Lighting Live Annual Conference 2025 | Speaker Spotlight 'Anthony Smith'
Anthony started his career at ICI as an Apprentice Electrician before joining the Cleveland County Council as a Lighting Technician, working at a number of local authorities, including York and Durham, where he progressed to the role of Street Lighting Engineer.
In 2005, Anthony became Director of Stainton Lighting Design Services, focusing on all aspects of exterior lighting design.
As owner and director, he oversees the day-to-day running of this busy, award-winning lighting design practice and has taken a design lead in numerous lighting projects ranging from major highway lighting schemes to award-winning prestigious architectural lighting projects, acting as design lead on projects such as Durham World Heritage Site and many challenging exterior architectural schemes. He has also provided technical advice to local authorities and National Highways concessions concerning several lighting and planning issues.
Institution Activities
He is active with the ILP (Institution of Lighting Professionals) both locally and nationally and is a past president of the ILP. Over the last 20 years, Anthony has been Regional Chairman of the ILE (Institution of Lighting Engineers) and then the ILP. He spent 6 years on the National Council and M+E committee before being involved in the transition from ILE to ILP as Vice President of Education. Anthony was also a member of the Mesopic Lighting Panel and sits on the ILP diploma marking panel. His active involvement in the institution has been recognised, with Anthony becoming a Fellow of the ILP in 2014 and following a second period as Vice President of Education.
In 2013 Anthony became a lecturer on the ILP diploma, developing a wide range of lighting topics and also becoming lead lecturer on Module C and delivering content on Modules A and B.
Anthony's paper is titled 'Environmental lighting solutions: Are we forgetting an important species?'
This paper will delve into the potential impact of the principles of SP ratio on the evolution of environmental lighting solutions and the potential use of amber and monochromatic light sources.
Lighting Live Annual Conference takes place 18th - 19th June 2025
Thank you to our Event Partner: Street Lighting Supplies & Co. Ltd
Thank you to our Headline Sponsors: Charles Endirect | Orange Tek | Urbis Schréder | C.U. Phosco | Signify | Lucy Zodion
