Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is a lighting physicist and thermal environment designer specializing in human-centric sauna illumination. With a PhD in Photobiology from ETH Zurich and 12 years of fieldwork across Nordic bathhouses, Japanese sentō, and infrared wellness studios, she developed the Sauna Lumen Protocol—a safety and circadian-aligned lighting standard adopted by three EU wellness certification bodies. She holds dual certifications in low-voltage thermal lighting and infrared spectral engineering.