{"id":3286,"date":"2026-05-01T19:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2026-05-01T20:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:41:17","slug":"four-trends-shaping-lighting-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=3286","title":{"rendered":"4 Trends Shaping Lighting Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Panels of vendors and designers at High Point Market pointed to key shifts that are influencing how fixtures are being designed and used throughout the home. One direction, in particular, is a boon for lighting showrooms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>By Julie A. Palm<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the showroom visits, market tours and parties, High Point Market offers plenty of opportunities to pick up insights from panels and speakers. I popped into a couple of lighting-focused panels during the show and came away with four trends shaping lighting design right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first was \u201cExperience Lighting Design With Benjamin Johnston &amp; Phillip Thomas\u201d at luxury lighting showroom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hinkley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hinkley<\/a>, moderated by LUXE Interiors + Design\u2019s Kathryn Given. Johnston is partner and creative director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjamin-johnston.com\/interiors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benjamin Johnston Design<\/a>, a Houston-based architecture and interior design firm. Thomas is founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipthomasinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phillip Thomas Inc.<\/a>, a New York-based interior design firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second was \u201cLighting Beyond Specification: The Rise of Designer-Led Customization,\u201d a conversation with Ron Henderson, founder and president of lighting manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/varaluz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Varaluz<\/a>, and Khoi Vo, president and CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Society of Interior Designers<\/a> at the Varaluz showroom. Varaluz collaborators <a href=\"https:\/\/tamaraday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamara Day<\/a> (who debuted a new mirror collection with the vendor), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristihopper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kristi Hopper<\/a> (who unveiled a new botanical-inspired lighting group) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casasanti.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Santiago<\/a> (who is working on a lighting line with Varaluz that will debut in 2027) also chimed into the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3289 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ron-and-Khoi_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Varaluz\u2019s Ron Henderson (left) and the American Society of Interior Designers\u2019 Khoi Vo talked \u201cLighting Beyond Specification\u201d during the recent High Point Market.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s some of what they shared:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 First things first <\/strong>\u2014 ASID\u2019s Vo said lighting \u201chas really become part of the beginning conversation of any design project\u201d and that his association\u2019s latest research shows \u201cthat there&#8217;s a shift in thinking about (lighting) products as finishes to thinking about them more as an overall experience about the space and the architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varaluz\u2019s Henderson agreed. \u201cThirty-plus years ago when I started in this industry, we used to complain that we were the tail of the dog. \u2026 It was the last thing you thought of \u2014 and that\u2019s also when there\u2019s no budget left. \u2026It\u2019s really been refreshing and wonderful to see that evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Henderson noted, the shift is a big benefit to lighting vendors and showrooms because it means bigger, more intentional budgets for lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas is one of those designers who considers lighting choices early in the design process. \u201cTo me, light is one of the most fundamental elements in the space,\u201d he said. \u201cThe way you move light around a space helps to accentuate a space and make a space feel bigger. It puts you at ease; it energizes you. It does so many things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 A move away from \u201cplastic fantastic\u201d <\/strong>\u2014 Thomas\u2019 cheeky description of a shift away from perfect, machined, synthetic materials and toward handcrafted products made with natural materials resonated with the panel audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, being able to see the hand that made something breathes life into a piece. It gives it a soul. \u2026 I have some clients that love the idea of everything being \u2018plastic fantastic\u2019 and there is a time and place for that,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026 But in the journey we go through together creating their home, (they) come to understand the importance of things having singularity and not every element being perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a good example of the opposite of \u201cplastic fantastic,\u201d Thomas pointed to the Maya fixture, part of Hinkley\u2019s Fredrick Ramond brand, which the lighting company relaunched during High Point Market. \u201cIf you look at the Maya chandelier to my left, you\u2019ll see that every glass disc is handblown and, to that end, each disc is unique, which, to me, is fantastic. Each piece, as a consequence, reflects light in a different way,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3290 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hinkley-presentation_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Interior designers Benjamin Johnston (left) and Phillip Thomas chatted about luxury lighting in the Hinkley showroom, where the company relaunched its Fredrick Ramond brand. At right, the Maya chandelier.