude) and practicing designer/artist, allows me to combine inspiration and insights from these different fields in new ways. I am active in all these areas and my work is varied, including lighting design, light art, luminaire design, teaching, writing and lecturing. Two of my main drivers are the social and ecological implications and opportunities of light. This translates into projects, tools and techniques, such as Light Sketching, that engage people in lighting design while giving nature a voice. I work for clients from industry, academics, festivals and governmental bodies in the Netherlands, Europe, the USA and Asia.
Explore this website to learn more about my work. If you’d like to join me in further charting the new territory of Transformational Lighting design, get in touch.
Kind regards,
Dr. ir. Philip Ross
Services
- Lighting Design
- Light art
- Research projects
- Community engagement
- (Co-)writing publications
- Presentations
- Workshops
- Teaching
Selected Awards & Publications
(view the full list of awards and publications here)
Recent Publications
Ross, P. R., & Rutten, N. (2022). Light Sketching for Ecology: A cooperative design tool for balancing human experience and ecological impact. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1099(1), 012055. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1099/1/012055
Schwendinger, L., & Ross, P. R. (2022). Envisioning Community Engagement in Smart Lighting Design. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1099(1), 012042. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1099/1/012042
Awards
2015 LED Application of the year 2015 @ LED Event
2013 Lighting Design Awards (UK), Finalist Best Interior Product Design.
2012 GIO (Good Industrial Design), Recognition Award
2012 GIO (Good Industrial Design), Special Award Functionality.
2012 ESEF awards, Finalist category ‘Engineering and Design’.
Contact
Studio Philip Ross is situated in design and technology hotspot Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Visiting address:
Daalakkersweg 10-22K
5641 JA Eindhoven
the Netherlands