Activities WP4

Deep Dive Workshops & Fireside Chats

Local deep dive workshops - online or in presence training to deepen knowledge and skills on some of the topics of major interest highlighted during the masterclasses. Local workshops, delivered in local languages, will allow stakeholders to elaborate more on specific arguments, without language barriers, and carry out more intensive know-how sharing and interchange between experts, practitioners and learners. Additionally, interactive Fireside Chats (Q&A sessions) will enhance direct dialogue between the lighting design creative value chain players in a more informal way, facilitating the networking.

KU Leuven Fire side Chats

• Fireside chat 1 'Circularity within the lighting value chain: aspects of management and implementation' on 28/01/2026 13:45h-15:00h (Brussels expo - FutureBuild Belgium): link
• Fireside Chat 2 'Circularity for lighting products: innovation in manufacturing of luminaires' on 05/02/2026 14:30h-15:30h (Gent - Nieuwjaarsbijeenkomst 2026 members GLV): link

KU Leuven Deep Dive Workshop (blended) : Course 'EU  Ecodesign, Circularity, Right to repair, Product passport, EPREL: focus on certification and standardization' on 30/03/2026 13:30h-18:30h (KU Leuven - Gent): link to register

The first International Online Masterclass within the SHAPE-THE-LIGHT project organised by Light & Lighting Laboratory | KU Leuven together with Groen Licht Vlaanderen (GLV)

International Masterclass 1 on Sustainability of artistic lighting products (KU Leuven, 16/09/2025)

KU Leuven and Cluster Groen Licht Vlaanderen recently organised the first international masterclass within the SHAPE-THE-LIGHT project.

This session focused on integrating sustainability principles into the design of (artistic) lighting products. Participants could explore how to apply Ecodesign regulations to support circular business models in alignment with the European Green Deal and the New European Bauhaus initiatives.

Programme (More information):

• Masterclass ‘Sustainability of artistic lighting products’ by Teresa Selvaggio (LightingEurope)
• Current and future Ecodesign and Labelling rules for lighting – a focus on circularity
• Sustainability-related legislative files impacting the lighting industry
• Interactive showcasing by Greet Verhoeven (Etap Lighting International)
• Q+A

Recordings & other educational material:

The link(s) to recordings (+ extra movies) and Pdf files of the presentations and are available here:

• Recordings
  1. Intro + Masterclass (Part 1) + Q&A + Interactive showcasing: link
  2. Masterclass (Part 2) + Q&A: link
  3. Interactive showcasing - Movies Etap Lighting international
     • Switching to led, quickly and circularly
     • C-Laas St. Paulus school Waregem
     • We set the bar high

• Presentations
  1. Introduction by Catherine Lootens (KU Leuven - cluster Groen Licht Vlaanderen)
  2. Masterclass (Part 1) by Teresa Selvaggio (Lighting Europe)
  3. Interactive Showcasing by Greet Verhoeven ( Etap Lighting International)
  4. Masterclass (Part 2) by Teresa Selvaggio (Lighting Europe)