Vode Lighting

Vode Lighting specializes in small scale LED extrusions. They stopped by our office to give us a closer look at the extrusions they offer. For most of their fixtures, they are available as a 2' fixture with 1' increments up to 6'. They all require remote drivers, with standard dimming to 1% and can be provided with 0.1% dimming for an adder. The driver can be located up to 72' away. An interesting feature to Vode's fixture is that they are all made from recycled aluminum. There are two LED boards with LEDs from Nichia. The zipper board is a tightly spaced LED board for even illumination. The button board has a wider spacing and is used with optics.

The Zip 1 was originally designed with a slim profile perfect for undercabinet installations. It features a glowing side on the diffuser to push light onto the back of the vertical surface. It can be installed with magnets or tape.

The Zip 2 takes the Zip 1 form factor and includes lens accessories to customize the fixture including a glowing lens extrusion and an aluminum extrusion with a lens on the bottom. There is also a mounting clip that allows you to mount to the bottom of the t-bar ceiling structure with either a flat diffuse lens or an asymmetric lens.

Zip 3 is a wall mounted fixture that is designed to be a direct/indirect distribution. There is a bracket for new construction that allows for a trimless installation, and a surface bracket for existing or wood surfaces. The mounting height and the width of the fixture actually block the surface bracket from view.

Chameleon Lighting

Chameleon Lighting was our second presentation of the day, they are a St. Louis based company.

They specialize in decorative fixtures with color tunable capabilities with an free app with Android or iPhone, or a remote.  Available in tunable white from 750 lumens to 5,000 lumens.  There are 2 LED's in the driver, one cool and one warm and provide color rendering above 90.

Chameleon Lighting stresses the importance of proper light and color can create a positive effect from schools to hospitals and retirement facilities.  Their product provides an easily adjustable light source which can promote learning and reduce agitation as well.  The shade finish is a hospital graded acrylic linen that can be washed with soap and water.  They also provide a transformer series that can custom print any print or logo onto the acrylic linen.

The p59- Natural is another product they offer.  This pendant fixture offers up to 14,000 delivered lumens with a 39, 64, and 90 degree down light beam spreads.  It can be also customized with an up light or side lights.

Philips Color Kinetics

Color Kinetics is a north of Boston based brand within Phillips.

Intelehue is their new approach to color mixing, utilizing red, green, blue and mint LED colors.  They have also modified their fixtures with a shared mixing chamber, eliminating the mixing distance.  This helps provide precisely controllable light, and millions of saturated colors, pastels, and uniform white light.  Unlike their competitors, their specifications will also provide lumen output at different color temperatures.

Intelehue's technology can be incorporated in a number of different lighting fixtures.

The ColorBlast IntelliHue Powercore gen4 is their newest wallwasher.  Powercore gen4 offers a range of accessories that allow for customizable beam angles for floodlighting, spotlighting, wall washing, and grazing. There are five different diffuser lenses allowing the fixture to be customized to produce 20°, 40°, 60°, 80°, and a 10° x 40° asymmetric beam angle.  The lens uses a holographic material laid on polycarbonate.  Because they do make their own line of accessories, it will be easy to customize lenses and color chips at no additional cost. The housing can be provided in black white or grey and there is the option to add or combine a louver, rock guard, full glare shield, and half glare shield as well.  Color Kinetics strive for a 4:1 uniformity ratio with their fixtures.

iColor Accent Compact a direct view linear LED fixture ideally suited for displaying high resolution media.  It is low voltage, with a cheaper price as well.  The fixture is both indoor and outdoor rated.

Color Kinetics are also releasing a new Powercore flood light fixture by the end of the summer, which is going to be a new cylindrical design.  It has a high output and high punch with 3° native beam angle. 6 standard secondary diffuser lenses allows the fixture to be customized to 8°, 13°, 23°, 43°, 63°, and 5° x 17° asymmetric beam angle. The on access candela will then be doubled compared to the current generation.

PureStyle IntelliHue Powercore is a concealed interior linear LED fixture with intelligent white and color light. Due to its compact size and an extremely short mixing distance, PureStyle can excel as a cove light for shallow 6-8" coves. The lumen output ranges from 3000-5500.  It's available in 305 mm (1 ft) and 1219 mm (4 ft) extruded anodized aluminum housings, as well as a range of beam angles – including wide (100° x 100°), medium (30° x 60°), and narrow (10° by 60°).

