We engineer lighting instruments to elevate architecture and transform human experience.
We are Lighting iQ Rising, driven by unstoppable scientific curiosity and relentless intellectual passion.
Founded in 1977 by architectural lighting pioneer, Sylvan R. Shemitz, The Lighting Quotient today is an exciting new vision of a venerable heritage.
Our rich history of innovation continues to drive inventive design and uncompromising quality, but our minds are focused fully on today’s challenges and tomorrow’s science, adapting existing technologies and inventing new ones for the ever-changing needs of today’s lighting professionals.
The Lighting Quotient designs, engineers and manufactures advanced luminaires for architects, lighting designers, interiors experts and the entire professional lighting community.
We are known for our commitment to producing efficient, innovative, and aesthetically pleasing lighting products that contribute to creating functional and energy-efficient lighting systems. We create solutions that not only enhance visual comfort but also improve the efficiency and sustainability of buildings and spaces.
Real design innovation comes from within.
True customer care is not reactive. It anticipates needs.
There is no equal. We set the standard for quality and performance.
American manufacturing strength
Responsibility factors into virtually every business decision we make.
Protect and improve the physical environment.
To be avid students of new technologies and processes. To demonstrate true industry thought leadership.
To never copy or be copied. We seek out and embrace what has not been accomplished in architectural lighting.
To target unserved and underserved markets with superior solutions in order to expand our business and secure our future.
To respect and exemplify the legacy of our founder, we will only produce fixtures of uncompromising quality in construction
To share what we learn with our contemporaries and heirs, and show the highest regard for these individuals in the way we work, act and interact every day, to preserve our place among the elite in our business for generations to come.
SGaynor@LiQ.Lighting
We choose to adhere to the most rigorous standards and best practices prescribed by the industry’s leading organizations and governing bodies.
The Lighting Quotient is proud to be one of the most awarded lighting companies in the industry..
August 9, 2023
WEST HAVEN, CT – November 6, 2023 – The Lighting Quotient®, a leading U.S. manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting fixtures, is pleased to announce that elliptipar’s S330 for use with iLas2 perimeter pocket framing has been honored with a 2023 Product Innovation Award (PIA) from Architectural SSL magazine.