An integrated aircraft lighting and display panel (122, 122a-f), comprising: at least one flexible Printed Circuit Board configured to conform to an interior panel (102, 104, 106, 108, 108a, 110, 110a, 112, 112a-c, 114, 116, 118, 118a-c) of an aircraft; at least one lighting control unit (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a) configured to be coupled to at least one of a power source of the aircraft, a network bus of the aircraft, and a data interface of the aircraft, the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a) further comprising a microcontroller (162, 164) coupled to the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a); a plurality of light-emitting diode modules (144a-c) each disposed on one of the at least one flexible PCB, wherein the plurality of LED modules are in a spaced apart relationship and coupled to the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a), each LED module (144a-c) comprising an LED array of one or more LED units arranged on the PCB in a spaced apart relationship, each LED unit coupled to the microcontroller (162, 164) and including at least one of a white LED and a red/green/blue LED (166a, 124a), the LED array configured to generate a luminous output when activated by the microcontroller (162, 164); at least one decorative layer defining an external surface of the lighting and display panel (122, 122a-f); a core material separating the flexible PCB and the plurality of LED modules (144a-c) from the decorative layer, the core material capable of at least partially transmitting the luminous output to the decorative layer, and wherein the core material (132, 132a) is configured to define a plurality of columnar cells, each columnar cell partially filled with one or more of a transparent encapsulant and an air gap, wherein the plurality of columnar cells is preferably defined by at least one of a tiling pattern and a polygonal pattern, and wherein each of the one or more LED units (166, 166a-b, 124a) corresponds to a columnar cell of the plurality of columnar cells, further characterised in that the at least one flexible PCB is any of a Kapton flexible PCB or a less than 0.381 mm (0.015 inch) FR-4 PCB. at least one flexible Printed Circuit Board configured to conform to an interior panel (102, 104, 106, 108, 108a, 110, 110a, 112, 112a-c, 114, 116, 118, 118a-c) of an aircraft; at least one lighting control unit (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a) configured to be coupled to at least one of a power source of the aircraft, a network bus of the aircraft, and a data interface of the aircraft, the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a) further comprising a microcontroller (162, 164) coupled to the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a); a plurality of light-emitting diode modules (144a-c) each disposed on one of the at least one flexible PCB, wherein the plurality of LED modules are in a spaced apart relationship and coupled to the LCU (136, 136a-c, 148, 148a), each LED module (144a-c) comprising an LED array of one or more LED units arranged on the PCB in a spaced apart relationship, each LED unit coupled to the microcontroller (162, 164) and including at least one of a white LED and a red/green/blue LED (166a, 124a), the LED array configured to generate a luminous output when activated by the microcontroller (162, 164); at least one decorative layer defining an external surface of the lighting and display panel (122, 122a-f); a core material separating the flexible PCB and the plurality of LED modules (144a-c) from the decorative layer, the core material capable of at least partially transmitting the luminous output to the decorative layer, and wherein the core material (132, 132a) is configured to define a plurality of columnar cells, each columnar cell partially filled with one or more of a transparent encapsulant and an air gap, wherein the plurality of columnar cells is preferably defined by at least one of a tiling pattern and a polygonal pattern, and wherein each of the one or more LED units (166, 166a-b, 124a) corresponds to a columnar cell of the plurality of columnar cells, further characterised in that the at least one flexible PCB is any of a Kapton flexible PCB or a less than 0.381 mm (0.015 inch) FR-4 PCB.