Design Plan: Luce & Light

Today, DesignPlan brought in Luce & Light (L&L) so we could check out their new outdoor fixtures, made in their Vicenza, Italy factory. Everything was well designed and of excellent quality.

New & Updated fixtures:

  • Tago: linear in-grade, tilt +/-20deg without opening the fixture, antiglare louvers, individual honeycomb louvers on the diode.
    *The River is being discontinued, to be replaced by Tago

  • Colorado: the largest in the linear family. Adjustable frame/frameless.
    It will be on the website 12/1! We were impressed with how quiet the fixture is considering the very high output.

  • Quilatero: The new Square in-grade comes in four (4) different sizes with wattages from 8W-24W. It is available in fixed or adjustable (from outside) with IP69K (suitable for power wash). Comes with 2 styles of trim: without visible screws for a discreet look suitable for high-end residential or with regressed screws for more secure installation.

    • The wallwasher option has a spacing ratio of 1:2 from wall to O.C

  • Alto Piano: We were the first to see the sample in North America, Woohoo!
    Round & Square recessed downlights that are IP66, available four (4) sizes. Housing is a polymer with magnetic trim - Trim and glass are flush (we liked this sleek look!). Hexcell louver accessory is available.

None of these are stocked. All are made to order with various options with a 6-week lead time. Housings can ship more quickly.

Typ, 2200k CCT is now an option. In addition to standard CCTs, fixtures may have the option for tunable white or dim-to-warm 1800K to 3000K.

2022 BDNY

Did you miss this year's BDNY? No worries, we have you covered! Here are some of the products we found interesting for various projects. Mostly glass works and metal works for high-end residentials, lobbies, and large decoratives (mostly pendants) for natural rustic material suitable for hospitality projects!

LUCIFER LIGHTING

Today we looked at the LUCIFER LIGHTING updated track lights, eco line downlights, and new anodized finishes (beautiful!).

ATOMOS:

  • a very affordable downlight. Good lead time of 1 to 3 weeks

  • A huge plus is that they have trimless millwork at an affordable price point (haven't seen many competitors offering this option). Round and square trim, available as new construction and remodel housing.

  • The adjustable model has a max 30-degree tilt.

  • The wall washer has a small kicker to push the light out of the ceiling.

  • Note: For the wall washer, the square trim has a better performance and higher output compared to the round trim. 1000lm vs. 920lm for the round trim. The round has a 1:1 ratio, but the square allows further spacing. For the round trim, we noticed a round spread on the side so be careful with spacing.

We also looked at a new zoom fixture, rotating the optics to adjust the spread. It only moves from 20 to 40 degrees, and had a large field angle, so it may not be a good option for art lighting.

TRACK HEADS:

  • New Alumina finishes with four (4) matt and four (4) brushed options (a new anodizing process). They looked gorgeous!

  • Warm dim is available in different outputs in the remote driver model. It's also available in medium size with an integral driver, BUT there is a wattage restriction. It's a YES, but $$$

  • Integral ELV driver down to 5% to 2%. There is a restriction with output. Max 1300lm delivered 900 for medium size.

  • The remote driver version goes up to 2300lm.

  • The nice thing is that their 120V medium track head seats flush to the track with an integral driver.

  • Monopoint has a mud-in ring for flush mounting the slim canopy.

  • The standard stem length is 1.4", but it can be ordered up to 12". They are moving toward making their new track stem (on the center) the standard. Updating T2 to this.

  • Large-size wallwasher track offers typical 3ft spacing for a 15ft ceiling. They have a little light leak on the ceiling.

  • Their tack and monopoint accept 2 accessories. They can provide a cross baffle, depending on the project size! Ask

  • They are looking out to expand their track system toward two circuits, pendant mount, surface, and recessed!

MARSET

Today, we paid a visit to the MARSET showroom to look at their expanded indoor and outdoor fixtures.

Overall, the fixtures come in playful colors and unique finishes. One thing to remember is that not all the products are offered in 2700K, although they offered more in this CCT than other decorative manufacturers we’ve dealt with.

