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Openings and Closings: March 3 to March 9 Elizabeth Lanza Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; © 1931 Estate of Poul Henningsen. Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas This past weekend, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston opened an exhibition entitled Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting. The exhibition traces the evolution of electric lighting from its origins in the early 19 th century to present. Organized in three parts Typologies, The Bulb, and Quality of Light, the show invites museumgoers to look at the aesthetic, functional, and environmental qualities of electric light and see ...

Illumination Through Design The first electric light was invented in the early 1800s by chemist and inventor Humphry Davy (1778-1829). It was a transformative moment. Since then, lighting technology has developed at speed. Today, we can control lamps remotely from our mobile phones. Energy efficient lightbulbs are helping to reduce our carbon footprints. The concept has fascinated engineers, scientists, architects and designers worldwide. “Lighting design has transformed our daily lives and influenced major design movements over the past 100 years,” says said Gary Tinterow, Director...