ActiveSite is also a technology that Color Kinetics and Philips provide it is the first ever cloud-hosted connected lighting system for managing, and maintaining large scale architectural LED lighting installations.  Allowing designers to make changes, remotely monitor and have updated reports on the cloud.   They pride themselves on not only being a lighting fixture company but also a service lighting company and Active Sight allows them to be on-site and active to aid at any moment.

FLOS/LUKAS LIGHTING

FLOS/LUKAS lighting stopped by our office to present their products. The decorative fixture line has an impressive collection of world renowned designers. You can view these products in their SoHo showroom on Greene Street. LUKAS specializes in creating custom light fixtures from a "napkin sketch" by working collaboratively with architects and lighting designers. Many of thier projects have required the collaboration of other disciplines such as acoustic engineers, sound technicians, and security network engineers.   LUKAS is a Spaniard architectural and decorative light manufacturer with a manufacturing and warehouse facilities in Long Island City. All products are manufactured in Long Island City  with resources and capabilities to out source components locally, if need be. On the custom fixtures, LUKAS is able to provide UL listing. The images show two custom fixtures. The one on left is for a Converse Store and the one on the right was developed for a Capital One lobby space.

 

FLOS architectural lighting products include:

The Running Magnet a 1 -3/8" slot, available as a recessed, surface mounted, or pendent system. It is a 24V DC remote driver, one circuit, 0-10V/DALI dimming capable rail system. The components are powered magnetically and just slide into the track in one swift motion. It is available in 3 inch, 5.5 inch,  or 6.6 inch runs as well as able to be cut in the field. The DN cost is about $115 LF. The components come in 2700k or 3000k and in 80 or 90 CRI. Compatible with: 8W LED Strip, 8W Spot Modules, 10W multi-spot, and 7W GloBall. The finishes for the track and components are available in black or white, with the ability to paint the outside, not the inside.

 

The Track Magnet System is 1/2" slot  available as a recessed, surface mounted, or pendent system. It is a 24V DC remote driver, one circuit, track system. The track does not dim but the components have the potential for onboard dimming. Each fixture comes with a dial that can dim the fixture as low as 20%. It is available in 39 inch, 59 inch, 78 inch runs as well as able to be cut in the field. The components come in 2700k or 3000k and in 80 or 90 CRI. Compatible with: (varying output) LED Strip, (varying output) Spot Modules, and (varying output) Anthony Spot. The finishes for the track and components are available in black, white or chrome, with the ability to paint the outside, not the inside.

 

The Blackline and Circle of Light are systems of multi-lamp recessed down lights available in 2700k or 3000k and in 80 or 90 CRI. They offer 0-10V dimming. The Blackline is available is 8 inch, 14 inch, 27 inch, and 39 inch lengths and the Circle of Light is available in 12 inch,  24 inch, and 36 inch diameters. Only black finish.

 

DMF Lighting

DMF Lighting is a downlight company based out of California. They have based their company similarly to a tech company with the use of parts and pieces that can be combined to make multiple downlight styles. One of the main highlights of their downlights is that for the lower outputs, the driver is integral to the LED module. They have a standard CRI of 93 across the board. They also use the same chip in both their low and high output fixtures so the color matches throughout. The distribution of light is a basic blob of light with a 120° beamspread and a smooth beam and no harsh edge. The OneFrame fixture is a unique downlight in that it is equipped with a small housing which is IC rated and fireproof for up to 2 hours.

There are a series of different trim options to choose from starting with a bevel round and bevel square trim. The square aperture has an 18% light loss due to the design of the module relative to the opening. DMF also has developed a set of acrylic dropped lens trims; one with a frosted ring and frosted center, a frosted ring and clear center, and a frosted ring and open center. We took a look at the acrylic ring and it did a nice job of pushing light up higher on the wall. It would be a good option for corridors if there was an interest for a decorative element.

The original downlights that DMF started with have a 4" aperture, however, they are coming out with a 2" aperture version with a remodel housing. It is wet listed and offers 13°, 25° and 40° optics.

The standard downlights are reasonably priced with the low output coming out less than $100 DN. It would be a good option for corridors and closets or other projects with budget restraints looking for a basic downlight. Because the components are all able to work together depending on the configuration, DMF stocks their parts in their warehouse in California and are able to ship within 24-48 hours.

