Dean Skira

Education

In 1986 Skira studied lighting and interior design at the Fashion Institute of Technologies in New New York

Career

Skira founded his own lighting design practice in 1990 in New York City, United States of America. He lives and works in Pula, Croatia. Since 1995 he and his team of designers and engineers have based their work in Croatia. He is also affiliated with the Croatian Designers Society and Croatian Lighting Association.

One of Skira"s best known projects is the "Cranes", in Pula, Croatia, which changed the shipping cranes at the Uljanik Shipyard into a moving lighted art installation.

Postojna Cave, Postojna, Slovenia Biennale Arte, Italian, pavilion, Venice Parco della Luna, Recanati, Italy Design hotel Lone, Rovinj, Croatia Park Eden, Rovinj, Croatia Novamed polyclinic, Zagreb, Croatia Rident polyclinic, Poreč, Croatia Novi Spa & Resort, Novi Vinodolski, Croatia Hotel Argentina, Dubrovnik, Croatia Arena(lighting control system), Zagreb, Croatia Four Seasons Hotel, Baku, Azerbaijan Hotel Kempinski, Savudrija, Croatia Memorial Centre Dražen Petrović, Zagreb, Croatia Avenue Mall, Zagreb, Croatia Town of Buzet, Croatia Cranes Pula, Croatia ".

Achievements

• "Delta of Gold" Prize at the 2014 Festival of Art and Design. Codega Prize for best LED installation Illumni Infinity award (2013) iF product design award (2013) 29th IALD Special citation Award (2012) LDA Winner External Luminaire (2012) The American Red Cross Show Innovation Award (2012) IESNA Award of Merit (2009) International prize Dedalo Minosse for Commissioning a Building (2007-2008) Lutron most Unusual Installation in Europe (2006) IESNA Award of Merit (2002).

Membership

Skira is a member of IES The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, New York section.