Today in Lighting — Friday, September 11, 2026
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Here are the stories making news, coming to you from London.

It’s hard to believe that it has been 25 years. Let’s hope that it never ever happens again.

I’m in London attending the London Design Festival over the weekend. Currently, I’m standing in front of St. Paul’s Cathedral — this lighting design was created by our good friends from Ukraine, ExpoLight Lighting Design. St. Paul’s will be featured in the October edition of Designing Lighting magazine. Stay tuned.

Synapse Wireless has appointed lighting industry veteran Trevor Palmer as CEO, bringing nearly 30 years of technology and lighting leadership experience as the company looks to expand its wireless lighting control and energy management business.

NAED reaffirmed its support for NEMRA’s Point-of-Sale Minimum Reporting Standards, emphasizing accurate, consistent sales data to ensure fair representative compensation, improved forecasting, and stronger partnerships between manufacturers, distributors, and representatives. This just makes sense — smart idea.

Pharos Architectural Controls is powering a new façade lighting system at Melbourne’s Parliament of Victoria, replacing outdated sodium lighting — if you can believe that — with a flexible, energy-efficient solution that highlights the historic building’s sandstone architecture while supporting color-changing displays for civic occasions. Learn more on designinglightingglobal.com.

Yesterday the market was down. Signify lost 2%.