#NewTeamMember#EquationTeam EXCITING NEWS!  We are delighted to welcome to the EQUATION Lighting Design team our new senior lighting designer Elena Poles.

Elena is an interior design graduate from Politecnico di Milano, who discovered her passion for architectural lighting during an internship in Indonesia, working on high-end hospitality projects worldwide. After progressing to a senior role in a London-based consultancy, she focused on large-scale projects incorporating media and biophilic lighting design. At EQUATION Lighting Design, Elena combines her media and technical expertise to create tailored, captivating lighting solutions for our clients.

We asked her to answer three questions, and here is what she shared with us.

𝐐: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯, 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢, 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺? 𝐀: Living in different parts of the world has opened my mind to different ways of approaching design. Each country values one aspect more than the others, and this has helped me understand each client’s aspirations, interests, and taste. It is also a great advantage when it comes to look & feel and decorative lighting, as I’m familiar with manufacturers from all over the world!

𝐐: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬? 𝐀: Lighting has always fascinated me since my very first lighting course at uni. I think the idea of transforming a space with lighting – an intangible tool – is incredibly inspiring. It forces us designers to use our imagination and to be curious, discover new products and new ways of achieving lighting effects. It also gives us specialist lighting designers the opportunity to work with great architects and designers to create unique, breathtaking spaces.

𝐐: 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴? 𝐀: I have an insane love for theatre. Whenever I have the chance, I go and see a new play or musical here in London, and no New York visit is complete with a couple of Broadway shows. Stage lighting is something that has always intrigued me as it easily shifts from background to main protagonist in a split second. It gives me the inspiration to use it as a tool in my day-to-day work and present clients with quiet and subtle or quite a dramatic lighting, depending on their vision and my design instincts. We look forward to celebrating our successes and new endeavours together!