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L’Observatoire International Expands to London
L’Observatoire International Expands with London Office, Eyes Global Growth Last month in Paris, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hervé Descottes on camera, founder of L’Observatoire International. We discussed his philosophy that lighting should shape, not...

Lighting Design Alliance Joins Salas O’Brien in Strategic Merger
Lighting Design Alliance Joins Salas O’Brien To Expand Design Reach Salas O’Brien, a multidisciplinary engineering and technical services powerhouse, announced this week that Lighting Design Alliance (LDA) has officially joined its growing team. The move brings...

Collaboration in the City of Light
The City of Light provided a fitting backdrop last week as Targetti, together with L’Observatoire International, presented its latest outdoor innovation, Catripel, at a special event at the historic Musée de Montmartre in Paris. The Targetti Catirpel Paris Launch The...

CU Boulder Offers Architectural Lighting Certificate for Fall 2025
The University of Colorado Boulder invites current lighting professionals and those who aspire to be lighting professionals to come back to school with us this fall. With our 9-credit Architectural Lighting Certificate program, you can complete a sequence of three CU...

IESNYC Mentorship Program 2025: Apply Now for the Guiding Lights Circle
The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City (IESNYC) is proud to announce the return of its highly successful mentorship initiative, The Guiding Lights Circle. Now entering its second year, this program is designed to support and inspire the next generation...

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Linear XTR H1 ™ LED Fixtures
LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2025) – Acclaim Lighting, an innovative and advanced lighting technology leader, introduces Linear XTR H1 ™. This precision-engineered all-weather linear fixture is the brightest Acclaim linear fixture to date and can achieve long runs up to 360...

Your Lighting Brand: Building 200 Websites and Standardizing the Lighting Industry’s Data
Your Lighting Brand has reached a milestone few could have imagined when the business began nearly 12 years ago: Your Lighting Brand Websites Hit 200 Milestone in Lighting Industry 200 lighting industry websites built. Rob Hilbert, co-founder of Your Lighting...

LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 Call for Entries
The LIT Lighting Design Awards 2025 are now open for submissions—and if you’ve been waiting for a sign to showcase your best work, this is it. With the regular deadline set for August 31st, now is the perfect time to share your brilliance with the global design...

Tivoli Lighting Expands illumiwall™ Series
Irvine, California (July 10, 2025) – With more than 50 years of innovation and linear lighting leadership, Tivoli Lighting introduces its iIlumiwall™ 2.0 Static White light sheets to deliver uniform illumination for seamless backlighting of semi-translucent surfaces...

Vertically Functional, Functionally Beautiful
When the Seattle Convention Center set out to create its Summit Building, the vision extended far beyond simply adding more space. The goal was to redefine how a convention center could connect with its urban environment, serve its community, and reflect the character...

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...