Lighting Industry

The LIGHTFAIR 2009 exhibit hall opened to an anticipated record-breaking number of attendees—with numbers topping more than 22,000 pre-registered and expected to walk the show floor. The lighting industry’s premier annual event for architectural and commercial lighting, Lightfair International 2009 boasted a redesigned trade show floor, dramatic decor and an educational conference larger in size [...]

Starfire Lighting, Inc., a manufacturer of architectural and custom lighting products for commercial, institutional, hospitality and residential applications, has announced its new VersaLux Quick-Ship Program, which combines fast delivery and aggressive pricing. Customers receive products within two weeks, guaranteed. VersaLux Recessed Luminaires MR16 Series VA Accent Fixture- Open Aperture Series VS Downlight Fixture- Splay Trim [...]

A new Freedonia Group study, Advanced Lighting, is forecasting that U.S. demand for advanced lighting products will grow nearly 11% per year to $6.8 billion in 2013. Gains will be spurred by legislation aimed at reducing the energy consumed by lighting. Imports are a significant source of advanced lighting products, and will account for almost [...]

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Visit Lightsearch.com at Lightfair at Booth #2984! Since 1995, Lightsearch has been the lighting community’s premier lighting search tool, providing essential information and links to more than 8,000 lighting companies. Lightsearch.com will be exhibiting at Lightfair International at Booth #2984 in New York in early May. Be sure to visit and say hello to Gary [...]

Philips Color Kinetics has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), receiving an award for “Significant Achievement in Solid-State Lighting Research & Development.” The award recognizes Philips’ progress on an 18-month project intended to produce a highly efficient LED PAR lamp. According to test results, the lamp being developed is already significantly more [...]

Columbia Lighting has unveiled a new website at www.columbialighting.com. In addition to a brand new look and an easy-to-navigate interface, the site offers a variety of product search options including Quick Search, Products Menu, Search by Type, and Search by Feature. The product pages are also designed with four tabs offering the product’s overview, product [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA has opened an expanded clean room dedicated to solid-state lighting research and announced research and product development awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling nearly $2 million. “As the economic downturn threatens to slow the pace of green technology investments, I’m proud to say OSRAM SYLVANIA is steadfast in our dedication to [...]

Not exactly lighting related, but had to share this find. Kacie Kinzer built robots to explore how people interact with physical space and documented her work at www.tweenbots.com. These little cardboard robots, called Tweenbots, roll along at a constant slow speed, smiling and bearing a flag that says, “Help me!” Inevitably, the robot runs into [...]