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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...

Winners Announced for the 2025 IESNYC Student Lighting Competition
The IESNYC is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 IESNYC Student Lighting Competition. The Grand Prize was awarded to Veronica Gonzalez, Clay Mohrman, and Callie Walton from the New York School of Interior Design (NYSID). This annual event celebrates the...

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...

The Hidden Details That Define Great Residential Lighting
Over the last five years, private residential construction has been making waves in the design industry. Great residential lighting design plays a crucial role in shaping comfortable and stylish living spaces. Over the last five years, private residential construction...

Lighting The Soul Of Notre Dame Part II
A Tale of Restoration In Part I of this series, published in the FEB edition of designing lighting global (dlg), we took a detailed look at the brilliance of the overall lighting design provided by Patrick Rimoux. In this article we will look at the results, and his...

Euroluce: Why I Can’t Wait to Experience the 2025 Show
Library of Light: Why I Can’t Wait to Experience Es Devlin’s Latest Creation at Euroluce 2025 Each year, Euroluce at Salone del Mobile.Milano delivers something special—and in 2025, it might be something extraordinary. As someone who has covered lighting from every...

Early Bird Rates to LightFair 2025 Deadline Approaching
Leading the Next Generation of Illumination! Join the ultimate platform for the lighting community, May 4 – 8, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Join us for an electrifying experience solely focused on bringing expert-led education and innovation together for...

Schonbek and Modern Forms Plan IHFC Grand Opening in High Point; To Host Celebration with Product Giveaways and Many New Designs
HIGH POINT, NC—SCHONBEK will host a Grand Opening Celebration Party at its new showroom in High Point this April. The new showroom, which will be shared with Modern Forms Luminaires + Smart Fans, encompasses 10,000 square feet in Suite H327 on the third floor of the...

designing lighting (dl) Named Official Media Sponsor for IALD Enlighten Conferences 2025
designing lighting (dl) and designing lighting global (dlg) are proud to announce our role as official media sponsor for both IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 and IALD Enlighten Americas 2025—the premier lighting design conferences presented by the International Association...

Unsafe at a Million Candela
In the late 1990s, I spoke at an environmental conference in San Diego. Unsafe LED lighting causes growing health risks, including flicker, glare, and discomfort. People with sensitivities experience these issues more intensely. As LED technology becomes more...

IES Progress Report Submissions Open April 25, 2025
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has announced that submissions for the 2025 IES Progress Report will officially open on April 25, 2025, and remain open until May 16 at 5:00 PM ET. This highly anticipated report serves as a comprehensive showcase of the most...

KATE FURST, Design IALD, MIES, LC PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL at AVAILABLE LIGHT
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, March 18, 2025 — Available Light, an internationally renowned experiential lighting design firm, is delighted to announce the promotion of Kate Furst to Principal. "Bringing with her an already impressive resume, Kate joined our team three years...

C. Webster Marsh Joins Sladen Feinstein as Lighting Controls Designer
We are pleased to welcome C. "Webster" Marsh, Sladen Feinstein's newest Lighting Controls Designer! Webster is a Certified Lighting Controls Practitioner and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in lighting controls to our team. As a member of the Lighting...

Women Light Artists Vol. II is Now Available
Collected Light: Volume Two is the second in a series of books from Light Collective, a UK-based lighting consultancy that has spent the last 30 years working with light in many formats. As well as architectural lighting design, the company is known for its role as a...

Euroluce: the Global Lighting Event You Can’t Miss
Why Euroluce 2025 is the Global Lighting Event You Can’t Miss While many in the lighting industry are focused on LEDucation next week and LightFair in May, another significant event is happening in between. Euroluce 2025, one of the world’s leading lighting...

Sekonic Unveils C-4000 Spectrometer
Tokyo, Japan – Sekonic Corporation, Industrial Meter Division announced today the launch of the new C-4000 SPECTROMETER, the first Sekonic Spectrometer exclusively engineered for lighting designers. Labeled the “Dream Tool,” the C-4000 forges an innovative design...

Silhouette Awards Unveil 2025 Winners
The Silhouette Awards have revealed the winners of the 2025 programme, recognising exceptional emerging talent in the lighting industry. Now in its fourth year, the awards continue to provide a unique platform for aspiring designers, offering a six-month mentorship...

DMF Lighting Announces Winners of the DMF Design Awards 2025
CARSON, Calif. – DMF Lighting, a leading architectural lighting manufacturer of premium modular LED downlighting systems, has announced the winners of the DMF Design Awards 2025, recognizing and celebrating outstanding projects and the exceptional work of the talented...

WAC Lighting to Add New Technologies and Designs at LEDucation 2025
NEW YORK – On the cutting edge of lighting technology, WAC Lighting will add new designs and technologies at LEDucation 2025. Visit the WAC Booth, RG-6100/6102 in the Rhinelander/Gramercy Room. LEDucation will be held on March 18 and 19 at the New York Hilton Midtown...

DIFFA’s “Midnight Masque” Gala Returns to NYC
WHAT: On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation) will host its highly anticipated annual fundraising gala at the iconic St. John the Divine in New York City. With the theme “Midnight Masque,” the masquerade ball will be set against the stunning...