Barrio 47 serves up Mediterranean cuisine in an industrial chic atmosphere. Manhattan bar/restaurant Barrio 47 – located at 47 Eighth Avenue between Jane and Horatio Street – offers an eclectic mix that has culinary traces from France, Italy, and Spain as well as original signature cocktails and house-made infused vodkas and rums, bitters, and spices. [...]
Phoenix Day: Residential Lighting’s West Coast Secret
by | June 6, 2013
With company roots reaching back to 1850, this lighting manufacturer has been one of the best-kept “secrets” in the industry. If you haven’t heard of the San Francisco area-based lighting manufacturer Phoenix Day, chances are good you’ve never heard of its earliest incarnation: the Thomas Day Company. And yes, there really was a Thomas [...]
3-D Printing Demystified: 10 Principles Of 3D Printing
by | June 4, 2013
The Next Revolution In Lighting: 3D Printing We all know that we are in the middle of a solid-state lighting revolution, but that is just the current revolution in lighting. The next revolution doesn’t have anything at all to do with light source technology; it involves a larger, disruptive approach to manufacturing that will [...]
Retail Profile: Hinkley’s Lighting Factory
by | May 9, 2013
Hinkley’s Lighting Factory in Arizona is not only a preeminent retailer, but also an extremely busy custom manufacturer with clients all over the country. Not many lighting stores have been around for over a century; then again, Hinkley’s Lighting Factory is no ordinary showroom. Founded in 1910 by Bill Hinkley before Arizona became the [...]
Showroom of the Future
by | May 7, 2013
These retailers find that investment in bricks and mortar can turn showroomers into buyers. By Susan Grisham A funny thing happened during the Recession: consumers hunkered down and discovered new ways to shop. By merely lifting a finger, they became more mobile, shopping new venues, encountering new trends, and comparing prices. Whether via tablets at [...]
Northeast Lantern: Family Pride
by | May 2, 2013
At Northeast Lantern, offering lighting that is proudly made in America is just part of this company’s success. When he was 15 years old, Gordon “Skip” Heal worked part-time after school, making weathervanes for New Hampshire manufacturer Golden Eagle Coppersmiths. He enjoyed the craft so much that he continued working there part-time through college. Upon [...]
Cutting Edge Casting: On the Cutting Edge
by | April 30, 2013
Diversification is the key to this New Jersey-based OEM business that services the lighting industry and is bringing back the Stiffel brand. It wasn’t all that long ago that lighting components as well as finished lamps, chandeliers, and furniture were made domestically. There were enough companies that a group of U.S.-made suppliers even had their [...]
Tops Friendly Markets Goes Green With Cree Lighting
by | April 29, 2013
It’s not just the fruits and vegetables that are “green” at this grocery store, so is the lighting. Before opening its latest 51,364-sq.-ft. store in Geneva, N.Y., several months ago, Northeast grocery retailer Tops Friendly Markets opted to install energy-saving LED lighting fixtures instead of the T5 fluorescent tubes normally specified for its stores. Cree [...]
Jo Ann Alston: From Formal to Fabulous
by | April 2, 2013
The clients wanted to change their seldom-used dining room into a flexible, relaxing space yet still operate as a dining area on special occasions. Interior designer Jo Ann Alston of J. Stephens Interiors in New Jersey was tasked with transforming a formal dining room into a family sanctuary with Asian influences. The clients – two [...]
Lighting San Diego’s North County Mall
by | April 1, 2013
Custom lighting fixtures enhance the shopping experience at San Diego’s North County Mall. Just as consumer buying habits have changed with the development of technology, so has the overall shopping experience. In an era where many purchases occur online, retailers find themselves upping the ante in aesthetics to encourage consumers to make the mall a [...]
