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Pharos to preview its most significant Pharos Designer update at LiGHT 26

The architectural lighting controls maker will use Stand 43 at the London show to give a first look at forthcoming Designer capabilities, with full details withheld until the event.

Tomas BerglundOctober 19, 20265 min read8 views
A designer's workstation with an abstract lighting-control interface stands beside a dim architectural interior where fixtures cast shifting colour gradients across concrete and glass.

Pharos Architectural Controls will return to LiGHT this November, using the London show to give visitors a first look at what the company describes as the most significant development to its Pharos Designer software in recent years.

LiGHT 26 runs on 18 and 19 November at the Business Design Centre in London, bringing the architectural lighting community together for two days of products, technologies, talks and industry discussions. Pharos will exhibit on Stand 43.

Details held back until the show

The full details of the announcement are being kept under wraps until the event. According to the company, visitors can expect new capabilities in Pharos Designer that provide greater control over lighting effects, interactivity and colour.

Pharos Designer is presented as a comprehensive dynamic lighting control solution for architectural, themed and entertainment environments. Its programming and integration capabilities are intended to let designers build lighting experiences across projects ranging from individual spaces and buildings to large-scale connected installations.

Moving beyond fixed scenes

The forthcoming developments explore how dynamic lighting can move past fixed scenes and predetermined sequences, opening up ways for designers to create lighting that is more responsive, adaptable and engaging. At LiGHT 26, Pharos intends to show how the next evolution of Designer builds on these capabilities, with lighting that can respond more dynamically to its environment and evolve in real time.

Rather than only previewing features, the stand is intended to let visitors experience what the forthcoming creative and practical capabilities mean in practice. The Pharos team will be available throughout the exhibition to answer questions and discuss how the technology can support designers working on more responsive and immersive environments.

Two shows at once

Alongside LiGHT, Pharos will exhibit concurrently at IAAPA in Orlando, giving customers in the United States their own opportunity to find out what is new.

Michael Crilly, Senior Product Manager at Pharos Architectural Controls, said LiGHT has always been a valuable chance to meet the architectural lighting community, but that this year the company has something particularly exciting to share. He said the team had been working on something new for some time, and that the changes made to Pharos Designer open up new creative possibilities for dynamic lighting; visitors, he added, will be among the first to experience what the next evolution of the software can do.

Marco Caamano, Marketing Manager at Pharos Architectural Controls, said the show represents a major moment for the company after a long period of work behind the scenes, and described what will be presented as a significant step forward for Pharos Designer. He said LiGHT would be one of the first opportunities to see the developments in action and to understand what they offer designers creatively, adding that Stand 43 should appeal to anyone who works with Pharos, specifies dynamic lighting control or simply wants to see where the technology is heading.