I’d like to offer my personal congratulations to Richard Pilbrow, winner of this year’s Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award. There is no one more deserving! I met Richard over 20 years ago when I started worked with Pat MacKay in the old days of Theatre Crafts, Lighting Dimensions and the birth of LDI, and Richard was a staunch supporter of all.

This comment came in this morning: “My first meeting more

The New York Times is reporting this morning that some small business owners are no longer able to get loans from banks due to the highly volatile nature of the markets, while those who are eligible are choosing not to secure loans for fear of falling into debt in the midst of a financial crisis. Since this industry is made up predominantly of small business owners—and I include designers, more

We’ve just launched our microsite dedicated to LDI news. It will feature the contents of our Road to LDI enewsletter and our LDI Show Daily that starts the Monday before the show. You can check it out here.

While gathering news for LDI coverage, I’ve been speaking to a lot of designers who are getting ready to attend LDI in a few weeks. It’s interesting that a lot of more

How great is it that Jennifer Tipton has won one of those fabulous MacArthur Foundation “genius” Awards! What designer couldn’t find a great use for $500,000 over five years with no strings attached?

Calling in from Paris where she is working on a project with the Paris Opera Ballet, Tipton commented: “I’m am the first theatre designer to be so honored and I feel quite privileged.” Her next projects include lighting more