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AKLD team wins two Brilliance Award Ceremony

AKLD Lighting Design Wins Dual Brilliance Awards for Immersive 'Downpour' Installation in Denver’s Dairy Block

AKLD recently received two prestigious awards at the Brilliance Awards, winning the Controls Award of Honor and the Exterior Award of Merit ...

 

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Julie Johnson joins the AKLD team

AKLD is delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Johnson

Julie Johnson brings over 20 years of expertise in architectural lighting and electrical design. With a background in architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Painting, ...

 

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Lelia Harig joins the AKLD team

AKLD Lighting Design Appoints Lelia Harig – Administrative Assistant

Lelia Harig has many years of experience in Business Management. With AKLD’s steady growth, Lelia’s assistance is vital for its expanding business and organizational needs.

 

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Mica Wang joins the AKLD team

AKLD Lighting Design (AKLD) Appoints Mica Wang as Lighting Designer

Mica Wang is a passionate lighting designer and has over a decade of experience in both architectural and interior lighting design. Her expertise lies in hospitality, high-end residential and commercial complex projects.

 

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Laura Roman joins the AKLD team

AKLD Lighting Design (AKLD) is delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Román

Laura has her Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil. During her architectural studies, Laura discovered a passion for lighting.

 

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AKLD first opend its doors in 1994. Anne with her father, Chuck Kustner

AKLD Lighting Design Turns Thirty

2024 marks a milestone anniversary for Wilmette, Illinois and Denver, Colorado based AKLD Lighting Design.

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AKLD and Dairy Block unveils “Downpour” an art lighting installation in Blake’s Passage, Denver Colorado. Photo by Jeff Fierberg @jfierberg

Dairy Block unveils “Downpour,” a new experiential art lighting installation in Blake’s Passage

Denver, CO (Jan. 4, 2023) – Dairy Block is excited to unveil “Downpour,” an immersive art experience now floating above Blake’s Passage, the pedestrian walkway that runs from the middle of the activated Alley out towards Blake Street.

 

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Lisa Bartlett joins the team and opens the Mountain West Office

AKLD Opens Mountain West Office In Denver, Colorado Lisa Bartlett Joins AKLD as Lighting Director

Chicago, IL – June 20, 2022 AKLD Lighting Design has opened their Mountain West office in Denver, Colorado which will be led by Lighting Director Lisa Bartlett, the award-winning architectural lighting designer with 25 years of experience in the realm of lighting, architecture, and design.

 

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Home and Commercial Lighting

We’re thrilled to be featured on a current segment of “Behind The Scenes”-- an award-winning educational television series highlighting the evolution of education, medicine, science, technology and industry through inspiring stories.

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The Keller Center - Univ. of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy – 2020 IALD Award of Excellence

The lighting design for The Keller Center - University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy in Chicago, IL USA by AKLD Lighting Design, Ltd. is a recipient of an Award of Excellence from the 37th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards.

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