Thanks to a small group of industry professionals, there will soon be a specialized education/certification program for installers as well as showroom personnel. The Hawaiian Islands are often considered to…
Author: Linda Longo
Visual Comfort to Operate Independently From Generation Brands
The residential lighting market has been buzzing about the reported acquisition of Visual Comfort by Generation Brands. An announcement by Moody’s Investors Service on February 7 that AEA Investors LP…
Visual Comfort To Join Generation Brands’ Portfolio
In a recent report released by Moody’s Investors Service this week, AEA Investors LP – the global private investment firm that purchased Generation Brands (VC GB Holdings) last June –…
Editors Note: February 2017
[dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#21d3cd”]T[/dropcap]ime and time again at last month’s Lightovation show in Dallas, I found myself asking manufacturers that question as many of the products shown to me…
Retail Spotlight: Lighting Expo
A hobby making nautical lamps was the start of a successful chain of lighting showrooms in New Jersey. [dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#ef7437″]G[/dropcap]rowing up in Freehold, N.J., Steve Heyn showed…
28th Annual ARTS Awards Winners
The 28th Annual ARTS Awards, sponsored by the Dallas Market Center and ART (the Creative Home Furnishings Network) — along with media sponsors including enLIGHTenment Magazine — held its much-anticipated…
Psst! Here’s What Your Peers Are Doing
[dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#ea35db”]T[/dropcap]he question that I get asked most often from people already in the residential lighting industry and those looking to break into that market is: “Do…
Horsing Around With Zumtobel Group
In a joint project between the Spanish Riding School Vienna, Zumtobel Group, and zactrack, a dynamic lighting system with special technology combines radio-tracking software with movable spotlights to bring added…
The Curator Of Cool
Visitors from all over the world come to Tim Jackson of Urban Lighting in San Diego for his carefully chosen selection of contemporary lamps and fixtures. As a high school…
