Earlier this week, we reported on the launch of a new Bellacor website, targeted at the interior design industry and the design luxury consumer. It is how the e-commerce lighting retailer is differentiating itself from its corporate sibling, Capitol Lighting, which acquired Bellacor’s digital assets two years ago. You can read more about that here.
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While reporting on outdoor fixtures for an upcoming feature story, more than one lighting showroom sung the praises of Northeast Lantern for its beautiful and durable products. For readers not familiar with the brand, it is a second-generation family business that specializes in made-to-order, handmade solid brass and copper lanterns built in the company’s headquarters in Exeter, N.H. It has a reputation for building fixtures that can stand up to New England weather, which could include “all four seasons in one day,” Sales and Marketing Manager Tracey Mancini told me. Northeast Lantern does not lacquer its products but rather gives them a “living finish” of either antique brass, dark antique brass, dark brass, verdigris or antique copper. It also has a variety of glass options, including two variations of seeded glass which comes in flat pieces that its cuts to size so that the seeding aligns on all four sides. It is also known for its onion lights which have glass globes that are hand-blown in Virginia, maintaining the company’s made-in-the U.S. credentials. Its products all come with a lifetime warranty.
The custom work is expensive, said Carla Snowden, owner of Tidewater Lighting & Décor, “But it is one and done, they do not need to ever replace them.”
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ArchLIGHT Summit, a lighting event hosted by Dallas Market Center for lighting’s commercial and architectural segment, has programming and other events lined up for the Sept. 15-16, 2026, event. The summit will open with a keynote address by Leni Schwendinger, an urban lighting expert who will offer a new perspective on city life from dawn to dusk. Lighting brand Oxygen will host a breakfast before Schwendinger’s keynote.
Closing the event will be lighting designer Andrea Hartranft, who will pose the question “What If?” in a keynote exploring what the future of lighting might look like given various scenarios. The International Association of Lighting Designers’ Texas chapter, in partnership with showroom Eurofase, will host the closing keynote and party.
The DALI Alliance, a global organization that creates international standardized protocols for digital communication between lighting control systems, will sponsor a “Control the Night” dinner reception on Tuesday, kicking off the group’s annual North America Summit that will take place onsite at the same time as the ArchLIGHT Summit.
And Women in Lighting + Design will hold its popular Monday night reception with host WAC Group in the company’s showroom.
Additional showroom sponsors hosting continuing education units (CEUs) and hospitality events throughout ArchLIGHT Summit, as well as a full schedule of events, will be announced in the coming weeks, Dallas Market Center said.
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WAC Lighting has introduced many decorative designs in its popular dweLED collection, which are affordably priced fixtures that “[push] the envelope of design and LED technology.” Some of the latest designs include Brocade (swooping outdoor wall sconces and post mounts with perforated metal bodies), Double Diamond (wall sconces with a bold, faceted silhouette that casts dynamic play of light and shadow), Portos (featuring a fluted glass surface), and Roper (a braided nylon mesh cord clasps a glass globe, within which an LED tube winds gracefully).
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Minka plans to introduce three ceiling fan models featuring a built-in WiFi-enabled chip that connects directly to an existing Matter-enabled smart home system. The designs include Sandfell (with alabaster glass, downlight, four finishes), Nillson (glass lens, ribbed fly wheel, five finishes) and Bistleton (double glass, downlight, five finishes). The Matter chip is built into the receiver and requires a WiFi and hub. It’s compatible with Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings.
