The Lumy Awards is a new industry awards program dedicated exclusively to honoring exceptional innovation, design, and distinction in lighting products. Launched last week, the Lumy Awards aims to fill a growing gap in the lighting industry by recognizing the products themselves—such as luminaires, controls, lamps, and components—rather than architectural lighting design or projects.
The Lumy Awards intend to fill a gap left by the loss of the BrightStar Awards (LEDs Magazine), and the reduction of LightFair’s Innovation Awards to every other year (which are also limited to LightFair exhibitors only, a significantly reduced set of manufacturers in recent years).
Key Highlights of the Lumy Awards:
Focus on Product Distinction:
Unlike many established awards that celebrate architectural lighting design or general lighting projects, Lumy Awards concentrates solely on products. This includes 6 categories: Indoor Luminaires, Outdoor Luminaires, Lighting Controls, Stocked Goods, Lamps, and Components. It is designed to spotlight lighting products that demonstrate true innovation and stand out for their design, quality, and technical merits.
Judging Process:
Each submitted product passes through a detailed, criteria-based evaluation conducted by an independent panel of six lighting industry experts. From this process, four finalists per category are selected, followed by one ultimate winner. There are no participation trophies or lower-tier awards; the goal is to recognize only products that genuinely merit distinction.
Independent and Transparent:
The Lumy Awards judging is fully independent, with no sponsorship influences or blurred lines between editorial content and judging. The awards are presented by Inside.Lighting, yet the publication does not participate in judging.
Industry Engagement:
After finalists are announced, the awards plan to incorporate a “Voice of the People” vote, giving the broader lighting industry a say in the results alongside the six expert panelists. This vote will count as one-seventh of the final outcome, balancing professional expertise with industry feedback.
Symbol of Distinction:
The winners receive a sculpted trophy symbolizing product excellence and innovation in lighting design. This recognition serves as a mark of quality and leadership in the industry.
The Lumy Awards plan to highlight true product distinction in design and innovation, judged impartially by respected industry leaders. This award program offers manufacturers and designers an opportunity to earn recognition for their product achievements in innovative and quality lighting technology.
More information is available here.
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