
James Sherman
Foster + Partners
James Sherman is an international award-winning design consultant, focused on the development and execution of natural and artificial lighting strategies.
In recent years, he has collaborated with a wide range of distinguished clients, including multi-national technology/media companies, national culture organisations, and private VIP’s, to deliver specialist lighting solutions for high-profile projects around the world.
His enduring passion to search for simple, powerful artistry using a strong basis of scientific capability has led him through an wide breadth and scale of projects – from the design of lighting strategies for global retail project roll-outs and the development of unique, cutting-edge lighting products to support them, to the invention of sophisticated workflows, tools, and devices to delve deeply into the dynamics that govern the relationship between natural phenomena and human perception, psychology, well-being, and delight.
Specific fields of interest include computer graphics, material science, artificial intelligence, and data visualisation.