Julie Taraska

Richard Meier’s lighting venture might bear his name, but the Pritzker Prize-winning architect insists that he didn’t mastermind its first line of fixtures, which debuted Wednesday at the Ralph Pucci showroom in New York.

While playing with action figures with his son, David Weeks had an epiphany. The Brooklyn-based designer, celebrated for his modernist kinetic chandeliers, was looking to move into other mediums.

As the definition of culture has broadened, so have the types of spaces where you can enjoy their creative fruits.

Architectural lighting products from Griven, Fulham, Luxo Corporation, Eaton, and Columbia Lighting.

New architectural products and interior finishes by NLXL, Architectural Systems, Formica, Hartman&Forbes, and Versa Wallcovering.

New ceiling products from Armstrong World Industries, USAI Lighting, Hunter Douglas, USG Corporation, CertainTeed, and Focal Point.

Products incorporating sensors and connected systems, as well as those that benefit from engineering breakthroughs and that are produced via digital technologies, dominated Architectural Record's Products of the Year competition.

New products from Organic Lighting Systems, Plumen, Progress Lighting, Lumenpulse, Lighting Science, Griven, Philips, Foreverlamp, Boyd Lighting, and Lutron.

New products from Herman Miller, PlayGuard, Allsteel, Keilhauer, and Peter Pepper Products.

Building goods, lighting, and furnishings that benefited from engineering breakthroughs as well as those produced via digital technology dominated architectural record’s Products of the Year, the magazine’s annual award competition for the best and brightest offerings in the industry.