Lighting device with switching material

A method for producing a lighting device, in particular the lighting device according to any of the preceding claims, the method comprising:

• providing a light-emitting module by arranging light-emitting elements adjacent to each other such that the light-emitting elements emit light towards a light-emitting side,
• wherein the light-emitting module is configured such that the light-emitting elements can be addressed independently of each other in that some of the light-emitting elements may be brought into a switched-on state while other light-emitting elements may be brought into a switched-off state;
• providing a top layer, wherein the top layer comprises a switching material capable of a reversible change in transmittance for the light emitted by the light-emitting elements;
• and
• disposing the top layer on the light-emitting module at the light-emitting side, wherein the top layer is configured to change to a higher transmittance in regions of the top layer situated on light-emitting elements in the switched-on state compared to a transmittance in regions of the top layer situated on light-emitting elements in the switched-off state.