For NY Apartment Owners and Operators now is the time to refresh your building
It's a wild time in NY. For the first time in more than a decade, NYC rents are falling. At the same time, suburbs are booming again. If you’re designing or developing multi-family or mixed-use buildings, you’re in a fight to attract tenants. Great lighting can make the difference between a building that attracts residents or not.
From the entrance to the apartment's interior, I've curated a collection of products and lines for you to consider on your next multi-family or mixed-use project.
Controls 101
Admit it!
You never got that early education into how dimming works! This primer on lighting controls is aimed at junior lighting designers, architects, and anyone else who feels like they need to get back to basics with lighting control.
Attention Edison Price Specifiers and Customers
Edison Price has long been a storied name in the architectural lighting industry. For many of us, Edison Price taught us what to expect from an architectural luminaire manufacturer. Their recent decline in stature and the news of their sale has saddened so many of us. Fortunately, long time rival Litelab is here to help.
Kitchen Island Lighting Ideas
Kitchen islands operate as the centerpiece of the kitchen where food is prepared, breakfast is eaten, and guests are entertained. If your family has at least one cook, the center island is often the thriving heartbeat of the home where all the significant conversations happen, and the family can come together. So from a design perspective, kitchen islands have to be both highly functional, but the light should also convey a sense of warmth and invitation. Let’s explore some ideas for kitchen island lighting.
Your project is being priced out...constantly
Value engineering is the new norm. Here’s how to write a defensible spec in the age of VE.
How Luminii's Kendo M can enhance your Lighting Design
The Luminii offering is extensive and growing, but this post focuses on the Kendo M. The Kendo M is the most diverse small form factor in the Luminii line. Offering a full compliment of CCTs, and now offering a grazing optic, snap-on louvers and adjustable mounting brackets, the Kendo M is more than a line of light. It's a tool for Lighting designers to enhance the spaces the work on.