He already had a history of innovation and business within the family, the whole family were self-employed and used to business. Now with his new understanding of light and the possibilities of utilizing the new technology, 25 year old Ronni Gol decided to start his own company. In 1995 LIGHT-POINT was founded, and the first thing he did was to introduce more sleek and stylish European designed lamps to compliment the home market. For this he turned to Italian manufacturers, as for many years they had excelled in simple designs.
The start of the company was therefore as an importer of Italian lamps, which quickly became a success. These designs fitted in beautifully with style in the Nordic interior, whilst they also added an extra edge. Following on from this success it was then obvious to him that there was an interest in this aesthetic. So the next move he decided on was in 2001, when he decided to design his own lamps.
When in your everyday working life you are looking at a lot of lighting design, learning about the technical background involved, improving your knowledge of light and its possibilities”.
The starting point for Ronni Gol’s design is often his own insight and preference for lighting. That is then matched with his ability to see what is missing in the market. Innovation and change are a fixture at LIGHT-POINT. Recycling of old ideas is only relevant if it adds something new for a design or light. It is precisely this focus on innovation that can be seen in the light and shapes of our lamps.
Today at LIGHT-POINT we have over 20 employees. The lamps are at leading housing and lamp outlets throughout the country, and the company is really beginning to get a foothold around Europe and in the Middle East. Our minimalistic and functional designs can be found at restaurants, offices and homes. Architects, who work with lighting where light and its effects are at a premium, appreciate the quality of our lamps.
In order to maintain a tight design and a true understanding of our design, we have a project department supervising the furnishing of homes, hotels, offices and restaurants with fixtures so that the light is tailored to individual needs. Therefore, as a company, we are always first to demonstrate new products and technologies to the market.
Innovation needs an audience, it requires us to show you our ideas of lighting through a visual presentation. So in order to understand our way of thinking, we have created a concept where our lamps are included as a complex uniform exhibition that we use across the country. In this way we create a strong identity, focusing on harmony that is instantly recognizable as a LIGHT-POINT product. This method has created greater demand abroad also. Where LIGHT-POINT appears in more and more stores as an innovative lamp concept, where you always know it’s a lamp from LIGHT-POINT.
With this sense for development and an original approach to lighting, LIGHT-POINT today has become a leader in lighting industry. Light and shadow can create endless variations depending of how you use a light source and your tecnical capability. Light and trends within the lighting design follow the tecnology. Which spans across soft candel light, oil and gas lamps, to electric light and then the revolution of LED. At LIGHT-POINT we think about all aspects of light and shadow, so our designs reflect the range of light which has been used throughout time.
We have always preferred to use Scandiavian colours; white, silver grey, black, with their calm atmosphere, as they fit well into the pale Nordic interior. But as a tendency we experience that gold, with its soft golden warmth is about to enter the design stage once again. As a material it is eye-catching, and therefore creates contrast and edge. The effect depends on the way you utilize the gold. Gold is the new permanent part of our product line. With a touch of decadence and extravagance it can add luxury and warmth to an interior. In our designs we have tried to catch this spirit, and keep the minimalistic style which fits into scandinavian interior design.
Even though every design of LIGHT-POINT is unique and appealing, we strive through our work to create harmony with a dramatic effect. This is why gold and indirect light works really well together. Our interest in gold is rooted in how the material can be combined with tones from light, which varies on a scale between warm and cold colours. Gold can especially add warmth to the cooler tones from LED light which we use to create indirect light with. Instead of a shiny gold colour we have chosen to use a matt which creates gravitas, look more simple, exclusive and solid. Apart from that we have combined gold and black to create a
lounge atmosphere.
At LIGHT-POINT we are driven to make the light of the future. Where countless combinations of light, shadow and design strengthen us in the creative process, and drives our development. Where our lamps are the sum of technical skills and aesthetic flair.
