ABOUT WIL, SHARON STAMMERS & MARTIN LUPTON 

WIL is an inspirational and global digital platform that profiles women working in the field of lighting and lighting design. It aims to promote their passion and achievements, narrate their career path and goals. It aims to celebrate their work and increase the profile of women working in lighting to help encourage, support and inspire the next generation.

The WIL Website now features 170 interviews by international lighting designers from 87 countries and counting!   

Ambassadors represent many countries to build community in their local areas. The platform is not membership based, so anyone can join.  Lighting designers, supporters, brand partners, and it is not just for women.  

Light Collective are not a standard lighting consultancy… in fact, we really struggle to categorise ourselves given that our body of light based work is so diverse.

Our creative portfolio of work houses more than architectural lighting design and has grown to encompass many innovative projects which include light art installations, marketing projects, competitions, curated exhibitions, lighting awards, branding, trade stands and shows, epic parties, pop up events, guerrilla lighting, community projects, writing books, activism and light education.

IN THIS EPISODE

Julie hosts Martin and Sharon from their home country in London, UK.  However, the two founders of WIL Travel non stop to support the global events hosted by WIL partners.  Their generosity and support sees no bounds.  In fact, calling them to invite them to this podcast is the pure essence of how WIL works.  Yes is the answer, and the follow up question is how, where, when?  We are there.

Julie also hosted Martin and Sharon for a live glassblowing demonstration at Julie’s partner glass studio in Oaxaca, Mexico in collaboration with Light Collective Latam and WIL Mexico.  Be sure to sign up for their newsletter to keep up with all of the events and launches by the designers worldwide!

YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT

• How Sharon & Martin discovered the imbalance of professional lighting designers represented in the large architectural and lighting firms.
• Creating the WIL was to bring awareness to this imbalance of successful female lighting designers.
• The WIL is represented in 87 countries and counting!   Please see the website for the list of international ambassadors representing the WIL  globally.  This is especially helpful for countries where women are even more segregated from men in the professional industry.
• Julie met the Women in Lighting group on an international women’s lighting conference in lockdown of 2020.  Her initial meetups in the online chat rooms have become dear friendships and collaborators.
• Sharon & Martin are pure supporters, encouraging gatherings, conferences, events and even printing books to celebrate Lighting Design in many categories including Art, Entertainment, and Design.
• Julie collaborated with WIL Italy Ambassadors for her presentation in Venice Design Week in Italy, by inviting for a presentation called “Balance of Decorative and Technical Lighting”
• Julie hosted WIL Mexico for Glassblowing Demo with Recycled Glass
• Julie partnered with the WIL Egypt to present in Cairo to present Elevate Space with Light