LightArt

Today, the LightArt stoped by to present two new products in acoustic family.

The Echo:

TTHis fixture can comes as a single pendant or a grid. It has a 1/4" clear base and 16” sides made out of resins.

 

Screws in with plastic cap to join pieces.

Available in 6” and 8” heights.

It has a seamless installation in the ceiling (requires the contract to do it correctly)

*Resins on sides looks like metal.

The Acoustic Lighting:

PET material with acrylic on center piece. It’s a nice decorative solution for open spaces.

*based on their report the actual test shown better ACT comparing to standard acoustic materials.

4’ to 8’ length

available with standard Philips and Hi-lume dimming down to 1%.

*we noticed, the LED nodes were visible,

They use Chia LED board for the Ring family.

6’,12’, and 16’ diameter in Ring family.

Boyd

Today Boyd visited the office. Emanation

This a recessed fixture with many different etched diffusor designs available. This fixture is often used in bathrooms. Standard Color Temperature is 3000K.

Element

   

There are four finishes available for this fixture: Fire, Wind, Water, Earth (all shown above). Standard Color Temperature is 2700K. 

Totem

  

The single totem is what we were shown. This fixture has many applications. There is a sconce option, and many linear pendant options. This product has a lot of flexibility depending on what is needed.

T-Light

This is an up/down fixture. It is glass on the bottom and acrylic on top. Standard Color Temperature is 3000K.

The Icicle

This fixture comes in a clear or frosted diffusor option. There are many different cord color choices. Can be a single sconce or an up/down sconce as well.

Targetti

Today we had Targetti stop by. Targetti is an Italian company that focuses primarily in exterior products. Jedi

Linear

  • 10x10 spot, Wall Washer, Wall Grazer, Flood
  • 2700K-4000K and RGBW available.
  • Louvers are available
  • Recessed version available.

Jedi Compact

  • Half the size of the Jedi.
  • Recessed version coming soon.
  • Only Wall Washer, Wall Grazer, and Flood available.
  • IP68 and IP69 rated
  • The Wall Grazer should be 3' from the wall. The Wall Washer should be 20" from the wall.

Mercure Mini

  • Available in static or RGB.
  • The fixture only comes in a 2' length. You can, however, put fixtures next to each other to get a continuous looking fixture.
  • A wall mount sleeve is available in 2' increments like the fixture.

Keplero

  • The Keplero comes in a 6" and 11" option.
  • The fixture can go from spot to wide flood on-site. You turn the inside of the fixture and count the clicks each time you get to a different optic.
  • 3000K and 4000K CCT.
  • A honeycomb louver is available.
  • For cement pour applications, a pvc sleeve is used.

Saturn

  • 2" and 3" options available.
  • 4000K CCT.
  • 53 Lumen output.
  • Very durable.
  • Can be walked over or driven over.

Jupiter

  • 500 Lumen Output for the smaller option.
  • 1000 Lumen output for the larger option.
  • Honeycomb louver available.

Airey Thompson

Today we had Airey Thompson visit our office. Airey Thompson is a California based company that uses locally sourced materials. We looked at their 13L and 62L series.

The 13L is their under cabinet fixture with an extruded aluminum body. The fixture is made with Samsung chips LED line voltage with lots of dimming options. Typically hardwired without conduit. Everything is made to order and has a 2 week lead time.

Lots of customization is available. You can get any length. It is 123 Lumens/Watt. 2700K is an option. It is a modular fixture. They have an outlet on them to plug stuff into it. Polycarbonate lens* on the linear fixture which is great for stairwells.

The 62L series is an architectural grad linear LED  suitable for office spaces, overhead, stairway and hospitality spaces. It's available in surface and cable suspended mounting. The Battery backup can be added on 3' and longer lengths.

They are in process of a smaller fixture and a tunable white fixture so those will be coming soon.

*Their new line has an acrylic lens. It is 124 Lumens/Watt and higher efficiency.

*They have an MRI compliant under cabinet and cove light.

*They also make marquee lights that can have an exterior rated socket.

CORONET POP-UP SHOWROOM

Today, we visited the Coronet's Pop-up showroom in Chelsea.  

