Tomorrow at night: the role of design in the face of the challenges of lighting for all

Tomorrow at night: the role of design in the face of the challenges of lighting for all

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Monday October 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., the school invites you to a nighttime exhibition followed by a moving debate, to discover the work of City Design Lab students, carried out as part of the 5 years of the Dark Design seminar, supervised by Nicolas Houel and Maxime Poirier from the Observatoire de la nuit.5 challenges addressed by designers to those involved in urban night lifeSince 2019, the City Design Lab at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique has taken on a unique challenge in France: imagining the nighttime experiences of tomorrow’s populations.Each year, around twenty students explore the perspectives of future nights, facing often contradictory environmental, technological and societal issues.Through philosophical, urban planning and technological explorations, they dissect our nocturnal activities and deconstruct preconceived ideas to imagine the night of tomorrow, accessible to all.The event is structured around a nighttime exhibition of student work, retracing the 5 years of the Dark Design seminar, supervised by Nicolas Houel and Maxime Poirier from the Observatoire de la nuit. This exhibition will be followed by a moving debate, led by lighting experts, companies, students and researchers:Christophe Canadell, lighting designer and general manager at IkomēJérôme Charbonneau, Business Developer for Territorial Projects at CiteosFilipe Ferreira, associate commercial director at LumensciaDany Joly, head of public lighting service at Nantes MétropoleMarine Resson, project manager for City at Night in NantesProgram5:30 p.m.: welcome and introduction to the theme and its issues6:30 p.m.: moving debate around the exhibition followed by a time for discussionPractical informationDate: October 14 at 5:30 p.m.Location: Nantes Atlantique School of DesignFree event, upon registration

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