Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. With mortgage rates expected to remain above 6% in 2025, according to ...

“Good architecture poorly lit is poor architecture.” Those are the words of a famous architecture critic, and they apply to almost any type of environment. We need light to see well enough to perform ...

In an age dominated by screens and digital images, the full character of a designed object often remains hidden. Only when encountering an object in person can one sense its texture, notice how it ...

The idea of interior design trends can seem a little nonsensical: the whole point of a home is to offer a sense of permanence, while the fleeting nature of trends suggests the opposite. Then, there’s ...

Visual performance in interior lighting design examines how artificial and natural light interact with human vision to support task accuracy, comfort and well-being. This discipline integrates ...

Since 2012, Parsons has offered an MFA double major combining the established Interior Design and Lighting Design MFA programs. This unique curricular track allows students to investigate the design ...

At Light + Building 2026 in Frankfurt, OPPLE Lighting marked its 30th anniversary with an architectural proposition rather than a retrospective. Presented under the theme "Hi Light!," the company ...