The German Ivory Museum in Erbach Shrouded in Mist

Licht Kunst Licht's award-winning lighting for the new location for Count Franz Graf zu Erbach-Erbach's ivory enshrouds the visitor in a sense of mystery.

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Over at our sister lighting publication, editorial intern Ayda Ayoubi writes about the new German Ivory Museum in Erbach, Germany, which won a commendable achievement for exhibition lighting from this year’s AL Light & Architecture Design Awards: “Licht Kunst Licht was asked to create a lighting scheme to showcase the setting and highlight the collection. The designers concealed LED edge lighting in the frosted bottom third of the glass cases, which makes the carvings inside appear shrouded in mist.” Read the full story at Architectural Lighting.

About the Author

Greig O'Brien

Greig O'Brien is the former managing editor of ARCHITECT. He also held other titles in Hanley Wood's Design Group: Residential Architect and Architectural Lighting. 

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