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Stellar // Marfa Thank you to everyone who participated, organised, helped and generally made this one of the most inspiring events ever. Ending with a captivating sunset and “star” gazing session with Astro Mucho at MAINTENANT Marfa. #DarkSky #LightingDesign #Marfa #Art #inspiration @weef_lighting @darksky_intl @maintenantmarfa @astromucho

Stellar Marfa - the experience that just keeps on giving. Yesterday was a day of sharing knowledge, art, darkness and light. The community created in such a short space of time is super inspiring. @weef_lighting #StellarMarfa

The first night in Marfa was absolutely Stellar. The architecture tours, the dinner, the company all added to an amazing experience under the stars. Ending with the Marfa Lights. Wow. @weef_lighting #StellarMarfa

First night in Marfa and it did not disappoint. The sky was clear, the town was dark and the stars were out. From sunset along the train tracks, to lovely red neon and a stunning sunrise. Looking forward to the rest of team #StellarMarfa arriving later today. @weef_lighting

Just arrived in Marfa, Texas one day ahead of the #StellarMarfa workshop with @weef_lighting and this place is amazing. Can’t wait to see it at night and venture just outside the city limits for some dark skies. It was a long straight road to get here with a stop at Prada Marfa and the Valentine Bar. @valentinetexasbar

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the [en]LIGHTenment Journey Webinar in celebration of the International Day of Light ✨ The event brought together lighting designers, creatives, and professionals from different countries to share experiences, ideas, and conversations around light, design, and human experience. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible speakers, Sharon Stammers, Martin Lupton, Roger NARBONI, Mahdis Aliasgari, and Ezzat Baroudi , and to everyone who joined us from around the world. Special thanks to Women in Lighting for their support of this event. We’ve also created a Light en Light Academy WhatsApp community to continue sharing international opportunities, educational resources, lighting events, open calls, and webinar recordings. Join the community through the link in bio #LightingDesign #InternationalDayOfLight #WomenInLighting #LightEnLight #LightingCommunity

✨Designing Connections Through Light — with Sharon Stammers & Martin Lupton ✨ What if light is not only something we design, but something that brings people together? We are pleased to host Sharon Stammers & Martin Lupton, founders of Light Collective, for a live session as part of the [en]LIGHTenment Journey Webinar. Light Collective’s work spans an extraordinary range of creative and cultural projects — from light art installations and curated exhibitions to lighting awards, branding, community initiatives, and education. With light at the core of everything they do, their mission is to promote lighting design and support the global lighting community. In this session, they will share insights from their diverse practice and reflect on how light can be used as a tool for storytelling, connection, and impact — reaching audiences far beyond traditional design boundaries. ✨ [en] LIGHTenment Journey Webinar International Day of Light Proudly supported by Women in Lighting 📅 7th May 2026 ⏰ 16:00 CET 🔗 Registration via link in the bio #LightingDesign #LightArt #CreativeCommunity #LightingEducation #Webinar WomenInLighting

✨ An inspiring journey beyond projects ✨ Join us for a free online webinar on the International Day of Light, where leading voices in lighting design and light art share not just their work — but the stories, decisions, and experiences behind it. 🎤 Speakers: Sharon Stammers Martin Lupton Roger Narboni Mahdis Aliasgari & Ezzat Baroudi Supported by Women in Lighting 7 May 2026 16:00 CET Online & Free This session goes beyond projects. It’s about career journeys, turning points, challenges, and the realities of working in lighting design, light art, and interactive experiences. If you’re curious about how professionals grow, think, and shape their path in this field, this is for you. 🔗 Register via the link in bio #LightingDesign #LightArt #InternationalDayOfLight #WomenInLighting #LightingCommunity CreativeLearning LightingEducation DesignJourney

📋 The EE26 agenda just dropped! Join us in Paris for a deep dive into sessions that explore: 🔹 Lighting Controls & AI 🔹 Health & Well-Being 🔹 Sustainability 🔹 Emerging Tech 🔹 + so much more Over 3 dozen presentations. Under 400 attendees. Intimate format. Real conversations. 17–19 June in Paris 🇫🇷 Full agenda + registration at iald.org/ee26 or the link in bio 🔗 #ee26 #enlighten26 #EtreUneLumiere #lightingdesign #conference2026 #paris #designeducation #architecturallighting #sustainability #innovation