Dimension

  • The fixture can be expanded or inverted by 2” to 4" on the center within the same fixture run. (fixtures joints by molding)
  • Available in 8' and 12' lengths.
  • This fixture can also be bi-directional.

LS3 Extrusion

  • Tunable white 2700K to 5000K with intensity control. (New!)
  • They have a vertical light blocker and are working on a magnetic system to pull fixtures together.
  • They are considering improving the lens (male, female sliding to each other), overlapping, taping on the back (been proposed) since currently gaps can be seen between adjacent lenses.

Fuego

  • This fixture cannot be physically modified.
  • The CCT and stem length can be modified however.
  • It is standard 0-10v.

PIER LED UPDN

  • Available in Bi-directional, recessed, and surface mounting.
  • It has an integral driver
  • The LS3 is bi-directional, LS1 is single direction (direct).
  • A highlight of this fixture is that it is heavily modifiable, not so costly.

Wave

  • This fixture looks very similar to the Vibia fixture. However, this fixture does not pivot.
  • It is made of aluminum and has a drop acrylic lens.
  • It has an integral driver
  • Can be single or bi-directional.
  • The center spine could be longer but the fixture lens cannot.

Loopita

  • The vacuum formed plastic lens makes the ring seamless.
  • Available in matte, gloss, semi-gloss, and flat finishes.
  • The tape is right on top of the fixture.
  • It has a central axis canopy (flat canopy available as well).
  • It does have some uplight.
  • Up to 5’ diameter.

Magnetic Track System

 

  • A 3 circuit, 24V, magnetic rail, robust system with 0-10 dimming.
    • The largest load is 96 watt/circuit. They are looking to increase the sizing and higher temp standard for CA requirements.
  • The recessed track head is new! It started 10/2018.
  • 17° to 33° optics on this 450 LED track head
  • There is an increment restriction of 11” on baffle and 6” on the linear system.
  • Downward and upward lens.
  • Limited in finish options.
  • Can be in provided with a higher light output.
  • It is 30 to 40% less expensive than the competitive systems.
  • The recessed track system will be out in December 2018
  • There are three optics available in the track head and it has a 350 Lumen output. A higher output track head is coming. It is dimmable via 0-10v.
  • Flanged and Flangeless track is available.

Rush Sharp

  

  • Available in 30° and 50° optics. The 50° is a little shallower.
  • This is 30 deg. Bi-directional. It has separate circuits and requires a remote driver.
  • The continuous run require double mounting cables
  • The longest run with single mounting point line cable is 8ft.

50° optic shown above.

This is the brighter version of the part of the Loopita series.

 

  • Available in 18", 3’, 4’, and 5’ sizes.
  • Soft curved, seamless form, RGB color.
  • Cost effective.
  • Top lit, 20% uplight contribution.
  • Acoustic panel on top as an addition is coming soon!

The Wall grazer, part of the PG4 Series.

 

We liked the grazing!

  • What we also noticed was the optic is a little greenish. Perhaps because of the silicon lens!
  • As it can be seen in this photo, the light is located 4”-5” away from the wall which causes a nice 15° light distribution on the floor.

Square Series

  • The illuminated dropped lens can be popped up too for indirect lighting

CURVED LS SERIES:

  • 30° and 45° radius curve.
  • It comes as direct/indirect as well.
  • NOTE: They are using Osram, Samsung LED chips for round fixtures
  • Cree LED chips are used in linear systems and the track heads.
  • Their facility allows for the max cutting length of 12’ run.
  • For 2019, they are considering more sconces and wet location linear lights.

Liton

Liton brought the Dalume Cylopro for us to look at. Dalume's manufacturing is in California and is in the Mid-range budget. Cylopro

 

The Cylopro is a track fixture that is 355 degrees rotatable, and 90 degrees adjustable tilt. This fixture is great for art lighting and retrofit projects. Can do louver and a frosted lens if required. Prices are as follows:

  • 2 1/2" is $150 DN
  • 3 1/2" is $180 DN
  • 5" is $250 DN

Number 8

Today N8 Lighting stopped by our office to present their updated products.

