Draft:Thor Daniel Hjaltason

Thor's Contemporary LED Lighting Sculptures have been showcased at the contemporary furniture retailer Cantoni Dallas Texas, Ritz Carlton Exhibit in Beijing and Shanghai.

Thor worked with jewelry display lighting for Swarovski at Ritz Carlton Shanghai and Interior lighting design for several malls and hotels in Shanghai, including the Tesco supermarkets in China.

Other lighting and interior design work include work for the Swedish tennis champion Bjorn Borg and the founder of IKEA Ingvar Kamprad.

Major project was the illumination of the famous Sheshan Basilica in Shanghai China 2010

Founder of the IQ Group and Artlite Group of Companies.

An Icelandic entrepreneur, multiple award-winning designer and inventor who, with his cutting-edge design and technology innovations, has impacted several industries within LED Illumination Technology, Interior and Exterior Architectural Lighting, and Point of Purchase Advertising. Thor's innovative products and designs have sold in millions of units world-wide.

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Consulted large and publicly traded LED manufacturers like GigaTera/KMW Korea, Philips Lighting China, Yankon LED and Signcomplex China, on LED product design and marketing strategies.

Through his Investor network raised significant funds to assist with product and branding launches in Europe and USA.

Further consulted Fortune 500 Brands, among others, IKEA, The Coca Cola Company, Miller/ Coors, Absolut Vodka, Smirnoff, Philip Morris Mexico, Swarovski and Ritz Hotels China, Bjorn Borg's Franchise Sweden, Hard Rock Cafe USA, BCBG Fashion, Starbucks and Diageo Liquor Brands.

AWARDS

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GB-1993 Scotland Best Branding Gold - Best Brand 1996

Gold - Best Branding 1998-1999 Design of the Times Awards Gold (2007)– Miller Lite S P Gold (2007) – Miller Chill Silver (2008) – Grolsch Silver (2008) – MGD Guitar Bronze (2006) – MGD

Bronze (2008) – Miller Lite Aero OMA Awards Best Branding Gold (2009) – MGD Guitar Bronze (2007) – MGD Aero Addy Awards

Gold – Leinenkugel’s SGIA Awards

Silver – Leinenkugel’s

PATENTS GRANTED

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US Patent 5009019

US Patent 5414947

US Patent 5682697

US Patent 5788548

US Patent 5829177

US Patent 6131322

US Patent 6240664

US Patent 10168042

US Patent 11034493

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PUBLICATIONS

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Euro LED Lighting 2011

(Birmingham - England)

Guest Speaker

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China Daily 2010 Article

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China Labor Union Newspaper 2010 - Article

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LED Magazine Online 2010- Article

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Philips Projects Video Launch 2011 - Testimonial

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Promotion Philips Project

Brochure Launch 2011 - Testimonial

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POP Design Time 1996 Front Page Article

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POP Design Times 2006 Front Page Article

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Surface Magazine China 2011 Article

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Butikk Magazine Norway- Article

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Werbetechnik Magazine Germany - Article

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Today Magazine India - Article

Profile: www.iqclassic.com