About me
Charles (Chip) Israel is an internationally recognized lighting designer with over 40 years of experience and is past President of the IES, the Illuminating Engineering Society. In 1992, he founded LIGHTING DESIGN ALLIANCE, a full-service architectural lighting
design firm, where he built a highly-select team of lighting-design professionals who
now serve a variety of clients worldwide. As Co-CEO and Founder, Chip works closely with the owner, the design team, and manufacturers to ensure lighting systems are fully integrated with the architectural design and enhance the designer’s concepts.
Lighting Design Alliance has also been recognized by winning over 300 National and International design awards, including multiple awards for sustainable lighting design.
He served as 2012-2013, President of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). Chip has been an instructor at UCLA and the American College of Applied Arts in the field
of interior lighting.
