Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer: she admired his work from afar as a teenager. Now they've partnered for 20 years.(CASE STUDY: LIGHTING DESIGN)(Interview)

Most mentorships end after a few months or years, with mentor and protege continuing on in their respective careers. But for acclaimed lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, six years of apprenticeship eventually blossomed into a full-fledged professional partnership. Here the pair discusses that transition and its impact on both their work.

PEGGY EISENHAUER: As a teenager, I was seeing shows on Broadway and was familiar with Jules's work. I wanted to be a lighting designer myself. When I was a sophomore [at Carnegie Mellon University], I heard him give a ...

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