Ledi Lighting

Ledi Lighting is a Houston-based family lighting company specializing in LED tape and channel lighting.  Their products are manufactured in both Houston and overseas.

The Inspired Series features a 12 mm wide LED tape light, it is the first coated, cuttable, and reconnectable LED tape light. It comes in a variety of colors from 1800K to 4000K.

Ledi has it's own patented connector called the Zeus.  which allows the product to be cut at every 4 inches and reconnected back seamlessly to limit waste with a secure connection.

The Nano SKN is damp rated.  The High Brightness is priced at $19 per foot, and the Regular Brightness is priced at $10 per foot.

The Nude is dry rated.   The High Brightness is priced at $10 per foot and the Regular Brightness is priced at $5 per foot.

Both the nude and the Nano have an RGB option.

Their outdoor product has a rubber mounting channel that can be can be attached to any surface using screws or construction strength glue.

Lead time for the tape light is 2 days.

Quantum is their channel linear diffuse fixtures that can be recessed, mounted or suspended. 

They carry a squared, circle, trapezoid, angle and recessed channel.

The product ranges from 2400K - 4000K

Aircraft cable is used for their suspended fixtures and they can powder coat the flange to any color.

Lead time for Quantum is 2 weeks.

All their products come with a 5 year warranty.  Because Ledi pride themselves on service, they have a team that can help calculate any design needs with the product as well.

We-ef

We-ef stopped by to update our office with their latest products. These updates include a new family of factory sealed in-grade uplights. There is a new wall wash lens that sits at the top of the fixture and provides a wide, even spread of light across the perpendicular surface. Because of the efficiency of the distribution, they are able to use a 1.75 center spacing from side to side. For the fixed version the LEDs are regressed below the lens creating good glare control. They have redesigned their concrete pour housings so that they are shallower. There are three sizes in the family and the outputs range from 1200-3900 lumens. Standard color temperatures are 3K and 4K, however, they can provide 27K and 5K for an adder and longer lead time.

Within the family, We-ef has developed a series of downlights and flood lights that use the same LED to ensure color matching across the board.

The PFL540 LED is a post-top fixture we took a look at. It is intended for lower mounting heights of 12'. There are multiple optics available including one they developed for bike pathways. The fixture is $700 DN, but the offer a deal when the fixture is bundled together with the pole for $1000 DN.

We also took a look at the FLC200 series family which are large scale flood lights. The design features individual lenses on each node, which results in greater control of the beamspread as well as glare control. There are three sizes.

Lucifer Showroom

We recently visited the Lucifer Lighting pop-up showroom in SoHo. The showroom displayed the recessed down light families and the surface mounted cylinder, squilinder, and track lighting. Lucifer hopes to have twice as many products in the market by the end of the year. Lucifer has recently changed out most of their LED modules from XICATO to Citizen. This has allowed for their products to be contained in smaller housings because the smaller heat sinks provided by Citizen. Citizen has provided a contract with Lucifer to guarantee all binning of their products to be within 2 McAddams ellipses. Citizen is also more accepting of different drivers. They have also redesigned their optics to gather more light in the center and provide maximum lumen delivery. Most of their cut sheets have been updated to reflect these changes. Warm glow dimming is now available for most products. All of the fixtures in the space were 3000k. The showroom has three (3X) three walled spaces of varying ceiling heights to showcase the recessed fixtures. 2 Series 1300 lumen output- ceiling height of showroom 8.5' Does not have the option for warm glow dimming yet Smaller apertures White baffle or black

 

3 Series  2800 lumen output - ceiling height 9.5'

Down light and wall washer housing height is 2.1 in with a .5in collar to accept different ceiling thicknesses Ability to change driver in field. Drivers are adhered using Velcro however this does not void the UL listing The waterproofing and IC rating slightly effects lumen output Wood trimless-not available

 

4 Series 8040 lumen output - ceiling height 12.5' Deep regress for thicker ceiling with 8040 delivered lumens Adjustable down lights adjust to 40 degrees

 

Cylinders & Squilinders Surface Mounted Cy3-1 wet location but must be specified Cy2- damp location 360 adjust-ability There is 7mm difference between Cy2 and Cy3 Exterior fixture must be powder coated Can be provided with (2) knockout holes to accommodate surface mounted conduits

