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Celebrating 90 Years of Robert Juliat at SIEL-SATIS 2009
Robert Juliat celebrated its 90th Anniversary at SIEL-SATIS, Paris and, to commemorate the occasion, created a ‘museum' at the entrance to the exhibition hall where a fascinating array of historic lanterns and lighting products were shown.
Dating from the 1920s - 1980s, the exhibits included profiles, followspots, magic lanterns, an electro-magnetic colour-changer, ancestors of the modern day PC and the first Robert Juliat followspot, the Comete.
The milestone event was marked with a party at Wednesday's nocturne, the late evening opening, during which a competition took place offering entrants the chance to win a five-day trip to Las Vegas with two tickets to one of the many shows there equipped by Robert Juliat, and a helicopter flight over the city. Further prizes included a Robert Juliat Espion2 DMX tester and a Leatherman. Winner of the trip to Las Vegas was Jean-Jacques Mansard, technical director of Le Channel national theatre in Lille.
François Juliat, third generation managing director at Robert Juliat, commented: "At 90 years old, Robert Juliat is one of the oldest companies in this industry, yet still remains one of the most innovative. Bringing our 'museum' to the SIEL tradeshow was a way for us to open the doors of the company to the largest number of professionals.
"The response has been beyond our expectations, allowing visitors from many different generations to witness almost a century of innovation and evolution within the lighting industry. Sharing our passion with people definitely generates interest and discussion and is one of the best ways to ensure our future developments continue to answer the needs of our industry."
Visitors will have a further opportunity to see the Robert Juliat Museum at JTSE 2009, at Paris's Le Dock Pullman, Porte de la Chapelle on 24 & 25 November.
In picture: François, Jean-Charles and Frederic Juliat and the Juliat Museum at the entrance to SIEL-SATIS.
11th November 2009
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