thor daniel hjaltason bio 2011
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EuroLED 2011 Birmingham England
http://euroled.org.uk/conference/speakers/
Eddie Taylor, Chief Executive of the Lighting Industry Federation, Dr Paul Miller from the National Physical Laboratory, and lighting and design entrepreneur Thor Daniel Hjaltason will be covering all aspects of the industry across the packed two-day conference
Tesco Qibao Project http://www.u-tron.com/zh/news/252-tesco.html
TESCO hired the Icelandic lighting designer and engineer Thor Daniel Hjaltason and his company for this job. Thor was the Chief Lighting Architect for the famous Sheshan Basilica last year.
Thor Daniel Hjaltason
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创新故事
探索照明文化
灯具设计的根本目的在于唤起建筑物和房屋的使用者的情感共鸣。灯具的设计不仅能显示
设计师的技术水平，更能为建筑物或房屋的使用者带来某种遐想的空间。让我们听听独立
的照明设计师是怎样说的吧。
LED Magazine
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/features/7/9/1
Lighting designer meets challenging deadlines to illuminate Sheshan Basilica
Thor Daniel Hjaltason has designed and planned the nest illumination of the
exterior and interior of the Sheshan Basilica, a Roman Catholic Church in
Shanghai.
China Daily
A church earns high praise
By Qi Xiao (China Daily)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-08/06/content_11107963.htm
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Thor Daniel Hjaltason Designs the lighting for the famous Sheshan Basilica In January 2010 the Shanghai local government hired Thor Daniel Hjaltason to be the lighting Architect of the famous Sheshan Basilica. The project consisted of design and installation of exterior and interior LED/RGB floodlights. The project commenced January and concluded in May for the opening of Expo 2010.
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An Article about Thor in SURFACE
Published in China
Publications by PHILIPS Lighting about
Thor and Sheshan Basilica Shanghai
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Werbetechnik Germany China Daily CNTV news China
POP Design front page USA POP Design front page USA Morning News Iceland
Chinese NEWS Links featuring Thor’s Project in Shanghai
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/features/7/9/1
http://www.lightingchina.com/news/25774.html
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010expo/2010-08/06/content_11110502.htm
http://www.aaart.com.cn/cn/news/show.asp?news_id=22469
http://www.cndesign.com/NewsDetail.aspx?news=145
http://renwu.chda.net/show.aspx?id=496&cid=17
http://news.ccd.com.cn/Htmls/2010/11/22/2010112214421100752-1.html
http://rich.online.sh.cn/rich/gb/content/2010-11/08/content_4196004.htm
http://yxk.cn.yahoo.com/articles/20101112/4sk4.html
http://www.066z.com/uzx/view/id-30989
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Specific Projects
IKEA Sweden
Mr. Hjaltason worked with IKEA’s headquarters in Elmhult Sweden to improve the
image of IKEA’s restaurants. His company produced and installed Mr. Hjaltason’s
Aura-Glaz concept in all restaurants.
ICA the largest grocery chain in Sweden
Mr. Hjaltason worked with ICA to improve ceiling and shelving lighting. The project
also included the design and installation of new and modern signs above all food and
cooler areas.
H&M Hennes & Mauritz Sweden
H&M hired Mr. Hjaltason to improve their design and décor for all store windows, as
well as designing new displays for their in-house branding.
Hard Rock Café Orlando, Florida
Mr. Hjaltason was consultant on all interior lighting for the Florida based Hard Rock.
Philip Morris USA rebranding
Mr. Hjaltason worked with Philip Morris as a consultant, designer and producer. There
were major re-design projects for the POS display for the Marlboro Brand throughout
USA. His products were installed in 250,000 locations.
Miller Chill new brand launch
Mr. Hjaltason worked with Miller Beer for several years as a consultant, producer and
designer for all their brands. The Artlite® process was used in the design and
production of the new brand for several of Miller Brands including MILLER CHILL which
launched in 2007. This became the most successful beer brand launch in Miller’s
history. Thor’s products were installed in 15,000 bars and restaurants.
Absolut Vodka
Mr. Hjaltason designed three generations of display branding concept for Absolut
Vodka, including Level One for thousands of locations world-wide.
US Tobacco new branding launch
Mr. Hjaltason’s product designs have been used by Philip Morris / US Tobacco every
year since 2002 for many brands and thousands of locations.
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Other Brands
Lancôme, L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Coca Cola, Wrigley’s, Nokia, Finlandia
Vodka, Red Bull, Burger King, YUM brands, Carlsberg beer, Unilever, Heineken Beer,
Pepsi, West Cigarettes, Swedish Match, RJ Reynolds, Microsoft, Budweiser, Chili’s,
and more.
Mr. Hjaltason and his companies have also designed and engineered POS products for: IKEA, Philip Morris, Anheuser Busch, Miller Beer, Coca Cola Carlsberg, Clinique, Estee Lauder, L’Oreal, Lancôme, Absolut Vodka, Finlandia Vodka, Smirnoff, Unilever, Procter/Gamble, Microsoft, Nokia, and Ericsson. Mr. Hjaltason holds several patents including the well known ARTLITE® technology which has sold millions of units world-wide. Mr. Hjaltason has received multiple awards for designs and has been featured in dozens of trade magazines and online articles. His innovative products and ideas have been copied by companies like 3M, POS Advertisers and lighting and product engineers around the world.
Awards granted: Patents granted: The Netherlands Export Awards Gold - For best Brand / Display 1996 UK and Scotland Gold - For best Branding 1998-1999 Design of the Times Awards Gold (2007)– Miller Lite S P Gold (2007) – Miller Chill Silver (2008) – Grolsch Silver (2008) – MGD Beer Burst Guitar Bronze (2006) – MGD Aero Bronze (2008) – Miller Lite Aero OMA Awards Gold (2009) – MGD Beer Burst Guitar Bronze (2007) – MGD Aero Addy Awards Gold – Leinenkugel’s Aero SGIA Awards Silver – Leinenkugel’s Aero
US Patent 5009019 April 1991 US Patent 5414947 May 1995 US Patent 5682697 November 1997 US Patent 5829177 November 1998 US Patent 6131322 October 2000 US Patent 6240664 June 2001