IESNYC HISTORY COMMITTEE
THE T.A.L.K. PROJECT

Since 2001, the History Committee of the IES/NYC section has been working to document lighting history with a concentration on figures, manufacturers, and projects in the Greater NYC area.

Over thirty interviews have been recorded between 2008 and the present. Out of these interviews and additional research, we have compiled and presented eight full-length programs to the public, and we are scheduled to present a ninth program in April 2023.

In addition to our individual interviews, we also presented a keynote panel session at LightFair International 2009 in New York.

For more information, please contact:
ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY/NEW YORK CITY SECTION
31 Chambers Street, Ste 609
New York, NY 10007
IESNYC.org

The mission of the History Committee is to:

• To make future growth and creativity easier for all practitioners in the lighting industry by providing a clear path toward the lessons and contributions of past innovators, such as designers, architects, engineers, manufacturers and other lighting professionals in the New York metropolitan area.
• To develop an ongoing mechanism for all lighting-industry practitioners to have access to files, documents, materials and events for the purpose of educating and creating a path for the continuation of the historical record in the NYC Metropolitan area.
• To develop an ongoing mechanism to record current historical” events in the lighting industry and interview current practitioners.
• To pay homage to the pioneers in of the lighting industry by acknowledging their inventions, innovations and participation in evolving future generations.

The T.A.L.K. project (Talk, Archive, Listen, Keep) evolved out of that mission. The committee has established three categories of interview targets: Endangered Species” (newly retired luminaries); Forgotten Pioneers; and People Who Know People. We have invited a diverse selection of luminaries, of different ages and backgrounds, and from different realms of the lighting world. These have included lighting designers, lamp, fixture, controls and component designers and manufacturers, engineers, educators, and sales representatives.

We have focused on the New York area since that is our mission, but have ventured farther when needed to fill out a story.

LIST OF INTERVIEWS

Date	Interviewee	Company	Interviewer
11 July 2008	Mr. David Mintz	David A. Mintz	D. Blitzer
25 July 2008	Ms. Rita Harrold	Illuminating Engineering Society	D. Blitzer
08 Aug 2008	Mr. Ray Grenald	Grenald Waldron Associates	L. Waldron
15 Aug 2008	Mr. Howard Brandston (I)	Brandston Partnership	D. Blitzer
24 Aug 2008	Mr. Howard Brandston (II)	Brandston Partnership	D. Blitzer
19 Sep 2008	Mr. Imero Fiorentino	Imero Fiorentino Associates	D. Blitzer
26 Sep 2008	Mr. Howard Baldinger	HB Architectural Lighting Inc.	D. Blitzer
10 Oct 2008	Mr. Willard Warren	William L. Warren Associates	D. Blitzer
17 Oct 2008	Mr. Jeffrey Milham	Design Decisions	D. Blitzer
31 Oct 2008	Mr. Howard Brandston (III)	Brandston Partnership	D. Blitzer
14 Nov 2008	Mr. Viggo Rambusch	Rambusch Lighting	D. Blitzer
21 Nov 2008	Mr. Fulgencio Bengochea	Edison Price Lighting, Inc.	D. Blitzer
05 Dec 2008	Mr. Henry Muller	Henry Muller Design	D. Blitzer
13 Feb 2009	Mr. Bill Blitzer	Lightolier (Retired)	D. Blitzer
05 May 2009	LIGHTFAIR MASTER CLASS Panelists: Howard Brandston, Ray Grenald, David Mintz, Sonny Sonnenfeld, and William Warfel
11 May 2009	Mr. Sonny Sonnenfeld	Strand/ETC (Retired)	D. Blitzer
07 Aug 2009	Mr. and Mrs. Joel Spira	LUTRON Electronics, Inc.	D. Blitzer
25 Sep 2009	Ms. Francesca Bettridge	CBB Lighting Design	D. Blitzer
09 Oct 2009	Mr. John Apmann	Spectrolume (Retired)	D. Blitzer
11 Dec 2009	Ms. Joanne Lindsley	Lindsey Consultants	D. Blitzer
18 Dec 2009	Ms. Barbara Montgomery	LSI Lighting	D. Blitzer
23 Apr 2010	Mr. John Tremaine	Q-Tran, Inc.	D. Blitzer
07 July 2010	Mr. Jules Fisher, Mr. Paul Marantz	Fisher Marantz Stone	D. Blitzer
18 Aug 2010	Mr. William Lam	William Lam Inc.	D. Blitzer
15 Nov 2012	Ms. Nancy Christensen	G.E. Lighting (Retired)	A. Kelly
13 Mar 2013	Mr. Terry McGowan	Lighting Ideas. Inc.	D. Blitzer
19 Apr 2019	Mr. Theo Kondos	T. Kondos Associates	D. Blitzer
26 Apr 2019	Mr. Jim Kaloudis	JDK Lighting	D. Blitzer
26 July 2019	Mr. Marvin Wittlin	Sentry Lighting	D. Blitzer
14 Sept 2020	Mr. Robert Prouse	Brandston Partnership	D. Blitzer
23 Oct 2021	Mr. Bill Schwinghammer	Schwinghammer Lighting	D. Blitzer
28 Oct 2021	Ms. Barbara Horton, Mr. Stephen Lees	Horton-Lees Lighting	D. Blitzer

HISTORY COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs:
Addison Kelly, US Lighting Consultants
William L. Maiman, William L. Maiman Consulting

Board Liaison:
Megan Carroll, Lighting Services, Inc.

T.A.L.K. Oral History Project:
Dan Blitzer, Practical Lighting Workshop
Robert Nadel, Energy and Lighting Systems, Ltd
Judith Nadel, Energy and Lighting Systems, Ltd
Robert Prouse, Brandston Partnership Inc,(Retired)
Brooke Silber, Borealis Lighting Studio
Jim Toole, Selux Lighting

Advisory:
Phil Cialdella, Lightabilities
Manny Feris, Lutron Electronics
Peter Jacobson, Con Edison (Retired)

Videographer/Creative Consultant
Shay Mohsin, Shay Motion Media