Prandina The opinion of the experts Reggiani Ribag Icandela has asked the members of the Editoral Board present at Light+Building 2014 and Luminale 2014 what their impression was of these events. This are their assesments: Cristina Camps. Erco LED is not news anymore, it is merely presence and people do not rally about its use anymore. It is a given! I was left with the impression that there was nothing spectacularly new. The different manufacturers, whatever their design offers, have not presented new or different products. They have simply done up-dates or maintenance of their previous products, improving them through the latest technological advances of diode. It has been a fair a little “held together by pins”. That is to say, the position was: “we have to be present but the time is not right for too much joy, so the investments have to be the minimum required!” I also have the impression that, even though LED is an undeniable fact, more knowledge and culture about it is needed. Alberto Barberá. Lupercales This year, my experience at the fair and at Luminale has been special, and somehow limited since I have taken an active part in it and not so much as visitor. I was not able to see most of the fair because I was working as volunteer at the IALD stand. I only visited suppliers and regular contacts and just did a brief exploration. From the collective Lupercales (www.lupercales.org) our experience as participants of Luminale has been fantastic. The collaboration with Städelschule has been complete and fulfilling. It really has been a privilege to work in that space and with the team of the School. The Post-graduate students that participated in the workshop showed great interest in the technological development of the installation that we proposed, and actively collaborated in the try outs and assembly. From our point of view it was a success. The contribution of ERCO and Lamp Lighting has been impeccable and I hope we can do more projects with them. Both companies have a clear commitment to education in good lighting design and have opened the door of their laboratories to us, so we could implement this project. Marià Vallès. Anoche Iluminación Arquitectónica Frankfurt did not disappoint us, it never does. On the contrary, the market has a creative and commercial vigor that we appreciate. Many small and large companies presented their work, products and applications with efficiency and responsibility. There is enormous professionalism, minutes count, contacts are golden and details are of great importance. Probably this first impression is the basic one, and it turns on the spirits of visitors that come from economically and socially depressed areas. It is not long before you form a second impression. LED is king and master of lighting; and its control. It has practically eclipsed the other light sources, even though the market, intelligently, still appreciates and uses traditional technologies in many current applications. What is the domain of LED? Creations, novelties. Practically the totality of the new products presented by the manufacture firms are launched to the market with a LED source. It is a fact. The LED in all its multiple variations, potencies, temperatures and formats. Everything LED, in downlights, projectors, light bulbs of all shapes and potencies and mostly in linear. Third. Linearity wins, with LED the line has surpassed fluorescence and has introduced itself in architecture and interior design. Gaudi once said that nature has no straight lines, and it is true. This is why humans have made of the line the foundation of their work, and where LED has found its main application. It seems that there is a LED linear and profile, thought and prepared for every situation. A pleasure for the designer.