Top tips for toe kick lighting with LEDs

BY ELLIE DEES Toe kick lighting with LEDs is a subtle design application that can have a surprising impact, both…

June 15, 2026

Acolyte helps illuminate ‘beacon of learning’ at Liberty Science Center

BY I.M. LYTEMAN The cover story of Designing Lighting magazine’s October/November issue reports on the new “beacon of learning” at…

October 23, 2025

Key objectives of architectural lighting with LEDs

BY ELLIE DEES Architectural lighting is one of the most critical elements of design. It tells a story; it changes moods;…

July 17, 2025

Nine tips for cove lighting with LEDs

BY ELLIE DEES Cove lighting is an indirect lighting application for ledges and ceiling recesses or high on the walls…

February 3, 2025

The incandescent lightbulb is dead. RIP … wait, scratch that

BY ELLIE DEES What is old is new again. More than 140 years after Thomas Edison patented his version of…

January 22, 2025

The LED and ESG: Growing Together

BY I.M. LYTEMAN We love our three-letter acronyms, and these are easily intertwined.  The LED – or light-emitting diode –…

May 1, 2024

The basics of DMX lighting

BY ELLIE DEES The world of DMX lighting can be confusing. So many ports, so many channels. What exactly is…

April 28, 2023