The document describes the Social Light Movement, which aims to improve lighting for underprivileged communities. It was founded to create a network of lighting designers and others to collaborate on this issue. The movement has several goals outlined in its manifesto, including demonstrating well-lit environments for social housing, involving communities in design, and educating others on the benefits of good lighting. It then summarizes some projects including a light festival in Lisbon and a lighting intervention project in Providence, USA.

1. FIRST, MAKE IT HAPPEN! INNAZITUTTO FAI CHE SUCCEDA!
by Scie Urbane & Contro Pedale
The Open City
The Social Light Movement
Elettra Bordonaro
Founder and Creative Director @ Light Folllows Behaviour
architect, PhD
Co-founder of Social Light Movement
www.sociallightmovement.com
info@sociallightmovement.com

2. The idea
We need to bring the people
back into the picture

3. Social Light Movement
light right
a privilege
is a
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The Social Light Movement is a philanthropic movement and has been
founded in order to create a network for lighting designers and other
interested parties to collaborate on the issue of improving lighting
for people: particularly those who are unlikely to have access to good
quality illumination within their environment.
www.sociallightmovement.com

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elettra
Social Light Movement

5. The Manifesto
• to demonstrate and to design well lit environments for social and
underprivileged housing areas and people
• to involve the community in the actual design of their own environment
• to encourage other designers to work in similar environments and use similar
methodologies
• to educate housing associations, housing management teams and social housing
ownership bodies about the benefits of good lighting
• to gain the support of city administrations, urban planners, architects,
landscape designers, electrical engineers, lighting designers and other
associated disciplines
• to create attention, arouse public opinion, influence politicians and decision
makers
• to promote responsible energy use within lighting design
• to persuade people that they have the right to expect good lighting

6. Il Manifesto
•Per dimostrare che è possibile riprogettare con cura l’illuminazione di aree
degradate per i loro abitanti
•Per coinvolgere la comunità sul nuovo progetto dell’ambiente in cui vivono
•Per incoraggiare e stimolare altri designer ad occuparsi di aree della medesima
tipologia ed utilizzare simili metodologie
•Per educare la associazioni che si occupano di edilizia convenzionata e sociale
sul ruolo positivo e i vantaggi di una buona illuminazione
•Per guadagnarsi il supporto delle amministrazioni pubbliche, degli urbanisti,
degli architetti, dei paesaggisti, degli ingegneri elettrici, dei lighting
designer e degli altri che si occupano di discipline correlate
•Per attirare l’attenzione, stimolando l’opinione pubblica, per influenzare i
politici e coloro che hanno potere decisionale
•Per promuovere l’uso responsabile dell’energia nel settore dell’illuminazione
•Per convincere la persone che hanno il diritto di pretendere una buona
illuminazione

7. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010

8. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010

9. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010
by Casper Laing Ebbensgaard

10. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010
by Casper Laing Ebbensgaard

11. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010
by Casper Laing Ebbensgaard

12. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010
by Casper Laing Ebbensgaard

13. Sundholm | Copenhagen 2010
by Casper Laing Ebbensgaard

14. Sclessin | Liège 2011

15. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

16. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

17. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

18. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

19. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

20. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

21. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

22. Hjulsta | Stockholm 2012

23. FIRST, MAKE IT HAPPEN! INNAZITUTTO FAI CHE SUCCEDA!
by Scie Urbane & Contro Pedale
The Open City
Mouraria Light Walk
The first social light festival
Elettra Bordonaro
Founder and Creative Director @ Light Folllows Behaviour
architect, PhD
Co-founder of Social Light Movement
www.sociallightmovement.com
info@sociallightmovement.com

24. A three-day light festival
in the streets of Mouraria
neighbourhood, Lisbon.
Designed by various
artists, the installations
were all inspired by local
history and conceived in
collaboration with
dwellers. The festival
attracted over 3000 people
to an area usually avoided
and considered unsafe
especially at night.
Name| Noor-Mouraria Light Walk
2013
Place| Lisbon, PT
Year| 2013
Client| City of Lisbon
Project leader| EBANOCollective
& Elettra Bordonaro, Social
Light Movement

26. THE ARABIC LANTERN

27. A three-day light festival
in the streets of Mouraria
neighbourhood, Lisbon.
Designed by various
artists, the installations
were all inspired by local
history and conceived in
collaboration with
dwellers. The festival
attracted over 3000 people
to an area usually avoided
and considered unsafe
especially at night.
Name| Noor-Mouraria Light Walk
2013
Place| Lisbon, PT
Year| 2013
Client| City of Lisbon
Project leader| EBANOCollective
& Elettra Bordonaro

31. An experience of
participative urbanism,
this project involved the
children of the local
elementary school to
rethink a central square in
an historic neighbourhood
in Lisbon, transforming it
into a playground designed
by children for the
children.
Name| A Mouraria imaginada
pelas crianças
@ Noor-Mouraria Light Walk 2013
Place| Lisbon, PT
Year| 2013
Client| City of Lisbon
Project leader| EBANOCollective

34. Name| Gramofado
@ Noor-Mouraria Light Walk 2013
Place| Lisbon, PT
Year| 2013
Client| City of Lisbon
Project leader| Elettra Bordonaro

35. FIRST, MAKE IT HAPPEN! INNAZITUTTO FAI CHE SUCCEDA!
by Scie Urbane & Contro Pedale
The Open City
Via Padova & SouthLight
Process of urban lighting interventions
Elettra Bordonaro
Founder and Creative Director @ Light Folllows Behaviour
architect, PhD
Co-founder of Social Light Movement
www.sociallightmovement.com
info@sociallightmovement.com

36. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
5 weeks of passion

37. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
THE AREA

38. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

39. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

40. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

41. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

42. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
SETTING UP

43. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

44. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

45. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
THE CONCEPT

46. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

47. Southlight 2014 | The area

48. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
THE TROUBLES
… lot of them!

49. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

50. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

51. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

52. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design
THE END 
… a miracle …

53. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

54. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

55. Southlight 2014 | Providence U.S.A.
with Rhode Island School of Design

56. Be in touch!
facebook Social Light Movement
www.sociallightmovement.com
info@sociallightmovement.com

57. Vive La Light Revolution!