Rich Brilliant Willing

Rich Brilliant Willing have expanded their line of lighting fixtures and stopped by to introduce us to some of them. Brim is a small adjustable bedside light that can be customized with three shades with multiple finish options. The base of the fixture is only available with three finish options, however for high volume orders they might be able to do a custom color. There is a mounting plate that can adapt to a standard j-box or they can provide their own smaller j-box for installation.

The Hoist is a fixture designed in collaboration with Meyer Davis. The design intent is that it is a kit of parts that can be assembled in multiple variations.

Pilot is another fixture designed by Meyer Davis and is a pendant with shovel shaped fiberglass shades. There are various configurations of groupings to choose from.

Warm dim technology is standard for several of their fixtures including the Pilot and can be added to any of their other LED products.

Louis Poulsen

Louis Poulsen has developed a new post-top called Capsule. It has a frosted side as well as top for a soft glowing appearance and incorporates LEDs with special optics on the bottom for a more directed light.

They have also updated their LP Circle fixture line to offer a slim version in the surface, semi-recessed, and pendant variations.

Another new fixture is their Ripl fixture that features an acrylic lens with ripples on the inside creating an optical illusion of movement as you interact with the fixture.

New York Digital Showroom Visit

This past week, New York Digital invited us to visit their newly renovated showroom at 5 Penn Plaza. What a success - congrats to them!New York Digital is the NY rep for Acuity Brands, as well as many decorative and hospitality options. They are also the NY rep for Barrisol (stretch ceiling material) and Lumafilm, to work behind it.

Acuity Brands: nLight Controls

Regular and EM pack can by dimmed together. No bi-pass. Plug-load Power Packs listen to Occ Sensor only, not switches. So if person is in room, but doesn't turn the lights on, outlets still work. Network bridges to Gateway to create a network. Data management. For Time Clock only - if not needed, don't need to buy it. Wireless only available for Acuity fixtures with wireless component in them, and cannot be networked. Software available to do space management by using sensors. Devices only take a few seconds to function once connected to a fixture.

Fresco controller also speaks to DMX. Plugs right in.

    

Modern Forms

Modern Forms is a performance decorative manufacturer that makes all of their own fixtures in their factory in China. All of their fixtures are designed for LEDs from the ground up. The fixture cuts will list the standard color temperatures but any color temperature is also available as a custom.

The Blade is a slim profile sconce for exterior and interior applications and is driver-less. 

The Kinetic is a series of discs that can rotate within each other to make unique forms.

Modern Forms is a subsidiary from WAC Lighting and keeps all of their fixtures in stock in their warehouse. Their fixtures offer a high quality in a low-mid price point. 

Hemera Lighting

Hemera Lighting is a decorative company from Montreal that prides itself on quality of materials and production. Lead times for most of the fixtures they offer come with a 1-2 week lead time. We saw the Luxor fixture in person. It is an adaptable crisscrossing pendant fixture. It can be adjusted by stretching it out or compressing it together. The Luxor is available in either direct, in-direct or both. The lens we saw was frosted but you could see minimal LED imaging. They are developing a new lens that will eliminate the imaging altogether.

All of the fixtures from Hemera are high CRI and are dimmable as standard with 0-10V to 10%. There is a larger canopy that can be provided that can accommodate a driver that dims to 1%.

We also got to see the Mia fixture, which is a cylinder with a frosted acrylic tube. The fixture can be either pendant mounted or suspended. There are two diameters available and multiple lengths of the acrylic portion. From the sample we saw, there was a decent amount of light that was being projected down as well as a nice glow from the sides of the tube.

LightArt

LightArt is the lighting division to 3 Form, a company known for their resin sheets. LightArt has a series of standard fixtures but they also do a lot of custom work as well. The resin that they use for the shades and forms of their fixtures comes in many different varieties ranging from various colors, infused material, images of patterns including wood, to also custom images that you provide. All of the LED fixtures are dimmable with 0-10V as standard. Their Ready To Go line is a quick ship line of some of their most popular products that can ship within 3 weeks. They are offered with 9 material resins and 14 color resins. The dimensions are standard and either a CFL or LED source can be specified.

