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Human-Centric Lighting

 

Human-Centric Lighting

How exactly does lighting affect our lives? Why does a sunset help us feel relaxed? Why are we more productive under bright, white light? The answers lie deeply embedded in our evolutionary biology, and Human-Centric Lighting is giving us control.

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Salone del Mobile 2018

 

Salone del Mobile 2018

The world's largest design fair happens annually in Milan, and we've got a front row seat to the latest trends and inspiring new fixtures.

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Creator with a Conscience: New Zealand's David Trubridge
Outdoor Lighting Ideas

 

Outdoor Lighting Ideas

From waterproof pendants and landscape lighting to poolside speakers and stylish sconces, these outdoor lights will transform your space into an oasis.

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Most Common Lighting Mistakes
In the Studio with Lucy Slivinski
An Interview with David Dolcini
48 Iconic Vintage Italian Lights
Behind the Design: Tribes by David Abad for TossB
Meet Wonderglass: Crafted Contemporary Lighting
The History of Anglepoise
12 Must-Have Items for Summer Living
Photo Recap of ICFF 2017
A Look at Lightfair 2017
Euroluce 2017

 

Euroluce 2017

From enormous interactive lighting experiences to colorful LEDs and groundbreaking touchscreen controls, visitors were invited to play...

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Sustainable Lighting & Green Design

 

Sustainable Lighting & Green Design

These days, with adjectives like eco-friendly, green, and sustainable being tossed around like trout in a fish market, the concept of sustainability has become both diluted and murky...

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Dorm Room Lamps

 

Dorm Room Lamps

The back-to-school season is upon us, which can only mean one thing for college students - it's time to deck out the dorm room...

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Back to School

 

Back to School

The iconic desk lamp is every students best friend, but don't forget about reading lights, string lights and Bluetooth speakers. Studying never felt so stylish.

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These 14 Rooms Are the Future of Lighting
New Tie Stix by PureEdge Lighting
The Future of LED

 

The Future of LED

Using advanced optical systems and nano-materials, the CoeLux artificial skylight produces an LED sun in an endless blue sky...

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Tunable White & Warm Dim
LED Desk Lamp

 

LED Desk Lamp

As LED lamp technology continues to advance, costs have come down and light quality has increased dramatically...

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Il Pezzo Mancante: New Italian Luxury
Arihiro Miyake's Coppelia Chandelier for Moooi
Meet Mineheart

 

Meet Mineheart

Mineheart takes its name from Shakespeare's 46th sonnet, "Mine eye and mine heart are at mortal war..."

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A Q&A with Hubbardton Forge
Design by Decade - 1900s

 

Design by Decade - 1900s

Today's nostalgia for simplicity in a mile-a-minute world, coupled with the cozy glow that Edison and Squirrel Cage bulbs provide...

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Design by Decade - 1910s
Design by Decade - 1930s
Design by Decade - 1940s
Design by Decade - 1950s

 

Design by Decade - 1950s

The 1950s was a momentous time in the United States. For the first time in history, America had become the most powerful, prosperous nation...

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Design by Decade - 1960s
Outdoor Track Lighting

 

Outdoor Track Lighting

Outdoor track lighting is becoming a popular choice for illuminating outdoor areas like covered patios, decks, screened-in porches and backyard pergolas...

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The 101 on Dark Sky Compliant Lighting
Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans

 

Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans

They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but on those hot summer days and warm evenings, the patio seems to take over. Here's a look at some of the best outdoor ceiling fans, bringing both beauty and the breeze.

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Nikola Tesla - Man of Mystery
Desk Lamps & Task Lighting
How to Last in Lighting

 

How to Last in Lighting

With the pace at which technology, design and personal tastes change, one might consider lighting as a truly "on and off" industry...

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The Path to Great Path Lighting
New Recessed Lighting: Dots & Dashes
Nick Holonyak - LED Lighting
Design by Decade - 1920s

 

Design by Decade - 1920s

Sounds of jazz drifting down busy streets, the scent of automobile exhaust, and glamorous, fresh styles welcomed men and women to the 1920s...

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Prime Video's Giada In My Kitchen
Top Trends from Euroluce 2025
Safari Soiree

 

Safari Soiree

Every year, the River North Design District hosts a lively Gallery Walk in Chicago's bustling River North neighborhood. This year's after party culminated at our award-winning Chicago showroom, crowned with a verdant rooftop garden.

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Smart Home Summit

 

Smart Home Summit

From CEU courses to hands-on demos, see how our Smart Home Summit brought architects, designers, developers, builders, custom integrators, and lighting pros together for a full day of inspiration and learning.

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Glamtiques: PH Artichoke Pendant
Glamtiques: Chiara Floor Lamp
Glamtiques: Gatto Table Lamp
Nina Magon EVOKE Party

 

Nina Magon EVOKE Party

Celebrating the launch of her new book EVOKE, esteemed designer Nina Magon took over the Lightology showroom in Chicago's bustling River North District, for an evening of great design and even better company.

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Glamtiques: PH5 Pendant
Pure Smart Bulbs by PureEdge Lighting
Glamtiques: G.O. Table Lamp
Bert Frank

 

Bert Frank

Art meets engineering in beautiful, functional lighting crafted by this award-winning British lighting company.

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Verge Light System
LIGHTGLASS Simulated Windows & Skylights
Glamtiques: Atollo Table Lamp
TruCirque Light System
Magnetic TruTrack 2-circuit Lighting System
Glamtiques: Here Comes the Sun
TruLine Light System

 

TruLine Light System

Explore the incredibly versatile, endlessly customizable TruLine recessed architectural lighting system - the original plaster-in solution from PureEdge Lighting.

