Up Close With Paul Mercier

Up Close With Paul Mercier

“Lighting design was not something the firm was known for, so maybe lighting could be my expertise. I went to an IES meeting, then a class, then a lot of lighting classes,” he continued. Paul Mercier Lighting Design has evolved from Paul’s early days in high-end...
Lighting The Way To Better Health

Lighting The Way To Better Health

The Light and Health Research Center in 2025 Four years ago, in the middle of the COVID pandemic when vaccines were just becoming available, several of us from the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute moved to the Icahn School of Medicine at...
Mentoring In Lighting

Mentoring In Lighting

IESNYC Mentorship Program: Empowering Emerging Talent in the Lighting Industry The lighting industry thrives on innovation, collaboration, and connection. In September 2024, the Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City (IESNYC) launched a groundbreaking...
Celebrating New Leadership at FMS

Celebrating New Leadership at FMS

Fisher Marantz Stone (FMS) proudly announces the appointment of Paula Martinez-Nobles as President and Michael Hemmenway as Managing Director, ushering in the third generation of leadership at the esteemed lighting design firm. This transition marks a significant and...