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An Island of Nurturing Inspiration: Tribby Arts Center
By Randy Reid with Catherine Lennon Utterly exquisite, inspiring and gratifying best describe the award-winning lighting design of Lee County’s newest gem … the Tribby Arts Center. Nestled on Shell Point Retirement Community’s 700-acre campus in gloriously sunny Fort...

IESNYC 2022 Lumen Awards – A Conversation with the Jurors
By Randy Reid with Parker Allen The New York Section of the IES recognized the winning projects and designers of the 2022 Lumen Awards. Conceived in 1968, the purpose of the awards program is to acknowledge lighting designs that exhibit exceptional originality,...

Call for Speakers – LEDucation 2023
LEDucation 2023 invites designers, educational leaders, innovative thinkers and industry influencers to share their knowledge and expertise on subjects related to commercial and architectural lighting. We are looking for a diverse group of speakers and professionals...

Register Now For NYC Design Industry Summer Social
The New York Design Industry is BACK and welcomes you to join industry friends & colleagues at this MEMBERS ONLY event!

IESNYC Announces Mara Barenbaum as Recipient of the 2022 Merit Scholarship
New York, NY (June 27, 2022) – The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) announces Mara Barenbaum as the recipient of the 2022 Merit Scholarship. Barenbaum is currently a candidate in the New York School of Interior Design’s (NYSID)...

Chapel of St. Ignatius by Steven Holl Architects Receives AIA’s Twenty-five Year Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is honoring the Chapel of St. Ignatius in Seattle, designed by Steven Holl Architects, with its Twenty-five Year Award. AIA’s Twenty-five Year Award is conferred on a building that has set a precedent for the last 25-35 years...

Available Light Opens Phoenix Studio
Boston MA—Available Light (AvLt) today announced that its new Phoenix studio continues its western expansion beyond Los Angeles, first announced in April 2022. Available Light is an internationally recognized lighting design firm specializing in museum, architectural,...

WILD Speaks! Building Diversity in the Lighting Industry Pipeline
At LightFair, WILD had a presentation on building diversity in the lighting industry and making the case for why we should focus our efforts on diversity. Speakers included: Lois Hutchinson Principal, Inverse Square Jill Cody Principal, Dark Light Design Lauren...

Licht Kunst Licht Releases LKL 5
Licht Kunst Licht, an international lighting design studio, released LKL 5. LKL 5 is volume 5 of their book series, which gives deep insights into their lighting projects, concepts and design approaches. 18 selected projects are in the book to represent their diverse...

Randy Reid Is Interviewed at the Lytei FireDen at LightFair
https://youtu.be/WA1gEWaIIhk?t=9877

NLB Announced the 3rd Annual Tesla Awards™ Winners at LightFair
Las Vegas, NV, June 22, 2022—The National Lighting Bureau held its 3rd annual Tesla Awards presentation today at the LightFair Live stage. Projects that promote Health and Wellness, Productivity, Safety and Security, Visual Comfort, Control of Light Pollution,...

IESNYC Lumen Awards 2022 Fashion Report
One of my favorite lighting events every year is the IESNYC Lumen Gala on Chelsea Piers in New York City. This event is hosted by the IESNYC and it is always over the top and amazing. New Yorkers normally like to wear black and gray. When I show up in my Hot Pink...

Lighting Planning Software in Revit Developed in Switzerland Now Available in the USA
Relux Informatik AG is happy to present its lighting planning software in Revit: with the add-on ReluxCAD for Revit, you can calculate lighting directly in Revit which is nationally compliant for the USA. Determine the required number of lights in a building simply...

WILD Introduces Lamplighter Coalition
Women in Lighting + Design introduces the Lamplighter Coalition, a growing program that aims to create awareness around sexual harassment and its prevalent nature in professional culture, and provide tools and resources to help lighting industry members stop,...

The Lovers of Light Game Show is Coming to the Windy City!
Join us at The Garfield Park Conservatory as six local designers square off to debate lighting topics we care about! You will help select the winner for a trip to the IALD Enlighten Americas 2022 Conference in Palm Springs, CA USA while getting your hands on the...

Melissa Deutsch: From Bridgerton to Breast Cancer
Over the past few years, everyone was talking about all the great series that I should watch on multiple streaming services, yet I never found the time to watch any of them. I finally got to sit down and watch some Netflix, specifically, the guilty pleasure of...

2022 Tony Award Winners: Best Lighting Design Honored As Award Category
The two-part, four-hour 75th Annual Tony Awards, celebrating the 2021-2022 Broadway season, were presented June 12 at New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The Tony Awards: Act One—hosted by Emmy winners Darren Criss and Julianne Hough—kicked off the evening at 7 PM...

Call for Artists! Moonlighting 2022
For the eighth consecutive year the DLFNY, IALDNY and IESNYC are collaborating on featuring the artistic side of people in the NYC lighting industry — lighting designers, agency reps, manufacturers, educators, plus a few friends from allied fields. Artists will be...

IALD Inspires With the 39th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards
That is the one word that encompasses the 39th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards, presented by Acuity Brands, which was streamed on June 9th. Co-Chaired by Mirjam Roos, IALD, CLD from Sydney, Australia, and Yah Li Toh from Singapore, this hour-long...

NACLIQ To Host a Panel Discussion at LightFair
The North American Coalition of Lighting Industry Queers (NACLIQ) will convene a panel of LGBTQ+ professionals June 21 at 2:00pm in the Designery on the Lightfair show floor. Terry Jewell, Robby Lindstrom, Sara Schonour, and Alana Shepherd will tell their stories,...