#WILUmbrella / Light 25

A WIL competition took place around Light 25 in London. Across the 19th-20th of November at the Business Design Centre, Islington, formalighting in collaboration with Women in Lighting held a #WILUmbrella competition. After 3-days of voting, and 937 votes, yesterday, the voters decided the winner of the #WILUmbrella competition – Dorit Bagehorn. Thank you to everyone who participated and voted, and congratulations to Oleksandra and Sadie who were also both shortlisted – your creativity and vision is inspiring. 

Light 25 also finished off with a drinks meet up at Two Beers. Great to see some of our ambassadors together: Surbhi Jindal - India, Carmela Dagnello - UK, Giorgia Brusemini - Italy, Anna Sbokou - Greece and Katia Kolovea from archifos/WIL. Thanks to formalighting for the drinks 😊

About the competition

In 2024, the competition was based around the Women in Lighting hoodie, and saw Andra Munro win a trip to Euroluce. So, this year we are excited to bring the new and striking Women in Lighting × formalighting umbrellas.

The much sought after umbrellas will be available for collection from stand 47. But first, you need to submit your umbrella request, and following this, you will receive a confirmation email detailing how to collect your umbrella and when.

By entering you will have the chance of winning a trip to IALD Enlighten Europe 2026 with 2-nights accommodation and return travel from any European city!

Lighting Designers, to be in with a chance of winning, simply follow these steps:

Step 1 – Complete the umbrella request form by Wednesday 12th November.

Step 2 – Collect your umbrella on either the 19th or 20th of November following the details in your confirmation email.

Step 3 – Create your social post submission.

1. The photo must be taken within the UK
2. Must use the hashtag #WILUmbrella
3. Submission deadline: Tuesday 26th November
   Must tag in:
   LinkedIn: @formalighting, @light collective, @archifos 
   Instagram: @womeninlighting, @formalighting, @lightcollective, @archifos

Note: if posting to Instagram stories these will only be visible for 24hrs. Although we will be tracking the tagging and #WILUmbrella, to ensure that your submission is recognised, please screenshot and send in a message on Instagram to Women in Lighting.

The photo must be creative and include:

• Umbrella: The Umbrella must be visibly featured
• Human Element: At least one person should be in the photo, either using the Umbrella or creatively interacting with it.
• Light: Incorporate either natural or artificial light in an imaginative way

Disclaimer: Please note any photos taken outside of the UK and submitted outside of the competition timeline, will not be considered.