The Emerging Professional

The architectural lighting designer with Essential Light Design Studio discusses how trusting your gut can strengthen your voice.

From conceptual planning to product selection and budgeting, lighting’s comprehensive nature keeps this designer with The Lighting Practice coming back for more.

The technical operations manager for the DLC’s Solid-State Lighting Program plans to invest in the future by paying it forward.

The designer for Des Moines-based RDG Planning & Design welcomes the daily challenge of marrying creativity with evolving technology

The president of Illumenedge, a Toronto-based horticultural lighting design agency, hopes his firm can be part of the solution to the global food crisis

Establishing a North American market for Turkey-based manufacturer Heper Lighting was a welcome challenge for the COO of the group’s new U.S. subsidiary

Brady Nemeth of Fluence Bioengineering talks to us about networked lighting and the importance of being up to date on industry jargon.

The lighting designer for Bliss Fasman Inc. in New York City reflects on the value of the local Section and the key to overcoming obstacles Why lighting? I went to

Jonathan Brin of Allen & Hoshall on how every project brings something new

Why lighting? I really lucked into lighting. I went to the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) for architectural engineering, thinking that it would be very technical but that I would

Mohit Lokane of Hooker DeJong Inc. advocates for more research and awareness of light’s biological effects

Thomas Patten of Blue Oak Energy on the meaning of projects that go beyond the dollar sign

Krystle Smith of Illuminating Concepts on the dual challenge of managing projects and personalities, and the importance of laughter in the workplace

How Tony Esposito landed in lighting, and why color discrimination landed on his radar