Photo: Courtesy of M5 Ecity Mall
The first mall in Bangalore’s Electronic City impresses with lights
Electronic City—Bangalore, India’s home to tech parks and various big name tech companies—has welcomed its first retail destination, the M5 Ecity Mall. Replete with familiar international brands like Crocs, Levi’s, and Ray-Ban, as well as curated Indian brands, the five-story mall and eight-screen movie theater attracts visitors with an eye-catching façade. Architecture by Bentel Associates and lighting design by Let Design Lighting Consultants transforms the urban shopping center into an illuminated, kinetic sculpture after dark with color-changing lights as well as bold architectural lines and layered material.
Cooper Lighting Solutions, a Signify business, has published two online resources: a report, 2025 State of Warehouse and Manufacturing Energy Efficiency, and an article, “Smart Tech and LED Lighting are Transforming North American Manufacturing with Automation, AI, and IIoT-Driven Efficiency.” The report examines the impact of advanced lighting technology on industrial facilities and pulls information from government publications, peer-reviewed studies, and industry analyses published in 2023 and 2024. The article explores the changing manufacturing landscape and connected lighting’s role in IIoT. Both resources can be accessed via www.cooperlighting.com.
$98.62 Billion
The amount the IoT manufacturing market is expected to grow to by 2030.
Source: Research and Markets.
North American distributor of lighting and A/V products AC Americas has announced a U.S. distribution agreement with Belgian manufacturer APEX.
The New York City chapter of NACLIQ met for the first time in May.
New York-based WAC Group has joined the Lighting Education Partnership with The Light and Health Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; the partnership between businesses, government agencies, and organizations promotes meaningful education in lighting.
An 8-story parking facility in Central Quay, a new waterfront development in Cardiff, Wales, adds vibrancy to the local nightscape. The façade glows and supports the facility’s architecture thanks to collaboration between contractor Goldbeck Construction Ltd., LED lighting solutions provider LITE, and lighting controls specialist Pharos.
Photo: Matt Cant
They Said It:
“AI creators have lost control of their creation and the best of them are voicing concerns about what they have unleashed.”
Mark Lien, “Progressions”
Luminaires made with industrial pipes and other found materials inside Mr. Willies Lighting booth at the Woodstock-New Paltz Art and Crafts Fair.
Photo: Michele Zimmerman
