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ArchLIGHT Summit 2025 Registration Open

ArchLIGHT Summit 2025 Registration Open

ArchLIGHT Summit 2025 Registration is open for the show taking place September 16-17. Learn more and register today.     ArchLIGHT Summit 2025 Registration   UPCOMING EVENTS LIGHTOVATION | JUN 18-21, 2025 ArchLIGHT| SEPT 16-17, 2025   Dallas Market...

The Power of Outdoor Illumination in Public Spaces

The Power of Outdoor Illumination in Public Spaces

When the dentist inevitably asks, “So what do you do for a living?” I often pause to strategize the fastest way to sum it up. As a manufacturers’ rep specializing in outdoor lighting design, I live and breathe illumination – but how do you explain a career that is...

Shades of White, Stories of Light

Shades of White, Stories of Light

LEDFlex, a Leading Light Platinum Sponsor, invites attendees of IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 to La Noche en Blanco (The Night in White) — a lively Thursday evening reception inspired by the spirit of Valencia. Taking place at the historic Masia Xamandreu estate, this...

The Art of Finishing

The Art of Finishing

What is lighting design? Is there a certain model that leads to the best outcome, or does the world need different levels of lighting design? Not every homeowner can afford full design services, so there will always be room for different business models, but I would...

New York Times: Paul Marantz Obituary

New York Times: Paul Marantz Obituary

The New York Times has posted the official obituary for Paul Marantz. Read a preview below, or click here to read the full article by Joanne Kaufman. "Paul Marantz, a prominent architectural lighting designer who illuminated disco floors and skylines, libraries and...

Light Made Solid

Light Made Solid

In early March 2025, a group of researchers published a paper in the journal Nature describing Light solid through glass may sound poetic, but in early March 2025, a group of researchers published a paper in Nature describing how they actually converted light into a...

Mind the Scope Gap

Mind the Scope Gap

Over the last five years, we've seen a proliferation of ceiling systems and new ceiling materials emerging on the market.  Ceiling lighting integration has become a growing challenge in recent years as the variety of ceiling systems and materials continues to expand....

Beacon Awards 2025 Is Open For Submissions

Beacon Awards 2025 Is Open For Submissions

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York invites you to submit projects for entry into the second annual Beacon Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in lighting design. New for 2025, the Beacon Awards have expanded the number of project categories from six to ten....

Lighting the Soul of Notre Dame, Part III

Lighting the Soul of Notre Dame, Part III

This article marks the final installment in our three-part series, Lighting the Soul of Notre Dame. The first piece, published in designing lighting global (dlg), explored the historic lighting design by Patrick Rimoux In the second article, featured in the previous...

WAC Expands Aether 2-inch Recessed Downlights

WAC Expands Aether 2-inch Recessed Downlights

PORT WASHINGTON, NY—WAC Group introduces the Aether 2-inch series of ultra-low-profile recessed LED downlights. The luminaire features a remodeled housing with a patent-pending hinged junction design, which separates the driver and junction areas to allow the j-box to...

Up Close with Steven Rosen

Up Close with Steven Rosen

Pulled into theater in his suburban LA high school, Steven Rosen recalled the first time he stood on stage, Steven Rosen Lighting Designer: A Journey Through Theatre, Architecture, and Experience. “I thought ‘Oh no, this is not for me!’ I never had the desire to be...