Shortlisted for (d)arc awards 2021
We are pleased to share that Singapore Pavilion, World Expo 2020 have been shortlisted for (d)arc awards for SPACES (high budget). Find out more about the biomorphosis lighting concept by clicking the link
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Recipient of LIT Awards 2021
We are excited to share that Singapore Pavilion has received 2 LIT Awards 2021 for Best Visitor Experience & Museum exhibition and Landscape Lighting, Honorable Mention for Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay. Congratulations to Yah Li and Alanna and all winners!
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Shortlisted for 3 (d)arc awards 2020
We are pleased to share that we have been shortlisted for 3 (d)arc awards category, STRUCTURES (high budget): Wearnes Automotive Centre, PLACES (high budget): Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay, ART (high budget): In Light of Orchidea, Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay
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Linea Light Podcast
Want to know more about how to light up the indoor garden? Yah Li was invited to share in this episode of Linea Light Podcast Section and discuss about how to manage nature within architecture. Discover more about highlighting plants and even trees, if the garden is indoors, listen to our latest podcast on Spotify
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Recipient of LIT Awards 2020
We are excited to share that Wearnes Automotive Centre has received LIT Awards 2020 for Best Exterior Architectural Illumination. Congratulations to Yah Li and Michelle and all winners!
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Shortlisted for Singapore President's Design Awards 2020
Yah Li was shortlisted for the President's Design Awards 2020 and 2018, for Designer of the Year
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Recipient of 37th IALD Awards of Merit
We are excited to share that out of more than 210 international entries, Light Collab's Singapore Buddhist Lodge is one of the 21 award recipients. We are really honoured to receive the Award of Merit! 1 out of the 12 Merit Awards! We are really honoured and excited that we have put Singapore lighting on the international level. It is certainly a good encouragement and recognition of our perseverance and hard work. Special thanks to our client, Singapore Buddhist Lodge and the committee chairman, architect Multiply, ID Shanghai Interior Circle, Builder Thong Huat Brothers and supplier, Luxlight. Congratulations to Yah Li Toh, CLD, IALD, IES and Michelle Tang Mei Shien and all winners! Thank you judges, sponsors and the IALD team for putting this together.
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On Channel 8 TV - Morning Express on series Extraordinary Jobs
We were featured on Channel 8, Morning Express/ 晨光第一线， as first episode of the documentary series of “Extraordinary Jobs- 勇往职前” on 5 February 2020, between 9am to 9.30am SG Time. If you missed it, you can check it out by clicking on the link
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Money FM 89.3
In Career 360, Bernard Lim speaks to Toh Yah Li, IALD, CLD, Director of Light Collab about how to effectively use light, something we often take for granted. If you missed the live broadcast earlier today, and want to hear the discussion about the importance of lighting, the misconceptions and the role of lighting designers, the podcast is now available! If you missed it, you can check it out by clicking on the link
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Business Times
Yah Li is interviewed by Business Times on 4 January 2020. Check it out by clicking on the link
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Ambassador for Saturday in Design
Yah Li is one of the ambassadors for Saturday in Design! Check out the discussion of the challenges of designpreneurship by clicking on the link
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Recipient of Skillsfuture Fellow Award 2019
Yah Li is honoured to receive the Skillsfuture Fellowship Award 2019. Presented by the President of the Republic of Singapore, the SkillsFuture Fellowships honour individuals as masters of skills and mentors of future talent, with a monetary award to support their continued journey towards skills mastery.
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Future Shapers Honoree by The Peak
Yah Li is one of the 20 Future Shapers honorees by The Peak Magazine. Check it out by clicking on the link
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Gen.t 2019 honoree
Yah Li is one of the 50 Generation T Honoree for 2019 in Singapore by Asia Tatler! “Through a rigorous vetting process, you have been chosen on the strength of your accomplishments and initiatives over the past 18 months, a record that has distinguished you as someone who is shaping and changing Singapore and the region." Launched by Asia Tatler in 2016, Generation T is an events and media platform that connects, educates and recognises young leaders shaping the region’s future. Besides Singapore, Generation T is also found in the following 7 markets: Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia and Philipines.
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40 under 40
Our Principal, Yah Li Toh, has been named as one of the most talended and promising individuals working in the lighting design industry for the Class of 2019, comprising of 9 men and 31 women – from 14 different countries, including the Turkey, India, China, Brazil, the US, Germany, UK, Singapore and Sweden. Yah Li will receive the trophy at the prestigious Lighting Design Awards ceremony on Thursday 16 May at the Troxy, Commercial Road, London, UK.
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Shortlisted for Retail Project of the Year
It brings us great pleasure that Habitat by Honestbee has been one of the 7 international projects to be shortlisted for the Retail Project of the Year at the Lighting Design Awards 2019. The result will be out on 16th May in London, UK.
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Interview by Mondo Arc
Our principal, Yah Li Toh was interviewed in the Issue 88 - Dec 2015-Jan 2016 of Mondo Arc. Special Thanks to Robert Such and Paul James for the interview! Really honoured for this opportunity and proud to be the first Singaporean!
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Certified Lighting Designer (CLD) Certification
Yah Li has recently been recognized with CLD certification by the Certified Lighting Design Commission which makes her the 5th in the world to receive the global certification. The certification process, governed by the Certified Lighting Design Commission, is designed to assess ability to operate as a lead architectural lighting designer in a professional and proficient manner by considering a person’s imaginative, technical, and professional responsibility skills. “We congratulate Yah Li on earning the CLD. This global benchmark of performance demonstrates their proficiency in developing, guiding, and completing lighting design projects,” said David Becker, Chair of the Certified Lighting Design Commission.