Are you ready for the future?

The lighting world is changing...is your design ready for the future?
August 24th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

How to get the Incandescent Ban Right

Consumers in Europe are hoarding Incandescent light bulbs. How we can smooth the transition.
August 3rd, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

Ever hear of “Passive” Light? You have now.

Are you passive? Is your lighting? Find out.
July 13th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

There Can Won’t Be Only One

In the end....there can be only one...or maybe not.
June 22nd, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

Falling Down the LED Rabbit Hole

LED is going to change the world...just not yet.
June 15th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

Texas Sen. Kills Ban on Lighting Design

A grassroots effort saves lighting design in Texas.
June 1st, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

Color Consistency and LED’s are we really trading off?

...it begs the question if our existing halogen sources are this inconsistent what is holding us back from more wide-spread use of the LED as a replacement? It's detractors (I among them) saw color temperature as one of the biggest barriers to adoption, but after this test, I'm beginning to wonder if...
March 17th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

The Lighting Industry: One Big —– Family

There are no secrets out there....
March 12th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

Event Design: Should Oscar be green?

....in the world of event design (and since this is a one-nighter, its an event) is there some responsibility to be green?
February 24th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More

LEDs promises made and (sometimes) kept

This past Friday a fixture manufacturer came into the office to show us the latest in their LED line. I won't name the manufacturer or the rep agency because it's unimportant. The following is the tale of a lighting designer that wants to be green and wants to think more sustainably about his projects,...
January 27th, 2009 | James Bedell | Comments | Read More