Paul Gregory (lighting designer)
Paul Gregory (born October 26, 1952) is a lighting designer. He is the president and founder of Focus Lighting, a New York City-based architectural lighting design firm.[1]
Career
Gregory designed lighting for shows at regional theaters such as The Alley Theater in Houston, Texas and Stage West in Massachusetts. He was trained in theatrical lighting at the Goodman Theater School, part of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received an MFA from the Parsons School of Design.[2]
In 1975 Gregory, along with his partner Rick Spaulding, founded Litelab Corp in Buffalo, New York. Litelab specialized in nightclub design and eventually grew to have offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and a factory in Buffalo. Gregory left Litelab in 1985 and founded Focus Lighting.[3]
Since its establishment in 1987, Focus Lighting has garnered numerous awards for architectural lighting design.[1] Gregory’s lighting designs earned him an induction into Architectural Lighting Magazine’s Hall of Fame and Lighting Designer of the Year award.[4]
Notable projects
- Times Square Ball – 100th and 101st Anniversary[4]
- Entel Tower[5]
- Marcus Center for the Performing Arts[4]
- Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain[6]
- Le Cirque[3]
- Gallery 225[7]
- Reflect at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Miami[7]
- Yotel New York[8]
References
- ^ a b Joels, Diana (Dec 22, 2009). "Interview with Paul Gregory, from Focus Lighting". Enlighter Magazine.
- ^ "Paul Gregory". Mondo Arc. Nov 2012.
- ^ a b Lampert-Greaux, Ellen (Nov 1, 1999). "A sharper Focus: The art and craft of Paul Gregory and Focus Lighting". Live Design.
- ^ a b c Goodbaum, Beth (Dec 26, 2012). "Q&A with Lighting Designer Paul Gregory: Reflections of a New Year's Eve Creation". IMT Career Journal.
- ^ "Focus on Focus" (PDF). Interior Design. Aug 2006.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (Aug 5, 2011). "A Light Fantastic Could Illuminate New York". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Lentz, Linda C. (Feb 2014). "Gallery 225". Architectural Record.
- ^ Gonchar, Joann (Feb 2012). "Yotel". Architectural Record.