Lighting One lived up to its 2018 convention theme, “Be MORE,” as the organization hosted its annual awards reception June 19 at the Marriott City Center in downtown Dallas. Gregg Garofalo, President of Lighting One, received the Guiding Light Award...
Focus Industries Inc., based in Lake Forest, Calif., has welcomed Pamala Wishard as its new Product Manager. Wishard will assume responsibility of all product line development with the support of CEO/Sales Director, Stan Shibata. With...
LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®) set a record at McCormick Place in Chicago May 6-10, with a significant increase in registration over last year. The show featured 600 exhibitors – including 66 first-time exhibiting companies – and 136...
PORT 68 will unveil a new showroom in Atlanta’s AmericasMart for the upcoming International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, July 10-16. The Chicago-based producer is moving up the corridor in AmericasMart’s Building 1 to area 14 E-22...
The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) is set to celebrate another year as one of Asia’s leading trade platforms for the lighting and LED industry, welcoming more than 2,600 exhibitors. Held June 9-12, the fair continues to be...
…some element in LED or smart technology has probably improved. That’s how fast innovation is occurring in the lighting industry right now. Having just attended Lightfair, I can attest to the speed at which these developments are hitting the market...
A 5th-grade student’s school project elevates lighting’s Cool Factor with her research on innovation — all she needed was a mentor. ver the past decade, lighting industry veterans have fretted over attracting young people to the field. Compared to...
These head-turning pieces will add charm and style to any room.
The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® runs July 10-16 at the AmericasMart. Here’s a sampling of some of the new products on display.
Five lighting industry “kids” share their thoughts on growing up in the industry, and how they are helping to usher it into a new era. By Hannah Rachel Carroll hat do you want to be when you grow up? is a question we all hear. Some people seem to...
Located on the third floor of Philadelphia’s new Design Center is Bright Light’s first trade-only showroom. fter 100+ years serving the public, electricians, and builders in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and New York...
Lighting retailers share winning strategies for growing their business in an omni-channel world. By Mary Jo Martin irst it was the big boxes. Next came Amazon. After years of worry that lighting showrooms could be headed for extinction, there...
International eco-designer Alice Tedesco’s work revolves around unique lighting concepts. Her most recent project, ExMoon, recently won an A’Design Award in Lighting Products plus the Lighting Projects Design categories by the International Design...
Renowned photographer Brian Briggs shares the importance of light in his work. By Mike Brannon, Photography by Brian Briggs s photographers go, there is a continuum from those who simply own cameras to those who are artists using their gear to pull...
Remember those sales and marketing techniques abandoned years ago because you thought they were “old?” It’s time to resurrect and fine-tune them for today’s market. rowing up in my family’s furniture store, I started interacting with customers at...
Global Views, with a presence at Dallas Market Center since its inception in 1996, will move to a new space just in time for June market. The new showroom located in the Interior Home + Design Center 1D 209 will be approximately the same size...