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Vanishing Point System

 

Vanishing Point System

Watch your light fixtures emerge gracefully from the ceiling with no visible canopy - with the patented Vanishing Point system by PureEdge Lighting.

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FreeForm Light System

 

FreeForm Light System

Turn your ordinary grid ceiling into an extraordinary work of art with the easy-to-install FreeForm LED light system by PureEdge Lighting.

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Glamtiques: Shogun Table Lamp
Glamtiques: AJ Table Lamp
Glamtiques: Fontana 1853

 

Glamtiques: Fontana 1853

Charming in its simplicity yet surprisingly versatile, the bestselling Fontana 1853 Table Lamp forms the silhouette that comes to mind when people think of a table lamp.

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Glamtiques: Three-Arm Floor Lamp
Glamtiques: Praying Mantis
Glamtiques: Grashoppa Floor Lamp

 

Glamtiques: Grashoppa Floor Lamp

Reduced to its essential elements and form in the spirit of midcentury modernism, the Grashoppa Floor Lamp is one of Greta Magnusson Grossman's most iconic designs.

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Glamtiques: Nelson Bubble Lamps
How It Works: Freejack Lighting

 

How It Works: Freejack Lighting

Have you ever wanted to swap out your light fixtures without cutting into your ceiling? Freejack is the plug-and-play solution that makes changing your lights as easy as changing your pillows.

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Glamtiques: B-4 Table Lamp

 

Glamtiques: B-4 Table Lamp

Swedish design and architcture pioneer Greta Magnusson Grossman is known for her iconic lamps, including the modern, geometric B-4 Table Lamp from 1945.

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MIYO: Make It Your Own

 

MIYO: Make It Your Own

PureEdge Lighting's MIYO system allows you to select the shape, size, finish and color temperature needed to build your dream fixture.

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Glamtiques: 5321 Lamp
Tunable White Lighting Technology
Glamtiques: Original 1227 Desk Lamp
Glamtiques: 0024 Suspension
Glamtiques: Bilia Table Lamp
Glamtiques: Lampe Gras
Glamtiques: Fortuny Floor Lamp
Flex Neon & Saber by PureEdge Lighting
Space Tour: Zuckerberg SF Hospital
Hammerton Studio Artisan Glass
Spotlight: Larose Guyon
CoeLux Artificial Skylights
Spotlight: Gabriel Scott
Plaster-In Architectural Lighting
Italy’s Karman Creates Lighting With Art & Magic
Meet the Design Brand Cleaning Up the Ocean
Fan Direction in Summer vs Winter
Q&A with Melogranoblu

 

Q&A with Melogranoblu

For over two decades, Italy's Melogranoblu have been crafting works of art, transforming the lighting world and carrying fine Italian craftsmanship and glassblowing into the 21st century.

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Light Systems

 

Light Systems

High-tech, customizable and fully scalable, today's advanced lighting systems allow you to build a fixture that fits your needs, big or small.

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9 Green Tips for Sustainable Lighting
In Pictures: Salone & Euroluce 2019

 

In Pictures: Salone & Euroluce 2019

For one full week each year, the city of Milan is overtaken with bold new products, art installations, pop-up shops and showroom events as part of the world's largest design fair: Salone del Mobile.

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Pipeline Modular Lighting

 

Pipeline Modular Lighting

Meet Pipeline from PureEdge Lighting, a modular lighting system designed for today's open offices, downtown lofts and urban restaurants.

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Interior Design Style Guide

 

Interior Design Style Guide

From Midcentury Modern to Art Deco, here's a look at some of the most popular interior design styles, to ensure you and your designer speak the same language.

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Recessed Track Lighting

 

Recessed Track Lighting

Meet the next generation of track lighting: TruTrack from PureEdge Lighting. Recessed, contemporary, customizable and effortless to install.

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14 Best Multi-Purpose Lights
Living Large: Big Lights for Big Spaces
What is Hygge?

 

What is Hygge?

It's a Scandinavian word that paints the scene of almost every romantic comedy, but what does it mean?

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Q&A with Ferroluce

 

Q&A with Ferroluce

Born in 1982 by Valter and Miriam Valentinuz with a vision for preserving Italian craftsmanship and excellency, Ferroluce represents tradition and antique charm.

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18 Best Linear Suspensions

 

18 Best Linear Suspensions

From rustic farmhouse kitchen island pendants to sleek and contemporary linear suspensions, these 18 fixtures offer style, uplighting, downlighting and more, ready to go the distance.

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Inside Cynthia Moreno's Colorful LA Apartment
Up Close: The Blacksmiths Reinventing Modern Lighting
Blown Away:  Meet the Glass Blowers at  Keep Brooklyn

 

Blown Away: Meet the Glass Blowers at Keep Brooklyn

In a world of manufacturing machines, automation, VR and AI, hand-craftsmanship stands out. Small variations from piece to piece, attention to the tiniest of details, improvised edits and enduring quality help the modern makers of today keep a leg up on their robotic counterparts. No one knows this better than the Brooklyn glass blowers at Keep.

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Behind the Design: Rick Tegelaar's Meshmatics Pendant for Moooi
Compasso d’Oro: Industrial Design’s Oldest Award
Design by Decade: 1980s

 

Design by Decade: 1980s

The 1980s brings up images of glass brick walls, oversized track lighting, pink bathrooms, Memphis-inspired living rooms, and dressing room-style light bulbs. A bizarre decade for design, but an intriguing one at that - full of nods to Art Deco, geometric flair that makes a statement all while remaining functional.

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Q&A with Lighting Designer Matthew McCormick
Design by Decade: 1970s

 

Design by Decade: 1970s

In a rebellion against the sleek minimalism of the style later known as Midcentury Modern, 1970s design accelerated the emergence of bold expression.

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