84 CONTENT IN ENGLISH 027 CD CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL IN ART BY LED LIGHTING The manufacturer Linea Light and the lighting designer Emmanuel Clair, were in charge of remodeling the lighting at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs of Paris. A project with an important challenge: to enhance the color of the works of art. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, located on the sixth floor of the Louvre, was created at the end of the XIX century with contributions of private collectors. It houses close to 150.000 objects and works of art from the Middle Ages to our present time. When Linea Light, in collaboration with designer Emma- nuel Clair from Light Cibles, were commissioned with the project to restructure the lighting of the medieval and re- naissance art exhibition rooms at the museum, their main challenge was to enhance the works of art exhibited and increase their color being aware of their delicate preserva- tion through time. The previous lighting system dated as far back as the 70’s; it was composed primarily of halogen light sources. Thus, it was necessary to adopt modern lighting technologies consistent with the space in the Museum and which em- phasized the spiritual aspect of color in the works of art. The contribution of Linea Light Group was the replacement of the obsoletes luminaries for new LED lighting solutions that imparted a spiritual effect on the works of art, as in the case of the polyptych ‘The Virgen and Child”, from The Gallery of Tableaus”. Linea Light’s goal was to accurately reproduce the colors of the works of art to retrieve the entire chromatic spec- trum. For this, they used Ultra HD LEDS, which boost contrast and perception of color, as can be appreciated in The Gallery of Tableaus and in the First Italian Renais- sance exhibition room. In both spaces they created a the atrical, tinted light, focusing the light beam only where needed and grading gradually towards the edges and the frames of the works of art. Thus, the pictures seem to shine, emerging from the walls thanks to the adjustable floodlights. In the space ‘A room at the end of the XV century’ a true scenography was created. The room is illuminated cre- ating a cinematographic effect characteristic of the 30’s, with LEDS installed in the chandeliers, imitating the soft glow of candle light even though it’s coming from hidden projectors. In some exhibition rooms, the lighting, with diodes installed in the chandeliers, creates a cinematographic effect charac- teristic of the 30’s CATAMARAN ROMA: FUSION BETWEEN RETRO AND INDUSTRIAL A mix of styles is the fundamental in- gredient of Catamaran Roma, a project by the Mexican office of Grup Idea for the “Palacio de Hierro” store, in Duran- go, Mexico; the inspiration for the store comes from the colorful “Colonia Roma”, located in the country’s capital city. In its 115 square meter, the brand transmits its strong industrial trend and vintage soul through a combination of retro luminar- ies, black false ceilings, neon signs and eye-catching neon lights. As soon as you walk into Catamaran, the flagship store of the Brand from “Palacio de Hierro”, and located in the state of Durango, Mexico, you have the feeling of being at the bohemian “Colonia Roma” in the country’s capital city, a neighborhood that is the cultural center of the hipster life- style of the city and where the nouveau architecture of the Porfiriato coexists with modern buildings, parks, coffee shops, museums and galleries. When the project of developing the image and concept of Catamaran was proposed to architects Joselyn Quezada and Rodrigo Grediaga, from the office in Mexico of Grup Idea, the challenge was “fusing the vintage elements of the brand with the industrial character of the area”, says the team at Grup Idea. The ethnic and industrial traits were complemented with cage pendant luminaires over the tables in the ladies area and retro vintage industrial loft luminaires in the gentle- men area; also, neon signs and lights were used. The project is carried out in 115 square meters, with a strong industrial and ethnic character reflected in the