Jered Widmer, Principal and Director of The Lighting Practice’s Dallas office, was featured in Designing Lighting‘s October 2026 issue. ‘Up Close with Jered Widmer’ by Shirley Coyle LC explores Jered’s upbringing, journey to lighting design, what he has learned along the way, and his ethos as both a designer and a person.
“Growing up just outside of Pittsburgh, Jered Widmer spent hours on jobsites assisting his general contractor father – cleaning paint brushes, running the shop vac, and absorbing the rhythms of construction. An artistic kid who loved drawing, and a budding engineer who loved to build and rebuild Lego creations – Jered was always modifying, always improving… Jered’s affinity for science, engineering and creativity [led him] to lighting design”… Read the full feature >
