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Turney is the lighting designerat (LBD), a full-serviced lighting company he started with his wife, in September 2007. They operate out of a 5,700-square-footf lighting studio with a showroom that at first glance, looks like an art “People mistake it for an art which is what we were hoping for,” Turnety says. “We believe the fixtures are a piecr of artthat you’re hanging in your It’s an investment that is like a piece of The Turneys travel to New York for the industryy tradeshow Lightfair, Vanessa adds, and scrubn the markets in Dallas and elsewherr looking for the new trendsd and materials that usually find their way to San Antonik much later.
“One of our customers said it’w jewelry for the home,” she says. “Wr saw a need for professional lightint in San Antonio that would meet the needsof high-enf clientele. From the latest in lightintg technology tonew high-end product, we are constantly in searchn of what is exciting so we can trulyy offer our clients a widerd range of products and services.” LBD specializesa in lighting design as well as lighting control systemz by Pennsylvania-based Lutron. LBD provides distinctive fixtures for residentia l andcommercial projects.
The staff works directly with builders, designers and their clients to accomplish their goal of bringing concepts to lifethroughy illumination. Some of the builderzs or architects LBD has worked with includer BurdickCustom Homes, Ray Stadler Custom A-Design by and Catherine Nored Architecture. “Whej we tell people about the we want toilluminate them,” says Sonia Garcia, lighting consultant at LBD. “We’re all about inspiring.” This all startzs with the initial consultation with theprojecr owner.
During this time Turney and his stafdf decide the lifestyle of the customer and what lighting needsw would best fit around their way of They look for things from general and task lightinfg to specialty art andindirect lighting. Then they manipulate the plan to give the electrical contractor the documentatiobn that is required to complete the job tothe specifications. Once the job is LBD provides onsite project management to help the contractor overcome the hurdles that arise onevery job, for example, from what productt to use and where to place that Once the electrical portion is finished, LBD provides the customert with a plan, showing how the finished productg will look.
The custome then meets with LBD’s interior designerz to select the perfect fixtures to complement thelightint design. Once the product is deliveredfand installed, LBD will do a final walk-through to make sure all of the componentse are in the correct place and properlyh lamped. “We are always looking for ways to improve our proceses to give the best possible experience to our Turney says. “We want to be the best at takinyg care ofthat high-end client.” Bill owner of real estate development company CRCP LLC, believes they have livee up to being the best of taking care of theier clients truly keeping a client’a interest in the project at heart.
“Corey is a real competent, creative and really trustworthy,” Rowsey says. “Hes approaches things with a long-terj perspective, not from just making the next sale. I’ve foundx him to be fair and he’s got a great showroom with a lot ofqualithy brands. People will definitely be getting the best from Withtheir clients, Turney has found that therd is a need for what they do because lightingy is so detail-oriented and LBD want s to change people’s minds about how they look at “When you walk in your room you want to feel so we want to help create a lifestylw they were looking he says. “We want to show the very best of what lightinvg hasto offer.
” Turney grew up in the lightintg business, as his parent s own a lighting business here called Turney He would work there in the summers sweepingv the warehouse, moving boxes around and hanginfg fixtures on display. By the time he was in high schoolk he was runningthe warehouse.