June 19, 2013
Yale Appliance & Lighting hosted a fundraiser at Kings Bowling in Dedham, MA, on June 17th to benefit the Boston marathon bombing victims and... read full story
June 19, 2013
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced its fall programming.
LED Lighting Institute: Sept. 10-12, 2013... read full story
June 19, 2013
Jewelry designer Shannon Koszyk will design a collection of lighting for Currey & Co., to be available at October’s High Point Market.
Koszyk... read full story
June 13, 2013
The 25th Annual ARTS Award Ballot is now open, and will close July 31, 2013.
The ARTS Awards is a peer-nominated program presented by ART — The... read full story
June 19, 2013
When showroom managers Jason Stevens and Jack Metcalf took over ownership of Burnsville, MN’s Fan Man Lighting in 2007, they weren’t sure what to do... read full article
June 12, 2013
Residential Lighting: What will you talk about at the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market?
Bill Rancic: My goal is to inspire and motivate and... read full article
June 11, 2013
Canning: When working on a collection, I have an awareness of what’s required by the market. My design brief would indicate the direction I’d take.... read full article
June 05, 2013
Residential Lighting: What's your take on retailing today?
Rick Segel: I think independents have the greatest opportunity ever in the history of... read full article
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Exteriors by Craftmade will introduce LED technology to four families of outdoor lighting, including Glendale, shown in Aged Bronze.


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Rodeo Drive is a Mid-century ceramic lamp with a reflective gold finish, topped by an elegant gold-lined drum shade. It’s the perfect accent for any modern décor with an elegant touch. WTC 10014.


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KolourOne introduces Duo™, whose high power, high lumen output and 40-degree beam angle make it the perfect accent lamp, especially for high ceilings. Its IP65 wet location rating makes it ideal for dramatic landscape and...


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The Geocentric 2 Seventy island pendant is a unique assemblage of dozens of solid-state LEDs and acrylic optical lenses that come together to create a shimmering, energy-efficient luminaire like no other. This family of...


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A new shade series for four of the company's most popular shaded lamps (2545, 6263, 6354, and 2560) will be showcased in Dallas. It features the Waldseemüller map of the world from 1507, which was the first map to use the...


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The new “Live, Laugh, Love” line will debut at the June Dallas Market. The collection will include this four-light chandelier with a Grecian Bronze finish and burlap drum shade. The fixture’s dimensions are 14¼ inches high...


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The Jeremiah Lighting brand by Craftmade will introduce three extensions to the Winton family at the June market. The line will now include two oversized chandeliers (one pictured) and one oversized cage light. TM 4902.


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The Quantum floor lamp is an oversized tripod floor lamp with a white painted wood table at chair height. The paperclip legs support the triangular table surface and come together just below the socket. The lamp is topped by...


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For 2013, Energy Star® recognized the Gladiator ceiling fan as one of the Most Efficient fans over 52 inches. The DC motor fan is offered in five of the company’s most popular finishes. TM 3915.


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The new Sunset collection called Axiom wears a Blackened Bronze finish with frosted glass shades. TM 3135


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This clean, contemporary vanity light from the Fusion Collection™ features frosted opal glass shades and a polished chrome metal frame from the Aero family of bathroom lights. Available in five distinctive artisan glass...


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The Nova bath collection showcases a sleek design centered on modern etched glass spheres bound by flowing strips of polished chrome. The sleek, mirror-like finish on the floating backplate reinforces its contemporary chic...


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The Marini chandelier was inspired by a migrating rabble of Monarch butterflies. Suspended from a canopy finished in the company's exclusive Chrome finish with three downlights, hand-pressed amber glass butterflies shimmer...


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The Mademoiselle wall sconce in the new Jet color has a die-cast metal mounting with a choice of single or double layers of Swarovski Elements crystals. It includes a 6W, 3000K, 80 CRI LED module. ADA-compliant, its...


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Mitronix Inc. has sockets for the Philips ceramic metal halide lamps in stock now. Sockets for the CosmoPolis (PGZ12) and MasterCosmoWhite (PGZ18) plus the MiniMasterColor (PGJ5/GU6.5). These sockets have 18-inch 250C leads...


I recently installed eight recessed downlights in my 16-by-16-foot living room -- three rows of three, two and three. I used Halo 6-inch LED lights that have an 8-foot beam spread from a 9-foot ceiling. The room is super bright and awesome.
This is more of a declaration than it is a question. I’m still trying to process the lighting installed in your living room. I had to lie on the floor in a darkened space just to create a mentally safe environment. This lighting would be "awesome" if you were interrogating eight prisoners all at the same time. Have you learned nothing, Grasshopper? Your living room must feel like an alien spacecraft is just about to land and tractor beam you up for a quick probe. I applaud you for using an LED...

Laura Van Zeyl
Before joining Residential Lighting 20 years ago, I interned at the Waco Tribune-Herald in Waco, TX. There wasn’t much to do in Waco — I quickly exhausted The Circle, the...
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