Delivered Lumens

The Podcast is BACK! After an unintentional hiatus the podcast is back and this time we're getting a little inside baseball with how lighting people and brands should talk about lighting online. My guest for this episode is Tiffany Wisnieski. She is the founder of Twiz Creative, a brand and marketing agency that helps businesses connect with their ideal clients on and off social media. Tiffany’s p...

Alana Shepherd is a theatrical and architectural lighting designer and an advocate for LGBTQ rights. In this conversation, we talk about light, equity, identity, and design. In this episode, I sit down with Alana Shepard. Alana Shepherd is the founding principal of Intangible Light.  She has a MFA in Lighting Design from Carnegie Mellon University and a BA in Theatre from Eastern Washington U...

The word sustainability has become loaded with baggage. So let's reframe it a little bit because what Leela and I really talked about was the future of the lighting industry and light in people's lives. The future we want, one with much less waste, less carbon, and mitigated climate change, will only come if all of the stakeholders in the design and building industry are working toward it. That's...

Mariana Figueiro, a renowned scientist and director of the Light and Health Research Center at Mount Sinai, talks about the importance of light in human health. Figueiro explains that exposure to light, especially natural light, is crucial for regulating our circadian rhythms, which in turn affects our sleep, mood, and overall well-being. She also discusses the impact of artificial light on our he...

If you love light, you have to love darkness, and no one is a better advocate for darkness than Jane Slade. Through her daily work, writing, and social media presence, Jane is a passionate advocate for the power of darkness to protect wildlife and improve everyone’s mental health. In this episode, we talk about the power of darkness as a ritual, how to incorporate darkness into our lives in a heal...

This month I was fortunate to host a conversation on Lighting and Skin Tone for the IES NYC and Equity in lighting. In this mini-episode, I discuss some of the takeaways I learned from hosting the panel. Including the concepts of fidelity versus preference, what theatrical lighting can teach us, and what we need to do in the future. Full Panel Discussion (Video)

For the very first episode of the Delivered Lumens podcast, I’m joined by Erin McDannald, the CEO of Lighting Environments. Erin is one of the most forward-thinking leaders in the lighting industry. What she understands more than many is how important the role of technology is not just in our buildings but in our culture. More than simply understanding it, Erin is putting that understanding into p...

Did you know, the light we live with every day affects everything from how we sleep, to how much we enjoy our food, to whether or not we can see the stars at night? Most people don’t think about light everyday, but I do. That’s why I started Delivered Lumens, a monthly podcast where I talk to experts including designers, to scientists, to advocates about the power of light and how to make the best...