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Apr 1

Apr 1 Why there was no Ten in the Shed This Week

JP Bedell

Ten in The Shed

Apr 1

Apr 1 Why Now Is the Time to Bring the Circular Economy to The Lighting Industry

JP Bedell

Essays

Energy efficiency was the first wave of making lighting more sustainable. The next wave is going to tackle embodied carbon.

Dec 31

Dec 31 Grateful for the Little Things

JP Bedell

Essays

2020 taught me patience.

2021 taught me gratitude.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Reflections on my first party in nearly 2 years

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Essays

What a simple get-together reminded me about our industry.

Sep 7

Sep 7 Beauty is where darkness and light meet

JP Bedell

Essays

A short video on the power of contrast in light.

Jun 2

Jun 2 Watch the Teaser for my Upcoming Series - The Importance of Light

JP Bedell

Essays, How-To

It’s important that we start talking about light and its importance beyond the familiar circle of other lighting and design professionals and engage critical decision-makers. This series is intended to start that conversation.

May 26

May 26 Where we are is not where we are going

JP Bedell

Essays

The day-to-day battle over value engineering won’t stop tomorrow, but we also won’t be here forever. So, I’ll be talking to anyone who will listen about the value of amazing light.

May 14

May 14 Getting Out of the Shed

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Essays

The shed started as an adaptation to the pandemic, but as the city starts to reopen, I think it’s going to remain a powerful tool for educating my specifiers on new products.

May 7

May 7 The Slow and Joyful Return to Talking about Light In Person again

JP Bedell

Essays

As we begin to recover…it’s time to talk about lighting - in person - again.

Apr 26

Apr 26 A Post For A Monday

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A post for a not-quite post-pandemic Monday.

Jan 7

Jan 7 On the Power of Architecture in Light of the Attack on the US Capitol

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Essays

Yesterday was an American tragedy, but architecture helped.

Dec 23

Dec 23 Thank You For Supporting Delivered Lumens in 2020

JP Bedell

Essays

As the toughest year I can remember in a long time comes to a close, all I can think about is how grateful I am to all of you.

Oct 13

Oct 13 How I Helped Create a Magic Mural at the Color Factory

JP Bedell

Essays, How-To

RGBNYC is a brand new exhibit at Color Factory in NY. It’s a floor to ceiling mural painted in the primary colors (of light) Red, Green, and Blue as well as White. Each color depicts its own NY-themed mural. The lighting trick comes in when you hit the mural with saturated color the different murals are revealed…

Sep 21

Sep 21 The Slow Return to Normal-ish

JP Bedell

Essays

While we might not be ready to get back to work as normal. We can return normal-ish. With LEDucation going virtual, and no other trade events happening in the area through the end of the year, it's time to think about how we can keep your designs fresh with new products and options. Whether that means booking a hybrid presentation, home delivery of a sample, or a zoom call, I'm here to keep you going.

Apr 18

Apr 18 Remembering What I Do

JP Bedell

Essays

Right now, it feels like life right now is lived from zoom call to zoom call. So when one of my designers emailed with a question about how to get light across a 20-foot ceiling, it was a breath of fresh air... Oh yeah! Helping designers! Helping make cool light! That's what I normally do! So I sat at my iPad and make the above sketch and it was rudimentary, and fun and it brought me back to what I really love to do.