Dean Skira (born 20 October 1962) is a

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n lighting designer. Skira founded his own lighting design practice in 1990 in

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, USA. He lives and works in

Pula, Croatia Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the ...

. In 1986 Skira studied lighting and interior design at the

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. Since 1995 he and his team of designers and engineers have based their work in Croatia. Skira is a Certified Lighting Designer (CLD), a member of IALD (International Association of Lighting Designers) and the IES (The

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) of North America, New York section. He is also affiliated with the Croatian Lighting Association. One of Skira's best-known projects is the "Lighting Giants", in

, which changed the shipping cranes at the

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Shipyard into a moving lighted art installation.

Notable projects

* Nime, Product Design for Delta Light (2020) * Conform, Product Design for Delta Light (2020) * GTC Matrix, Zagreb, Croatia (2020) * Technical Museum Nikola Tesla, Zagreb, Croatia (2020) * Villa Sheherezade landscape, Dubrovnik, Croatia (2020) * Public Swimming Pool, Pula, Croatia (2019) * Evolution Tower, Moscow, Russia (2018) * Mestrovic Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia (2018) * Biennale of Architecture, Croatian Pavilion, Venice, Italy (2018) * Polesano, Product Design for Delta Light (2017) *

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, Istanbul, Turkey (2016) * TSUM,

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(2017) * Roundabout Pula, Croatia (2017) * Hendrix Bridge,

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(2017) * Twisted, Light Art Installation (2016) * Eggotrick, Light Art Installation (2018) * Hotel Alhambra, Losinj, Croatia (2015) * Hotel Bellevue, Losinj, Croatia (2014) * Cikat Bay Resort, Losinj, Croatia (2015) *

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, Postojna, Slovenia (2013) * Trick, Product Design for iGuzzini (2013) * Biennale Arte, Italian, pavilion,

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(2013) * Hooked up Light Art Installation, Milano (2013) * Parco della Luna, Recanati, Italy (2012) * Design hotel Lone landscape,

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, Croatia (2011) * Lun up, Product Design for iGuzzini (2011) * Policlinic Novamed, Zagreb, Croatia (2010) * Park Eden landscape, Rovinj, Croatia * Novamed polyclinic, Zagreb, Croatia * Rident polyclinic,

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, Croatia * Novi Spa & Resort,

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, Croatia * Hotel Argentina,

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, Croatia * Four Seasons Hotel, Baku, Azerbaijan * Hotel Kempinski,

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, Croatia (2009) * Spa&Hotel Novi Resort, Novi Vinodolski, Croatia (2008) * Memorial Centre Dražen Petrović, Zagreb, Croatia (2006) * Town of Buzet, Croatia (2001) * Cranes Pula, Croatia (2014)

Awards and recognitions

* IES Award, New York, GTC Matrix Award of Distinction (2020) * iF Design Award, Nime, Best Product Design (2021) * LIT Awards, Evolution Tower, winner (2019) * German Design Award, Polesano winner (2019) * IALD Award, Roundabout Pula, Special Citation (2018) * IES Award, New York, Eurasia tunnel Award of Merit (2017) * Darc Award, London, Twisted Winner (2017) * Red Dot Award, Best Product Design, Trick (2015) * Blueprint Award, London, Trick (2015) * "Delta of Gold" Prize at the 2014 Festival of Art and Design. * Codega Prize for best LED installation * Illumni Infinity award (2013) * iF product design award (2013) * 29th IALD Special citation Award (2012) * LDA Winner External Luminaire (2012) * The ARC Show Innovation Award (2012) * IESNA Award of Merit (2009) * International prize Dedalo Minosse for Commissioning a Building (2007-2008) *

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most Unusual Installation in Europe (2006) * IESNA Award of Merit (2002)

Bibliography

In 2010 Dean Skira authored the book ''My light'', about some of the lighting installations and artistic pieces that he has designed during the previous twenty years. The preface was written by Piero Castiglioni. The book was published by Italian publisher Lupetti Editori di Comunicazione and Croatian publisher Arhitekst. * Dean Skira (2010). ''My light''. Lupetti Editori di Comunicazione.Arhitekst.

Notes and references

External links

Official website
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