Cylinders & Squilinders Wall mounted IP66 wet loaction No visible hardware Field changeable optics Working on asymmetric lens

Cylinders & Squilinders Pendent Pendent version Stem 1'-6' field cuttable but needs to be rethreaded Driver in the pendent housing and shallow canopy

Track w/ Cynlinder & Squilinders Track can be Recessed or surface mounted Option for cap to cover channel Each fix has it own driver Single circuit

 

Dimming  Standard dimming driver : Philips TRIAC - down to 1% with single fixture more than one fixture will dim to 2%. Philips - 0-10v-2-5% Eldoled - 1% Eldoled-.5% Lutron Hi-lum-highest premium 11 year warranty - fades to black

3G Lighting

3G Lighting is a Canadian company based out of Toronto.  All their fixtures are manufactured in-house, vertically integrated and custom friendly. Linia is a LED linear surface or pendant mounted fixture.  It is manufactured in a 3" or 2" profile.  The base is extruded aluminum with a 1" or 2" drop lens. They can install a drop and flush lens on the same run, for a unique texture ceiling design.

In a 6" module they can also install a downlight at the base, with up to a 2000 lumen output.

Priced at $65 a linear foot.  It is sealed with glue with a lit end cap.

10 days or less turn around in the 3" profile with the 1" drop lens.

Kubo is a single or multiple square surface mounted or pendant fixture. It has a white sandblasted acrylic diffuser with miter corners. Manufactured in 4", 6", 12", 24" with a 7" drop but can also be made a customized size as with their other products.

The product can be color changing.

Mira is a decorative pendant, resembling the Kubo but replaced with mirrored acrylic.  When turned off it looks like a mirrored box.

Madison is an adjustable surface/recessed mounted luminaire. 1000 - 5000 lumens.

The aluminum housing is a solid, machined aluminum.  Quick connects, all accessible from below the ceiling. Extruded aluminum frame is designed to have the same thickness as try wall for a clean finish.

The gimbal snaps to the rail and can be locked in at any length and a snoot can be installed in addition as well. The housing of the fixture is in black or white but can be custom painted.

They provide a latch mechanism for extension and a plate can be added to the troughs and frame the light for a seamless finish.

Downlights come in 3.3" for $155 or 4.5" for $200.  Black or silver reveal

They have an interesting "snap bracelet" like retro fit install. The 3.3" downlight has up to a 3000 lumen output and the 4.5" downlight has up to a 5000 lumen output.  40° tilt, 360 rotation all around with markings inside.

The lens stays in place in a ridge with gravity.

Tempo Lighting

 

Tempo is an industrial, architectural and theatre California based LED lighting company.  Their architectural line showcases mostly linear based products for interior and exterior spaces.   Most of the fixtures they offer can be made custom to accommodate different designs.   Tempo uses a 2-step MacAdam Elipse binning with 80+ CRI. All LEDs used are NICHE to maintain CCT throughout the products. Many of their modules can be replaced in the field with compression pins.

The C3S is a 3” low power, rigid and serpentine LED linear accent light.  It has a silicone track that can be flat or positioned with a stationary clip at a 10 or 20-degree angle.  This can be assembled both screwed or stapled to mount the fixture at any interval.  Because it is a module linear fixture the spacing between each LED board can be adjusted to fit what is needed per design.  RGB is tunable to 3 shades of white and dim effortlessly to 0 since the company is primarily theatre base.  $15-25 per ft.

The C4S is a 6” mid power, serpentine LED linear cove light.  It has a remote driver and a higher output compared to the C3S. The modules pivot at a +/- 90-degree angle.  $25-35 per ft.

C5R is a rigid linear, mid power, interior cove light.  Driver on board, it can have up a 790 line voltage and 60 x 115 wattage.  Track lengths range from 1’ increments up to 8’ per driver.

C6 High lumen, interior or exterior light.  The C6RX is IP66 rated.  It ranges from 2200-2700-3000-3500-4000K.  The design is more open to make the wire way more accessible.  The Modules can be made at a minimum of 1’ and maximum 6’ and has an anodized or painted finish. 

Prime FX is a asymmetric cove light.  It is designed to be mounted at the same height as the lip of the cove.  Recommended 4” away from the wall and 12-18” off the ceiling.  The fixture is 2.3”H x 1”D with a continuous run.  The telescoping spacers allow the wires to loop around itself and can be adjusted for custom lengths in the field.  They have new fabricated cove extrusions coming soon that are PVP type material and spackled. 