The 400 Series:

 

A recessed downlight has the following features:

  • Dim down to 5%
  • Compatible with almost all the Lutron systems.
  • Cree led chip available in single color with lens and Warm dim options.
  • Cost under $300 ND

The 800 Series:

 

They presented the warm dim downlight with Dim 1 driver, dim to black. It is available in 4" Shallow housing, IC rated (804S housing)

* We liked the soft and nicely dimmed 1800K.

  

 

For the Wall-washer in 800 series, they recommended to use the 25° optic and use the linear spread lens to achieve a wider light spread (by 1 sqft).

The new Wall-washer delivers 800lm vs standard 350 delivered lumen.

Installation note for Wall-washer:

The lamp to be on 45° tilt, the perforated screen to be perpendicular to the wall, the axis of the magnets (90° increments) line up with the grid line on the housing (this should be done before mudding).

Monopoint:

The MPT2 has been updated with the following features:

  • 120° light beam with 360° rotation.
  • Hex-louver (15% to 20% lumen output drop).
  • 18 different interchangeable optic.
  • Accept up to 3 media, field interchangeable.
  • The remote driver can be placed up to 120ft away from the fixture when using a remote canopy. (we won't need J-box !)
  • Cost under $300 DN

*This Mono-point is the only title 24 approved remodel fixture.

*The new 10° optic coming next year.

*A new 200 Series coming soon. It has all the optic options, trims, shallow, IC rated housing, and price around $200! It's a commercial/VE product.

 

Litelab

Today, Litelab stopped by our office to present their updated products.

The new track lighting has 800lm, a zinc cast body which gives better thermal handling and is 20% to 25% heavier than aluminum.

They estimate that they can go up to 2000lm (probably by January 2019)

The zoom option has 1º and 10º indicators in the side for adjustment,

The C70 Series:

The M37 fixture's driver is on board, seating on the track fitter and the M55 version has a recessed driver.

20º, 40º, and 60º optic

(*it has recently been used in MOMA)

  

The M61 family:

  • The max lumen is 1000lm with MR16 housing size.
  • It’s available with a fixed optic in 4º and 7º pin spot.
  • Available in 2700K and 3000K.
  • The 10º and 30º zoom versions are coming out by March 2019.

Wallwasher family:

It currently requires closer than 1:1 spacing but they are working on it to improve it by January 2019.

The M61 family:

    • The max lumen is 1000lm with MR16 housing size.
    • It’s available with a fixed optic in 4º and 7º pin spot.
    • Available in 2700K and 3000K.
  • The 10º and 30º zoom versions are coming out by March 2019.

They are working on a new linear product with micro-optics. the followings are photos of the prototype:

This fixture has a snap-in driver underneath the LED board. It accepts different lenses for different light distribution. (coming on March- April 2019)

*Currently, the lenses are not interchangeable and we have noticed a slight halo.

*it requires more work to develop this fixture (the light is leaking out from some spots

Some of their recent projects are British Gallery, Cultural society in Huson yard, and museum of fine art in Hudson.

SDA Showroom

Today we stopped by the SDA Showroom to see what is new from their line card.

Alphabet

We stopped by alphabet to look at many of their new fixtures. We looked at their Nu Vector Downlight series which has beam shaping technology. The fixture shown below on the right is adjustable with 0.5" aperture, 600 Lumen output, provide illumination to upto 25ft. It's a great option for a quiet ceiling. The DN price is around $155.

The standard track head is around $150, dim to dark, 1%. 0-10, DMX, Dali. Line voltage into extrusion. Each part has it’s own driver. Optic down to 10°, wallwasher, different snap-able diffuser. Offer a quiet ceiling.

They have a nice concrete fixture and surface mounted fixture with a mirror in the middle.

 

ALW

ALW showed their super plane twist open products. A triangle, square, and rectangle are available. However, soon their ring fixtures will have sections like these products too. These fixtures are great for wrapping around columns and have surface mounted options as well.

1.5 profile fixture: Super plane 25 ft continues run recessed mounted. Comes in fully frosted, half, and clear.

It comes in 3 standard shapes,  straight, triangle(2 open sides, 1 joint) square (2 open sides, 2 side joint)

Open side allows twisting, 30° tilt

 

The 1.5 moon ring: Can go up to 16 ft section recessed go around a column.

Go figure series: Linear light fix and connection hub. 2 and 4ft linear, one side and 2 sides illuminated. There is amiable hobble with screws. They have 2 to 6 joint hubs.

