2026 Luminaire Design Competition

Live Presentations and Judging

May 13th

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Join us for the in-person presentation and judging of the 2026 IESLA Lesley Wheel Memorial Luminaire Design Competition.

Join us as the students compete for a prize pool of $15,000.

This Event is free to attend

Announcing the Judges:

Nick Sheridan – Co-Founder of Cerno Lighting

Lindsey Perkins – Vice President (Lighting Design Alliance)

Neal Matsuno – Principal at Moore Rubell Yudell

Yazmin Gutierrez – Principal (Sentinium Design)

Helms Design District

8800 Venice Blvd

Culver City, CA 90034