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METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal to Give Keynote at January 10-13 Lightovation Show

October 9, 2025
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Dallas Market Center will present a top-tier lineup of thought leaders at the January 10–13, 2026 edition of Lightovation, building on the success of the debut Design + Build Day which was held during the June 2025 show. METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal and INTERIOR DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen will headline the January 13 Design + Build Day at the largest residential lighting show in the Western Hemisphere. Rajagopal will also lead a tour of architectural lighting resources within Lightovation’s 1 million square feet of permanent exhibits, alongside a decorative lighting tour led by INTERIOR DESIGN Managing Editor Helene Oberman.

Design + Build Day will also include hospitality and cross-disciplinary networking opportunities, plus a panel curated by the event’s keynote editors.

Furthering its lighting leadership, Dallas Market Center also hosts the annual ArchLIGHT Summit commercial lighting expo and CEU platform, scheduled for September 15-16 in 2026. Lightovation’s exhibit landscape is particularly unique, encompassing all interior and exterior lighting categories for homes and hospitality environments. Some showrooms are as large as 24,000 square feet, presenting lighting applications in ways beyond the limitations of a traditional trade show.

Lighting professionals who have never attended Lightovation before may qualify for two complimentary hotel nights to participate in the January 2026 edition. To learn more about this offer, fill out this form.

Hotel accommodations for Lightovation attendees suit all preferences and budgets. Most of these options offer shuttle service, and some are even within walking distance of Dallas Market Center. Of course, the city’s central location and two convenient airports enable easy travel from anywhere in North America.

Dallas Market Center is the nation’s busiest open-daily design center, with a free Lighting Concierge service that provides access to Lightovation exhibits on a project basis, even outside of show dates.

More information about Lightovation can be found here.  

METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal, INTERIOR DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen and Managing Editor Helene Oberman will lead programming for Lightovation’s Design + Build Day on January 13, 2026.
METROPOLIS Editor-in-Chief Avinash Rajagopal, INTERIOR DESIGN Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen and Managing Editor Helene Oberman will lead programming for Lightovation’s Design + Build Day on January 13, 2026.
Representatives from Gensler, Commercial Lighting Industries and Essential Light Design Studio discussed the future of hospitality design at the June 2025 Lightovation show.
Representatives from Gensler, Commercial Lighting Industries and Essential Light Design Studio discussed the future of hospitality design at the June 2025 Lightovation show.
A cross-disciplinary panel at Lightovation’s June 2025 Design + Build Day featured experts from Corgan, Essential Light Design Studio and G-Interiors Studio & Design Center.
A cross-disciplinary panel at Lightovation’s June 2025 Design + Build Day featured experts from Corgan, Essential Light Design Studio and G-Interiors Studio & Design Center.
CSL shares insights with members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association in its parent company’s permanent Lightovation showroom.
CSL shares insights with members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association in its parent company’s permanent Lightovation showroom.
Networking and hospitality events at Lightovation, like the American Lighting Association’s popular Women in Lighting reception, foster connections.
Networking and hospitality events at Lightovation, like the American Lighting Association’s popular Women in Lighting reception, foster connections.
Lightovation has the most comprehensive selection of exterior lighting resources, which were highlighted on a recent tour led by Maison & Object Trend Ambassador Patti Carpenter.
Lightovation has the most comprehensive selection of exterior lighting resources, which were highlighted on a recent tour led by Maison & Object Trend Ambassador Patti Carpenter.