Arancia

All of their fixtures are 90+ CRI. We looked at the pendant lights and 3 watt small downlight. There is a 4 week lead time and everything is made to order.

 

Day-O-Light

Delray

The ring pendant that we viewed can be a single direction fixture. It comes in many different finishes like

leather, wood, perforated patterns.

  

Designplan

We looked at many of their outdoor fixtures (as shown below).

We looked at a larger version of the pivot that has an adjustable beam and is exterior rated.

We were also very impressed by the quality of the Buzzi and Buzzi products.

 

Designplan also informed us that they do have a steam room rated fixture. (what is it called?)

Ecosense

Ecosense is coming out with their own control system- the lore driver. The image below shows the road map of what the company is striving towards- though some of it is not yet realized.

  

ERCO

ERCO is coming out with a new line of wall washers. A nice feature of this line is that their wall washers can be closer to the wall (1 to 5 ratio for the wall to ceiling). These come in black matte as a standard finish. They come in flanged and trimeless. These fixture should be coming out in January.

ERCO also has new bollards coming soon. (the last 2 on left come in smaller size.)

Feelux

We looked at the monorail system.

There is a pendant fixture for the little track that had a 1,000 lumen output.

We also looked at the FLX Stix.

 

Hemera

Tunable white pendant fixtures. Smaller fixtures with 0.5" aperture are 266 lumen output. Medium fixtures has 1,000 lumen output. Large fixtures with 2" aperture are 2,000 lumen output.

Hevi Lite

We looked at their sconce and their retrofit unit. The strip in the retrofit unit rotates and adjusts.

 

iLight

Intense Lighting

Lens Vector Technology.  Liquid crystal beam shaper.  They have shallow 2" housing. Up/Down sconces are wet rated.

  

Saco

We looked at their dual brightness v-stick. They have an app called saco switch.

 

Selux

Tri-tech. They now have silicone optic that allows for customizable optics. They have a variety of mounting options. They are also trying to minimize hardware on their fixtures.

   

The Lighting Quotient

We looked at their track system. They have both a wall wash fixture and a spot fixture for the track.

They also now have a bi-asymmetric distribution in their louver.

  

Luminaire LED

We took a brief look at their products. They offer a battery pack for their surface mounted linear fixture.

 

Lumenpulse

 

Luminii

NovaFlex

NovaFlex showed us some of their new products including the neon led and the field curvable products. The bend radius is shown the photo.

 

Tivoli

Tivoli showed us their dedicated color mix fixtures. The new tape is 97 CRI. 1 5/8" increments cut. 5/32" spacing between led chips. This tape is less than $20/ft.

*A great option for the back of a mirror. Clear uniform lighting with no dotting.

We also looked at their hand blown festoons.

 

USAI

We-ef

They make marine grade exterior fixtures. Everything is modular which makes it all easy to replace in the field. We-ef also showed us their fixtures that take gobos.

 

Whitegoods

 

 

Artemide

Artemide visited the office today. We looked at their Alphabet of Light line. Artemide's Alphabet of Light line consists of three sections:

  • Alphabet of Light (letters)
  • Alphabet of Light Linear
  • Alphabet of Light Circular

The product that we looked at (shown below on the left) is from the Alphabet of Light Linear product line.

 

The letters are 360 luminescence. They stem out from the wall but they are still ADA compliant. They require a remote driver. More than 1 letter can be connected to a driver. Letters would be a foot shorter than shown (4' sample shown however, letters are 3').

* Currently surface mounted. A pendant option will be available later this year.

Twice Bright

Twice Bright

We looked out their double Density LED strip

  • It has the highest output and density.
  • Priced very competitive (DN pricing of $8 to $10 per foot)
  • In field assembly
  • If specified in 30 feet and longer, it will be prefabricated with extrusion in factory with cost of around $20 to $25 (DN pricing).

  

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Linkable LED:

 

  • It can be fed only in 1 way, 24V, 1’ increment.
  • Optional touch switch: On/off
  • Max of 12 fixtures can be linked together.

