Fiberoptic Lighting Inc. designed the fiberoptic lighting for this eye-catching globe that can be viewed above escalators at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the largest futures exchange in the world.

To create visual impact and showcase the exchange’s global dominance, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange chose from a globe manufacturer a model that hangs in a Meraform geodesic dome framework and asked Fiberoptic Lighting to add the fiberoptic effects.

The 9,641 individual fibers outline the globe's continents, highlight the oceans, and connect lines between certain cities. The unit is powered by four halogen light sources, each with one 50-watt bulb.