Paul Gregory (lighting designer) explained

Paul Gregory (born October 26, 1952) is an American lighting designer. He is the president and founder of Focus Lighting, a New York City-based architectural lighting design firm.[1]

Career

Gregory designed lighting for shows at regional theaters such as The Alley Theater in Houston, Texas and Stage West in Massachusetts. He was trained in theatrical lighting at the Goodman Theater School, part of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received an MFA from the Parsons School of Design.[2]

In 1975 Gregory, along with his partner Rick Spaulding, founded Litelab Corp in Buffalo, New York. Litelab specialized in nightclub design and eventually grew to have offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and a factory in Buffalo. Gregory left Litelab in 1985 and founded Focus Lighting.[3]

Since its establishment in 1987, Focus Lighting has garnered numerous awards for architectural lighting design. Gregory's lighting designs earned him an induction into Architectural Lighting Magazine's Hall of Fame and Lighting Designer of the Year award.[4]

Notable projects

Awards

YearProjectAwardCategory
1995Entel Tower Lumen Award Waterbury Award of Excellence
2002Morimoto RestaurantIALD Award[9] Award of Merit - IIDA
2003Mall at MilleniaLumen Award[10] Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2005Semiramis Hotel Lumen Award[11] Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2009Royalton Hotel LobbyLumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoIALD Award[12] Award of Merit - IIDA
2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoGE Edison Award[13]
2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoLumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2012YotelLumen Award[14] Award of Merit
2012Yotel IALD AwardAward of Merit
2012Chandelier Bar at the CosmopolitanCooper Source Award[15]
2013Space Shuttle Pavilion at the IntrepidAL Light & Architecture Award[16]
2013Space Shuttle Pavilion at the IntrepidGE Edison Award[17] Award of Excellence
2024Edison ReportLifetime Achievement Award

Notes and References

  1. Joels . Diana . Interview with Paul Gregory, from Focus Lighting . Enlighter Magazine . Dec 22, 2009.
  2. . Paul Gregory . Mondo Arc . Nov 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203022500/http://www.mondoarc.com/interviews/1628665/paul_gregory.html . 2014-02-03 .
  3. Lampert-Greaux . Ellen . Nov 1, 1999 . A sharper Focus: The art and craft of Paul Gregory and Focus Lighting . Live Design.
  4. Goodbaum . Beth . Q&A with Lighting Designer Paul Gregory: Reflections of a New Year's Eve Creation . IMT Career Journal . Dec 26, 2012.
  5. . Focus on Focus . Interior Design . Aug 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225112228/http://focuslighting.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/focus-lighting-feature.pdf . 2014-02-25 .
  6. Genzlinger . Neil . A Light Fantastic Could Illuminate New York . The New York Times . Aug 5, 2011.
  7. Lentz . Linda C. . Gallery 225 . Architectural Record . Feb 2014.
  8. Gonchar . Joann . Yotel . Architectural Record . Feb 2012.
  9. Web site: Magic at Morimoto. livedesignonline.com. en. 2017-03-21.
  10. Web site: Lumen Awards 2003. livedesignonline.com. en. 2017-03-21.
  11. News: Eleven Projects Recognized at Annual Lumen Awards. 2007-03-08. Architectural Lighting. 2017-03-21. en.
  12. Web site: Science Storms wins IALD Award. Johnson.
  13. Web site: Arch Lighting GE Edison Awards 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150922031648/http://www.archlighting.com/news/briefs/ge-edison-awards_o. 2015-09-22. dead.
  14. News: IESNYC ANNOUNCES 2012 LUMEN AWARD WINNERS. 2012-06-25. Live Design. 2017-08-22.
  15. News: SOURCE Award Winner The Chandelier bar at The Cosmopolitan. 2012-06-11. enLIGHTenment - The Lighting Industry Trade Publication. 2017-08-22. en-US.
  16. Web site: 2013 AL Design Awards: Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, New York. www.archlighting.com. 2017-08-22.
  17. Web site: GE Announces Winners of Coveted 30th Annual GE Edison Award: Descottes, Taylor and Tchah of L'Observatoire International Win 2012 GE Edison Award GE Lighting North America News. GE Lighting Pressroom. en. 2017-08-22.