„The magic behind the obvious" SOUND BITES

– "It becomes this sort of magic behind the obvious." – "There is agency around light and it should be there to support their lives." – "I'm actually loving my job." – "Seeing how daylight brought life to the built environment and allowed buildings to visually breathe."

TAKEAWAYS

– Katrina's path: architecture → daylighting → theatrical lighting → Parsons → teaching – Balancing three roles: firm work, own practice, and teaching at Parsons – How theatrical lighting taught her that light is "the magic behind the obvious" – What fascinates people most: that lighting design exists as a profession at all – Advice for newcomers: connect with a lighting designer, formal training isn't the only way in – Proud moment: lighting "The Saints" (2007) von Paul Pfeiffer – Installation at MCA Chicago – Imposter syndrome in a young profession – and how it shifts

LINKS

Loop Lighting. Matejcik Design Katrina Matejcik at Parsons School of Design Paul Pfeiffer – The Saints, 2007

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](https://www.ndu.ac.at/studium/universitaetslehrgaenge/lichttechnik-gestaltung))
• 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.