Articles
For as much as we like to tout our fashion savvy at this publication, at times we can be complete nerds. I don’t know what potty-training issues we had in the distant past that have made us all organized to a fault in order... read more
Notorious for gulping gobs of electricity, lighting showrooms must often fashion a kind of energy diet to slim down bills for illuminating both the salesfloor and products on display.
Wilson Lighting installed motion sensors... read more
Residential Lighting: What are among the most surprising findings in your research about how showrooms can tap into the home builders’ market?
Don Winspear: It was surprising that, though half of the 200 home builders we... read more
This month, Lite Source Inc. celebrates 25 years in the lighting industry. Since its inception in 1983, the Chino, CA-based manufacturer has built a solid reputation as a purveyor of fashion-forward lighting fixtures—a focus... read more
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) recently honored Seaside Home, a home furnishings retailer with several stores in Southern California, with its 2008 Design Excellence Award for Best Retail Design.
The award... read more
Lighting companies have been busy in 2008, forging new business strategies through mergers and partnerships.Firme di Vetro, the Italian lighting consortium that includes the brands I Tre, Murano Due, Aureliano Toso, Gallery... read more
On Aug. 17, employees from GuildMaster, a company based in Springfield, MO, that manufacturers lighting and home accents in China and Indonesia and imports them to the United States, traveled to Bantul, Indonesia, a village... read more
Celebrity designer Nate Berkus (right) joins Rion Stassi, winner of the 2008 Basil Hayden Design Chicago competition. Stassi’s winning chandelier is shown in the background.
Lighting design draws inspiration from... read more
The American Lighting Association continues to cater to busy professionals with its recently expanded Webinar schedule. From the comfort of home or the office, participants can dial into a conference call hosted by American... read more
January Dallas Market’s ceiling fan intros embrace the past, present and future with distinctive details that stand the test of time.
TRADITIONAL
Textured amber glass, rich blade treatments and fancy flourishes are... read more
Current looks in crystal are landing lighting’s most courtly category in more rooms throughout the home. No longer restrained by totalitarian rules of traditional style, designers are fashioning newly sized, shaped and... read more
With efficiency, size and the ability to focus on their side, LEDs are poised to take on a variety of residential applications in the here and now.
LEDs’ color-changing capabilities have been utilized in the hospitality... read more
They may not be ready for a full-fledged home invasion, but LEDs continue to gain residential ground. Leading the charge, new decorative fixtures establish solid-state’s style factor.
Naive Crush from LBL Lighting.... read more
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center has enhanced its outreach by adding a LED Lighting Institute seminar to its educational programming. The first LED Lighting Institute will be held March 17-18 at... read more
The country estates of Europe’s elite, historic manor houses offered a
rustic retreat suffused with the poise and polish of city life.
Similarly, these new outdoor wall sconces are bucolic with an
aristocratic air.... read more
The January Dallas Market offered a delicious spread of celebrations and celebrity sightings to sate the lighting industry’s craving for conviviality.
In honor of Fanimation’s 25th anniversary, company founder and... read more
Author and “Trading Spaces” designer Laurie Smith solves lighting quandaries for consumers with her first-ever collection for Quoizel.
The clean, elegant lines of the five-light Era chandelier (above) are inspired... read more
An experienced forecaster breaks down some of the complexity behind today’s interesting hues.
Color consultant and forecaster Leatrice Eiseman is President of Eiseman & Assoc. and Director of the Pantone... read more
Against a backdrop of deep purple and wineberry, the lighting industry’s best and brightest turned out for the 20th annual ARTS Awards. The sumptuous soirée, hosted by the Accessories Resource Team (ART) and Dallas Market... read more
Artist Drew Schnierow of Sausalito, CA’s Das Art transforms natural stone into dynamic sculptures of glowing light.
Drew Schnierow
Schnierow: I discovered honeycomb onyx when I was [part of] an art collective... read more
