We just got back from a great trip to Dallas and a visit to the Tech Lighting Showroom for LIGHTSPEAK 2013. What a great space and great people as well! Here is a brief re-cap of the visit and some photos to wet the appetite. To see more, visit TechLighting.com. The Tech Lighting factory is located in Skokie, IL and they stock a majority of their pieces. They try and provide a lead time of 3-Days! for most projects, especially for orders under 100 items. Also good to remember is that custom products make up about 15% of their work. It never hurts to ask.
Here is just a peak at some of the beautiful glass elements that Tech is known for. Many of these pieces are hand-blown in Italy. The first image is the new Ecran "Screen" Pendant with platinum and gold silk-screened patterns on the glass. The third image shows the beautiful Sara (round) and Jayden (square) pressed crystal pendants with hand-blown white glass inner layer.
Here's a collection of the industrial Wilmette Series, which has been incorporated into the larger Tech Lighting catalog.
The Artic Family is also really fun!
And finally, a collection of amber glass pendants, beautifully grouped.
In addition to the decorative displays throughout, we received an over-view of the architectural recessed line ELEMENT. This is a family of 3", 4" and 6" apertures with a variety of functions. Unfortunately, we often find that the housing sizes prevent us from using these products in NYC. The standard LED uses a Citizen chip, but the they are now offering products with Xicato (standard and artist series available) and Lumenetix. Lumenetix is offering an exciting product with a pre-programmed warm dim or fully programmable white. The warm dim function is great for residential and hospitality. The fully programmable white may be a good option for retail. The programming offers up to 5 saved scenes, which can be saved to high light the clothes in each season! We've also been told they will begin offering multiples next year.
And finally, Tech Lighting is expanding their UNILUME line to include not only their standard remote phosphor under-cabinet line, but other variations: direct line voltage, remote driver and a cove line. The cove line is very exciting because it offers a field-cuttable piece for completing the ends of runs. The cove fixture is a basic 120° output with no real direction. Great for simulating the look of fluorescent without socket shadows. Color temperatures range from 2400K - 4000K.
We were also shown some exciting new products for 2014, but were sworn to secrecy! Looking forward to the future and to see what Tech Lighting does next!