Minimalist in form yet powerful in function, the Smooth Smart Ceiling Fan from Modern Forms, a WAC Group brand, embodies modern elegance. Its three gracefully curved blades create a seamless 52-inch sweep, available in both down rod and flush mount styles—perfect for any room size or ceiling height. Choose from refined finishes including Bronze, Matte Black, Matte White, or…
It was a bustling show for this year’s edition of Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the renowned trade fair and conference for the boutique and lifestyle hospitality industry. Held this month at the Javits Center in Manhattan, the event drew more than 16,000 industry professionals and featured 750+ exhibitors, a conference program with 180 speakers,…
The new Corten finish from Luminis combines rugged beauty with a refined design to bring warmth, depth, and texture to architectural lighting — indoors or out. Authentic and full of character, this finish elevates spaces with a distinctive design edge. This weathered finish enhances a wide range of lighting projects, complementing contemporary, industrial, and historical…
VariTune™ RazorLine 6.1 from Alloy LED is an ultra-narrow tunable white LED tape light that delivers full-spectrum white light in an incredibly compact footprint. Offering a broad range of color temperatures from 2700K to 6500K with a superior 90+ CRI and high R9 and R13 values, the tape light is only 0.16 inches wide (4 millimeters),…
The new Mini Series from Lucent Lighting features the Mix60, Oculus50, and Soft50 Gen2, bring smaller and smarter variants of the iconic Mix85, Oculus, and Soft70 Gen2 ranges. Offering designers more flexibility without compromising performance, the Mini Series highlights Lucent’s dedication to evolution. By offering smaller, high-performance variants of their flagship ranges with luminous efficacies…
In today’s dynamic construction landscape, contractor value engineering (VE) services have become indispensable, especially for lighting projects where balancing cost, quality, and performance is critical. Lighting distributors serve a critical role in the VE process. When VE is executed effectively, distributors can help contractors win more projects, protect margins, and maintain design intent — all while strengthening their own position as trusted partners rather than…
Lighting controls and building automation are increasingly going hand in hand and represent an opportunity for contractors and distributors…especially if a company is dual trade (electrical and mechanical /HVAC). It could also be an expanded, or value-added, opportunity for lighting specifiers. While you may not have the skill set to recommend a HVAC system, you…
In an interview with US Lighting Trends, Jeffrey Bristol, Division Vice President-Lighting for the National Electrical Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA) explains that the newly created NEMRA Lighting Summit – which will be held in Dallas in October – offers distinctly different benefits that sets it apart from the upcoming annual NEMRA26 Conference, which takes place…
Murals have become a must-see attraction for visitors and residents of Peoria, the central Illinois city that prides itself on its commitment to public art installations. In fact, there are more than 60 murals from local artists throughout the city’s landscape. The challenge of murals, of course, is that they can only be appreciated…
The 2026 edition of the National Lighting Bureau’s (NLB) 7th Annual Tesla Awards will have a new category – a Special Citation Award for Exemplary Residential Lighting – sponsored by the American Lighting Association (ALA). Submitted residential projects will be eligible and judged on innovation and application effectiveness — with emphasis on the illustration of…
Los Angeles-based domestic manufacturer ANP Lighting has launched a brand-new website, which it says marks a significant milestone in the company’s digital transformation. More than one decade in the making, the new anplighting.com website delivers a faster, more intuitive, and more inspiring way to experience ANP Lighting’s architectural and RLM lighting collections. “Our new website…
Ventola Projects – a provider of advanced lighting and technology solutions for entertainment, retail, and commercial spaces worldwide – celebrated a series of completed and upcoming projects across the U.S. ahead of its participation at this year’s IAAPA Expo, held November 17-21 in Orlando. IAAPA, which stands for the International Association of Amusement Parks and…
New York-based WAC Group – parent company of WAC Lighting, Modern Forms, and Schonbek – has sponsored a four-part educational webinar series created by the Mount Sinai Light and Health Research Center (LHRC), the renowned institution that brings together researchers, educators, and designers who are passionate about how light can enhance human health. Through collaborations with industry,…
Messe Frankfurt Inc., the IALD, and the IES – all of whom were most recently involved as the organizers of LightFair – have announced the launch of a new lighting-and building-focused trade show and conference under the name Light + Intelligent Building North America, which was created to unite architectural lighting, connected controls, software, and…
Salt Lake City-based Codale, a Sonepar company, has appointed Kent Chadwick as President, effective immediately. Chadwick has four decades of experience in the industry and most recently held the position of Senior VP/Customer Experience at the firm. “Kent demonstrates a deep commitment to the legacy of brand Codale has built over the past 50 years….
The DALI Alliance, the global industry organization for DALI (the internationally standardized protocol for digital communication between lighting control devices), has announced that entries are now open for the 2026 DALI Alliance Lighting Awards. Submissions will be accepted until December 19, 2026. The annual awards remain free to enter and continue to be an opportunity…