Here’s the scoop from 2026 Lightovation | Lighting Report

Lightovation just wrapped up in Dallas and there is so much to recap.

Let’s start with the ARTS Awards, an annual recognition of excellence across the home furnishings industry and a heartfelt opportunity to celebrate longstanding relationships and friendships.

Four awards were given specifically in the lighting category: Elements Lighting & Décor won the best lighting showroom in the East, Nova Lighting won for the best showroom in the West, Pooky Lighting was recognized in the lamp category, and Hubbardton Forge was honored in both the fixtures category and in the green manufacturer category. Here is a complete list of winners.

Lighting winners were all smiles:

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Several ARTS Award winners, including some of the aforementioned lighting winners, were willing to stop and share their thoughts on what will impact their business most this year. You can learn what they had to say and their plans for 2026 here.

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Lighting manufacturers regained their footing at Lightovation this month, no longer as stymied by tariffs as they were last June but still cognizant of economic headwinds and ready to support their lighting showroom partners in new and more vigorous ways. They debuted hundreds of new collections, focusing on value, design trends, smart lighting and showroom support. You can read more about their specific strategies and product introductions here. And click here for the ones that earned an Editor’s Pick at market.

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WAC Lighting extended its WAC Home smart home system at Lightovation this week, adding decorative lighting to the portfolio across all three of its brands: Modern Forms, DweLED and Schonbek. You can read more about that here.