Lodestar was commissioned in late 2012 to work on the design and build of the new Philips Museum in Eindhoven, housed in the historic factory in the centre of the city where Philips first began producing light bulbs in 1891.
Working alongside Philips Design, Bruns and Die Nieuwe Collectie, Lodestar created a revised narrative flow for the Museum which provides a fascinating insight into Philips evolution from a small incandescent lamp manufacturer into a worldwide brand and tells an interactive story of innovation and its impact on people’s lives yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The Museum was officially opened on 05 April by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, an event which gained international press coverage including the UK’s Guardian newspaper.
Further information about the Philips Museum can be found at: www.philips-museum.com
JEEP has appointed Lodestar for the pivotal launch of its new Grand Cherokee to a multi-tiered UK audience, incorporating dealer training and press launches. The event, taking place this summer, aims to re-position the Grand Cherokee in the urban market, with particular emphasis on its refined road manners.
We will be creating a sense of intrigue, surprise and excitement throughout this event and each element from the venue to the ride & drive experience will convey this important urban message. But for the moment… everything is top secret!
Lodestar is delighted to welcome Jason Ward on board as Production Director.
Jason joins Lodestar with over 20 years in the live event, exhibition and conference industry, having worked for some of the industry’s major players in the UK, US and the Middle East. From building scenery, lighting and rigging for events and operational management, his passion has always been technical delivery for the industry.
Looking after Lodestar’s production, supplier management and operational strategy Jason promises to be a great addition to the team.
Lodestar was proud to be a sponsor of the IVCA 2013 awards, the 25th celebration of communication creativity and effectiveness held at the Grosvenor House on the 22nd March.
Congratulations to all the winners – some fantastic work on show!
Lodestar braved the elements last week to deliver a series of successful Fiat Group Regional Dealer Meetings across the snow swept country.
Held from 23-25 January in Newcastle, Birmingham and London, these meetings allowed the dealers to get up close with the team from Fiat Group and hear their strategy for the year ahead.
http://www.citmagazine.com/article/1167563/Fiat-appoints-Lodestar-dealer-conference-roadshow
On 13-15 November 2012 Lodestar and Philips Benelux and Philips Design produced the Philips Innovation Experience – taking over 3000 media, key stakeholders, staff and prospective employees from the Benelux region on an inspiring journey through the latest Philips innovations.
Our brief was to work with Philips to create an event in which a complex series of innovations could be presented in a coherent, thematic way, emphasising the role Philips plays in improving peoples’ lives by delivering meaningful, innovative solutions to some of the global problems impacting our world.
Held in the Klokgebouw, a building that back in the 1930s began life as a Philips factory, the event focused on four themed ‘experience areas’. Each area - Liveable Cities, Innovating Healthcare, Personal Space and Sustainable Living - had a completely different look and feel, designed to create an immersive, engaging and inspiring experience.
Lodestar were commissioned to design and build a stand to display the latest in Philips Lighting technologies at this annual award winning lighting exhibition at Earls Court on 6-7 November.
The brief required that Lodestar create an ‘open’ environment that was attractive and accessible to the visiting attendees, while at the same incorporating a sophisticated network to best display the features of the lamps.
Philips exhibited over fifty different lighting solutions within the stand, many operated via iPad/PDA and the very latest in dimming technology. The result; clearly one of the busiest stands in the show, Philips were able to illustrate the breadth and versatility of their lighting capability to over 5000 visitors and nurture exciting new contracts.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Philips and Lodestar beginning with the IFA press event in Berlin on 30 August, where Philips unveiled innovative consumer products in personal care, health and wellness, domestic appliances, coffee and lifestyle entertainment.
Partnering with Philips for the first time, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, with the help of CEO Pieter Nota, whipped up a mouth-watering ten minute curry in the new Philips HomeCooker, live onstage in front of 500 international journalists!
Philips Capital Markets Day 2012 followed on 11 September in London, with investors and financial analysts updated on the developments in the Lighting and Consumer Lifestyle sectors.
Check out the following links for further information:
http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/standard/news/press/2012/20120911-CMD-London-2012.wpd
Lodestar is delighted to announce the acquisition of Bang Media, with Sean McGrath joining Lodestar as Executive Producer.
Sean brings with him both a wealth of experience and creativity as well as a number of new clients across a range of sectors.
Welcome to the team Sean!
After the huge success of last year’s CE Sundays, we have been asked once again to help Centrica Energy say thank you to their employees with a series of summer family fun days.
We got wind of a very special event taking place this summer in London(!) and with this in mind we’ve themed the CE Sundays around the celebrations, embracing all things sporting. Think football freestylers, comedy 118 runners and egg & spoon races… all topped off with ice cream, a barbeque and, of course, a little Lodestar magic!
Beginning this weekend, the event will be extended to four different locations for 2012, with the Lodestar team travelling as far as Aberdeen.
Typical of the traditional British summer, wellies and umbrellas will be more useful than sun cream but, whatever the weather; it promises to be four brilliant days come rain or shine!
Congratulations to Lodestar producer Laura Hallaways who has recently been voted onto C&IT Magazine’s A List 2012.
This list, unveiled at the Corinthia Hotel on 03 April, celebrates the top 35 agency professionals under 35.
Well done Laura!
Four inspirational injured servicemen, supported by a group of Nissan GB employees, have set out on an expedition to tackle the North African desert in aid of the Afghanistan Trust… and Lodestar has gone too!
Mission Morocco, led by four soldiers from the Parachute Regiment, each one seriously injured whilst serving in Afghanistan, will see the group complete a series of gruelling challenges as they navigate across the desert in Nissan Navara 4x4s.
Lodestar will be producing an engaging daily blog-style documentary, capturing the excitement, action and emotion of the group during the 14 days of this unique and incredible journey.
We are very proud to be involved in this project in support of such a worthy cause and would like to wish the team all the best.
Follow Mission Morocco online at www.nissanmissionmorocco2012.co.uk.
Described as the eighth wonder of the world, the Eden Project, Cornwall proved to be the perfect setting for a management conference and teambuilding event in February.
Delegates experienced everything this inspiring venue had to offer from meeting space with stunning views over the Biomes (enormous greenhouses to you and me) to testing their resilience, ingenuity and adaption skills as they searched the rainforest for ways to survive.
The Eden team were fantastic and we will definitely be heading back, with or without clients! Besides anywhere that you can travel from Blighty via the Mediterranean to the Rainforest and back again in a single day definitely gets our vote!
It has been a great start to 2012 for us with the Fiat Group Dealer Conference, held at the Telford International Centre on 12th January.
We created a plenary space for 700 as well as breakout sessions and car reveals for each of the group brands: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Fiat, Fiat Professional and Jeep. With Alfa Romeo and Fiat the official car suppliers to British Cycling and British Athletics, former Olympic athlete Colin Jackson proved to be topical keynote speaker.
February looks set to be a hectic month with us dusting off our suitcases and doing a bit of globetrotting. Watch this space for an update on how we get on in Copenhagen, Athens and at the Eden Project, Cornwall.
As Apple and Adobe don’t look likely to kiss and make up any time soon, we have had to rethink our digital presence for 2012.
So welcome to our brand spanking new website! Now, whether you are on an iPad or Android, you will be able to keep up to speed with Lodestar.
Sit back, take a look at our portfolio and upcoming projects and enjoy!