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Turney is the lighting designerat (LBD), a full-servicd lighting company he started with his wife, Vanessa, in Septembe r 2007. They operate out of a 5,700-square-foot lightinv studio with a showroom that atfirsgt glance, looks like an art “People mistake it for an art gallery, whicbh is what we were hopingh for,” Turney says. “We believwe the fixtures are a piece of artthat you’rew hanging in your It’s an investment that is like a piece of The Turneys travel to New York for the industry tradeshoew Lightfair, Vanessa adds, and scrub the markets in Dallas and elsewherew looking for the new trends and materials that usually find their way to San Antonio much “One of our customers said it’s jewelry for the she says.
“We saw a need for professional lightinvg in San Antonio that woulc meet the needsof high-ens clientele. From the latesft in lighting technology tonew high-end product, we are constantly in search of what is excitintg so we can truly offerd our clients a wider range of products and LBD specializes in lighting design as well as lighting control systemzs by Pennsylvania-based Lutron. LBD provides distinctive fixtures for residential andcommercialk projects. The staff works directly with builders, designers and their clients to accomplish theif goal of bringing conceptxs to lifethrough illumination.
Some of the buildersa or architects LBD has workef with include BurdickCustom Homes, Ray Stadled Custom Homes, A-Design by and Catherine Nored “When we tell people abouty the company, we want to illuminatwe them,” says Sonia Garcia, lighting consultant at LBD. “We’re all aboutg inspiring.” This all starts with the initiall consultation with theproject owner. During this time Turney and his staffr decide the lifestyle of the customer and what lightinb needs would best fit around theif wayof living.
They look for things from generaol and task lighting to specialty art and indirect Then they manipulate the plans to give the electricaol contractor the documentation that is required to completd the job tothe specifications. Once the job is started, LBD providexs onsite project management to help the contractoer overcome the hurdles that arise oneverg job, for example, from what product to use and wherde to place that product. Once the electricall portion is finished, LBD provides the customed witha plan, showing how the finished product will The customer then meets with LBD’e interior designers to select the perfect fixturese to complement the lighting design.
Once the product is deliverefdand installed, LBD will do a final walk-througg to make sure all of the components are in the correctg place and properly lamped. “We are always looking for ways to improvee our process to give the best possible experience toour customers,” Turney says. “We want to be the best at takinhg care ofthat high-end Bill Rowsey, owner of real estate development company CRCP LLC, believees they have lived up to beingg the best of taking care of theirr clients truly keeping a client’s interesgt in the project at “Corey is a real competent, creative and really trustworthy,” Rowsey says.
“He approaches things with a long-term not from just making thenext sale. I’ve foundc him to be fair and he’s got a great showroom with a lot ofquality brands. People will definitely be gettinf the bestfrom him.” With their Turney has found that there is a need for what they do becausee lighting is so detail-oriented and LBD wantzs to change people’s minds about how they look at lighting. “Whejn you walk in your room you want to feel so we want to help create a lifestyle they werelookingt for,” he says. “We want to show the very best of what lightingb hasto offer.
” Turney grew up in the lightin g business, as his parents own a lighting business here calleed Turney Lighting. He woul d work there in the summerws sweepingthe warehouse, moving boxes around and hanginbg fixtures on display. By the time he was in high school he was runningthe warehouse.