  • They offer a hard 90º connector for linking in the corners.
  • This fixture is more expensive compared to LED tape. It is used for times when we have gaps between liners. for example when there is a cabinet with 12” spacing the connectors can be used.
  • It is a flexible LED, bendable in both axis (2 separated types) with seamless colors.
  • Available for flat surfaces with the LED board on the side.
  • Available in 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, RGB, and RGBW.

Dome

  • It is an addressable RGB LED with a neon appearance. It can’t be used for a pool like fiber optics can.

Twice Bright

Twice Bright come to the office today.  We started by looking at their Puraluce Range. Puraluce is the mid-high end range. Everything is made to order. All remote driver. They make outdoor and step lights.

Smart

This is a good path light option.

We also looked at the Step (left image), the Viewer (upper fixture in right image), and the Walker (lower fixture in right image).

 

TL Series

 

This series is a good neon replacement. It is side-emitting tape. You cannot see the nodes when it is in the extrusion.  There is a 32.8 ft max length per driver. This fixture is field cuttable.

Twice Bright Tape

There is a 5 meter minimum for custom CCT tape.

Linkable Light

This product is low voltage but not stocked in 2700K. 

Eureka

Eureka stopped by today to discuss their pendants and downlights.

Monk

This product is made of thick, machined glass. 3,000K is the lowest CCT unless it is specifically modified. However, 2700K and Dim to Warm options will be coming soon. The lead time for this product is 4-6 weeks.

Prince

This product is backlit and is made of the same style of thick, machined glass as the Monk. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

Twin

 

There are many mounting options for the Twin including:

  • Surface mounted
  • Semi-Recessed
  • Pendant Mounted

This is a 40 degree downlight. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. It tends to run in the $500-1,800 DN range depending on size.

Bloom

Can be suspended or surface mounted. This is aesthetically very similar to the Twin but does not have the ring of light like above. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

Embed

This product has a slight up light on it. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

Aperture

The Aperture only comes in a pendant mounted option. It comes in the following sizes:

  • 12"
  • 24"
  • 36"

Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

Cycle

 

The Cycle comes in a 24"-152" range. Acoustic material can go into the center. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. Mounting options are as follows:

  • Wall (where the fixture turns to the side so it is parallel to the wall)
  • Surface
  • Suspended

Compass

This product has an illuminated outer ring. Available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

Eureka also makes sconces and have a range of other downlights. Some of their down lights are bathroom rated. They offer good low-cost retrofit options.

Optic Arts

Optic Arts stopped by the office today show show us some new products. FLEX ACv2- Line Voltage Strip

 

The FLEX ACv2 was the first fixture we looked at. This fixture is unique because it has silicone encapsulation. Silicone has never been rated for fixtures, so Optic Arts is the first. Silicone retains integrity over time. It is also more environmentally friendly. Another positive aspect of silicone is that it works with saltwater (keep in mind that the hardware still does not). However, the silicone is not field cuttable because it is a line voltage fixture.

Some other things to keep in mind with this fixture:

  • This will be an IP67 system as of this October.
  • Optic Arts will correct any unintended color shifting.
  • The LEDs will be symmetrically spaced unlike the photos show.
  • The fixture has full range dimming. If there is a discernible flicker, it is less than 30%.

The image shows the 3,000K fixture. 3,000K is delivered with the shift accounted for.

We were also shown a knife edge cove fixture. The low voltage strip was in the example shown.

We also looked at the Vintage Dim fixture and the Nitelite Closet Rod (below) so we could look at them while specifying for a project.

The Nitelite Closet Rod is not completely node free- it does have a distinct line, but you do not see individual nodes with this fixture. The strip inside is cuttable every 2 inches. This fixture can be field cut. A cover for the screw holes can be available upon request. There is plastic on top of the fixture to help avoid scratching from hangers. If necessary, the fixture can be made with the STP tape instead of the FLEX DC tape.

The Lighting Group

Today The Lighting Group joined us in the office to show us some new Acolyte products. Acolyte has a new series 2 tape light. The classic tape is still available but it is being phased out.

 

The diodes are closer together. The new products emphasize more lumen output and less wattage. Specifically in 5w/ft. and 6w/ft. you cannot see the nodes. However, the lower you go in w/ft., the more noticeable the nodes are.

The Lighting Group also showed us some of the decorative fixture lines they carry such as: Innermost, Parachilna, and B.lux