ARENA LUCI
Arena Luci is an Italian lighting company, founded in 1983 and located in Castel Goffredo, Mantua. From producing professional lighting for entertainment and architectural applications, the company has grown to become a manufacturer and distributor of lighting solutions for residential, commercial, industrial, outdoor, street, architectural, and decorative spaces. The professional team consists of electrical, mechanical, and lighting engineers, who work alongside the sales and marketing team to satisfy increasingly demanding and competitive customers and markets. The company is committed to meeting the most stringent environmental standards and using LED technology, which offers numerous advantages over traditional incandescent, discharge, and fluorescent lamps.
LED technology is more energy efficient thanks to its extremely low UV and IR emission, and the light it emits is not a significant source of heat, reducing environmental impact and ensuring longer product life and functionality. Thanks to the independent ownership and management of a metalworking factory equipped with cutting-edge robotic machinery, the company has better control over product quality and can customize solutions based on customer requirements. The company's efficiency and effectiveness are guaranteed by meticulous inventory management and just-in-time production, which allows for timely delivery of end customer orders. Thanks to its diverse offering of LED lighting products, Arena Luci provides customized technical solutions for various lighting sectors in an ever-evolving market.
Arena Luci is represented by Mushroom Lighting at LiGHT 25. Head to stand: 70
TECHLUMEN
Founded in 1974, our company is based in Thessaloniki’s Industrial Area, operating across three privately owned factories spanning 4,400 sq.m. Over the decades, we’ve evolved into a leader in lighting solutions and construction services, continually innovating and expanding our expertise.
Milestones in Our Journey:
• 1970s–1980s:
Launched Atlalux and Tsiolakis Line & Light, creating award-winning lighting products and establishing a significant presence in the linear fluorescent and home lighting markets. We pioneered Greece’s first electronic ballast, revolutionizing energy efficiency and lighting reliability.• 1990s:
Expanded into gas station services, completing facility upgrades for ΕΚΟ in Northern Greece. We introduced canopy floodlights, which became market standards.
• 2000s:
Entered the construction sector, specializing in the design and development of industrial, office, and custom buildings.
• 2010s:
Secured the contract for the nationwide renovation of SHELL stations in Greece, manufacturing and installing LED signage as part of this major project.
Our experience in energy-efficient solutions and our commitment to innovation led to the creation of Techlumen© in 2011. These LED lights combine exceptional performance, low energy consumption, and superior quality at competitive prices.
While LED lighting is the most energy-efficient technology available, not all LEDs are created equal. The market is flooded with low-cost options that underperform and premium products with prohibitive costs. Techlumen© bridges this gap, delivering reliable, high-quality LED lighting that balances performance and affordability.
Our lights are designed with a deep understanding of user needs, ensuring they meet the demands of modern businesses and individuals while promoting sustainability and energy efficiency.
Techlumen is represented by Mushroom Lighting at LiGHT 25. Head to stand: 70
LUPO
Lupo was founded in 1932 by Carlo Lupo and was dedicated to the production of professional photography studio equipment. In the first decades, production focused mainly on equipment and accessories for professional photography such as enlargers and tripods. At the end of the ‘70s, Lupo passed on to the second generation and was managed by the founder’s sons, Aldo and Giorgio Lupo, who expanded production and subsequently transferred their headquarters to Collegno, near Turin, where it is still located today. In the ‘90s, it began to focus on the production of professional lighting equipment not only for photographic purposes, but also for broadcasting and video environments.
Thanks to the experience gained over the following two decades, Lupo became a well-known and appreciated brand in television studios around the world, thus building the foundations of its current success and the widespread distribution of its lighting systems. Since 2010, with Andrea and Carlo Lupo, it has concentrated on to the development and production of LED lighting specific to various sectors, particularly television, video, live shows, theatre and photography. For this reason, Lupo is one of the few companies worldwide that hold the necessary know-how to produce professional lighting equipment that meets the requirements of different customers and different professional sectors. Lupo is a brand that exports "Made in Italy” quality, renowned worldwide for its product excellence and technical innovations in the field of professional lighting.
Lupo is represented by Mushroom Lighting at LiGHT 25. Head to stand: 70
SPX LIGHTING
SPX Lighting, it’s the story about an engaged entrepreneur meeting an engaged entrepreneurial team.
In 2016, Christian Paillard creates PROJETS X to launch the manufacture of museum lighting products, surrounding himself with a team of specialists of the sector.
SPX Lighting was born.
From 2017, the entire product range is being upgrated to LED technology. Based in the area of Paris, the SPX Lighting products are assembled at a subcontractor (Siemel) in the center of France.
The company is growing fast, in 2018, SPX Lighting strengthens its export department with the recruitment of an Export Sales Manager, whose mission is to develop a network of international partners. In 2019, the company recruits a Communication & Marketing Director. SPX Lighting is a frecnh museum lighting specialist, designing and manufacturing its own product range and this needs to be revealed to the world.
In 2020, during the worldwide sanitary crisis (COVID-19), and even though the cultural sector is in a critical situation, Christian Paillard makes an audacious bet on the future and decides to invest in his own manufacturing plant.
It is nearby his hometown in Issoudun (center of France) that Christian decides to settle. The new adventure begins ; construction and rehabilitation works and plans, recruitment of a production manager, fitters/cable workers, purchase of raw materials and components, building up the stock…
On 2nd of November 2020, SPX Lighting’s new factory in Issoudun officially starts the producing.
