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There were plenty of fresh designs at Lightovation last month as manufacturers experimented with new finishes, natural materials, and created fixtures specifically to meet the requests from customers. Trend #1: There’s No…
For lighting showrooms looking for eco-friendly lighting with a unique look, New York-based Ngala Trading is offering a line of ceramic lighting by MUD Studio of South Africa to the North American…
What began as an idea for a lighting company less than one year ago has quickly grown into a line of 200+ outdoor fixtures under the name Alteck Lighting, which was unveiled…
California-based Maxim Lighting’s Crisp Surface-Mount Collection has been awarded a 2024 Good Design Award by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. The Crisp Collection was noted for its innovative design,…
Every year, the major paint companies select what they determine to be the “Color of the Year” — and for the most part, such announcements don’t translate into lighting sales as these…
Last week the American Lighting Association (ALA) announced President Larry Lauck will be retiring at the end of February and a search will begin to fill that key role. In the interim,…
It used to be that the “success” of a trade show was measured in body count: how many people filled the halls, atriums, and showrooms. That metric has changed over the years…
The lighting industry is an exciting business to be in, but unless your company has one or two generations of families involved, it might as well be a secret to the outside…
The recent Lightovation show in Dallas marked the official launch of WAC Group, a new collective for WAC’s distinctive lighting and smart fans brands along with the tagline “Technology Illuminated.” Lightovation was also…
While private equity has been steadily absorbing major players in the residential lighting industry, it typically does so quietly with no corporate name changes. However, this month Kingswood Capital Management – which…