They have a couple of new outdoor fixtures, such as the JAIMA pendant, and floor mounted fixture with a flexible fabric shade. We also liked the SANTORINI, a pendant-mounted fixture inspired by the lantern shape with a glass lens and playful finishes. It looks like a modern-looking vapor-proof fixture.

Another interesting fixture that we looked at was the BOHEMIA. We liked the opaque outer finished blown glass which was somehow translucent and provided a nice light effect.

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

Today we went over updated and new products with LANDSCAPE LIGHTING:

TYPOLOGY Ring Light: Dark sky-rated pole light fixture with a ring shape illuminated component. The flexible LED light ( Q-tran) is clamped into fixture housing with aluminum segmented arcs. Housing features a spun aluminum gloss white powder coat reflector. Available in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. +90 CRI. The driver is located on the top near the ring.

TYPOLOGY Path Light: A 41” tall bollard with a mix of concrete and aluminum; available with a single LED cartridge for a Type III distribution (265lm), or two back-to-back LED cartridges for a Type V distribution (525lm). Available in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. +80CRI

TYPOLOGY Stick Light: A pole light fixture that could be used more as a landscape element for its look. Available in 10', 13', and 16' height with 2’, 3’, and 4’ illuminated slots; around 400lm/ft, and configurable with low and high output options.

This fixture’s body is made of a custom extruded column that is 3.5" in diameter and the illuminated part has three internal linear LED strips (Q-tran LED) with raised frosted acrylic lens.

This fixture uses the hinge feature for easy access to the light sources for maintenance. The driver is on top near the light source.



Selux

Today Selux hosted a webinar to fill us in on some of their new products.

ELO Wood

  • Selux now works with Structura to create this wood fixture. This is a multi-layered wood that is treated and finished.

  • These products have a 50 year warranty above ground, and a 25 year warranty below ground. This warranty covers rotting, cracking, and finish fading.

  • It is a marine grade finish.

  • Everything is accessible from the bottom of the fixture.

  • Currently, the fixture comes with 3 rows of LEDs but can be customized to 2 rows if needed.

M36 Wall Washer

  • This is their new wall wash fixture. It is much more effective than using their A20 optic.

  • The bottom of the fixture protrudes just slightly.

  • It is suggested that it is 18” from the wall it is lighting, and 9” from any perpendicular wall.

  • This fixtures utilizes their M36 housing.

  • If this is turning a corner, the corners must be filled with blanks.

  • This fixture comes in a black of white finish.

Wagner

Wagner is primarily a handrail company that supplies handrail lighting solutions. They do the full fabrication in house.

Today, they showed us the components of their Lumenrail system.

Lumenlinear

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We first looked at the actual railings. The railings are made to be as seamless as possible, and the fixtures in the handrails are fully wet listed (it is not a LED tape).

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This was the first fixture that we looked at. Matte and transparent lenses are available. Available in 2700K-5000K CCT. 5 beam spreads are available. This fixture is IP65 rated.

Lumenpod

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The fixtures in Pod family are constructed to be vandal resistant. This fixture is IP67 rated. Available in 2700K-5000K CCT and 5 different beam spread.

The fixture with less curved form has an asymmetric distribution. It creates a clean line of cut-off on the back side.

The second fixture with more curvy look provides a symmetric distribution.

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This is a nice walkway fixture. They will sell just the fixture for other applications. Available in 2700K-5000K CCT.

The 10° forward throw in the presented sample is the smallest the can get. It's a great option as a bollard lighting in ground.

  • Wagner will assist with layouts and meeting local code requirements. They are also releasing a design guide to simplify the specification process.

  • The Lights get attached to the rail on site.

  • The average price is $275/sqft for everything.

  • The Integral driver is a new option for rail lighting.

UFO

Today we had UFO come in to discuss their fiber optic and LED products. Fiber Optics

All of their fiber optic systems consist of three components:

The light source can consist of a color wheel, RGBW, or dichroic sources.

