Building Community Through Lighting Design
We Believe In Paying It Forward
We are educators, active in industry associations, participate in community events, and support organizations championing diversity.
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We are educators, active in industry associations, participate in community events, and support organizations championing diversity.
We Believe In Paying It Forward
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At Available Light, we engage writ large. We aspire to educate, influence, and support a mission of inclusivity and making a better world.
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Dedicated To Making A Positive Impact
We encourage and support education, the shifting of perspectives, and the cultivation of inclusivity.
We are excited by the next generation. The team at Available Light is devoted to both supporting the development of our profession and encouraging young people to consider a career in lighting design. To that end, in 2009, we created the Lemons Scholarship administered by the IALD Education Trust. Promising lighting design students are awarded scholarships to help defray the cost of their education.
About Thomas Lemons
Tom Lemons, FIES, PE was a titan of the lighting industry; he enjoyed an international reputation as an expert in the fields of Sports Lighting, Glare & Spill research, and Optical Systems Design. Tom began his lighting career in 1950 when he started a theatre lighting company while in high school. He held a BS in Electrical Engineering from Purdue and subsequently worked for Sylvania Lighting before founding TLA-Lighting Consultants in 1970. He served as an officer/board member of IES, IALD, CIE, and USITT. Tom was a Fellow of both the IES & USITT, and held over 20 patents, and authored over 80 technical papers.
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