Your Interviews

An expanding archive submitted by Women in Lighting from around the world. Whatever part of lighting you work in – design, product, manufacturing, art, research, professional development or education – we are interested in your story.

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Sahar Abdelwahab Abdalrahman

Architect, Educator, Researcher // United Kingdom
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Anastasia Angeli

Product // Sweden
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Justine Walmsley

Product // UK
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Helen Loomes

Product // UK
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Eloise Reed

Product // UK
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Anissa Abbou

Product // UAE
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Jess Gallacher

Product // UK
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Martina Alagna

Product // UK
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Jo Harding

Product // UK
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Agata Tyburska

Product // UK
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Alex Pappas-Kalber

Product // USA
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Rania Abboud

Product // UK
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Celine Gehamy

Product // UK
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Robyn Dyde

Product // UK
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CHARLENE RADOVIC

Photographer // France
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RADOVIC Elena

Entrepreneur // France
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Heike Stuckstedde aka ATARA design

Designer, Artist // Austria
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Luciana Oyarzo Boyadjian

Designer // Argentina
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Geethu Paulose

Non-profit, Outreach // The Netherlands
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Aideen Malone

Designer, Entertainment // UK
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Eliza Alexand­ropou­lou

Designer, Entertainment, Artist // Greece
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Ng Suan Lin

Designer, Consultant, Director, Engineer, Entrepreneur // Malaysia
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Mara Rypacek Miller

Designer, Director, Entrepreneur, Producer, Product // United Kingdom
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IstadPacini ArtLab

Artist // Norway
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Florentina Stoian

Product, Management // Romania
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Mary J. Varher

Designer, Entertainment, Artist, Blogger, Educator, Engineer // México
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Fanny Soulard

Designer, Engineer // Vietnam
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Agata Izabela Tyburska

Designer // United Kingdom
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Lilly Mutisya

Electrician // Kenya
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Karla Lopez

Designer, Entertainment, Artist, Director, Engineer, Producer // México
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Melike Ozden

Designer // India
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Yana Yakushina

Consultant, Educator, Researcher // Belgium
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Krutika Patel

Architect // Canada
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Carrie Heisler

Entertainment // USA
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Sebnem Gemalmaz

Designer, Artist, Educator, Management // Turkiye
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Galina Shinkevich

Designer, Engineer // Russia
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Maria Younan Nassif

Designer // Egypt
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Lea Brugnoli

Designer, Architect, Artist // Italy
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Federica Orselli

Management // Hong Kong
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CARRIE LEUNG

Product // CHINA
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Liudmyla Pavlenko

Designer, Consultant, Engineer // Ukraine
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Seyma Kilic

Designer, Architect // Turkey
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Banu Manav

Designer // Türkiye
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Magali Suchowolski

Designer // Argentina
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Nikki Escalona-Tayag

Designer, Architect, Educator // Philippines
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Tine Bech

Designer, Artist // United Kingdom
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Leni Schwendinger

Designer, Artist, Consultant, Director, Outreach // US
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Samantha Beresford

Artist, Product // United Kingdom
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Aviva Gunzburg

Designer // Australia
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Sophie Hoyal

Designer // UK
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Jelena Popov Abouhanian

Designer // Sweden
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Ekaterina Kosmynina

Designer // Russia
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Simran Raswant

Designer, Architect, Artist, Photographer // India
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Chizu Nara

Designer // Japan
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Bochra Mekni

Engineer // Tunisia
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ROSSANA CINQUANTA

Product // Italia
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Betty Atine

Designer, Engineer // United Kingdom
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Jemima Unwin Teji

Architect, Researcher // UK
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Karen van Creveld

Designer, Researcher // UK
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Eleonora Brembilla

Educator, Researcher // The Netherlands
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Emma Beadle

Designer, Engineer // United Kingdom
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Alexandra Kalimeri

Designer, Engineer // Spain
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Sonia Pepperell

Designer, Educator, Product // United Kingdom
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Karoliina Helin

Designer // Finland
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Juliet Rennie

Event Organiser, Non-profit, Outreach // United Kingdom
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Menekse Seyma Kaya

Designer, Educator, Management, Outreach // Ireland
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Victoria Jerram

Designer, Engineer // UK
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Kristina Allison

