The book+The exhibition
Glowing Dinosaurs: An Atlas of Glowing Ancient Forms
Written and illustrated by Firoiu Dan Nicolae
They ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years, and all we have left is stone. This book turns the stone back into light.
A luxury art and science book of the dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Triceratops, Brachiosaurus and ninety-seven more, each drawn as a glowing body of bone and muscle on black. A book to keep on the table, and a book to read aloud. From its pages grows an exhibition, from one gallery wall to a whole city, with eight glowing animatronic dinosaurs.
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1 · The book
An atlas of 101 glowing dinosaurs
24 × 30 cm hardcover · about 240 pages · 303 glowing plates · every fact traced to its source
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2 · The exhibition
A touring exhibition from the book
One wall, a room, a hall or a whole city · eight glowing animatronic dinosaurs under ultraviolet light
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The book
The exhibition
The book
An atlas of 101 dinosaurs, drawn in light
Glowing Dinosaurs: An Atlas of Glowing Ancient Forms is a large art and science book. Every dinosaur, from the first small hunters of the Triassic to Tyrannosaurus at the end of the Cretaceous, has its own spread: on the left its facts, field notes and six signs, on the right a full glowing plate of bone and muscle on black.
- 101dinosaurs
- 303glowing plates
- 24 × 30cm hardcover
- 46scientific sources
Every fact is traced to a published source, listed at the back of the book. It is a book to keep on the table, to read aloud and to return to.
The exhibition
From one gallery wall to a whole city
From the pages of the book grows a touring exhibition, made by a team whose exhibitions have been seen by more than twelve million visitors. It comes at four scales, chosen to fit the venue: a single wall of signed works, a room, a full hall, or dinosaurs glowing across the buildings of a city.
- 4scales
- 8glowing animatronics
- 60–100cm works on wood or acrylic
- UVlight, glowing in the dark
Eight fluorescent animatronic dinosaurs move and glow under ultraviolet light. For museums, science centres, galleries, festivals and cities.
The trailer
Glowing Dinosaurs in fifty seconds
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Fifty seconds, with music and jungle sounds and no spoken words. On a black screen, golden three-toed footprints walk across the frame: “They ruled the Earth for more than 150 million years.” A Tyrannosaurus rises out of the dark as grey stone: “All we have left is stone.” With a roar, light spreads through its bones from the heart outward until it glows in cyan and pink: “This book turns the stone back into light.”
The book appears, the cover turning into view, with “The new atlas, volume IV of the Glowing Series, by Firoiu Dan Nicolae, 101 luminous portraits, 303 glowing plates.” Four glowing dinosaurs sweep through a jungle of ferns, each with its name, nickname and one fact: Velociraptor, the Feathered Thief; Triceratops, the Horned Shield; Spinosaurus, the River Monster; Stegosaurus, the Plated Giant.
A golden timeline climbs from 252 to 66 million years ago, and Eoraptor, Brachiosaurus, Deinonychus, Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus appear at their ages. Spreads of the book slide past. The numbers 101 dinosaurs, 303 glowing plates and 46 scientific papers count up. The author, Firoiu Dan Nicolae, artist, producer and curator, whose exhibitions have been seen by more than 12 million visitors. “The book. The exhibition. Eight glowing animatronics.” The trailer ends on the cover: “Reserve your copy”, dan@cocoagency.bg.
The artist
Firoiu Dan Nicolae
Artist, producer and curator, and the founder of Coco Agency in Sofia. He began in music, as the psytrance act Whicked Hayo, as manager of Juno Reactor and for a decade as festival director of Rhakti Dei and Tribes Gathering in Belgium. He then turned to exhibitions, creating and touring Dino Planet, Living Dragons, Giant Bugs and Glowing Garden, and curating Living Dinosaurs.
- 12 million+visitors to his exhibitions
- 10+years making exhibitions
- 5books in the Glowing Series
His style is recognisable at a glance: each creature appears as living glass, lit from within, its bone, muscle and nerve glowing in neon colour against pure black.
