Event Schedule
Lightovation Design + Build Day
January 13, 2026
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Design + Build Day is a day of expert insights, inspiration, and access to the latest trends inside the largest residential lighting marketplace in North America. Held on the final day of the Lightovation show, the event will feature keynotes, panels, showroom tours, and networking in partnership with Interior Design magazine and Metropolis magazine from SANDOW DESIGN GROUP. Attend for an exclusive opportunity to explore the future of lighting and design.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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9 am
Design + Build Day Breakfast Hosted by Crystorama
January 13, 2026
| 9 am
TM 3503
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Join us for a celebratory breakfast inside the newly renovated Crystorama showroom. Enjoy morning bites and a warm welcome from our team, along with meaningful conversation, fresh inspiration, and a first look at our expanded 2026 product introductions. It's a moment to connect, explore, and toast to a day dedicated to the future of lighting and design.
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10 am
Interior Design Magazine Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen Keynote
January 13, 2026
| 10 am
TM 4 - Elevator Lobby
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Cindy Allen is widely lauded as one of the most influential advocates for the interior design profession. With almost two decades as Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design, she champions the industry, promoting both the giants of design and its rising stars. Allen has published more than 10 books on design, with the latest edition covering the industry’s best. An early adopter of alternative platforms to share Interior Design’s content, she has also made nearly 100 short documentaries on industry icons that are featured on DesignTV by Sandow. Allen received an Honorary Doctorate from the New York School of Interior Design in 2010 and from the San Francisco Academy of Art in 2012. She is the recipient of the 2009 Alpha Award from Alpha Workshops, the 2010 Circle of Excellence Award from the IFDA, the 2014 Open House New York Honoree Award, the 2015 Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Scroll Award, the 2019 AIA Stephen A. Kliment Oculus Award and was honored at the 2020 LongHouse Winter Benefit. Allen has served as a juror for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards and the Gensler Design Excellence Awards, among others.
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11:30 am
Design + Build Day Lunch Hosted by Hubbardton Forge
January 13, 2026
| 11:30 am
TM 3725
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Experience the beauty of design and community at a special luncheon inside the Hubbarton Forge showroom. Enjoy great food, conversation, and inspiration as we gather to celebrate creativity and craftsmanship.
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12:30 pm
One-on-One with an Iconic Visionary: Cindy Allen, Editor in Chief, Interior Design Magazine & Lauren Rottet, Principal, Rottet Studio
January 13, 2026
| 12:30 pm
TM 4 - Elevator Lobby
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To kick off 2026 on a high note, Cindy Allen sits down with renowned designer Lauren Rottet to celebrate the transformative power of design. Together, they discuss creativity as the driving force for Rottet's commercial, residential, hospitality (and product design!), uncovering emerging trends that promise to inspire designers and clients alike.
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1:30 pm
Interior Design Tour Led by Helene Oberman
January 13, 2026
| 1:30 pm
TM 4 - Elevator Lobby
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2:30 pm
METROPOLIS Keynote: The Creative Power of “And”
January 13, 2026
| 2:30 pm
TM 4 - Elevator Lobby
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Beauty, experience, efficiency, health, and sustainability—we can have it all! The most creative consumers and businesses today realize that the future of design is about maximizing benefits and letting go of compromises. Join METROPOLIS editor in chief Avi Rajagopal to understand this key mindset change and five big ideas that could transform the spaces we create and reshape design.
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3:30 pm
Metropolis Tour
January 13, 2026
| 3:30 pm
TM 4th Floor - Elevator Lobby
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4:30 pm
Design + Build Day Closing Reception
January 13, 2026
| 4:30 pm
TM 4926 - The International Pavilion
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Meet chief editors from Interior Design and Metropolis magazines while enjoying cocktails, light bites and networking with other trade professionals. inside the International Pavilion showroom.