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Day made a similar point during the panel in the Varaluz showroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think clients are becoming tired of the disposable elements of design, and they\u2019re looking for more quality,\u201d Day said. \u201cThey\u2019re looking for something that\u2019s heirloom quality. And I think that very elegant design is timeless, and that it is something that they can pass down that their kids will actually want. \u2026 The right design and the right style with the (right) quality, people are really looking for that. They\u2019re not wanting to turn it and burn it all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Playing with scale <\/strong>\u2014 Home design can be defined by rules and guidelines, including where to place lighting fixtures. \u201cI love those rules because they\u2019re great, but they can also lead to unmemorable interiors, and one of the great opportunities we have as designers is to create those memorable spaces,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He especially likes to break lighting rules and one way he does that is with fixture scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3291 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Benjamin-Johnston-dining-space_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A multilayered trapeze-like lighting fixture helps design the space in this dining room designed by Benjamin Johnston.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love going two directions with scale \u2014 either I want to go way bigger than I was prescribed to go, or I want to go much smaller than is prescribed to go because I think that that creates a tension and it creates some interest,\u201d Johnston said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, he added, \u201cI think every space should have something a little funky, a little ugly, a little off-scale, something of a color that\u2019s not exactly right. I think that just makes for an interior that your guests and your clients are going to remember forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson at Varaluz noted that when it comes to scale, he\u2019s seen \u201ca dramatic shift\u201d in demand for larger-scale fixtures, in part, because of larger table sizes. \u201cThe standard piece that people were buying for their home was 22- to 24-inch diameter, now it\u2019s 32- to 36-inch (because) table sizes have changed,\u201d he said. Day\u2019s new mirror collection with Varaluz features several large-scale options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3292 lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-450x256.png 450w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-225x128.png 225w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-900x513.png 900w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580-1350x769.png 1350w, https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Phillip-Thomas-dining-room_1580.png 1580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Designer Phillip Thomas says he uses lighting to accentuate \u2014 and in this Upper East Side project in New York \u2014 to contrast with the architecture in a space. <\/em>Credit: Aydin Arjomand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 The age of control freaks.<\/strong> Like many designers, Thomas is a big fan of \u201cdimmers on everything\u201d to give homeowners control over the light in their spaces, and Johnston embraces the next step up \u2014 full lighting control systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c(When designing a room\u2019s lighting) I also think about mood. It\u2019s so critical,\u201d Johnston said. \u201cThank God for lighting control systems. I\u2019m a huge believer in Lutron systems and I love, after we get all the beautiful decorative lighting installed, being able to go through and program those scenes, so that the lighting can adjust and shift to whatever mood you\u2019re wanting to create.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson said Varaluz appreciates designers\u2019 and homeowners\u2019 desire for lighting control and addresses that need by designing \u201cpretty basic sockets so that you control the lamping but that work with every available control system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson and Vo noted that lighting control systems (and dimmers, for that matter) aren\u2019t just about setting a mood. They can also help address a broader trend in home design: the need for intergenerational spaces. Because the lighting requirements of Gen Zers and Gen Xers or Baby Boomers sharing a home are very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe needs of a 20 year old are very different from the needs of a 50 year old or the needs of an 80 year old,\u201d Henderson said. \u201cAnd if you\u2019re in multigenerational living (home), and you\u2019re trying to accomplish all three, that&#8217;s super challenging. Lighting control systems and the lamping technology are really where you can make the biggest impact with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=3234\">New Lighting Collabs With Designers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=3070\">Style Trends in Today\u2019s Baths<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panels of vendors and designers at High Point Market pointed to key shifts that are influencing how fixtures are being designed and used throughout the home. One direction, in particular, is a boon for lighting showrooms. By Julie A. 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