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Lightovation Summer 2025 Expands Reach and Engagement with New Buyers and Programs
DALLAS – The summer edition of Lightovation, the largest residential lighting trade event in North America, took place June 18–21, welcomed more new buyers including retailers, interior designers, and industry professionals. Lightovation also included Design + Build...

Pharos Appoints Teodora Marian as Regional Sales Manager for Central and Southern Europe
Pharos Architectural Controls is pleased to announce the appointment of Teodora Marian as Regional Sales Manager - Central and Southern Europe. With her master’s degree in Nuclear Power Engineering and over 20 years of experience designing complex systems in both the...

Slice of Light: Celebrate Manhattanhenge 2025
Slice of Light: Celebrating Manhattanhenge with IESNYC NextGen July 11, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM BASO Showroom | 133 West 19th St, New York, NY Rain Date: July 12, 2025 This Friday, step into the golden glow of summer in New York City at “Slice of Light,” an evening...

Changes in Longitude
Since my last article, Deborah and I moved across America from northern California to North Carolina. Lighting Industry Retirement Reflections: A Personal Journey Across the Country. It’s time for us to begin retirement, and after months of study and serious...

Available Light Enters a New Era
After more than three decades at the helm of Available Light, Steven Rosen is methodically guiding his firm into its next phase of leadership. Available Light Leadership Transition: Steven Rosen Guides Firm’s Next Era. Founded in 1992, Available Light has grown from a...

LytePod: AI Is Changing the Game — But Not the Designer
AI Is Changing the Game — But Not the Designer AI is changing the game—but it’s not replacing the designer. In this episode of *LytePOD*, lighting designer Sarah Richter shares how she's integrating AI into her daily practice to save time, amplify creativity, and stay...

AWA Lighting Designers Wins Best Lighting Design Firm Award 2025
LUXlife Presents AWA LIGHTING DESIGNERS With BEST LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM AWARD USA - 2025 In resonance with AWA’s enduring commitment to lighting rooted in Cultural Anthropology, Human Health & Wellness, and Purposeful Function, we are honored to share that AWA...

Bridging the Gap
In today’s rapidly evolving lighting industry, technical fluency and professional credibility NEMRA Lighting Educational Curriculum: Bridging the Gap in Lighting Industry Education. Lighting agents and manufacturers who wish to successfully call on specifiers,...

IALD 25: Exploring AI as a Lighting Design Partner
Exploring AI as a Lighting Design Partner: Insights from IALD Enlighten Europe At the recent IALD Enlighten Europe conference in Valencia, Foad Shafighi of HGA delivered one of the event’s most thought-provoking sessions: an in-depth exploration of artificial...

Just In June 2025: New Architectural Lighting Products
Check out the latest innovations in lighting with "Just In" June 2025 from designing lighting magazine. Coronet LED's new Taskbar is a sleek, desk-mounted luminaire designed for focused, glare-free task lighting. Featuring high-efficiency TIR optics and a minimalist...

Cathedral Lighting Design Competition Launches in Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, 26 July 2025 – The City Council of Santiago de Compostela has announced the launch of an international competition to design the ornamental and artistic lighting of the Cathedral’s monumental surroundings – a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the...

Schonbek and Modern Forms High Point Showroom Debuts with Bold, Luxurious Lighting
High Point, NC – The world's premier destination for home furnishings just got brighter. The grand opening of the WAC GROUP's combined showroom for luxury lighting powerhouses Schonbek and Modern Forms at the High Point Furniture Market marked a striking new chapter...

IALD 2025: Studio Waldemeyer Illuminates Enlighten Europe
Studio Waldemeyer Illuminates Enlighten Europe with Art, Technology, and Play At the IALD Enlighten Europe Conference in Valencia, Studio Waldemeyer delivered a captivating presentation on how lighting can merge technology and storytelling to create unforgettable...

Leviton CN2030 Sustainability Report 2024 Highlights 37% Reduction in Emissions
The company’s 2024 Sustainability Report highlights emissions reduction and progress toward its CN2030 goals MELVILLE, N.Y., June 26, 2025 – Leviton today announced significant progress towards its goal of achieving company-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 in its 2024...

ETI Vanity Lighting Series 2025: Discover the New Allure, Radii, and Ispa Collections
ETI Solid State Lighting has expanded its residential lighting lineup with the launch of the ETI Vanity Lighting Series 2025, featuring three new premium collections: Allure, Radii, and Ispa. Designed for modern bathrooms and vanity spaces, these fixtures combine...

IALD 2025: Guerilla Lighting and the Metaverse
James Simpson Brings Guerilla Lighting to the Metaverse At the IALD Enlighten Europe conference, James Simpson delivered an energetic and thought-provoking session titled Guerillas in the Metaverse. His laptop was connected to the projector, and instead of using his...

IES Announces Light for Life: Sustainability Virtual Symposium
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) invites lighting professionals, designers, and sustainability advocates to its upcoming Light for Life: Sustainability virtual symposium, taking place Wednesday, July 30, 2025, from 12–4 PM ET. This dynamic four-hour online...

IALD 2025: Leela Shanker Redefines Designer Workflow
Leela Shanker Redefines Designer Workflow at Enlighten Europe 2025 At the IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 conference in Valencia, Leela Shanker, Sustainability Director with WAP Sustainability, delivered a powerful session titled “Designer Workflow: New Performance...

IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 Opens in Valencia
The 2025 IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 Opens in Valencia with Emotion and Inspiration The IALD Enlighten Europe 2025 Conference officially opened on 26 June in Valencia with a warm welcome, global collaboration, and a powerful tribute to a beloved leader. Andrea...

Light Fit for a God
The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Greece, a 5th-century BC landmark perched dramatically on the Aegean Sea, is both visually iconic and culturally sacred. Lighting such a monument demands more than technical expertise; it requires respect, restraint, and deep...