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Project in Pictures: Sleek and Sophisticated
Specialty-food store Grace in the Kitchen takes its lighting as seriously as its cheese. Resting in the suburb of Kanata in Ontario, Canada, the warehouse-turned-shop is a sophisticated spot to find…
Education
Stretching our Limits How much square footage do we need to tell a story? By Brienne Musselman A full cycle of educational events has now finished, since we’ve been able…
Smart Streetlighting in Solidaridad
Mexican municipality Solidaridad will benefit from a smart streetlighting solution by Signify’s Telensa deployed across an initial 4,000 streetlights—affecting 350,000 residents—in Playa del Carman. Telensa was awarded contract by Traffic…
Landscape Forms Supports WILD
Landscape Forms, manufacturer of LED lighting, furniture, accessories and more, has become a gold-level sponsor of volunteer-run organization Women in Lighting + Design (WILD). “Landscape Forms seeks to advance and…
Direct Current (DC) Power Solutions for LED Lighting Systems Improve Efficiency, Energize Lighting Design, and Promote Sustainability
Our built environment plays a crucial role in determining the quality of energy we consume. As the nation invests in grid modernization and resiliency, there is a growing emphasis on…
Last Look: Calming Crystals
The texture of crystal provided the inspiration for Vermilion Zhou Design Group’s renovation of the Crystal Orange Hotel in Shanghai. Lighting guides guests inside, transforming through different objects and spaces…
This Building Has a Leak
Light flows in and out of this bike barn on a school campus in Arkansas. A barn that leaks? It seems undesirable, unappealing, untenable. Unless the “leak” is lighting, as is the…
Mid-Century Meets Modern
A converted Midwest department store gets a makeover—inside and out. By Michelle Zimmerman "A lot of care has to be taken when renovating a building as iconic and loved as…
Unpacking the Wallpack
With light trespass pervasive, the unshielded version of this fixture stands out as the main culprit. It’s time for a manufacturing moratorium Recently I spent an invigorating evening on a…
MIT Engineers Create Glowing Plants
Using nanoparticles that absorb, store and gradually release light, engineers at MIT have created a new generation of light-emitting plants that can be charged by an LED. After 10 seconds…
Local Color Brings Feel-Good Vibes
When owner Brandon Hartmann decided to open a new cannabis dispensary in Cobourg, Canada, he wanted the shopping experience to feel organic, highlight local history, and show off, in his…
Roof Respite
After a busy day of shopping at the Hyundai Department Store Mokdong in Seoul, consumers are beckoned to the roof where they can rest under the “clouds.” These clouds, however,…
The Lumen: What it’s for, and what it’s not
The Lumen What it’s for, and what it’s not One can generally see fine with enough illuminance, which is the luminous flux (unit: lumen) per area. The unit of illuminance is…
Project in Pictures: Grand Entrance for the Grand Hyatt
The Grand Hyatt Kuwait is the brand’s debut property in that nation. The luxury hotel is connected to the 360 Mall, granting guests access to multiple dining and retail venues,…
The World’s a Stage
Designers that have transitioned from careers in the theater to architectural lighting explain what it takes to make it in both arenas The lighting on the set for a Broadway…