Articles
Schonbek Worldwide Lighting picked up the prize for Lighting Fixtures Manufacturer of the Year at the 17th annual ARTS Awards, a sequined-studded gala event held Saturday night at the Dallas Market Center during the January... read more
If you don’t meet her from behind the lens at the Dallas Market or ALA’s annual conference, you might meet ALA Communications Manager Leslie Ellis when she comes knocking at your showroom door soliciting story ideas for the... read more
Sea Gull Lighting and Murray Feiss rocked the lighting industry late last fall when they announced plans to combine forces under a newly formed holding company, Quality Home Brands. But just as the paint was beginning... read more
Judy Anderson’s career in the lighting industry has been marked with firsts—the first female President of the show-room division for the American Lighting Assn.’s predecessor, the American Home Lighting Institute; first... read more
Weston from Lithonia LightingThanks to programs like LFT, energy-efficient options are more visible in the marketplace than ever before. Offering a more transitional look, Lithonia’s Weston is available as a pendant, post... read more
Aria from American FluorescentThis year, competition veteran American Fluorescent tied with Lithonia Lighting for most LFT 2006 wins. One of American Fluorescent's five victorious designs, sleek, sophisticated Aria is... read more
Noticeably absent from this June’s Dallas Market, Lighting One, the largest cooperative of specialty lighting showrooms, traded the summer edition of its biannual convention at the Dallas Market Center for the opportunity to... read more
In preparation for another challenging year for the lighting industry, American Lighting Association Executive Committee members Fred Fennell, Tom Early, Linda Pavletich, Irene Wang and Zia Eftekhar met recently to define... read more
This month’s Dallas Market promises to pack a bigger punch than ever
before, what with all the new territory to explore. But the real excitement will be found inside lighting showrooms, as exhibitors vie for buyers... read more
Lighting for Tomorrow (LFT), the design competition sponsored by the American Lighting Assn. in partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, recently announced the winners of its... read more
As is the case with most good American Dream stories, Progress Lighting has seen its share of both soaring highs and stagnant lows. But after 100 years in business, the venerable company has turned its trials into gold,... read more
Earlier this month at its annual conference in San Antonio, TX, the American Lighting Assn. (ALA) inducted industry heavyweight Andrew Schonbek, President and CEO of Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, into the distinguished ranks... read more
Over the last few years, energy legislation coupled with consumers’ growing concerns about conservation and the future of the country’s oil supply have spurred the development of myriad new decorative styles of energy-wise... read more
This year’s American Lighting Assn. (ALA) Conference in Bal Harbour, FL, drew more than 550 lighting industry professionals—the largest attendance in 10 years. In addition to veteran participants, 85 registrants representing... read more
With construction well underway on its 500,000-square-foot lighting expansion, a $21 million project that will extend the four floors of the Trade Mart running adjacent to Harry Hines Boulevard, the Dallas Market Center has... read more
In a joint release on Oct. 5, Murray Feiss Imports LLC and Sea Gull Lighting Products Inc. announced they are moving forward with plans to join forces in an effort to create what they foresee will become one of the most... read more
“Well Hung: Chandeliers Revealed,” a new exhibit at Pittsburgh Glass Center, celebrates the cross-pollination of functional and sculptural art as expressed through glass chandelier design. Daniel Spitzer and Katherine Gray,... read more
Like most sizeable retailers, Hermitage Lighting Gallery, located in Nashville, TN, welcomes hundreds of new products into its showroom several times every year—each time its buyers return from market. Though the new designs... read more
Despite pelting rain and 140-mph winds, Interiors & Extras, a design studio and specialty store in Metairie, LA, came out relatively unscathed by Hurricane Katrina. The store was sealed like a vault when Nancy Lassen... read more
Technological innovation headlines Lightfair International, May 28-30 at Las Vegas Convention Center. Here’s a first look at the architectural illumination designs set to stage breakthrough performances later this month.... read more
