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Attendee Registration Opens for LEDucation 2026
Attendee registration is now open for LEDucation 2026, celebrating 20 years of lighting innovation in New York City.
Musco Lighting buys Insane Impact
Oskaloosa-based Musco Lighting has purchased Insane Impact of Des Moines. Musco Lighting is one of Iowa’s keystone manufacturers, founded in 1976 by Joe Crookham and Myron Gordin, who modernized outdoor lighting for landmarks and sports facilities across the country,...
2026 Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy Short Course Opens Registration
Nov 25, 2025 – University of Colorado Boulder - Professional Lighting Education The University of Colorado Boulder is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Lighting Academy (RMLA) Short Course. This four-day course will be held...
Light Beneath the Surface
The Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion anchors the city’s revitalized waterfront. Light Beneath the Surface explores the Ocean Pavilion lighting design behind the Seattle Aquarium’s newest landmark. Just steps from Pike Place Market and overlooking Elliott Bay,...
Call for Entries IESNYC Student Lighting Competition
CALL FOR ENTRIES IESNYC Student Lighting Competition DEADLINE March 15, 2026 The IESNYC invites students from New York City Art and Design schools to participate in a city-wide design competition, emphasizing the significance of lighting in shaping the built...
Casambi Announces Winners of the 2025 Casambi Awards at Light25 in London
London, UK – Casambi has announced the winners of the 2025 Casambi Awards during the Light25 fair in London last Wednesday, celebrating outstanding creativity, technological innovation, and design excellence in wireless lighting control. This year’s top honors went...
In an Unpredictable Economy, Standardized Lighting Controls Are Your Safest Bet
In April at LightFair, many attendees noticed an unusual number of empty booths. A range of overseas lighting manufacturers from various countries had decided not to exhibit. The backdrop was likely uncertainty around potential U.S. tariffs, some threatened to reach...
BDNY 2025 Delivers a Defining Moment for Boutique Hospitality Design
Photo credit: Capshr NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2025) — Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the premier trade fair and conference for the boutique and lifestyle hospitality industry, transformed the Javits Center into a vibrant crossroads for boutique and lifestyle...
Apeiro Design New Leadership
Looking Ahead with New Leadership Evolving with Purpose At Apeiro Design, we believe that innovation and progress are at the heart of great design. Our new chapter marks a notable expansion––an opportunity to further strengthen our foundation while bringing in new...
IES26 Call for Presentations Now Open
The IES has officially opened the Call for Presentations for IES26: The Lighting Conference, taking place August 13–15, 2026, at the Denver Grand Hyatt. As the premier event dedicated to lighting research, lighting design, and emerging lighting technologies, IES26...
BOL Discussion: Mergers and Acquisitions – Navigating Change with Confidence
Mergers and acquisitions can drive tremendous growth—or present significant challenges. The difference often comes down to how leaders guide the transition. On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM ET, Business of Light will host a BOL Discussion focused...
2026 ArchLIGHT Summit Opens Call for Speakers & Exhibitor Registration
DALLAS – November 18, 2025 – ArchLIGHT Summit, the fastest growing lighting trade event and educational platform for the architectural, specification, and design communities, has opened a call for speakers and exhibitor registration. The sixth annual event, taking...
The Lighting Quotient Unveils Next-Generation tambient® Lighting
(West Haven, CT – November 19, 2025) The Lighting Quotient, a leader in architectural and workplace illumination, proudly announces the next generation of tambient®, its groundbreaking portable, furniture-based lighting system. Designed to deliver exceptional visual...
LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025
From poetic acts of remembrance in Brazil to ethereal light installations in Seoul and visionary student projects in Venice, the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 once again celebrated the extraordinary creativity and conscience of the global lighting community. With...
Illuminating the City: Leni Schwendinger’s Vision for Urban Nightscapes
Leni Schwendinger has dedicated more than two decades to reshaping the way cities look and feel after dark. A published, award-winning authority on urban lighting, she has built an international reputation for her innovative practice of nighttime design urbanism—a...
Your Fee Is Only HOW MUCH?
Rethinking Lighting Fees: Lessons in Value from the Business of Light Workshop On the crisp afternoon of November 13, 2025, a select group of lighting designers and consultants gathered at the Lutron Global Experience Center in Manhattan. For five hours, they immersed...
What’s in a Name? Everything!
Why Light+ Replaces LightFair as the Industry’s New Rallying Cry I’m genuinely thrilled that Messe Frankfurt has launched Light + Intelligent Building North America. This bold biennial has all the makings of the next great lighting-industry gathering. While I strongly...
Industry Reacts to Light + Intelligent Building North America
Industry Leaders Share Their Thoughts on the Newly Announced Show We reached out to a few industry leaders to get their response to the new Light + Intelligent Building North America. Manufacturers: “This is exciting. Lighting now intersects with energy performance,...
Ledra Brands Names Jade Turney President
Ledra Brands Names Jade Turney President, Ushering in a New Chapter of Leadership The story of Ledra Brands began in 1993, when founder Alex Ladjevardi established what was then known as Bruck Lighting in the United States. With a simple but powerful dream—to bring...
Lighting Industry Chapters Host Atlanta Lighting Holiday Gathering with Toy Drive for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA — The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Southeast, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Atlanta, and Women in Lighting + Design (WILD) Atlanta chapters are proud to announce the return of their annual Holiday Gathering, taking place...