Women in Lighting – #WILOnSite If you search online for “lighting designer on site”, you will mostly see men. Let’s change that. Construction sites ARE places for women! We have zero doubt about it. And this belief inspired the creation of the new Women in Lighting Utility Belt, designed by formalighting, one of the amazing supporters of this project from day one. This belt is made for real work on site, to carry your phone, notebook, light meter, and the tools you use every day. And now, we are launching the #WILOnSite challenge. ⸻ 📸 How to participate: If you received your WIL Utility Belt in Frankfurt: 1️⃣ Take a photo of yourself on site wearing your belt 2️⃣ Send it by email to [email protected] 3️⃣ (Optional) Share it on social using #WILOnSite and tag @womeninlighting 👉 Important: only email submissions will be entered into the competition. ⸻ 🎁 What’s the prize? All submissions will be entered into a lucky draw for a ✨ 2-night trip to Milan Design Week 2027 Generously sponsored by @formalighting ⸻ 👀 Didn’t get a belt yet? This is just the beginning. We will be sharing more opportunities to receive the WIL Utility Belt at upcoming events — so make sure you follow along and don’t miss the next call. ⸻ Let’s make women visible where they already belong: On site. 💪 #WILOnSite #womeninlighting @lightcollective @formalighting @archifos

On the second day of @lightbuildingfrankfurt we celebrated 10 years of the Lighting Design 40 under 40 programme. Over the years, we’ve had lots of conversations and about how much the #40under40 programmes means to all the past winners, some even citing it as the point they doubled down on their lighting career. We started the 10 year anniversary by honouring this years winners. This year we had over 150 entries, from 32 countries and, every year, we ask six high profiles judges to get involved and give them the hard task of finding 40 winners. Getting into that last 40 is really difficult and we see some people who we know are amazing designers come really close. If you didn’t win this year, please keep trying. Following on from the winners for 2025 we invited winners from 2016 onwards to come to the stage and share why they chose light and what they get from being involved in this amazing profession. It was an emotional, moving, inspiring and illuminating session. Thank you to all our speakers. The biggest thank you goes to everyone who joined us at the end of Monday afternoon to celebrate the winners and listen to the speakers. Once again it was a full house with plenty of networking afterwards. As always, thanks to FILIX Lighting and Selux Lighting for their support. @filix_lighting @selux

Light + Building 2026 felt different this year. Hall 3.0 had a calm confidence, Hall 4.0 a real buzz, and Hall 5.0 felt fresh and open. We even ventured to Halls 8.0 and 9.0 for those often-forgotten inspirations. There was a renewed energy from everyone we spoke to; it felt truly rewarding to be there. Our biggest highlight was the people. There’s magic when the lighting community gathers in person, and this year we felt it more than ever. If you weren’t there, you were missed! Product highlights were numerous, but using our "show us your top 3" trick, here is what stood out: Zumtobel Lighting Their space reminded us of the early days when Zumtobel changed how we spoke about light. Healing spaces, integrated acoustics, beautiful detailing, embedded AI, and a full commitment to circularity made it feel like they were truly creating lit spaces for people. Anolis Lighting The team launched an amazing new projector family, bringing back the excitement of L+B as the pinnacle of the product cycle. Swapping lenses to create moving light effects with no moving parts was a real standout. KERAI_LIGHT - 1001K Light A "designed spectrum," tunable from 3000K to a 1001K amber glow. The exterior applications are fascinating. Sophya Acosta’s installation emphasized the firelight feel, paired with incredible metal finishes created by artists. Other brilliant highlights: Tony Esposito’s talk on Colour Metrics at Targetti Sankey. The heavenly white oasis and hospitality at LEDFlex Group. Being part of the Bucket List on the Signify stand. Catching up with Tad Trylski, Emma Cogswell, and Paul Drosihn at DALI Alliance. Chatting with Randy Reid. The Selux Lighting product launch & dinner. The AI Lounge, the IALD Awards and walking home through the misty Frankfurt light. It was amazing to see so many of this wonderful lighting family from around the world—thank you all for your time and conversations! @lightbuildingfrankfurt @zumtobel_light @anolislighting @kerailight @targetti_lighting @ledflexgroup @selux @signifylightingdesign @dalialliance @edisonreport @iald