"I just fell in love with it" SOUND BITES

– „I thought lighting was putting a pendant in a room and calling it that." – „Lighting design is a lot more behind the scenes than people realize." – „Do a job that you want to go to every morning." – „Lighting can instantly make you feel better."

TAKEAWAYS

– How Nicola transitioned from interior design to lighting design – What a lighting designer actually does day-to-day – The hidden coordination work behind every project – How site limitations shape creative solutions – The emotional and atmospheric power of light

LINKS / SHOWNOTES

Isla James Interiors (Nicola's studio) & Isla James Interiors & Isla James Interiors on Instagram & Isla James Lighting on Instagram University of Plymouth

Universities where you can study Lighting in Germany, Austria & Switzerland

• Hochschule Karlsruhe – Lichtplanung
• Hochschule Furtwangen – Campus Villingen-Schwenningen
• Hochschule Wismar
• Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
• Hochschule Biberach
• Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur
• New Design University St. Pölten - Lichttechnik
• Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
• Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe
• HAW Hamburg – Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg
• Hochschule Wismar
• HAWK – Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst
• Technische Hochschule Rosenheim

LiTG, Deutsche Gesellschaft für LichtTechnik und LichtGestaltung e.V. & LTG Lichttechnische Gesellschaft & SLG - Schweizer Licht Gesellschaft Licht hören Podcast

Video- & Audio editing: Jonas Kolecki Images have been generated by Ai.