SPL is a step and path light.  CCT available, 2700- 4000K temperature options.  The exterior face finish can be made in black, white and espresso, with a black inner finish.  This can be surfaced as well. 

All fixtures have a 4-6 week lead time.

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Auroralight

Auroralight is a lighting manufacturer that specializes in quality landscape luminaries. Most of their products are made with solid brass or copper housings. There is typically a 25%-30% price increase when specifying the solid brass. They offer a variety of finishes including powder coat without any up charge for customization. They seem to be a very accommodating company with a vested interest in delivering quality products to their customers. The typical lead time is 5-7 work days. However any products specifying a nickle finish require a 3-5 week lead time. All of their products run on 12v AC or 12v DC for non dimming luminaries. Their products are compatible with transformers however they do not manufacture them in house and allow you to specify your desired transformer.  All products with glass have a lifetime warranty. Another notable characteristic of the company is that they are happy to work directly with designers to ensure the highest quality service and products. The Cyclops is a small, adjustable,  directional light that operates at 3 watts. The modules are field serviceable and have the option of four interchangeable optics.  The fixture is accessible from the rear and can be installed using a mini junction box.

The HPL4, La Jolla, is a pathlight and  is available with an integrated LED module or a traditional halogen lamp. The LED module with a copper core is sourced from a proprietary lighting manufacturer that produced the specific modules for Auroralight. The LED module has a 5 year warranty, however, La Jolla is compatible with any halogen lamps with a GY6.35 base. The sample we saw was 2.5 watts. It is also available in 3.5 and 5 watts. Although the 2.5 watts seemed to provide a lot of light, it passes a dark sky test.

The Meridian is a step light coming in at about $250 DN. It can be installed as a step light, downlight or uplight. It is available with a square or round trim. The image shows the interchangeable optics.

The Candela is a pendant mounted exterior fixture. It is has an integral LED driver and an aluminum housing. There is a acrylic, translucent, Lexan shade that are UV stabilized. The acrylic diffusers are available in lengths of 6",12", and 18". All of the components are field changeable. The support cables are to be provided by others. They typically suggest a fixed distance for spacing which allows for any type of configuration.

Lastly the Scepter is a new addition to the product line. It is a compact path light that provides alot of light at 5 watts. It has an integrated LED modular chip with a copper body and is priced at $150 DN. 

Hoffmeister

Hoffmeister is a German lighting company that stopped by our office to give us an overview of what they offer. About 75% of their products are interior and 25% are exterior. A big portion of their work is in museum lighting. They have seven different track head families, each with three sizes in each family. The largest in the families, the Lonely, can provide up to 6700 lumens. They have their own global track that is customizable to accommodate various control types and multiple or single circuits. Across the board, their fixtures are very customizable with various options to add on. They can offer up to 3 accessories.

They are in the process of making all of their products available in the US with UL listings.

Brownlee

Brownlee Lighting assembles their fixtures in their facility in Orlando. As a standard, their fixtures are not dimmable, but for an additional fee, they can be. For the fixtures that offer an integral battery backup, the sensor can be located on the fixture or be remote. There is a motion sensor called Hytronik, that is offered for several of their fixtures. It is integral to the fixture located behind the lens so you cannot see it. It is available for bi-level dimming or on/off functions.

Brownlee has spent a lot of time and effort to expand their fixture line. They have several options for hospitality applications that are very cost competitive. Their website allows you to filter various options including fixtures with integral sensors and emergency battery backups.

Zaneen

Zaneen has a new slot system called the Magiq System. The slot is a non-powered recessed extrusion with modules that connect together in series via jumper cables. The modules are available with either downlight and wallwasher options. Both modules are adjustable with a 25° tilt. These modules are also available as standalone modules for recessed applications. The wallwasher modules stick below the ceiling plane with spoon shaped components. Because of the way the reflectors are aimed, the fixture is able to get a wider spacing than normal wallwashers can achieve.

We also took a look at their recessed slot with adjustable accents called the Imagine System. This system is also a non-powered recessed extrusion. It is available with adjustable spotlights that can be adjustable to hang below the ceiling. There is also a linear component that can be added to illuminate the interior of the slot.