The brightest ideas in lighting design are getting their moment in the spotlight.
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) awarded its winners of its 2026 Beacon Awards, celebrating the creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship shaping today’s lighting industry.
This year’s recipients include projects from Spark Studio, Focus Lighting, Lighting Beyond LLC, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, and Andrea Steele Architecture, alongside products from Focal Point and Starco Lighting.
This year’s winning projects showcase the powerful role lighting plays in bringing spaces to life. Projects include stunning homes, luxury hotels and commercial spaces, vibrant cultural destinations, and immersive environments. The award recognizes groundbreaking architectural and decorative lighting products that are helping push the industry forward.
In addition to designing robust commercial and industrial lighting fixtures, Chamber member Starco Lighting supports artistic design. Starco’s handcrafted biophilic design, crafted by Cloudplume in collaboration with ceramic artist Zang Jian, won the Decorative Product Design Award.
Click here to learn more about the award: https://designinglighting.com/2026/10/19/dlfny-announces-2026-beacon-award-winners/
Click here to learn more about Cloudplume: https://www.cloudplume.art/
Click here to learn more about Starco Lighting: https://starcous.com/
Together, these winners highlight the talent, vision, and ingenuity driving the future of lighting design.