They offer end lit or side emitting products. The side emitting products come in two different types: side sparkle and smooth solid core.

 

The end lit products are typically made from glass while the side sparkle are typically made from food grade plastic.

 

  • 90w is the strongest fiber optic product
  • 20w products will be close to the 50w-75w tungsten market

For the end lit products, you are able to changes lenses to change the beam spread of the product.

These products do have a bend radius limitation which is important to consider when using it around corners. A large positive of these fiber optic fixtures is that the light source is the only point of maintenance.

The fiber optic products can be used for a multitude of applications. The end lit products are great for pools, museums, ceiling stars, and much more. The side emitting (the side sparkle particularly) is great for sensory systems in the medical field. The side emitting is also great for pool lighting.

They also showed us their LED products.

They had spot and wash fixtures. The wash fixtures slide into the fittings and the spot fixtures snap in to a magnetic system. The optics of these fixtures can also be changed. The following sizes are available.

  • 45mm
  • 95mm
  • 1250mm
  • 2450mm

These fixtures are not wireless. There is 1.6 meters of lead wire available. Finishes include: black and silver. The magnetic ball will always be silver regardless of finish(as shown below).

They also mentioned that they do have LED down lights (as shown below) which are essentially an LED version of their fiber optics system.

Prolume

Prolume stopped by to present their new products. They have custom manufactured LED strips and in house manufactured LED board.

 

They use 2-step binned LEDs from Cree and Nichia LED chip, ranging from 2200K up to 6000K, 4° light spread.The 5" segment is the smallest they can do in LED strip.

They presented a custom fixture using series CLA fixtures. (It's great for illuminating high ceilings and has 1ft increment).

  

  • Initially developed for "National Archives Museum".
  • 3 different optics. Spot, medium flood, and flood
  • Mounted in a custom cradles.

* They use custom designed hi-flux LED (CREE XLamp, XP-E LEDs) to achieve 2850K

*  Each LED bin they use are only one color and brightness group and is uniquely identified by a bin code.

 

 

Duo CS:

A low voltage linear luminaire with an extruded aluminium body.

  • Available in 27K, 30K, 35K, 40K , 50K, and RGB.
  • 150° built in articulation and 115° light beam.
  • Available in white powder coated and anodized aluminium finishes. (opt for custom finish)

They are considering to have this product as a hanging rod for closet (the aluminium part is not scratch proof!) and wet listed.

 

They have an interesting vivid pink LED product.

Lumenpulse

Lumenpulse stopped by today so we can see the new addition to their Lumenfacade family, the Nano and Nano Horizontal.

The Nano uses a 48V remote power supply, 884 delivered lm2w/ft and 1767 delivered lm on 4w/ft. The Nano Horizontal has 8W regular output. Optics for grazing, floodlighting or wall washing of 1 or 2 story facades and pedestrian uplighting.

  

Both come in 1',2', 3' and 4' in length, dual chamber design, mounting arm with 180 rotation feasibility, varaity of optic such as 8°x8°, 10°x10°, 10°x 90°, 30°x 60°, wide 120° and asymmetric wall-washer and up to 50' cable (not plenum rated). Available in dynamic white, warm white, Amber and RGB. (developing quad chip for cove lighting)

 

Both Nano series have fully integrated accessory, snap-in system. The louver and shield color always matches the fixture color and the shipping in about 6 weeks for custom color and 1 week for quick ship products.

The standard controller is Nicolaudie. They also have Pharos kit (they have reduced the price of Pharos kit from $900 to $200), keypad of Lumenpuls priced at $99 and lumentalk (allow DMX on the system even with 2 wire without rewiring) . Also, all their products are compatible with Lutron since  they have an Eco system card (Lutron chip) to recieve the Lutron signal (there are some exception)

Lumenquad is the updated version of their square shape outdoor lighting. It has a 3.5 in profile with 50W and 100W options, Narrow and Wide optics  which are suitable for wallwash, floodlighting, or street lighting.

