March-April 2016 Table of Contents

With nearly 500 products submitted for this year’s Annual Product Issue, it’s fair to say that the lighting industry is in a healthy state. Read more

Fun with form, color, and materials allow these luminaires to stand out. Read more

With a streamlined form factor, these fixtures bring diffuse light to applications including offices, education spaces, retail, and more. Read more

This year's roundup contains the smallest housings yet for this fixture category. Read more

From subtle sconces to powerful site luminaires, these fixtures illuminate building exteriors, parking lots, pedestrian areas, and more. Read more

Smaller form factors pack an even more powerful punch among the category's latest additions. Read more

These products allow building managers to monitor and control the interior and exterior environment through a site or structure's lighting network. Read more

Color tunability by designers and end-users is among the most prominent trends for the category in this year's lineup. Read more

From the bathroom to the stage to the roof, these fixtures, fittings, and accessories serve niche markets. Read more

Robust housings and high outputs make these fixtures suitable for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, parking garages, and more. Read more

Lighting, sensors, and signage round out the latest additions to this specialty product category. Read more

Streamlined housings allow these fixtures to blend in while standing out. Read more

With versatile housings and high efficacies, these fixtures are suited to graze walls and illuminate coves in a range of applications. Read more

Product literature libraries are going digital as lighting design firms cut down on physical space in an effort to keep up with rapid advances in LED technology. Read more

Thanks to the ubiquitous presence of lighting, an estimated 50 billion devices will be online by 2020. But will they be able to communicate with each other and with us? Read more

The establishment of a perfect set of color metrics has been the lighting industry’s holy grail. Read more

Wider adoption of solid-state lighting coupled with overproduction in Asia are impacting price trends. Read more

Adopted by the Illuminating Engineering Society, Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual Sunlight Exposure allow designers to quantify and compare the success of daylit spaces. Read more

The cinema capital is replacing the majority of its streetlights with LEDs. This will save the city more than 60 percent on energy use, and change the hue of its built environment. Read more

A challenging site requires a skilled lighting strategy to illuminate the gateway to Balboa Park in San Diego. Read more

A light art installation at Light+Building 2016 explores the luminous qualities of color. Read more

The temporary structure is part of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's Beauty exhibition. Read more

The trade show and conference dedicated to solid-state lighting drew record crowds. Read more

Designer Joel Hoff's "Turn On" light is awarded the Social Vote winner in the Design Museum London’s Designs of the Year program. Read more

Interview with Tom Warton, co-founder and president of Vode Lighting Read more

California has passed the first in-state energy efficiency standards for general service LED lamps, but not all are in agreement with this move. Read more