Blog — Delivered Lumens

Jan 3

Jan 3 Introducing Ten in the Shed

JP Bedell

Essays

Introducing my new weekly show which brings you a new lighting product every week for just 10 minutes.

Jan 2

Jan 2 Investing in Great Light

JP Bedell

Essays

So you’re convinced that great light is important. Here’s what comes next.

Dec 31

Dec 31 Grateful for the Little Things

JP Bedell

Essays

2020 taught me patience.

2021 taught me gratitude.

Dec 27

Dec 27 Light is the most important thing you're not thinking about

JP Bedell

Essays

One of my favorite things about this time of year is that everyone is thinking about light at least a little bit. We need to make lighting just as much of a priority year-round.

Dec 17

Dec 17 Thoughts on the Holiday Party in the Wake of the COVID Outbreak

JP Bedell

Essays

The outbreak at the holiday party is proof we’re not out of the woods yet.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Reflections on my first party in nearly 2 years

JP Bedell

Essays

What a simple get-together reminded me about our industry.

Dec 5

Dec 5 I want to make great stuff in 2022, can you help me?

JP Bedell

Essays

Help me make better stuff in the new year.

Nov 11

Nov 11 Making Adjustments as we return to the almost-before-times

JP Bedell

Essays

Oct 26

Oct 26 It's Lightfair Week!

JP Bedell

Essays

It’s Lightfair week in NYC. See you on the show floor!

Oct 11

Oct 11 Time Has No Value Without Attention

JP Bedell

Essays

Here’s one of my favorite tools to manage digital distraction.

Sep 7

Sep 7 Beauty is where darkness and light meet

JP Bedell

Essays

A short video on the power of contrast in light.

Jul 30

Jul 30 I'm Joining the Lighting and Health Research Center

JP Bedell

Essays

It’s time to advocate for great light.

Jul 28

Jul 28 Soon, The Word Hybrid Will Disappear

JP Bedell

Essays

Soon, the new normal will be hybrid, and that’s a good thing.

Jul 21

Jul 21 Putting Architecture First with Statement Pieces

JP Bedell

Commercial, Education, Essays, Healthcare, Hospitality, Residential

Some projects enhance the architecture, others define it. Even if you regularly work with lighting designers, here are some products that will help you make a statement with your next design.

Jun 18

Jun 18 Open Wins a Lumen Award Citation!

JP Bedell

Essays

OPEN wins a LUMEN AWARD!

Jun 2

Jun 2 Watch the Teaser for my Upcoming Series - The Importance of Light

JP Bedell

Essays, How-To

It’s important that we start talking about light and its importance beyond the familiar circle of other lighting and design professionals and engage critical decision-makers. This series is intended to start that conversation.

Jun 1

Jun 1 Light is How We See

JP Bedell

Essays

Light is quite literally how we see, it makes every other design element better and yet we’re not investing nearly enough in light on nearly every project. Here’s a primer on what makes good light and why you should invest in it on your next project.

May 26

May 26 Where we are is not where we are going

JP Bedell

Essays

The day-to-day battle over value engineering won’t stop tomorrow, but we also won’t be here forever. So, I’ll be talking to anyone who will listen about the value of amazing light.

May 24

May 24 It Might Be A Short Week, but there's so much going on.

JP Bedell

Essays

It’s a short week with a lot going on…let’s catch up.

May 14

May 14 Getting Out of the Shed

JP Bedell

Essays

The shed started as an adaptation to the pandemic, but as the city starts to reopen, I think it’s going to remain a powerful tool for educating my specifiers on new products.

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