Lumencentro is the new Lumenpulse pole, suitable for plaza, campus walkway.

100W, 2200K to 5700K, 70+ and 80+ CRI with up to 20000lm on clearsite lens and 7000lm on softsite lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insight Lighting

Insight Light stopped by today to show 3 of their new products. 9-spot and D2X with IP67 suitable for exterior lighting with capability for adjustment and modification regarding light beam, lens. Starting with  D2X, the new generation of high performance Asymmetric indirect lighting family which can be used as a wall washer/ wall grazer with an adjustable arm. They also used the 9 to 17 diode with  a new DMX wireless system which gives room to fit the receiver in the housing and the new generation Cree's chip, XD16 (November 2017) in this fixture. Another neat feature is the heated lens option with 4 bands across, 24 volts from a power supply to melt the snow away.

  

9-Spot - 9SP White Light/Static Colors, in 30W, 50W and 100W with  5°, 10°, 20°, 40°, 60° and 100° horizontal spread. It comes in  RGB-W, RGB-A and RGB-line Quad Chip.

One of their standard controls for this fixture is Nicolaudie Light Dial. The control can be purchased through Insight.

They showed us the 5°, 50W, RGB-W from this family. They have developed a wide optic well enough to put 4 chips next to each other or grouping and placing the optic on top. Currently, they have 2700K, 4000K and 65000K as standard dynamic white. They also offer the Quad chip customization (static 2200K or static color) by putting circuitry on the board.

   

The C5X is an Interior linear wallwasher in 3.5W , 7W ,11W and 15W.

this is the LED version of Compact5 linear. It has a remote power supply with individual length of 4', 6' and 8'. The continues run, the end cap is in design phase (Coming later). It has a standard extruded Acrylic lens and optional micro blade louver with a possibility to be used as a wall/ceiling mounted, pendent or J-box with 5" canopy design. It has up to 18" projection off the wall.

In the end, they mentioned their budgetary cove lighting products are imported under the GL brand with a selection of housings, boards, and chips. 120° beam, grazer with different wattages of 7W, 10W, 13W per foot which will be around $82/ft. The second generation is coming with more options and higher efficacy.

Vision 3

Vision 3 Lighting stopped by to give us an update on their products. They boast a 2-3 week lead time for all fixtures as a standard and can possibly do 1 week depending on the fixture and quantity. Their line voltage fixture has a 1200 Lumen package with the driver on board and 0-10v dimming.

They have tested their low-voltage fixtures with Soraa for dimming compatibility with their transformers. There are various standard finishes available as standard including polished stainless steel.

Holm Lighting

We got a chance to see a new steplight designed by Holm Lighting called the Nook. It’s a large recessed steplight with a unique feature that lets you adjust the distribution in the field. Right now their optics only include forward throws but they are in the process to develop wider distributions. The Nook can also be installed higher on the wall as an up light or in a box to become a bollard.

Sternberg

Sternberg Lighting has a new fixture they are releasing called Flight. They have developed a cooling rod system that helps the heat sink and allows them to use less material bringing the cost down from what it typically would be. There are two sizes available with varying mounting bracket options. Flight utilizes the soft view lens technology found in other Sternberg fixtures providing a highly efficient glare control lens option.

HK Lighting

HK Lighting is an exterior lighting with a strong emphasis on being able to customize their products. Almost half of their products have some type of customization.

  • Standard product is aluminum but they can do brass and bronze as well
  • developed a heatsink adapters that fit into the grooves of the Soraa lamps and extend the lamp life. With the MR16 version it allows you to use the 9watt in an enclosed fixture. Fits all of the lamps including the GU10, PAR, and AR111.
  • Angled snoot can adjust to different lengths. The standard when it ships shows the grooves.
  • Have two sizes of flood lights that use gobos.
  • Slim path lights can be customized to be different heights
  • Bollard light has a far distribution and can also be provided with a GFCI outlet integral to the fixture.
  • Can make any of their fixtures turtle rated