Mitchell B. Kohn Lighting Design

Mitchell B. Kohn is President of Mitchell B. Kohn Lighting Design, with Chicago area offices in Highland Park, Illinois, specializing in interior illumination design for corporate, commercial, institutional, and selective residential environments. With over 35 years of experience in architectural lighting design and consultation, projects exhibit intimate knowledge of new technologies and innovative methods of implementing energy saving strategies. Most importantly, lighting design requires illuminating spaces for the purpose of enhancing architecture and interior design concepts, as well as making people more productive and comfortable in their environment.

In addition to consulting to corporations and architectural and design firms world-wide, Kohn is a frequent lecturer at universities and professional organizations, and has been published extensively on both technical subjects as well as design projects. He is a Fellow and former Board member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (I.A.L.D.) and a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), for which he served as Chairman of their Office Lighting Committee, responsible for developing and maintaining ANSI standards for 15 years. He is also Past-President of the Chicago Section of the IES, and the recipient of both the International Illumination Design Award of Distinction, and the Award of Excellence, their highest design award recognition.