Category: Editor’s Note

This month we are launching our 30 Under 30 salute to those in lighting who are younger than 30 years old. For those of us who have been in the…

From Margin Pinch to  Hard Squeeze No one is ever happy about receiving a price increase, and although postponed for nearly half a year, the inevitable 25% tariff on goods…

BRACE FOR IMPACT When it appeared that the danger of additional tariff increases would remain on hold after the initial 10-percent hike last fall, many in the industry released their…

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. There was a time when lighting showrooms and interior designers did not attend a tech-heavy trade show like Lightfair, but with each…

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]epending on whom you ask in the lighting industry, it is estimated that consumers buy lighting fixtures once every 15 to 25 or more years. It’s not a seasonal business…

CHANGING CHANNELS [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ix years ago, when I was at the Taiwan Lighting Fair, I met an exhibitor who proudly told me he was “the number one light bulb provider in…

Another Reason to be “in the Black” [dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to many kitchen and bath design professionals and home furnishings pundits, the all-white kitchens and baths that have been the rage over…

Meet My Industry Crushes [dropcap]A[/dropcap]lmost immediately after I entered this industry, I realized that what makes Lighting so different from other categories in the build environment is the amount of…

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]etween the rising cost of lighting products imported from China and backlash over manufacturers who consistently ignore IMAP, there might be a shake-up in lighting showroom loyalties regarding sourcing in…