Most lighting designers would agree that asking the right questions from the start, knowing how to integrate designs with electrical engineering requirements, and understanding how to convey the ...

Dimmers and control panels, task and accent lighting. The intricacies of lighting schemes may not seem as exciting as selecting that beautiful wall color from a peacock’s fan of paint chips, or match ...

Lighting designers today have moved away from using drop ceilings in offices because they don’t allow for design freedom, plus they make the space feel smaller. Instead, they’re opting for open ...

“Good architecture poorly lit is poor architecture.” Those are the words of a famous architecture critic, and they apply to almost any type of environment. We need light to see well enough to perform ...

Lighting goes way beyond the lamps in our living rooms. On view are 85 rare (or limited-edition) pieces from lighting designers, from Wilhelm Wagenfeld to Gino Sarfatti and even the Memphis Group's ...

Simply put, uplighting is any lighting that shines upward. Most commercial lighting pendants are designed with uplighting and downlighting capability. For interior applications, uplighting reduces ...

Lighting designer Howell Binkley has illuminated everything on Broadway from “Hamilton” to “How to Succeed to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” and he’s got two Tony Awards to show for it.

A significant study from New York City demonstrated how new LED lighting technology can have a positive impact on deterring crime. The study concluded that “increased levels of lighting led to a 7 ...

Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Floyd Collins, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Oklahoma!, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for Oklahoma!, Design ...

Architectural lighting designer Howard Brandston, best known for his work on big public-facing projects such as the American Museum of Natural History and the 1980s restoration of the Statue of ...

The Dune light system uses irregularly shaped aluminum shades to resemble the light and shadows cast on desert dunes The moon is completely uninhabitable. Could high-tech lighting change that? Light ...