The IES San Francisco Light! Design Expo returned to Pier 27 on San Francisco’s historic Embarcadero on Sept 21.
The well attended event welcomed over 140 exhibitors from throughout the US.
As the sole architectural lighting show in Northern California, it once again succeeded in bringing together enthusiastic specifiers anxious to see the latest, greatest products on the market.
Heavily supported by the California rep community, agency sponsors included: Cal Lighting, ALR, Sixteen5hundred, Lighting Systems, Archetype, Well Lit Co., Healy Mattos, Inc., Wunder Lighting & Controls and DZ Cook.
Industry partners included: AIA San Francisco, American Society of Interior Designers, IES San Francisco Section, IIDA Northern California chapter and Women in Lighting Design (WILD).
The show offered complimentary admission for all attendees and complimentary attendance at four AIA, IDCC and IES accredited seminars.
Attendees and exhibitors were also treated to free food, dessert and coffee from local San Francisco food trucks.
Heading up the show were Zakiya Usinosantiago, chief coordinator along with Linda Carrillo, director, Light! Design Expo.
Verozza team members John Sena (sales manager, left) and Eric Borden (CEO) at their Light! Design Expo booth.
Borden commented: “This was our first year exhibiting at Light! Design Expo. Even though we don’t currently have representation in Northern California, the interest from attendees in Verozza’s products was evident. We’ll definitely participate at this showcase again!”
ERCO’s team along with booth guests enjoying Light! Design Expo
Lighting Services Inc, prepares for Light! Design Expo. (On the left) Kesinee Trakulpattanakorn, Regional Manager, Western US and Canada. (On the right) Brian Keilt, Lighting Services Inc, VP of Sales. Photo Credit: Lighting services Inc.
Bill Plagemann of Amerlux enjoys Light! Design Expo with Jim Benya and Deborah Burnett.
Aisles at the show were crowded with attendees.
Tom Lillie manned the show for Modern Forms and WAC while pointing out Modern Forms Full page ad in a recent issue of designing lighting (dl).