Luminous Design Studios
About Luminous Design Studios
Luminous Design Studios, LLC was formed in the spring of 2010 to provide lighting design, programming, and design consultation for the themed entertainment, live events, and broadcast television segments of the entertainment industry. Founded on the philosophy that the words "No" and "It can't be done" should not exist in our design vocabulary, Luminous Design Studios strives to provide each and every one of its clients with personalized service as well as a unique environment designed specifically with the clients needs in mind.
Owner and Principal Designer Eric Haugen comes from a background steeped in theatrical design. Having received his training in Lighting Design from
New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
and as a member of the
United Scenic Artists Local 829
, Eric brings to the company the classical training, professionalism, and experience to infuse any project with an exciting and creative lighting environment.
Eric Haugen makes a personal commitment to each and every client that Luminous Design Studios will provide the most creative and appropriate design solutions for the project.
Eric's Bio
Eric Haugen - Owner/Principal Designer
Eric Haugen, owner and principal designer for Luminous Design Studios, comes from a rich traditional theatrical background. Since receiving a masters degree in Lighting Design from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1991, Eric has designed professionally for theatre, dance, broadcast television, architecture, corporate theatre, and themed entertainment both nationally and internationally.
Eric's lighting designs have been seen in New York's Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre, regional and stock theatres up and down the east coast, and internationally in such diverse places as Singapore, Bangkok, Santiago, Prague, and Taipei. From 1996 through 1998, Eric was a staff lighting designer for ITEC Productions, a themed entertainment design company based in Orlando, FL. While on staff with ITEC, Eric created lighting environments for many diverse attractions. These attractions range in style from Macy's Santaland at Macy's flagship store in New York City to The St. Michael Mystery in Prague to the National Science Center in Augusta, GA.
After leaving ITEC Productions in February of 1998, Eric went back to the freelance world of design, where he designed for clients such as Disney Business Productions and Disney Event Productions. In November of 1998, Eric decided to incorporate his talents, and formed a company known as Light Techniques, Inc. Light Techniques designed for a diverse client base of themed entertainment and corporate theatre. Among many others, clients included Fugleberg Koch Architects / Group One Productions, The Producers/ ShowGear, and Overland Entertainment.
After 10 years with Light Techniques, in 2008 Eric formed a partnership with FX Design Group to light for broadcast television and FX Lighting was born. FX Lighting clients included such national studios as The Golf Channel, The Speed Channel, and Meredith Broadcasting as well as numerous network affiliate news stations.
Luminous Design Studios was born in the spring of 2010 and through his new company, Eric provides lighting design services for Themed Entertainment, Broadcast Television, Live Events, and Theatrical Productions.