In 2022, new recruitments are made at the technical department, Export Department, Communication Department as well as at the Sales Department with the arrival of 5 new collaborators.
SPX Lighting is represented by Mushroom Lighting at LiGHT 25. Head to stand: 70
GANTOM
Gantom Lighting & Controls, formerly Darklight, was founded in the Spring of 2010 as a manufacturer of special-effects lighting equipment catering to the themed attraction industry. We specialize in illumination of low-light and space-constrained environments where traditional theatrical luminaires aren’t suitable.
Our “Precision” series of LED fixtures were developed with compactness, safety, modularity, and ease-of-use in mind to allow lighting designers to illuminate environments impossible to illuminate with larger fixtures. In 2011, we expanded our product line to include compact controllers that add a dynamic element to our luminaires.
In late 2012, we launched a new line of products designed for the professional lighting and architectural markets called the “Gantom” series. Our award-winning products have become the “secret weapon” of many lighting designers and industry experts and have been installed in a wide range of venues around the world including theme parks, museums, bars and clubs, casinos, and haunted attractions.
In late 2014, after experiencing an extended period of extraordinary growth, Darklight rebranded itself as Gantom to reflect our metamorphic expansion and intention to develop products beyond our original scope. In 2015, we launched our Gantom Live! division, which specializes in low-investment, interactive technology for attractions. One of Gantom’s flagship creations is the Torch Technology—infrared (IR) beacons placed throughout a venue which transmit live show data to guest wearable devices. Torch Technology was most recently used in interactive snowflakes at the holiday season ICE! at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
2016 was a big year for us. Our Torch Technology was a recipient of the 2016 Thea Award, an honor conferred by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) in recognition of a technology’s creative potential. We also launched our ZTag product at IAAPA. In ZTag, players wear IR badges that interact not only with the environment but with each other. Our “Storm Series” release was a significant milestone; this is an entirely new product line and represents our official entry into the architectural lighting market.
Rounding out our accomplishments in 2016 was our acquisition of the Haunted Attraction Network and the creation of the Gantom Media division. Gantom Media produces several audio programs, operates multiple web properties, and distributes an industry print magazine. Gantom Media has become the largest global media entity in the haunted attraction industry.
Gantom is a combination of “Gan,” our founder’s last name, and “Phantom,” which reflects our humble Halloween lighting beginnings. Gantom is a proud member of PLASA, USITT, IAAPA, HAA, and TEA.
Gantom is represented by Mushroom Lighting at LiGHT 25. Head to stand: 70
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Leela Shanker
Leela Shanker leads the Design Lab with WAP Sustainability. Synthesising architectural design, sustainability analytical frameworks and speculative material investigations, the Lab implements strategies that progress decarbonisation, circularity and material health in the built environment.
Based in New York, with collaborators globally, Shanker and WAP's team develop pilot initiatives between leading stakeholders from design, manufacturing and real estate. Through the GreenLight Alliance - an international network of lighting professionals progressing industry-led standards, research and advocacy - she founded the Lighting Industry Life Cycle Assessment Incubator while practicing as a lighting designer with consulting engineering firm BR+A. She holds a M.Arch (Hons) and MFA - Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design and Bachelors of Law and Commerce from Sydney University.
Shanker continues to advise the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy) as technical expert to their Life Cycle Assessment and light research team and is a Steering Committee member of the American Institute of Architects’ Decarbonization Subcommittee and Carbon Leadership Forum NY chapters. As Founder of non-profit, Flint Collective NYC Inc, her work has been awarded by the IES with a Special Citation for Lighting as a Tool for Social Impact. She is a current member of the Social Architecture track of the New Museum’s NEW INC incubator.
Jean-Luc Lambert
Jean-Luc Lambert has been a member of Schréder and the lighting industry for over 35 years. Having gained a wealth of experience and knowledge from multiple roles, Jean-Luc is currently the Business Segment Manager for Urban Deco at Schréder’s head office in Belgium.
Mo Islam
With 21 years in the lighting industry, Mo began as a product development engineer before transitioning into sales. Now Head of Sales at XAL, where he’s spent 13 years and specialises in collaborating with consultants to deliver complex solutions, leveraging his engineering background. His main clients are lighting designers, though he also works closely with architects and end users. Prior to lighting, Mo gained experience in facilities management, production and manufacturing processes.
Karen Cawley
Almost 20 years in the lighting industry - including 17 at Osram and over two at XAL- Karen brings deep expertise from across traditional and LED technologies. Karen’s career has taken her to iconic locations like Buckingham Palace, cruise ships, Gatwick Airport, and McLaren HQ. Now focused on the UK specification market, she thrives on collaborating with customers from concept to installation, especially when delivering sustainable solutions -a passion close to her heart.
Linus Fuchs
With a passion for advancing good lighting, Linus Fuchs serves as Business Development Manager at LEDiL, where he is dedicated to solving industry challenges and pushing the boundaries of innovation. He sees lighting as more than technology - it is a driver of aesthetics, sustainability, and real-world value.
Drawing on years of international sales experience across EMEA, Southeast Asia, the US, and Oceania, he brings a global perspective to building strong customer partnerships and shaping future product strategies within the ecosystem of light. With a Master’s in Digital Business and Management, he combines commercial expertise with forward-looking insights, helping customers navigate evolving needs while contributing to a better lighting industry worldwide.