{"id":834,"date":"2025-03-19T13:06:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2025-03-19T13:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T13:16:31","slug":"leducations-mood-upbeat-and-uncertain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cThere is a lot of uncertainty right now\u201d was the phrase heard most often when exhibitors at LEDucation<\/a> were asked how their businesses were doing.  Through 2024, manufacturers found orders were steady \u2013 not robust \u2013 and projects were proceeding along their projected timelines.  Then came a pause in momentum as tariffs took effect (increasing various costs), federal funding became at risk (potentially affecting contracts for multifamily and other federal housing block programs), and interest rates remain stubbornly high for homebuyers. The stock market\u2019s rollercoaster ride, while expected, didn\u2019t help matters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of that said, the LEDucation show and conference \u2013 held March 18 and 19 at the New York Hilton Midtown \u2013 was buzzing with activity and cautious optimism. Every aisle was packed with qualified attendees, and manufacturers and reps were happily presenting new products or unveiling new capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, those who participated in LEDucation said they were pleased with their experience. As the lighting industry has matured since the advent of LED, the mix of exhibitors has also evolved. Each year there are more international brands appearing \u2013 such as Secto<\/a><\/strong> Design of Finland (first time showing), Nuura<\/a><\/strong> of Denmark (second time), B Light<\/a><\/strong> (second time), and Authentic Design Collection<\/a><\/strong> (second time) joining long-standing European exhibitors such as Fabbian, Artemide, DesignPlan, Lodes, Luxxbox, and Zaneen among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEDucation has become a destination for attendees from all over the U.S. as it blends a balance of lighting technology (like one would find at Lightfair) with European design flair (much like ICFF) and a sprinkling of hospitality-focused companies like you would see at HD Expo.         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domestic manufacturers advertised the fact that their products were American-made, but many of those did not find attendees seeking them out for that reason \u2014 it was considered to be a bonus, secondary to design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEDucation has also attracted more decorative residential lighting manufacturers looking to expand their client base into the light commercial\/hospitality arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 It was Avenue Lighting<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s first time at LEDucation and company owner Chris Titizian was elated. \u201cI\u2019ve been on the waiting list for some time and fortunately I was able to get space this year at the last minute due to a cancellation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Avenue Lighting gave a preview of its new Magnetix track line.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One look at the Avenue Lighting booth and it\u2019s apparent why Titizian was thrilled. LEDucation marked the sneak peek of a new category addition for the company: a magnetic track lighting system under the name Magnetix\u00ae.  The initial launch includes multiple track heads, pendants, and spotlights. The official debut will be at the upcoming HD Expo in Las Vegas, the first time the company is exhibiting at that show. The lighting showroom market will be able to see the initial Magnetix offering at Lightovation in June.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
LEDI previewed its new Reel Neon line.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

LEDI<\/a><\/strong> (LED Inspirations) marked its second time at LEDucation with a preview of its new Reel Neon line. \u201cPeople love the look of real neon, but it\u2019s so hard to maintain,\u201d explains vp\/sales Mike Hadank. The Reel Neon product line closely simulates the look of authentic neon without the breakage and other issues neon lighting can be prone to \u2014 and it can be programmed\/controlled like an LED product, which can\u2019t be done using real neon.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
SATCO’s Darrow and Evander fixtures.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SATCO<\/a><\/strong>, a 20-year exhibitor of LEDucation has been bringing its more decorative fixtures to the lighting specifier audience in recent years. Lighting showrooms who visited the SATCO\/NUVO showroom at Lightovation will recognize the new Darrow collection with its textured acrylic panels resembling glass; the Evander linear island pendant featuring a smoked mirror glass tube and matching sconce; the sparkling Nova collection in K9 crystal; and the contemporary Idris and Kenzo collections with acrylic shades that make the most of edge-lit LED technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another veteran LEDucation exhibitor, Modern Forms<\/a><\/strong>, showcased its new decorative basalt stone and beige travertine Caviar mini pendants and Clog wall sconces that were a hit at Lightovation in January.  The company\u2019s booth also included a wide sampling of its smart ceiling fans, pendants, flushmounts, chandeliers, and core products.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
Modern Forms showed a variety of styles.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Similarly AFX<\/a><\/strong>, a long-time exhibitor at LEDucation, featured new product for 2025 at its booth. Already shown to the lighting showroom community at Lightovation, it was the first time that the architectural lighting community could see it in person.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
AFX displayed new products for 2025 at its booth<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Veteran LEDucation exhibitor Oxygen<\/a><\/strong>, part of Quorum International, revealed its latest designs to lighting designers, specifiers, and architects attending the show.  Company president Jose Lopez and sales director Field Bradford were on-hand to meet with attendees and discuss upcoming projects as well as any design challenges that Oxygen could solve.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
Oyxgen featured mirrors, flushmounts & sconces.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A rather new company made its debut at LEDucation. MixMatch Lighting<\/a><\/strong>, a woman-owned business in Chicago, assembles fixtures that are customized by either specifiers or interior designers for hospitality, commercial, and high-end residential applications. The company offers a wide array of glass, felt, metal, and bamboo shades, plus cages in multiple finishes and sizes, decorative cord covers and chain in a variety of colors, stems and sockets, and assortment of LED bulb styles.   <\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"
Stephanie Rupp of MixMatch debuts the line.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

All in all, LEDucation remains a success story offering a hybrid of lighting categories, product variety, and options for lighting showrooms expanding into more contract and hospitality projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere is a lot of uncertainty right now\u201d was the phrase heard most often when exhibitors at LEDucation were asked how their businesses were doing.  Through 2024, manufacturers found orders were steady \u2013 not robust \u2013 and projects were proceeding along their projected timelines.  Then came a pause in momentum as tariffs took effect (increasing…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":330,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[191,193,192],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-leducation","tag-lighting-specifier","tag-new-york"],"yoast_head":"\nLEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lighting News Now\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1580\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linda Longo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Linda Longo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Linda Longo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5\"},\"headline\":\"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834\"},\"wordCount\":924,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"LEDucation\",\"lighting specifier\",\"New York\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Business\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834\",\"name\":\"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5\"},\"description\":\"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png\",\"width\":1580,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?p=834#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lighting News Now\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5\",\"name\":\"Linda Longo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Linda Longo\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/lightingnewsnow.com\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now","description":"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now","og_description":"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.","og_url":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834","og_site_name":"Lighting News Now","article_published_time":"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1580,"height":900,"url":"http:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Linda Longo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Linda Longo","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834"},"author":{"name":"Linda Longo","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5"},"headline":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain","datePublished":"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834"},"wordCount":924,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png","keywords":["LEDucation","lighting specifier","New York"],"articleSection":["Business"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834","url":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834","name":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain - Lighting News Now","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png","datePublished":"2025-03-19T13:06:35+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T13:16:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5"},"description":"Economic uncertainty did not dampen spirits at LEDucation. Exhibitors and attendees were cautiously optimistic.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/LEDucation_Registration-1.png","width":1580,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=834#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LEDucation\u2019s Mood = Upbeat & Uncertain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/","name":"Lighting News Now","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7b91a4fcdfd101c1a8cd62bed02204e5","name":"Linda Longo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/91c8c2aeaa8bae6bb6148d8c20c5a0383f517cd96be31811a84562c9051282ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Linda Longo"},"url":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":852,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions\/852"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}