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Behind the Curtain
​Become the One to Shape the Light
Danville, VA | ​September 2026

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Step inside the process. Design the light. Build the future.

This year, the curtain rises on a new kind of Sterling Summit, one where you don’t just learn about innovation, you create it. Attendees will walk through the real Sterling Lighting process from concept to prototype, form teams, and compete to bring their vision to life. One design will be chosen for initial production with the names of the winning team listed as the designers on the Sterling Lighting patent. 


A new Sterling Lighting luminaire imagined by our own community and born from the hands of those who use it best.


Get a backstage pass to the process that shapes award-winning lighting designs. Explore the craft, engineering, and choices behind Sterling luminaires and how those choices protect your reputation and perform in the field. 


We can't wait to see you there...


Patrick Harders, LC, Co-Founder of Sterling Lighting

September 2026, I’m inviting you to step behind the curtain with us and go where no other manufacturer has gone.


You’ll see how Sterling Lighting designs and builds the luminaires you trust, 

why we do it the way we do, and why it matters to you. 

Then, you’ll put that knowledge to work: team up, pitch your own luminaire concept, 

and one design will be chosen to become part of the Sterling lineup.

I'll see you in September,
Patrick


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