The green art fair Miami 2008, held the first week in December, drew 15,000 art patrons into its venue - three 5,000 sq.ft adjoining tents made of recycled fabric and aluminium. Inside, visitors viewed a fashion show and browsed art made of recycled materials. Their purchases were also packed in reusable shopping bags.
Chauvet LED lighting fixtures were used to highlight the eco-friendly products. Nick Assunto, CEO of Visual Formula, located in Miami's design district, volunteered to light the fair using 82 Chauvet LED wash fixtures, powered by solar panels and a biodiesel generator, further lessening the eco-friendly lights' carbon footprint. The LED luminaires included COLORado 1s, COLORado 3s, LEDsplash-2 and Q-Wash LED fixtures.
Even Assunto's lighting was catalogued as an art project entitled 100 percent LED. "The whole idea came up because of energy conservation and LED fixtures do just that," Assunto said. The green fair is in its second year, but it's the first year that Visual Formula, a lighting installer for clubs and high-end residences, has participated.
"We're crazy about LED technology," said Assunto. "We're lighting up the whole canvas with changing colour. And we're lighting every single exhibit with LED as well. Because LEDs consume less power, they simplify the power run and there is no heat generation out of the lighting fixtures."
(Jim Evans)
