"I’m fascinated by what light can do"
“That first ray of sunshine in the spring. Why does that give us such a good feeling? Light inspires me as both a human being and a researcher. I’m fascinated by what light can do. The desire to capture that, that’s what Sound Lighting is all about...”
Yvonne de Kort
Program Manager Sound Lighting
It is generally well known that you can fight winter depression with light therapy. But not as many people are aware that light can do much more to benefit people’s health and performance in general. Researchers in the Sound Lighting program explore other applications of light that could be beneficial to health and well-being.
- Objective: to develop a lighting system that will optimally benefit the physical and mental well-being of people and human behavior in general, with minimal environmental impact
- Program Manager: Yvonne de Kort, University Lecturer of Human Technology Interaction
- Thought Leader: Cees Midden, Professor of Culture & Technology, Human Technology Interaction
- Partners: Philips Lighting, Philips Research, Somfy, Scheuten Solar, Peer+, Davita and GGzE
