LED innovator shines with projects abroad
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But it is his interest in innovation and creating new and useful lighting ideas that drives the private company, Mr. Grigorik said.
“I’m not an artist, but I like to work with artistic people to create special things,” he said. “I’m not that interested in money, I want to build a great company and create new lighting products that make the world more beautiful.”
To accomplish that, he has put together a hand-picked research and development team with the special technical skills that are needed in LED product development – electrical and electronics engineers, lighting specialists and, most recently, industrial designers.
His latest product was inspired by a challenge to outline in lights the 72-storey First Canadian Place, headquarters for the Bank of Montreal in Toronto’s financial district.
“Unfortunately, what they asked for wasn’t possible then,” he said. “So we took the challenge, and now, two years later, we’ve developed a solution that meets the project goals.”
The product, named Infinity, allows for long runs of high-powered LED lighting that will outline large buildings or bridges in a single run, unbroken by power boxes.
