LDI 2017

Michael Stiller is a lighting practitioner, media designer, interactive technologist, and teacher whose career over the last 30 years has spanned the worlds of architectural lighting, experiential environments, theatrical presentations, television, and motion pictures. His architectural designs are represented in the exhibit, corporate, retail, and municipal markets. His theatrical designs have been produced in dozens of international venues ranging from raw industrial spaces to classical opera houses, state theaters, and arenas. And his work for camera has appeared in major motion pictures and network television. In 1998, Michael founded Michael Stiller Design, where he directed a versatile team of designers, project managers, and programmers until merging his practice with upLIGHT in 2015. In addition to his work as a designer, Michael is an authority in the field of energy efficient and LED lighting. His leadership abilities have naturally led him to take on a professional sidebar as a teacher. Michael has led lighting workshops abroad, been a guest lecturer at the Pratt Institute, and is currently a faculty member at FIT in the School for Graduate Studies' master's degree program in Exhibit & Experience Design. Michael has been a guest lecturer for SUNY Ulster’s Professional Education Program, and gives presentations on lighting and sustainability as part of his work with the IESNA, AEE, and the USGBC. He is the author of a textbook, Quality Lighting for High Performance Buildings, published by the Fairmont Press in conjunction with the Association of Energy Engineers.