To kick off the new year we welcome back Lightovation, the largest residential lighting marketplace in North America with over 1 million square feet of permanent exhibits across all categories of interior and exterior lighting, plus additional programming and convenient access to other décor brands during the concurrent Total Home & Gift Market.
And this year, we have a few very special features to make the show even more important for everyone involved in the lighting business. Sandow Design Group, the premier design-focused media group and publisher of magazines including Interior Design and Metropolis, is our partner for the Lightovation Design + Build Day on Tuesday, January 13, delivering an exciting schedule of programming created specifically for interior designers, architects and builders.
The design and build community is invited to participate in a full day of curated experiences, educational sessions with design thought leaders and guided showroom tours with participation from the editors-in-chief from each publication.
Design + Build Day will also feature inspiring keynotes from Interior Design editor-in-chief Cindy Allen and Metropolis editor-in-chief Avinash Rajagopal. Design + Build Day is free for qualified trade professionals. Registration is now open.
Full information on Lightovation, including how to reserve special hotel rates near the Market Center, is available on the Lightovation page of the Dallas Market Center website.
You’ll also find information on the 2026 Nearshoring America show which takes on a new format in its second year, featuring specialized one-on-one matchmaking meetings between sourcing companies in Latin America and those U.S. importers, retailers and wholesalers looking for new resources. This year’s Nearshoring America event runs concurrently with the January Lightovation and gift and home shows, making it extra convenient for attendees.