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Is it Light or Art?

Carl Jenkins, Specification Sales, highlights creative, modern lighting solutions by Axolight— tailor made for large, medium and small spaces.

All over the world, Axolight is recognized as producer of high-end decorative lamps and considered, in its market niche, as one of the most technically reliable global partner for lighting specifiers. Multi-functionality and multi-dimensionality are among Axolight’s most distinctive features.

Visit Axolight’s website and contact us for more info.

Caroline Rinker Receives Edison Report Annual Lifetime Achievement Award

On March 18, 2023, EdisonReport Lifetime Achievement Awards held at Parsons School of Design, honored Caroline Rinker for making significant contributions to the industry, forever leaving her mark. The awards are dedicated to honoring twelve exceptional individuals, recognized as giants in lighting, for their remarkable careers, achievements, and milestones.

James O’Blaney paid a beautiful tribute to Caroline, as he spoke on her behalf. “This is nowhere near enough time to get into who and what, but at least you’ll get a taste and understand why Caroline is receiving this award,” he began. “Born and raised in the Bronx, she found a position at Lighting Associates after college, working with Frank Conti, who quickly saw how talented she was. She learned an industry so well; she knew it in braille. Her toughness and tenderness were a unique blend.”

ORA joins Diversified Group in Metro New York

Diversified Group, a premier representative of high-quality lighting and controls across Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and metro New York, and O’Blaney Rinker Associates, recently rebranded ORA Lighting and Controls, a leading architectural lighting representative serving metro New York and North Jersey, are excited to announce that ORA will join Diversified Group, helping both to expand its product offering and service capabilities to their local design and construction community. More

Sam Powers Joins Specification Sales Team

ORA is pleased to welcome Sam Powers to our Specification Sales team. Sam graduated from Parsons School of Design with a dual masters degree in architecture and lighting design. He built his early career working with some of the most reputable NYC lighting design firms, across a huge range of project types and scales. We are excited to have him on our team! Feel free to contact Sam at 917.945.6891 or email sam@oblaneyrinker.com

All Lumens with Dave Wallace

Dave Wallace, Operations Manager at ORA, interviews D.J. Ziobro from Dado Lighting to discuss the new Fineline 58. This recessed lighting features a depth of 2 sheets of drywall with internal wire harness and magnetic mounting of LED panels that prevent feed point shadows (common with tape light). It’s an easy install and replacement through front, and flexible lens available up to 100 ft long to eliminate butt joints. Flanges can be added as needed to mount mid-field or along and edge in drywall or grid ceilings. More

LRC Lighting Resources

Lighting for Health and Energy Savings in Schools and Hospitals

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has published new guidance documents for designing circadian-effective lighting in K-12 classrooms and hospital patient rooms while avoiding increased energy use.

The primary aim of the publications is to offer guidance for achieving effective, healthy lighting solutions in both applications while limiting increased energy use to the greatest extent possible. ACCESS DOCUMENTS HERE

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