Thomas Paterson (Lux Populi) was the moderator and Anne Kustner (AKLD) and Sean O’Connor (Sean O’ Connor Lighting) were panelist for the Luxury Residential Lighting Forum.  On 6 SEP,  we posted a controversial article by Thomas Paterson on designinglighting.com....

The Lighting Industry Resource Council (LIRC) exists to provide a framework within IALD for enhanced communication between professional lighting designers and manufacturers and to create an environment conducive to the collaborative improvement of products, services,...

Business of Light Board of Directors BOL x IALD at Enlighten Americas ‘22 At the IALD Conference, Business of Light (BOL) has replaced the Business Owner’s Forum.   David Ghatan (CM Kling & Associates) opened the conference explaining that Business of Light is...

Season two of the Silhouette Awards has officially launched.  The team, made up of co-founders Eve Gaut of Parrot PR and Marketing and Katia Kolovea of Archifos and Senior Marketing Manager Charlotte Jenkins, are excited for the upcoming season, and for good reason. ...

The 6th Edition of the LIT Lighting Design Awards is closing. Professionals, Emerging and students designers are encouraged to submit their latest Lighting Product Designs and Lighting Design Projects. Selected by an esteemed Jury panel of 37 professionals designers...

Every day on my way to work, I pass by a work of art that always catches my eye. It is beautiful, yet simple. It is a series of interconnected poles, each one resting on and supported by another. Without its neighbors, each would fall to the ground. But together, they...

LiGHT 22, the UK’s only dedicated high-end lighting specification event, is delighted to announce Michael Anastassiades, Sally Storey, Mark Major, and Nick Hoggett as headline speakers.In collaboration with lighting control specialist Lutron, [d]arc thoughts returns...

Energy-saving goals and energy codes are taking advantage of several technologies to create more efficient and cleaner buildings. New solutions and startups appear to be popping up more frequently and promise advances that seem magical. Best stated by Arthur C Clarke,...

I was first honored and then a little terrified when Randy Reid invited me to write a series for the residential section of designing lighting (dl). What could I, a residential lighting designer of no particular importance, offer such an esteemed community of...

As the old saying goes, many hands can make light work. They can also work together to make light vanish. Urban light pollution is a large-scale issue, but individual households can help their communities turn down the lumens while still ensuring safety. Nancy...

The concept of a four-day work week has become a hot topic amongst employers and employees, with many arguing in its favor for increased productivity and work-life balance. In the field of architecture, Barefoot Architects is a firm that recently adopted a four-day...

Genetic algorithms were invented by John Holland in the 1960s, and since then, they have been used as stochastic methods for solving optimization and search problems, operating on a population of possible solutions. According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, the...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest Future Trends survey results, a monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the architects’ profession. In August, the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index fell by 12 points to a...

From WIL: Dear WIL community We are excited to present COLLECTED LIGHT! Collected Light comprises five artworks created by five different female artists, curated by Sharon Stammers and Martin Lupton of Light Collective and displayed at boutique gallery, SoShiro in...

Nominations for the WILD National Board of Directors is now extended through October 1st! The original board established in Summer 2021 has grown WILD into an organization who can support our mission, chapters, and missions nation wide. Together we have achieved...

WASHINGTON –September 21, 2022 – Demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms grew at an accelerated pace in August, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for August...

Designing premium spaces for sporting arenas is no easy feat—just consider the scale alone. Interior designers and lighting professionals have numerous elements to consider for embarking on any project of this size. Now think about the best way to light each...