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Discover all the latest about our products, technology, events, awards and Barbican Architectural Products culture on our official blog.

Elaines Reflections
Elaines Reflections

PM Intern Elaine reflects on her experience working with Barbican Architectural Products as Product Manager Intern for the Ceiling Collection.

A&D Spa Nights
A&D Spa Nights

Barbican is proud to be partnered with Gibson Interior Products, a NYC based independent manufacturers representative organization since 1985.

Aarons Reflections
Aarons Reflections

Barbican's intern Aaron, states "My main focus was the new ceiling system, which presented many challenges and questions."

Wev Collection Wins Gold At Neocon
Wev Collection Wins Gold At Neocon

GOLD at the BEST OF NEOCON with our brand new WĒV™ Collection! Washable, woven fiberglass fixtures available in a myriad of shapes, sizes, and colours.

Customers Feel The Love
Customers Feel The Love

Customer service is at the core of everything we do. Barbican has a genuine desire to delight our customers and makes every effort to exceed their expectations.

Barbican Wins 4 Adex Design 2018 Platinum Awards
Barbican Wins 4 Adex Design 2018 Platinum Awards

Design Journal has announced the winners of the 2018 ADEX Design Awards. Named as Platinum Winner for Halo, Wave, Olympus, and HPC3!

Barbican Introduces Biophilic Lighting Designs
Barbican Introduces Biophilic Lighting Designs

Barbican manufactures lighting products specific to the needs of our clients. Our products combine energy efficiency with innovative design concepts.

Barbican Corporate Brand Uses Pantone Colour Of The Year For 2018
Barbican Corporate Brand Uses Pantone Colour Of The Year For 2018

Barbican Lighting’s rebranding venture in 2016 was a bold move towards the establishment of an unconventional design approach.

Hpc3 Wins Good Design Award
Hpc3 Wins Good Design Award

The winners of the 2017 GOOD DESIGN™ Award have been announced, and Barbican is pleased that HPC³™ (formerly known as PipeLight System) is listed as a winner!

The Wave Wins Ies Illmination Award Of Merit
The Wave Wins Ies Illmination Award Of Merit

Barbican's Wave wins a 2017 IES Illumination Award of Merit for its meritorious contribution to the lighting profession.

Barbican Pipelight System Doesnt Disappoint
Barbican Pipelight System Doesnt Disappoint

Barbican Pipelight System Doesnt Disappoint, featured in Designer Pages, PipeLight was awarded NeoCon Silver, and “exemplifies the company’s bold design sense.”

Halo Wins Merit Award For Product Innovations From Buildings Media
Halo Wins Merit Award For Product Innovations From Buildings Media

Barbican is proud to announce that The Pipelight System has received a Product Innovations Award from BUILDINGS Media.

Pipelight System Wins Grand Award For Product Innovations From Buildings Media
Pipelight System Wins Grand Award For Product Innovations From Buildings Media

Barbican is proud to announce that The Pipelight System has received a Product Innovations Award from BUILDINGS Media.

Pipelight System And Olympus Win At Neocon 2017
Pipelight System And Olympus Win At Neocon 2017

Barbican has been recognized at NeoCon 2017 for both the Olympus and the new innovative Pipelight System!

Barbicans The Wave Nomindated At Lightfair 2017
Barbicans The Wave Nomindated At Lightfair 2017

The Wave was engineered as a modular, reconfigurable & stand alone high performance LED lighting system utilizing the most advanced Green Energy technology.

The Halo Wins Platinum Adex Award For 2017
The Halo Wins Platinum Adex Award For 2017

The Halo is Winner of Platinum designation at the 2017 ADEX Awards for Design Excellence by Design Journal Magazine, for its superior product design & quality.

Mullet Mode At Albany Capital Center
Mullet Mode At Albany Capital Center

Barbican was asked to create something unique for a multipurpose meeting room. It was essential to be able to utilize the space for a variety of functions.

Barbican Ventures Into The Middle East
Barbican Ventures Into The Middle East

Barbican expands with AL Zubair AL Zubair General Trading covering the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait & Turkey territories.

Award Winning Wave Is Interior Design Magazine Trend For 2017
Award Winning Wave Is Interior Design Magazine Trend For 2017

Barbican is featured in Interior Design Media is the global, industry-leading design publication, website & events company.

An Ultra Thin Halo Of Light
An Ultra Thin Halo Of Light

Halo is an aluminum light fixture “created to offer a contemporary & compact design that merges seamlessly with its environment.”

Barbican Launches Aleta Pippin By Barbican
Barbican Launches Aleta Pippin By Barbican

Aleta Pippin by Barbican is the newest addition to the Artisan Collection available as printed shade material on the complete offering of Barbican lighting fixtures.

Custom Contemporary Lighting Project
Custom Contemporary Lighting Project

Barbican's lighting installation in The Oshawa Centre initiated a massive expansion project that added 375,000 square feet of new and redeveloped retail space.

The Metro Modular Collection Selected By Build Magazine
The Metro Modular Collection Selected By Build Magazine

The Metro Modular Collection, a commercial LED lighting fixture line, has been selected by the staff of Buildings Magazine as a featured product.

Iowa Aia Convention Winner
Iowa Aia Convention Winner

Barbican's Rep Supa Architects work with Strauss Architectural Systems, who is Barbican’s official representative in Iowa.

Sensuous Supple Lighting By Barbican
Sensuous Supple Lighting By Barbican

The Wave by Barbican is a sleek, reconfigurable LED lighting system that can add a burst of color to any setting.

Barbican Wave Wins Silver
Barbican Wave Wins Silver

Barbican's The Wave wins Silver in the 9th Annual IDA awards for the Illumination / Special Purpose Lighting category. One of the most respected Design Awards.

High Performance Cylinders 1st Place Winner
High Performance Cylinders 1st Place Winner

Barbican's High Performance Cylinders 1st Place Winner High Performance Cylinders Chosen as a Grand Award Winner by BUILDINGS Magazine

Barbican Wave Wins Silver Best Of Neocon 2016
Barbican Wave Wins Silver Best Of Neocon 2016

Barbican is proud to announce, that THE WAVE is the winner of the Best of NeoCon 2016 Silver, for Decorative Lighting, presented by Contract Design.

Honoree Interior Design Media Hip Award Neocon 2016
Honoree Interior Design Media Hip Award Neocon 2016

Barbican announces that the Wave and High Performance Cylinders has been selected as a Finalist for the Interior Design Media – Hip Award NeoCon 2016.

Finalist Buildings Product Innovations Award 2016
Finalist Buildings Product Innovations Award 2016

Barbican announces that the High Performance Cylinder product has been selected as a Finalist for the Product Innovations 2016 Award.

Barbican At Neocon Chicago
Barbican At Neocon Chicago

Barbican is participating in the highly anticipated NeoCon show hosted in Chicago. Explore, learn, discuss and find the best of good design at NeoCon

Lunch And Learn At Pg Enlighten
Lunch And Learn At Pg Enlighten

At Barbican, we love to share our passion and educate our reps on the processes we use to manufacture our fixtures.

The Wave Wins
The Wave Wins

Barbican’s Wave Product Line Wins Design Journal’s Best of 2015 Product Award. Offered in an extensive range of sizes & proportions.

Barbican Wins Silver
Barbican Wins Silver

Barbican is also excited to announce receipt of an IIDEX Canada 2015 Innovation Award for our lighting products.