Craig DiLouie

Now this is what I want for Christmas. Take a table, turn it into an interactive video image of your living space, and control everything. http://www.youtube.com/v/Tio5OvIqToc&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1

Long-awaited growth is finally poised to return to the U.S. economy, albeit at a far more modest rate than the typical recovery from previous recessions, according to a new report. The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Quarterly Economic Forecast predicts that inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) will decline 2.5% in 2009, before rebounding to 2.4% growth in 2010, [...]

Columbia Lighting’s Morph Fluorescent Exterior Area Lights use T5HO technology to generate up to 52% energy savings over traditional 400W systems, which can be accelerated due to bilevel switching capability and optional controls. Available in pole- or wall-mounted configurations and with Type II or Type V distributions, these International Dark-Sky Compliant luminaires can illuminate a [...]

Sea Gull Lighting, manufacturer of more than 3,500 decorative and functional lighting products, has introduced a new logo treatment. The company has also announced new product introductions along with new sales and marketing tools to coincide with the unveiling of this logo. The company’s full-line 600-page catalog is also now available, and the company has [...]

Winter officially begins today.

More news from Hubbell Lighting, which has created an electronic version of its 1,047-page Product Selection Guide. Now in CD form and also available as a download for the first time, the user-friendly electronic version of the full-line catalog allows anyone find lighting fixture descriptions and product details for any product in the entire family [...]

The 2010 Green California Summit has been announced for March 15-17 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Thousands of decision-makers from California’s state and local government, along with participants from the commercial real estate and design communities, are expected to attend, according to the event’s organizers. One thing that’s particularly interesting is a buyer/vendor lounge is [...]

I.D. Magazine, the oldest design publication in the U.S. at 55, will close after publication of its January/February issue. Subscribers to I.D. will receive Print magazine for the balance of their subscription. Gary Lynch, Publisher & Editorial Director, made the announcement to readers and advertisers on behalf of F+W Media Design Community. “Certainly the downturn [...]

I just discovered General Electric’s nifty blog and learned about a big sale of LED lighting systems to more than 8,000 Starbucks stores, replacing existing incandescent and halogen lamps. So far, Starbucks has completed installation in more than 1,000 stores and will expand to international stores in March 2010. It’s all part of Starbucks’ goal [...]