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I just came across this New York Times article about the 24/7 work culture in service industries. Lighting design most definitely falls into this category of professions beholden to the whims of the client.
At Envision Lighting Design, we strive to build a culture that will work both for our team and our clients. Enlighten: Learn. Forget your preconceived notions. Ban assumptions. Enhance: Improve. Make it better. Be solutions-oriented. Enjoy: Have fun. Love the process. Love the final product.
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The City of St. Louis turns 250 years old this year! In fact, it's such a monumental birthday that we are celebrating all year long! There will be a ton of fun activities happening in and around the city this year, including Cakeway to the West, a regional art project featuring 250 fiberglass birthday cakes. But considering the historic nature of this milestone, it is no surprise that one of the biggest participants is the Missouri History Museum. Envision Lighting Design is proud to be a part of the Missouri History Museum celebration as the lighting designer for the upcoming exhibit 250 in 250.
This must-see exhibit is going to be a real treat! It features 50 People, 50 Places, 50 Images, 50 Moments, and 50 Objects of significance over the past 250 years of St. Louis history. Can you guess what some of them might be? Check it out; There are sure to be a few surprises in there. No excuses - the free exhibit will be open for a whole year, from February 14, 2014 until February 15, 2015. As Courtney heads back to school for her senior year, we asked her to write a summary about her summer at ENvisionLD. Good luck at school this year, Courtney! We miss you already! I would like to take the time to thank Envision Lighting Design for my internship experience this past summer. I have developed valuable leadership skills, the value of teamwork, and real world experience. It has been such a welcoming and positive environment to work in.
Working for Envision Lighting Design has allowed me to apply my knowledge from my previous internship as well as my schooling so far. I have made connections with people that I never would have had the opportunity to meet if it wasn’t for Lisa. With this experience I feel one step closer to being confident in starting my career after just one short year left of college. Thank you!! Courtney and I have had some fun this summer sprucing up the office a little bit! Here are a few photos of our projects.
Next, we gave the furniture a facelift. It was a nice little one-day project that turned into three...or four...
But with the office update, we are ready to tackle what's shaping up to be a busy fall.
 Envision Lighting Design, LLC welcomes our newest employee - summer intern Courtney Sheets! Courtney is a senior at Southeast Missouri State University studying Interior Design. St. Louis is her hometown.
ELD: Courtney, how did you discover lighting design? Courtney: I became interested in lighting through my first internship at a lighting showroom (suggested by one of my professors.) I had never considered that aspect of design, but I quickly realized I had a passion for it. ELD: What are you hoping to learn while you're with us here at ENvisionLD this summer? Courtney: This summer I am excited to be experiencing hands on what it is like to be a lighting designer. I look forward to learning if this is what I want to do after I graduate. ELD: I sure hope you love it as much as we do, Courtney! Besides lighting, what are your other interests? Courtney: I like golf, shopping, traveling, and the Cardinals. I also have two dogs, Cody and Coco. ELD: How do you ENvision your future? Courtney: I want to travel the world, establish my career, and because my family is a source of inspiration to me, I hope to someday start a family of my own. Join us in welcoming Courtney to the Envision Lighting Design team and to lighting design as a career!  I am excited to announce that I am now a guest blogger on Graybar.com! Graybar is an electrical distributor with corporate headquarters right here in St. Louis.
Watch for educational lighting posts both here and at Graybar.com - by yours truly. And coming soon...a webinar for Graybar. I am thrilled to partner with Graybar while extending the reach of ENvisionLD. Emphasis on Independent. Has your lighting rep shown you this fixture? What?? Why not? It is one of the most fun things I've seen since RGB LED! Oh...your lighting rep doesn't represent this product. One of the advantages of hiring an independent lighting designer is that we work on your behalf: to get you the best possible lighting solution at the best possible price. Whether that means you should actually eliminate light fixtures from an overlit space or if it means you should buy products from five different lighting reps - we can facilitate that! As an independent lighting designer, ENvisionLD can often provide lighting design services for around the price of one decorative fixture on your project. Chances are, by hiring us you will save money in the long run - by avoiding products you don't need, or through energy savings, or by increased worker productivity. Hire an independent lighting designer for your project today. Get better results and have more fun!
What is your favorite kind of lighting? Firelight? A moonlit night? Sunrise or sunset? Probably not the fluorescent light in your office. As an architectural lighting designer, I realize we have a lot to learn from the natural world. I strive to mimic the best parts about natural light with the limited tools at my disposal. I also try to illuminate spaces without wasting energy.
I believe the answers to many of our architectural and lighting challenges are hidden in plain sight in the world around us. For example, I recently read an article about an ultra-reflective fish that might have applications in lighting. Let's broaden our horizons and loosen our paradigms. As the sun sets on 2012, let's look forward with child-like hope to the unknown treasures 2013 will bring. I am wishing all of the ENvisionLD clients and colleagues a year full of discovery and invention! What do you envision? What's in a name? Envision was the name of a campaign at my church which ultimately led to me taking leadership of a ministry for the homeless in our community. That leadership position led to me attending the 2011 Global Leadership Summit where I heard Seth Godin speak. It was Seth's admonition to "do art" that re-ignited a spark inside me for my lighting design passion.
It is time to do my art. It has always been fascinating to me to look back over my life at the thin threads that brought me to where I am today. It is equally fascinating to envision the future. Where can we go? What can we do? The endless possibilities are exhilarating. Designers must envision how the final project will look. As a lighting designer, I help bring that vision to light...by bringing light to the vision. Envision is fun for wordplay. The human eye, vision, and lighting are inextricably linked. Vision. Envision. Envision Lighting Design. |
Author:Lisa J. Reed, lighting designer and Principal at Envision Lighting Design, LLC 
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