Zumtobel : celebrates the 30th anniversary of its Artistic Annual Report

		Press Release
		Dornbirn, 4 May 2021
01		Zumtobel Group celebrates the 30th anniversary of its Artistic Annual Report
	At the Start: Retrospective of Stefan Sagmeister with Flowers in the Light
		• Close connection to art and culture is part of the company philosophy
		• Unique editions published since 1991
		• Highlight Series begins with a video statement by Stefan Sagmeister
		• Preview of the date for the 30th edition
		Dornbirn, Austria - 30 years ago the Russian architect and designer Mikhail Anikst was the first to design
		an Annual Report for the Zumtobel Group. Initiated by Jürg Zumtobel, then CEO of the company, this
		rich tradition is being continued today by Isabel Zumtobel, in her role as Head of Arts & Culture of the
		Zumtobel Group. Then as now, the core philosophy of this one-of-a-kind report published on an annual
		basis is to demonstrate the close connection of the company to art and culture on a Group level.
		"We were very strongly graphically oriented when we began. The first designers were graphic artists,
		who were joined by architects later on. I believe that culture plays a significant role in a company's overall
		differentiation strategy. From my point of view, that is why it is extremely important to network with
		architects and also artists", states Jürg Zumtobel, former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board
		of the Zumtobel Group until the spring of 2020.
		Annual uniques: the Zumtobel Group's Artistic Annual Reports
		The constant exchange and close collaboration with architects, artists and designers has always been
		an integral part of the Zumtobel Group's corporate culture. A wide range of personalities from the
		company's extensive network have been invited over the years to shape the annual report with their
		individual ideas as it engages with the subject of lighting - freed from the constraints of the Group's
		corporate design guidelines or its individual brands. The result is a series of 29 distinctive editions to
		date, which have now become collector's items.
		"This year marks the 30th anniversary of our Artistic Annual Report - a project we are proud of every
		year and put a lot of thought into with the most incredible collaborators. People that have turned into
		friends that always challenge us to push the boundaries and see light from a different perspective. It is
		a part of our DNA - the way we differentiate and identify ourselves and embrace the unknown", says
		Isabel Zumtobel, Head of Arts & Culture Zumtobel Group.
		Three decades: Highlight Series begins with Stefan Sagmeister
		On this special occasion, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Artistic Annual Report, the Zumtobel
		Group and the individual protagonists call to mind the previous editions - embedded in the Highlight
		Series, which will last until October of this year. This series kicks off with the Austrian graphic designer
		and typographer Stefan Sagmeister who lives in New York. He reviews the annual report entitled
		"Flowers in the Light" which he designed in 2002 on behalf of the Zumtobel Group. In a video statement,
		Stefan Sagmeister once again focuses on his original inspiration and underlying idea. He also talks about
		how he views his design of 20 years ago in the present day context.

"It was a lot of fun to design the Zumtobel Annual Report because I grew up with the company in Vorarlberg and also, to be honest, I am convinced of the quality of the products. At that time, I asked myself what would be possible and wondered what type of object I could present in different lighting situations", Stefan Sagmeister began by saying.

Preview of the 30th edition

The 30th Artistic Annual Report of the Zumtobel Group will first be available at the Annual General Meeting to be held on July 30, 2021. For this edition, an architect and a photographer direct their attention to the momentum of light in vernacular architecture.

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Collage:

The Zumtobel Group Artistic Annual Reports since 1991. Copyright Zumtobel Group.

Our thanks go to the designers: Mikhail Anikst, Italo Lupi, Gert Dumbar, Neville Brody, Roger Pfund, Pierre Bernard, Javier Mariscal, Per Arnoldi, Herbert Winkler, Gerhard Merz, Stefan Sagmeister, Bruce Mau, Dominique Perrault, Studio Achermann, Siegrun Appelt, Hani Rashid, Olafur Eliasson, Francois Roche & Team Studio, Christian Boros, Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, Anish Kapoor and Brighten the Corners, David Chipperfield Architects and John Morgan studio, Kjetil Thorsen, James Turrell, Elizabeth Diller and Matthew Monteith in collaboration, Yung Ho Chang, Jessica Walsh, Dietmar Eberle as well as Werner Sobek.

Photos:"Flowers in the Light" by Stefan Sagmeister | Copyright Zumtobel Group.

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Information

This press releases as well as the accompanying high-resolution images are available for downloading here.

All annual reports can be viewed at z.lighting

Stefan Sagmeister sagmeister.com

Videos

Zumtobel Group on the 30th Anniversary of the Artistic Annual Report and Video statement by Stefan Sagmeister.

Bothcan be viewed here.

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About the Zumtobel Group

The Zumtobel Group is an international lighting group and a leading supplier of innovative lighting solutions, lighting components and associated services. With its brands, acdc, Thorn, Tridonic and Zumtobel, the Group offers its customers around the world a comprehensive portfolio of products and services. The Group's know-how about the effects of light on people, acquired over decades, forms the basis for the development of innovations and for accessing new fields of business. In the lighting business, the Group with its Thorn and Zumtobel brands, is one of the European market leaders. Through its lighting technology brand, Tridonic, the Zumtobel Group plays a leading role worldwide in the manufacture of hardware and software for lighting systems (LED light sources and LED drivers, sensors and lighting management). The Zumtobel Group's service offering is one of the most comprehensive in the entire lighting industry, including consultation on smart lighting controls and emergency lighting systems, light contracting, design services and project management of turnkey lighting solutions, as well as new, data-based services focused on delivering connectivity for buildings and municipalities via the lighting infrastructure. The Group is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (ATX Prime) and currently has a workforce of around 6,000 employees. In the 2019/20 financial year, the Group generated revenues of EUR 1,131.3 million. The Zumtobel Group is headquartered in Dornbirn in the Vorarlberg region of Austria. For further information, please visit z.lighting/group