The LA2 set of fixtures have more options than the RTG line. The LA2 has 1000+ resin options. All of the fixtures are LED and have a 3-6 week lead time.

The LA2 Connected is similar to the LA2 but it offers a series of shapes that you can put together to create any pattern.

The Casper is a series of fixtures that are diffuse forms sealed with glue so you have a completely luminous object.

Because they make everything in house and have so many variations of resin that they can do, the range of custom work is almost endless. Typically there is a 6-12 week lead time for the custom fixtures.

Terzani

Terzani is a high end decorative Italian manufacturer that makes gorgeous fixtures. They are traditionally incandescent sources, but have been working to provide LED options, or suggest retro-fit lamps. All of the fixtures are made in Italy. They do have a facility in Miami that houses some product and can offer a quick ship program dependent on availability.

The Spoon fixture is available in 2 sizes and has a dedicated LED source with 3000K and is dimmable.

Handmade crystal orbs can come in clear, gold interior or silver interior.

Argentati is available in both incandescent and dedicated LEDs.

Zaneen

Zaneen Glorious 32" L30301__ suspension custom sizes available 25 standard finishes Direct + indirect version is now available and will be online soon

Victory 32” suspension L30217__ custom sizes available 25 standard finishes Direct + indirect version is now available and will be online soon

Quantum 32" L30211__ suspension custom sizes available 25 standard finishes Direct + indirect version is now available and will be online soon

Super-G custom sizes available 25 standard finishes Direct + indirect version is now available and will be online soon

Tubes 1” diameter: 15, 25, 40 degree 19” 31”

2” diameter: 25, 40 degree 8” 16”

Handmade D1-1100 (natural) D1-1101 (black)

Bessons D9-2184 6.6W LED

Neva D9-3164

Mini Signal D9-3124

Fabbian

Fabbian has expounded their Tile collection with more options featuring textures, colors and scale. They also are offering different shape of tiles that allow you to create patterns for your installation. They also have a lit bar that can be placed throughout your tiles to up light and highlight certain parts. Since all of the tiles are handmade, they are able to do custom tiles.

We also got to see a new chandelier from them. With either lit tubes or Beluga glass globes, you can creat a custom chandelier. Fabian offers standard canopies with set placement and quantities but also has custom canopies that let you very the placement.

Fabian's series of surface and recessed LED fixtures are all dim able with 0-10V standard and are available with damp and wet location versions as well.

Fabbian

Some exciting things are happening at Fabbian. They have joined the LED world and are offering all of their fixtures as either dedicated LED products or as a retrofit option. Some of their fixtures that have been updated to LED from a E26 base do not have the old base listed as a standard option, but can go back as a custom if it is needed. They have also developed new fixtures that are completely designed around LEDs. One new fixture that they have come out with is the F30 Giro. Its a a globe fixture made of looped wires. The LED component connects to one of the circles by clipping it on. It can be customized by the user by clipping the LED module on any of the circles to created different effects.

We also took a look at their downlights with the new LED modules and their decorative crystal trims.

A great thing about Fabbian is that they can customize their fixtures even if the quantities are small. They offer high quality decorative fixtures without the added price like some of their competitors.

Kichler Lighting

We had a visit with Estrin Zirkman and Kichler Lighting in our office this week. They focused on both their main lines as well as fixtures from their Elan Lighting line. They describe the difference between the two lines as Kichler leaning more towards the traditional style and Elan providing a more modern take on decorative lighting. We saw a sample of the Tvill from Elan. It's an LED wall sconce with an extruded acrylic diffuser. We liked the construction of the sconce with the diffuser being a solid piece of acrylic rather than an open diffuser like we have seen from other manufacturers. It helped to evenly diffuse the light more.

