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In the news

Tim Stumm Joins Dallas

Market Center Team

T
he Dallas Market Center (DMC) opportunities for the lighting industry

has appointed 25-year lighting including home automation and smart
retail veteran Tim Stumm as VP/
lighting.

Lighting & Design Industry Leasing. “Tim comes to us highly recommend- Tim Stumm
Previously Stumm has worked as VP/ ed by several lighting industry leaders

Marketing and Showroom Operations familiar with his experience and capabili- and technology continue to become

for Dallas-area Meletio Lighting & ties,” says Cindy Morris, President & stronger and create a new marketplace
Electrical Supply and most recently was CEO of DMC. “His industry knowledge, for both smart lighting and home

with Expressions Home Gallery. In his relationships, and his passion for the automation, executives at the DMC
new position, he will be responsible for business are a unique set of abilities to see a natural opportunity to provide

leasing and managing the 9th and 11th serve the luxury market and the interior a permanent showcase of additional

oors of the World Trade Center, which design community. His participation is resources targeting the connected
are dedicated to residential design. In part of a long-range plan to not merely home. The goal is to supply smart light-

addition, he will handle leasing respon- sustain our market position, but push ing and home automation products and
sibilities for the recently announced forward into new business channels solutions to the thousands of lighting

Light + Design showroom on the 10th serving a wider customer base.”
buyers a ending Lightovation, DMC’s

oor and oversee business development
As the synergies between lighting
twice-annual lighting show.

Lamps Plus Partners with FYIM

Series Tiny House Nation

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ighting retailer Lamps Plus has functionality doesn’t have to compro- a low heat output when compared to
teamed up with the FYI TV series mise design,” says Dennis Swanson, traditional bulb types such as halogen or

Tiny House Nation to provide
founder and CEO of Lamps Plus. incandescent.

indoor and outdoor lighting designs. “When we design our products we
Going small doesn’t mean sacri cing
The series follows host John Weisbarth take into consideration many factors, style, however. Throughout the season of

and renovation expert Zack Gi n as from double-functions for a product to Tiny House Nation, episodes will feature
they travel across America showing o smart, energy-savings LEDs to make our the use of stylish Sputnik-style chande-

ingenious small spaces and the inven- designs practical for any room, any use, liers, Industrial-in uenced wall lighting

tive people who live in them. Along
no ma er what the size of the home.”
with decorative Edison bulbs, and even a
the way, they help families design and Many of the wall light designs from dramatic antler chandelier — all of which

construct their own mini dream homes, Lamps Plus used on the show are ADA- are sized to t into small spaces.
each no larger than 500 square feet.
compliant, an important factor when Among the lighting tips explored are

The rst episode from the new designing for smaller spaces and ideal creating brightly lit spaces to help a

season premiered in March and will for small rooms and hallways because room look larger and the strategic place-
continue to air throughout the summer.
of their thin extensions and pro les. ment of wall mirrors to re ect light and

“We enjoyed partnering with Tiny Other designs use energy-saving LEDs, color from outside into the small space
House Nation to showcase how
which also has the advantage of having
to make it seem more spacious.

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