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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Yah Li TohAbout Yah Li Toh : Yah Li Toh, CLD, IALD, IES is the Principal of Light Collab, She graduated from architectural school of National University of Singapore and pursued Masters in Architectural Lighting design in Hochschule Wismar, Germany. She is one of the first 5 to be recognized with the Certified Lighting Designer (CLD) Certification. She is a professional member of International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD).
I think lighting design is a fusion of art and science.
ORGANIZATION:
Light Collab LLP
EDUCATION:
2002, National University of Singapore, B.A (Architectural studies), Singapore
2015, Hochschule Wismar, Germany, M.A (architectural lighting)
EXPERIENCE:
2010 - current, Principal, Light Collab
2005-2009, Lighting Designer, Lighting Planners Associates (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore
2004, Lighting designer, Stilvi Ltd, Athens, Greece
EVENTS:
03.2016 IALD SEA event: Light Tour of Marina Bay Sands (CBD), a fringe event of Singapore Design Week 2016, Organizer, SINGAPORE
08.2015 - IALD SEA event: “In Light of Shadows” installations and talks as part of the Singapore Night Festival 2015, Organizer/installation artist, Singapore
10.2010 - Lighting Guerilla Workshop, Singapore
Under the Esplanade Bridge, Singapore as part of Archifest, Design Team leader, Singapore
04.2009 - “What is excellent lighting design? - A Look at Singapore Context”.organized by Professional Lighting Designers’ Association (PLDA) and the Associazione Professionisti dell’illuminazione (APIL), Paper Presentation, Speaker at Light Focus, Euroluce 2009, Milan, Italy
11.2006 - Light-Up Nanja Event, 2006, Heroes and Villians of City Lighting, Singapore
with Lighting Detectives as part of Archifest, Design Team leader
11.2005 - Observations of Facade lighting in Singapore, at the Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum, Speaker, Singapore
11.2005 - Light-Up Ninja Event, 2005, Duxton Plain Park, Singapore
with Lighting Detectives as part of Archifest, Design Team leader, Singapore
08.2005 - Light-Up Ninja Event, 2005, “Lighting up the Wind”, with Lighting Detectives, Bali, Indonesia
Workshop participation
09.2004 - Lights in Alingsas, Sweden
organized by Professional Lighting Designers’ Association
03.2004 - Howard Brandston Workshop organized by Hochschule Wismar
10.2003 - Rostock Lichtwoches, organized by Hochschule Wismar
AWARDS:
2015, IESNA’s IIDA 2015 - Award of Merit for Bukit Timah Tua Pek Kong Temple, Singapore
2014, IESNA’s IIDA 2014 - Award of Merit for Audi Minato Mirai
2014, IESNA Section Award presented by International Section of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) in section recognition of commendable achievement in lighting design for Audi Minato Mirai
2014, IESNA Section Award presented by International Section of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) in section recognition of commendable achievement in lighting design for Tower of Light, Glass Tower, Dhaka
2013,"Good Lighting Award 照明普及賞 2013" by Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan for Audi Minato Mirai
2008, IESNA’s IIDA 2008 - Award of Merit for National Museum of Singapore
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2016, "The Light Collaborator", Mondo Arc, Pages 44 to 48, January, UK
2015, "Light Collab: Making A Difference In Architecture Through Lighting", http://www.indesignlive.sg/articles/people/light-c
ollab-making-a-difference-in-architecture-through-
lighting
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (Near native)
Chinese (Advanced)
German (Beginner)
Japanese (Beginner)
SYMPOSIUMS AND ACADEMIC CONFERENCES::
09.2016, IALD SEA event: Presentation “The transformative power of Lighting”, Organizer/Speaker at the Archifest 2016, SINGAPORE
03.2016 - Maison and Objet Summit 2016: AMBIENT STORIES: TALES FROM THE LION-CITY, Speaker, SINGAPORE
02.2015 - Light Forum 2015- SPARK: Lighting Design Thinking at National Design Centre on the topic of “"Interpretations of Light”, Speaker, SINGAPORE
08.2013 - The Design Society Session:10, a fringe event of Archifest 2013 , “Storytelling and placemaking with visual communication”, Speaker, Singapore
07.2011 - Five Footway Session 2011
“See what the future looks like”, Speaker, Singapore
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
2016, IALD, Professional Member, Chicago, USA
2016, Certified Lighting Designer (CLD)
2016, IES
2016, Regional Coordinator, IALD Southeast Asia
JURY MEMBERSHIPS:
2016, IES Illumination award, USA
2017, IES Illumination award, USA
WEB SITE:
www.lightcollab.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.lightcollab.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-01-06 14:25:07
COUNTRY/REGION:
Singapore
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Yah Li Toh
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Yizheng Brand Experience Center Bronze A' Design Award Winner for Lighting Products and Fixtures Design Category in 2016 Yah Li Toh and Xiu Fen Ban for Light Collab |
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