Dean Skira

Dean Skira (born 20 October 1962) is a Croatian lighting designer. Skira founded his own lighting design practice in 1990 in New York City, USA. He lives and works in Pula, Croatia.

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• Notable projects
• Awards and recognitions
• References

In 1986 Skira studied lighting and interior design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Since 1995 he and his team of designers and engineers have based their work in Croatia.

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

Notable projects

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

Awards and recognitions

"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 ARC 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)