In the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 12, interior designer Kelli McDowell, beloved wife of renowned product designer Mark McDowell, suffered an unexpected heart attack at home in Texas,…
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In Memoriam: James Poindexter
James Benjamin Poindexter, owner of Lumina Lighting Sales, passed away unexpectedly on September 23. He was 48 years old. A successful manufacturer’s rep in the Charlotte, N.C. area with his…
Nora Lighting Appoints Chuck Vienna & Jack Helbert to Cover Ohio Area
California-based lighting manufacturer Nora Lighting has appointed Vienna Lighting & Jack Helbert of Ohio as showroom representatives for Ohio, Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Chuck Vienna, CEO & President of Vienna…
Visual Comfort & Co. Names Shane Judd as President at Circa Lighting
August 20, 2022 Lighting manufacturer Visual Comfort & Co. has appointed Shane Judd to the executive Leadership team as President of Visual Comfort’s Direct Division – Circa Lighting. In this role, he…
Chris Primous Joins Litetrace
August 18, 2022 Industry veteran Chris Primous has joined Shenzhen, China-based Litetrace as VP/Business Development & Sales. Founded in 2014 in by an engineering team that believes Bluetooth® technologies can fundamentally change…
In Memoriam: Brent Fields
Brent Fields, Senior Vice President at Hudson Valley Lighting Group (HVLG), passed away in July at the age of 53. Fields was a critical member of HVLG’s management for the…
Lighting One Together in Dallas
Lighting One®, the industry-leading cooperative, lived up to its convention theme “Unite to Ignite, the Power of ONE” as its annual convention was the kick-off to Lightovation, and was evident…
Kellee Hollenback Hammond to Receive ALA Women in Lighting Leadership Award
The American Lighting Association’s (ALA) Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee has announced that Kellee Hollenback Hammond, VP/Sales at Varaluz is the 2022 recipient of the Women in Lighting Leadership Award…
In Memoriam: Harry Kallick
“We are unbelievably sad to report the passing of another decorative lighting icon, Harry Kallick today in his home city of Las Vegas,” said Ron Henderson of Varaluz. “Much like…
In Memoriam: Ed Sherman
Industry legend Ed Sherman passed away on April 5 at age 83. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 8, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Pacific View Memorial Park…