Ladies and gentlemen! Here are my top 5 books every lighting designer should have. What are yours? Please see the video experience talking about the books on my youtube channel: Thomas Mnich

Book links below the video on youtube:

01 - DAN FLAVIN - Corners, Barriers and Corridors 

02 - GIOVANNI TRAVERSO - Modelling Daylight 

03 - JUNICHIRO TANIZAKI - In Praise of Shadow 

04 - RICHARD KELLY - The Structure of Light 

05 - JAMES TURRELL - A retrospective 

Also let me know whats your top 5 on instagram: thomas_mnich 

Working as professional lighting designer the last 9 years, Thomas expanded his knowledge working with the most creative architects in the world - including BIG, Heatherwick Studio, Steven Holl Architects, Gehry Partners and many more. 

As one of the prestigious Jules Horton International Student Achievement Award winners, scholarship recipient of the prestigious German National Merit Found and the New Schools' Dean Merit Found, Thomas graduated with  academic honors from Parsons The New School for Design with a Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design and engaged since the beginning of his career in teaching and mentoring activities to strengthen and grow the lighting design community. 

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Lighting Design from the HAWK Hildesheim - University of Applied Science and Arts.