Jan 12
Happy to share some of the Lumonics archives as we enter our 56th year. The first Lumonics ad (to my knowledge as this was before my time) circa 1969, designed by Mel & Dorothy Tanner I love these lines: A light show in the 4th DIMENSION Prices are right on …
Dec 23
Photos (1974) of sections of the first Lumonics Light and Sound Theatre, Miami, FL that opened in 1969. The intent of this transformative total art experience that Mel and Dorothy Tanner originated in 1969 and that continues to evolve is to create an atmosphere for people to relax and energize, provide fresh insights, release latent …
Nov 07
Abundant (1983) by Mel Tanner When I first walked into the original Lumonics Light and Sound Theatre in Miami 51 years ago, Abundant was one of the first light sculptures to catch my eye. It was reworked a couple of times during Mel Tanner’s lifetime, the last time in 1983. I would ask Mel why …
Oct 27
One day in 1976, Bill Pinella, the sales rep for one of the companies we bought our acrylic glass (plexiglass) from, came by with two off- white geometric shapes. They were a different kind of plastic in the polycarbonate family. Bill said the company doesn’t know what to do with them, and thought that Dorothy …