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Aether Atomic from WAC delivers robust illumination and convenient serviceability from a diminutive aperture, for today’s clean, quiet ceilings.
Aether Atomic from WAC delivers robust illumination and convenient serviceability from a diminutive aperture, for today’s clean, quiet ceilings.

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING: AT THE INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGY + DESIGN

Lighting has always played a significant role in enhancing architectural spaces. Today, with advances in technology and new design trends, creative uses of lighting are transforming spaces by setting…

WAC unveils Aether Atomic, Diminutive LED Recessed Luminaires

WAC introduces Aether Atomic,  a new series of diminutive trimless LED recessed luminaires. An engineering marvel in recessed lighting, Aether Atomic breaks the mold with convenient serviceability…

Lighting Report: LEDs Are Different...and Better

When LEDs were first introduced, it was hard for us to part with our old friends incandescent and halogen lamps, and the luminaires made for them. It seemed like nothing could ever replace the warm…

Update Bathroom Lighting to Refresh Design

Following the pandemic, homeowners are looking to refresh their spaces. Changing outdated light fixtures can update a home in subtle, yet meaningful ways. As Randall Whitehead, IALD puts it, “why…
Randall Whitehead, the Lighting Doctor, chandeliers and pendants
LEDs allow designers and manufacturers to create fixtures that were not possible, using traditional light sources. Photo by Randall Whitehead

Lost in Transition

What differentiates a chandelier from a pendant? For me, the rule of thumb was that a chandelier had arms and a pendant fixture does not. It was also generally felt that chandeliers are more…

Mela Pendant

Designed by Robert Sonneman for Sonneman - A Way of Light, Mela is apple-shaped softly dichroic, blown crystal glass that surrounds a luminous LED core of etched white acrylic. 
Lamport Pendant in Cognac and a Brushed Brass finish from Eurofase
Eurofase Lamport Pendant

Lamport Pendant

From Eurofase, the Lamport pendant stands out in a Brushed Brass finish. It hangs from a Cognac-colored wire and has an LED light source. 
Stockman Ceiling Fan with Driftwood blades and an Aged Glavanized center from Craftmade
Craftmade Stockman Ceiling Fan

Stockman Ceiling Fan

A new introduction from Craftmade, the Stockman indoor/outdoor ceiling fan is wet rated and comes with an LED light kit. The Driftwood-finished blades and center mount, finished in Aged Glavanized,…
Norway Chrome cage-designed LED Pendant with a black cord from Eurofase
Eurofase Norway LED Pendant

Norway LED Pendant

Eurofase's Norway LED pendant has a sleek modern feel. Not quite frosted and not quite clear, the glass surrounding the light source appears to be swirled. The metal cage is finished in Chrome, which…
Stone wall and iron bookshelf with backlighting
This elegant stone wall is dramatically illuminated, using a wall grazer which projects a light straight down the very narrow beam spread. Photo: Randall Whitehead

It’s a Wash: Techniques for Evenly Illuminating Vertical Surfaces

Washing walls with light has become a whole lot easier. Before LEDs came along, you were pretty much stuck with track lights, using flood bulbs or recessed fixtures with reflectors and spread lenses…