Paolo Portaluri
lighting designer
APDI board member (Asociación Profesional de Diseñadores de Iluminación)
Education
2010
LABFàbrica (Girona, Spain). Workshop on Interactive Scenography.
Medialab Prado (Madrid, Spain). Workshop on Interactive Contents for a media-façade.
1999-2005
Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
Lunds Tekniska Högskola (Sweden), dpt of Architecture and Design.
B. A. in Industrial Design (final grade 100/100 with distinction).
Final Project and Thesis topic: “Space as network. Designing the interiors through the activities and terminals map.”
Work experience
Lighting Design consulting for private costumers and professional studios in Italy and Spain.
Lighting Design teacher in Spain (Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid, MTplus and Elisava Escola Superior de Disseny i Enginyeria de Barcelona).
Founding member of Lupercales and Scie Urbane.
2012
The human factor in lighting design: introducing bottom-up strategies in the project.
Conference during the EILD2012 meeting in Querétaro, México.
Design of the Shadow Box for the Light Game, presented during the EILD 2012 in Querétaro.
2011
Lighting design as antidote for the photophobia. Conference during the APDI meeting in Barcelona.
2010
Luminaires vs Light. Conference during the workshop My Little factory in Barcelona.
2006-2008
Collaboration and employed at Artec3 (Barcelona). Lighting Projects development.
2004-2006
Employed at Pollice Illuminazione (Milan). Lighting Projects development.
2003-2004
Graphic and web design as freelancer.
Awards
2013
One Beam of Light: Marialucia shortlisted + YinYang winner.
2009
Honorable mention in the contest “Light tales competition” promoted by Lighting Academy (Targetti) for "L'INCONTRO"
Exhibitions
2014. Sono un Romantico del Cazzo.
Galleria Francesca Capece, Maglie (IT)
2013. Entre llum i ombra / Reflections.
Paolo Portaluri + Irene Bas + Álvaro Valdecantos.
Thehallstudio, Barcelona.
2013. Collective exhibition One Beam Of Light.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
Old Movie Theatre Helios, Tallinn.
Casa Luis Barragán, Mexico City.
2009. Collective exhibition Una nit en la glòria.
Edifici Freixas, Barcelona.
Press
Lighting Academy: Light tales competition, winners
Mondo Arc: Light tales competition, winners
iCANDELA: El juego de luz
iCANDELA: interview during Eild2012
iCANDELA: "Luz para transformar el espacio público y crear comunidad"
Iluminet: "Barcelona celebra la luz con Lupercales Bcn"
Lightecture: "Lupercales, taller sobre iluminación de espacio público y patrimonial"
PLD magazine: "Lighting and graphic design."
iCANDELA: "El lighting designer en nuevos procesos de diseño"
Iluminet: "Sensaciones y simulaciones"
Lightecture: "Un haz de luz genera una o más sombras"