Designer // United Kingdom
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Helen Loomes

Educator, Event Organiser, Researcher, Management // United Kingdom
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Ruth Kelly Waskett

Designer, Educator, Engineer // United Kingdom
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Sophie Parry

Designer, Educator, Engineer, Publisher // United Kingdom
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PRACHII SORTE JAGTAP

Engineer // India
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Sofia Aizzel H. Valdecañas

Designer // Philippines
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Yumiko Nagashima

Designer // Japan
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Patricia Mateo

Engineer // Madrid
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Elisa Montanaro

Architect, Product // United Arab Emirates
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Kristina Albu

Designer // United States
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Juliana Pascoalini

Architect, Educator // Portugal
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Uliana Vinogradova

Designer // Russia
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Emma Cogswell

Outreach // UK
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Julie Collange

Designer, Artist // Spain
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Valeria Coghi

Designer, Architect, Educator // Costa Rica
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Alisa Sheinson

Designer, Artist // Israel
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Rina Pradnya Pusthika

Designer // Indonesia
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Ruby Jadwet

Management // United States
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Maria Almena

Educator, Event Organiser // United Kingdom
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Marie Yanagida

Designer // Japan
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Julie Conway

Designer, Artist, Product // USA
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Nonita Sabin

Designer // United Arab Emirates
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YOLANDA GUTIERREZ GONZÁLEZ

Designer // España
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Francesca Feltrin

Designer // Italy
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Shivangi Shah

Designer // India
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Kaori Umeda

Designer, Educator // Japan
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Mari Sakaue Kato

Electrician, Engineer // Japan
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Margaret O’Rorke

Artist, Educator, Engineer // UK
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Chiaki Reeder Murazumi

Designer // Japan
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Rie Uomori

Designer // Japan
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Aoi Honda

Designer, Engineer // Japan
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Elena Peñalta Catalán

Designer, Architect // Spain
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Gemma Alcalá Jurado

Designer, Architect // Spain
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Anna Zanni

Designer, Architect // UK
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Dawn Ladd

Designer // USA
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Fuko Sasaki

Designer // Japan
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Kamaleka Naidoo

Product // Australia
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Rachel Thomson

Designer, Architect, Artist // Australia
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Marieke Bax

Blogger, Event Organiser, Product, Management // The Netherlands
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Mayumi Watanuki

Designer // Japan
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Ximena Cabezas

Designer // Spain
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Jessica Greenberg

Designer, Educator // USA
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Sally Stephenson

Designer // United Kingdom
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Theresa Waldeck

Management // USA
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Sara McElroy

Designer // USA
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Miyoung Song Carroll

// USA
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Nora Fay

Management // USA
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Melissa Deutsch Stein

Product, Management // USA
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As A Ceremony

Designer, Architect // Germany
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Megan Carroll

Management // USA
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Kelly Roberts

Designer // USA
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Karolina Halatek

Designer, Artist // Poland
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Qingzhu Li

Designer // China
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Gabriela Tapia Lara

Designer, Artist // Bolivia
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Charlotte May Croft

Designer // United Kingdom
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Dasomm Choi

Designer, Artist // United States
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Momoko Kamemoto

Designer // Japan
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Maria Fernanda Castillo Morales

Architect, Educator // ARGENTINA
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Aki Hayakawa

Designer // Japan
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Kaori Endo

Designer // Japan
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Fang Hu

Designer // China
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Sevval Bolukbasi

Designer // United Arab Emirates
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Niloofar Behnia

Designer, Product // Iran
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Heidi de Lucchi

Product // United Kingdom
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Ligia Mariano Lanni Pavanello

Architect // Canada
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Sofia Kudryakova

Designer // Russia
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Ksenia Kosaya

Designer // Russia
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Trea ten Kate

Journalist // The Netherlands
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Chloe Kazamia

Designer, Architect // Greece
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Claudia Giacomobello

Designer, Educator // Italy
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Giordana Arcesilai

Architect, Educator, Journalist, Product // Italy
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Christina Thanasoula

Designer, Entertainment // Greece
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Manju Dileep

Designer // UAE
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Luciana Borgatello

Designer, Architect // Argentina
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Laura Karapetyan

Product // Russia
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Galina Korolkova

Designer // Russia

 

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