As personalization, sustainability, and smart technology shift from luxuries to standard expectations, lighting design makes ...

Most lighting designers would agree that asking the right questions from the start, knowing how to integrate designs with electrical engineering requirements, and understanding how to convey the ...

Lighting designers today have moved away from using drop ceilings in offices because they don’t allow for design freedom, plus they make the space feel smaller. Instead, they’re opting for open ...

The Italian visionary talks to RECORD about his oeuvre and plans for the school—named the Marionannischolé—which is set to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. When designing or decorating a home, much thought is given to the colors, ...

Lighting goes way beyond the lamps in our living rooms. On view are 85 rare (or limited-edition) pieces from lighting designers, from Wilhelm Wagenfeld to Gino Sarfatti and even the Memphis Group's ...

“Good architecture poorly lit is poor architecture.” Those are the words of a famous architecture critic, and they apply to almost any type of environment. We need light to see well enough to perform ...

Check out five of our favorite designs from the 2026 DesignTO Festival that give you insights about the current material and ...

Like many other institutional structures assembled at the end of the twentieth century, the International Space Station (ISS) was designed to incorporate fluorescent light bulbs. At present, the ...

It’s time to explore those flea markets and thrift shops.

If you want to do lighting design for television, Seth Bernstein insists that you’d better love the field’s lightning-fast pace. Otherwise, the veteran lighting designer insists, you’ll burn out like ...