DALLAS – Lightovation visitors will have a chance this month to literally step into the future of lighting.

The first-ever Metaverse Lighting TrendHouse debuts in Dallas, an immersive 3D experience that allows people to visualize and experience lighting trends in a lifelike environment.

It is hosted by Dallas Market Center and has been arranged by Leslie Carothers, an expert enthusiast in metaverse applications, and rendered, modeled and designed by Annilee Waterman.

Interior designer Shay Geyer, owner of IBB Design Fine Furnishings in Frisco, Texas, selected the lighting fixtures that exemplify the trends featured in the TrendHouse.

“We have all invested in this project not only because AI, VR and the metaverse are hot topics but because their application is already making an impact on business and lifestyle,” said Cole Daugherty, senior vice president, exhibitor marketing, at DMC.

What it is: Both the virtual walkthrough and the metaverse experiences of the TrendHouse will be virtual representations of a fully furnished and curated home.

Waterman has designed a 2,000 square-feet home complete with a living room, eat-in kitchen, hallway, exterior, principal bedroom and principal bathroom. They are fully designed with furniture and lighting, just like a regular house.

Every Lightovation exhibitor was asked to submit 3D product models to help illustrate four lighting trends outlined by noted trend forecaster Patti Carpenter. Geyer selected roughly 30 fixtures from 20 manufacturers that she felt best represented the trends.