Most of the fixtures from Elan have a polished chrome finish to give them a more modern feel, while the fixtures from the main Kichler line have more variety with finishes and materials used. All of the LED products that Elan offers have integral drivers and are dimmable as standard. Another highlight is that the price point for their fixtures is pretty competitive for the quality that we saw from the samples they showed us.

Artemide Showroom

We had the opportunity to visit the Artemide showroom in Soho for a private viewing of their collections. Artemide has an extensive catalog ranging from floor lamps, ceiling fixtures and table lamps. They are transitioning some of their fixtures to incorporate LEDs but it depends on the family. Some new fixtures that are available or are in development are only going to be available in LED.

We noticed that the most successful fixtures from Artemide are the ones that have a larger family with several sizes and mounting options. Castore is one of those families that Artemide does well. Hand-blown frosted glass with a halogen lamp. We also saw it with a retro-fit LED lamp and was almost as good as the original in terms of even illumination.

The Mercury is another line that Artemide has become known for. A group of pebbles as Artemide likes to call them, are grouped together in configurations either suspended or surface mounted. LEDs are integral to several of the pebbles and allows light to reflect off the surrounding surfaces. Artemide has even installed the pebbles on projects without the illuminated pieces for a purely sculptural effect. One thing we did notice is that it works better as a ceiling piece with the LEDs because the diodes aren't as noticeable and in your face like when it is a wall mounted installation.

Artemide also has a collection of exterior rated fixtures including in-ground pavers, step lights, bollards and wall sconces. Some of their fixtures were pretty impressive and comparable to other manufacturers we have seen. One highlight in their exterior lines which they also had a sample of installed in their showroom, the Tolomeo Xxl. The Tolomeo Xxl is a large scale version of their interior fixture of the same name.

Flos

We had the opportunity to visit with Flos when they came by our office the other day. There were several new fixtures that we were excited to get a better look at. The first of the fixtures was their system called the Running Magnet. It's a recessed track system that incorporates linear light strips as well as adjustable spots and connect to an electrical profile in a recessed slot. The spots come with a 20° or 38° beam spread and have a 650 lumen output. The linear LED components are 375 lumens per foot. The Running Magnet system requires remote drivers every 100watts. They can do corners; inside, outside and horizontal. Right now the system is non-dim so it is best suited for commercial applications.

Another fixture we saw was the Moon Linear fixture. It's a cove system that can be installed in either the ceiling or wall. There is also a 90° option for the corner so that either surface would appear floating. The standard lengths come in 5" or 20" segments. The fixture is field cuttable so it can be customized to precise lengths.

The FINDME MONO is a small adjustable spot fixture that can be adjusted to be fully recessed or completely below the ceiling surface. It comes with a 28° beam spread and is available in either 27K or 3K. With an output of 560 lumens the fixtures are dimmable standard.

Louis Poulsen

Louis Poulsen stopped by with Light Abilities to show us the LP Circle which is a new LED fixture we were excited to see in person. The LP is a round area light that comes in surface, recessed, semi-recessed and pendant versions. It is available in two sizes, 10” and 18”; with the smaller version currently only available in the recessed and semi-recessed. Standard color temperatures are 3K and 4K, but 27K is also available as a custom. The LP has a nice even illumination with no lamp imaging on the lens.

VIBIA: Skan Pendant

We had a chance to review the VIBIA Skan Pendant today and it looks great! The 12inch version is 10watt LED and gave off 70fc mounted at 2FT and 30fc mounted at 3'-6" (from desk surface). The spread was even and the color was a nice warm 3000K. It is also dimmable with TRIAC control (driver is hidden in the canopy). A 2FT diameter version is also available at 12watts. We are told it is not too much brighter and is all about the project's scale requirements. The fixture was a lovely matte white, but custom colors are available with 10+ of the small and 5+ of the large. This is a great fixture and we look forward to getting a chance to use it.