Kerem Asfuroglu is the founder of Dark Source, an award-winning lighting design studio driven by social and environmental values. Following his graduation from Wismar University – Architectural Lighting Design MA in Germany, Kerem specialised in dark sky & environmentally friendly lighting design for the urban and rural public realm.
In 2017, he was awarded with the title of Dark Sky Defender by the International Dark Sky Association for advocating the importance of darkness through design. Some of his environmental lighting projects include the Plas Y Brenin Outdoor Centre, Presteigne Dark Sky Masterplan, Newport Dark Sky Masterplan, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Clwydian Range & Dee Valley and Dark Sky Planning Guidelines for Cumbria.