Martin Architectural and Philips Luminaires Support Rainbow for Europe Project

Following the recent signing of their European commercial cooperation agreement, Martin Architectural and Philips Luminaires have announced that they are jointly supporting Austrian art

To celebrate the accession of the ten new member states to the European Union on May 1st and Europe Day on May 9th, this project will highlight in color important cultural sites, spanning a rainbow of lighting and color across the continent.

The six cultural sites being illuminated in the project are:

• Warsaw’s Royal Palace (red)Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate (orange)
• Rome’s Coliseum (yellow)
• Vienna’s Museum of Fine Arts (green)
• Brussels’ European Parliament (blue)
• Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior (violet)

The project, running from April 30th to May 10th, will serve as a symbol of unity, peace and time between peoples. It expresses the utopian vision of the artist of a united, peaceful continent not confined by the EU frontiers but extending to the geographical limits of Europe and thus opening up the vista of a possible future in peace and prosperity.

Waltraut Cooper comments: “I am delighted that my Rainbow for Europe project has captured the imagination of two such leading companies in the field of lighting as Philips and Martin Architectural.”  

Martin Architectural
Martin Architectural is a division of Martin Professional A/S, a world leader in the production of automated lighting. Martin Architectural produces a dedicated range of exterior and interior colour changing luminaires employed in the architectural lighting market. Headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark with operations in all corners of the globe, all Martin Architectural fixtures are durable, easy-to-use creative tools useful in a wide variety of applications.

Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world’s biggest electronics companies and Europe’s largest, with sales of EUR 29 billion in 2003. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 165,300 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, semiconductors, and medical systems. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.

For further information:
Waltraut Cooper
Tel. +43 664 9200964
Email: waltraut.cooper@aon.at
www.rainbowforeurope.com

Gorm Teichert
International Sales Director
Martin Architectural
TEL. +45 87 40 00 00
DIRECT:   +45 72 15 01 06
Fax:      +45 87 40 00 10
E-mail:  gorm.teichert@martin.dk

Ad J. Jansen
Philips Luminaires Europe
Tel. +31 40 27 58853
EMAIL: AD.J.JANSEN@PHILIPS.COM