About me
Light Collective is made up of two people; Martin Lupton and Sharon Stammers. Martin has a PhD and Sharon has an MSc in Lighting. Both have worked in the lighting industry for over 25 years and started Light Collective in 2009. Martin began in environmental engineering and then moved on to directorial roles in several top UK lighting consultancies prior to co-founding Light Collective. Sharon started her career in stage lighting working in London before becoming an associate director in another well known UK architectural lighting consultancy. Women In Lighting is a project by Light Collective.
Women In Lighting 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. WIL has used social activism to highlight and challenge unconscious bias in the industry via a strong social media presence that has built a large following. The project is also supported by individual women in 75+ different countries. Ambassadors for WIL are a driving force for the project and create stand alone local initiatives and partner globally for broader initiatives. They are also a point of contact in each location for anyone seeking to find out more about the project. Together, the project has evolved to form an international connected community that shares information, support and knowledge
