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Lumen Gala Sales are Open
Sales are now open for the 2025 LUMEN GALA Wednesday, June 18th at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers, NYC Festivities begin at 6:00pm Join us at this prestigious event as we honor outstanding achievements in lighting design. This year's theme ‘Reflect and Refract’ is inspired by...

The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education Announces $80,000 in Grants for 2025
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education is delighted to announce the allocation of $80,000 in new grants for the year 2025. Established in 1988 to honor the legacy of James L. Nuckolls—an educator and pioneer inlighting design—the Fund is committed to advancing...

Illuminating Citi Field
Transforming Citi Field with Light Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, has long been recognized as a premier destination for baseball fans. Citi Field Lighting Design: A Stunning Transformation by Reveal Design Group. However, beyond its thrilling games and...

WAC Group Receives Best Visual Presentation Award from Dallas Market Center
DALLAS, TX-- The Dallas Market Center awarded the WAC Group Showroom the Best Visual Presentation Award in the Trade Mart. The recent renovation of the WAC showroom included merging the new Schonbek showroom and the Modern Forms showroom above to highlight the...

LODES Debuts Sculptural MAP System at Euroluce 2025
LODES Unveils Sculptural Lighting System at Euroluce 2025 While visiting Euroluce 2025, I spent time at the LODES booth to see their new MAP product in person. I went to the booth three times over two days and every time it was jam-packed. Josie Anthony, Managing...

Luce&Light Exhibits Teak Posts and Framing Projectors at Euroluce
Natural Materials and Precision Optics: A Visit to L&L Luce&Light at Euroluce 2025 At Euroluce 2025, I caught up with Richard Klapper of Designplan Lighting at the L&L Luce&Light booth. Known for architectural exterior lighting, L&L is now...

Renzo Serafini Shines with Rechargeable Designs at Euroluce
Magnetic Design and Rechargeable TablesAt the Renzo Serafini booth during Euroluce 2025, Richard Klapper of Designplan Lighting introduced me to a stunning lineup of new products. The designs stood out for their elegant craftsmanship and inventive features. In a show...

Tangram Interiors’ Bold Vision in Dallas
A unique design story unfolded in Dallas at the hands of Tangram Interiors, a California-based furniture dealer renowned for its people-forward culture. Tangram Interiors' bold vision in Dallas has transformed the typical furniture showroom into a dynamic and...

IESNYC Announces 2025 Merit Scholarship Recipient: Callie Walton
[New York, NY – April 9, 2025] – The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City (IESNYC) is proud to announce that Callie Walton, a Master of Professional Studies in Lighting Design candidate at the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID), has been selected...

A Sleek Vertical Workplace For 1,000 Employees
The automotive industry’s competitive brands built consumer demand for its products over decades by promoting quality performance, The CarGurus Vertical Headquarters Design represents a bold step into the future of workplace environments. As a leader in the online...

Salone del Mobile Opens with Reflection on Humanity
Salone del Mobile and Euroluce Open to Warm Reception Maria Porro and Marva Griffin Set the Tone at the Opening of Salone del Mobile 2025 At this year’s Salone del Mobile.Milan, the fair opened not just with applause for design innovation, but with thoughtful...

Landscape Forms Unveils Long-Term Sustainability Roadmap
Kalamazoo, MI – Landscape Forms, North America’s leading designer and manufacturer of high-design site furniture, structure, lighting and accessories, is proud to announce its long-term sustainability roadmap — a comprehensive, values-driven commitment to reducing...

Sam Zarn Promoted to Principal at reveal design group
Reveal design group has announced the promotion of Sam Zarn from Design Director to Principal, marking a significant milestone in his 11-year tenure with the New York-based lighting design firm. We know Sam well as our editor Randy Reid interviewed him for his...

Schonbek To Introduce Many New Lighting Designs in Signature Collection at HD 2025
LAS VEGAS—SCHONBEK will introduce many new lighting designs in its popular Signature Collection at HD 2025. See the Schonbek line at the WAC Group booth #3645 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. HD Expo will be held from May 6 through May 8, 2025. Schonbek will offer many...

HLB Lighting Design Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Promotions for Growth and Innovation
New York, NY — HLB Lighting Design is proud to announce the promotion of several key members of its leadership team, each of whom has played a vital role in the firm’s continued growth and innovation in architectural lighting design. These appointments reflect the...

DarkSky International Updates Lighting Standards to Combat Light Pollution
Image courtesy of DarkSky International April 3, 2025 — While light at night is essential in today’s world, the way we illuminate outdoor spaces comes at a growing cost. Light pollution is increasing globally by nearly 9.6% each year, wasting energy and disrupting the...

Auralyte Illuminates the Future of Lighting with Innovative Modular Solutions
Providence, RI – Auralyte, a pioneering startup in the lighting industry, is proud to announce its official launch to take place on April 21, 2025, offering state-of-the-art modular recessed lighting solutions that seamlessly blend innovation with personalization....

New spotlight at Light + Building: IALD International Lighting Design Awards 2026
Caption: Already in 2024, the IALD was a guest at Light + Building – including as part of the Women in Lighting programme at the Design Plaza, moderated by Sharon Stammers, Light Collective. (Source: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH / Pietro Sutera) Light + Building,...

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
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...