An Interview with Zerlina Hughes
Zerlina Hughes
Designer
UK // Studio ZNA
Lives in:
Hackney, London
Born in:
Helensburgh, Scotland
Qualifications:
BA Hons Goldsmith's College, Msc Light and Lighting, Bartlett UCL
Started working with light in:
1991 in fringe theatre
Offices worked at:
Freelance working with various theatre, opera and dance companies and with architects
Now works at:
Studio ZNA
Professional membership:
IALD
Has been awarded:
- Best Lighting Design Winner 2003 Swedish Society Lighting
- Darc Award 2018 Shortlisted for Best Interior Lighting, Avalon Wellness Centre Broughton Hall
- Codega International Awards 2018 recognition of Lighting Design Excellence shortlist, G33, British Museum London and Al Thani Collection, Palazzo Ducale, Venice
- Lux Life Awards International 2018 Winner, Best for Culture, Lighting Design, London
- Civic Trust Award Winners 2018, Command of the Oceans, Historic Dockyard Chatham, Architects Baynes and Mitchell
- Darc Awards 2017 Shortlisted for New Design Museum, Permanent Collections Gallery
- Stirling Prize 2017 Shortlist, Command of the Oceans, Historic Dockyard Chatham, Architects Baynes and Mitchell
- Lighting Design Awards 2017 Shortlist for Daylight Project of the Year with architects Coffey Architects FX Design Wards 2012, best Lighting Design runner up Shakespeare, British Museum
- Lighting in a Historic Building Award 2007 for The Vault permanent gems collection at the Natural History Museum
- D&AD award 2006 for Twilight: Photography in the Magic Hour at the V&A
Loves:
Movement of light, art, sculpture, Southern Italy for the above and wine and food!
“Lighting is a brilliant marriage of the scientific and the creative which I think we are fantastically attuned to.”
Some of Zerlina’s works:
