August 12, 2022
5 Things to Know: Week Ending August 13
Over 200 exhibitors commit to LightFair 2023 – and a top lighting exec lands at Lumenwerx
Here's a roundup of some of the week's happenings curated to help lighting people stay informed.
1. Here’s what the LightFair 2023 Exhibitor List currently looks like
LightFair 2023 is nine months and nine days away. North America’s largest lighting extravaganza recently activated the exhibitor floor plan for online viewing. Over 200 booths have already been reserved with more imminent signups in the pipeline. The event takes place May 21-25 in New York City overlapping with New York City's Design Week, the 10-day NYCxDESIGN Festival.
See the list of 201 Exhibitors »
See the Trade Show Floor map »
2. Key Lighting Executive Joins Lumenwerx
Longtime lighting industry executive, Sero Cardamone, will soon be joining the well-known Montreal-based architectural lighting brand, Lumenwerx, on August 15 as EVP of Sales and Marketing. Most recently, Cardamone served as President of Philadelphia-area lighting agent, Illuminations Inc. Prior to that, Cardamone spent 16 years at Acuity Brands – the last seven years as Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
See the Lumenwerx announcement »
3. FDA Issues Consumer Warning About Electric UV Light
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers about the potential risk of injury associated with the use of certain brands of ultraviolet (UV) wands.
FDA testing determined that some UV wand products give off at a distance of about two inches, as much as 3,000 times more UV-C radiation than the exposure limit recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection.
4. Europe is Turning Off Lights Amidst Energy Crisis
Energy prices across Europe have skyrocketed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its response to Western sanctions. Countries are dimming lights, turning them off with rolling blackouts and Austria recently announced that some landmark holiday lighting displays will be taking this year off.
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Vienna dims street lighting as energy prices soar (france24.com) »
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Opinion | Europe’s Energy Crisis May Get a Lot Worse - New York Times [paywall] (nytimes.com) »
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German Cities Begin Turning Off Lights To Save Energy | OilPrice.com »
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Swiss brace for rolling four-hour blackouts in any energy crunch | Reuters »
5. A Deep Dive into the Lighting Spectrum
Do you match light sources by measuring x, y and hue saturation? Written from a photographer’s technical perspective, this recent article explores a 90-year old method to map light color – making it useful in matching CCT and RGB in sources.
