Interactive into the future: Three exemplary installations designed by Moment Factory, Montreal/CDN.

摘要

For over 20 years Lyon's Fete de Lumieres event and the efforts undertaken by the French city to coordinate the use of electric lighting in their urban planning was regarded as trend-setting or even exemplary. Indeed, many designers see Lyon as the place where the lighting master-plan first saw light of day (or night). Right now urban lighting is witnessing what might be described as revolutionary rumblings. Digital light has opened gateways to new worlds. The gateways are big and the worlds three-dimensional and interactive. Montreal has been a Unesco City of Design since 2006. Many creative solutions that are recognized worldwide were born in Montreal. The idea of a bike rental system, as applied today in London and Sydney, was developed in Montreal. Montreal is an all-round festival city, incorporating jazz, comedians, art and culture - and of course a lighting festival: Montreal en Lumiere, which takes place every year in February. The combination of creativity and a festival culture makes for very fertile ground for future-oriented solutions and creative firms looking to export their ideas around the world.