The Glowing Series
Glowing Dinosaurs is volume IV of a series of luminous atlases, each pairing glowing portraits with checked natural history.
Glowing OceansThe deep-sea creatures that make their own light · theglowingoceans.com
Glowing BugsInsects, spiders and other small creatures as living glass
Most Dangerous BugsThe biters, the stingers and the carriers of disease- Glowing DinosaursVolume IV · 101 dinosaurs, from the first hunters to the last giants
Most Dangerous DinosaursThe companion: 24 animals and their weapons
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Three ways to own Glowing Dinosaurs
The atlas
The full atlas: 101 dinosaurs, 303 glowing plates, three facts, field notes and six signs on every dinosaur. 24 × 30 cm, about 240 pages.
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Reserve a copyA signed copy
The atlas, signed by the artist. A gift for anyone who loves dinosaurs, science or art.
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Reserve a signed copyCollector’s editions
Plates of the book at 60 or 100 cm on wood or acrylic under glass: unique works and editions of ten and twenty-five.
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For galleries, museums, science centres, festivals and cities
Bring the age of dinosaurs to your visitors
A touring exhibition at four scales: one wall, a room of 100 to 200 m², a hall of 400 to 900 m², or buildings across a whole city, with eight glowing animatronic dinosaurs that move. Designed, built and hung by the artist’s team, who have toured exhibitions seen by more than 12 million visitors.
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Everything about Glowing Dinosaurs
The bookAn atlas of 101 dinosaurs in light, every fact sourced.
The 101 dinosaursMeet the animals, from Eoraptor to Tyrannosaurus.
The exhibitionFrom one gallery wall to a whole city.
Glowing animatronicsEight fluorescent dinosaurs that move under UV light.
Collector’s editionsPlates on wood or acrylic, signed and numbered.
For venuesMuseums, science centres, galleries, festivals and cities.
The artistFiroiu Dan Nicolae and the Glowing Series.
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Last updated 28 October 2026
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Last updated 28 October 2026
1. About us
This website is operated by CocoAgency EOOD (Coco Agency), represented by Firoiu Dan Nicolae, Lavele 18A, apt. 8, Sofia, Bulgaria, company number (EIK) 202075523, VAT number BG202075523. Contact: dan@cocoagency.bg, +359 87 612 8527.
2. What the website is for
The website presents the book Glowing Dinosaurs: An Atlas of Glowing Ancient Forms, its companion volume, the Glowing Dinosaurs exhibition, the collector’s editions and the artist. By using it you accept these terms.
3. Reservations are not orders
Reserving a copy, a signed copy or a collector’s edition is a free, non-binding expression of interest. No payment is taken and no contract is formed. Before any sale we will tell you the price, the delivery terms, your right of withdrawal and all other information required by law, and a contract is formed only when you confirm the order. Prices and release dates are not yet set.
4. Exhibitions, animatronics and proposals
The exhibition designs, floor plans, visualisations and formats shown are proposals. Visualisations are not photographs of finished works. Formats marked as proposals are developed and costed with each venue; nothing on this website is a binding offer. Any exhibition, hire of the animatronic dinosaurs, edition or publishing agreement is governed by a separate written contract.
5. The pictures and the facts
The plates are artistic interpretations and do not show the true colours of the animals. No dinosaur is known to have glowed. The facts in the book are traced to published sources, but science changes; we do our best to keep the information accurate and current, and we welcome corrections.
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All plates, illustrations, texts, page designs, videos, sound and other content on this website are protected by copyright and belong to Firoiu Dan Nicolae or are used with permission. You may view the website and share links to it. You may not copy, download, reproduce, print, adapt, sell or use any plate or other content, including for training artificial intelligence, without our written permission. For press, education or partnership use, write to us.
Glowing Oceans, Glowing Bugs, Glowing Dinosaurs, Most Dangerous Bugs, Most Dangerous Dinosaurs and the Glowing Series are titles of the artist’s work.
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11. Changes
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