Hervé Descottes

Hervé Descottes is a French lighting designer, business owner and author. He established the lighting design firm L'Observatoire International in New York City in 1993[1] after eight years of design practice in Paris, France. Descottes personally creates the lighting concepts for all projects designed by L'Observatoire International, and oversees project development through project completion. He is the author of Ultimate Lighting Design (teNeues, 2005) and co-authored Architectural Lighting, Designing with Light and Space (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) with Cecilia E. Ramos. In 2008, Descottes was named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture for his work in lighting design.[2]

A comprehensive list of projects and awards is at the L'Observatoire International article.

Awards

Bibliography

  1. Ultimate Lighting Design (teNeues, 2005)[16]
  1. Architectural Lighting, Designing with Light and Space co-authored with Cecilia E. Ramos (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011)[17]

External links

References

  1. "He turns on NYC: Lighting designer Herve Descottes' bright ideas light up the city". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. "France Honors Hervé Descottes and Mia Farrow". frenchculture.org. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. "Winners: 2012 Lumen Awards". Iesnyc.org. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  4. "2012 IALD Award Winners". Iald.org. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  5. "Judges' Comments - Retail Winners". Wantoday.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  6. "MASterworks Awards". Mas.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  7. "A cultural display". Worldarchitecturenews.com. 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  8. http://www.iesna.org/pdf/awards/ia/2010%20recipients.pdf
  9. "MASterworks Awards". Mas.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  10. "Private Residence in Kuala Lumpur by L'Observatoire International". Enlighter Magazine. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  11. Seward, Aaron (2009-08-01). "2009 SIXTH ANNUAL A|L LIGHT AND ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AWARDS – Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant". Archlighting.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  12. "2009 Professional Awards". Asla.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  13. "France Honors Hervé Descottes and Mia Farrow". French Culture. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  14. "ASLA 2006 Professional Awards". Asla.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  15. "Art Commission - Design Awards". Nyc.gov. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  16. "Ultimate Lighting Design (Ultimate)". Hstech.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  17. "Architectural Lighting". Papress.com. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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