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Welcome to Light Connect Monthly!
A re-cap of the month, and more.
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Tiny Controller. Tremendous Power.
The new Athena Wireless Node is an ultra-small, wireless, integral fixture controller. Packed with technology and endlessly versatile, this tiny device can handle communications via DALI 2 with DALI Type 8, 0-10V, Clear Connect Type X, and simplifies the set-up process with bluetooth.
Works with your fixture
Smaller than a quarter, the Athena Wireless node is engineered to fit a standard knockout and designed to meet the open, globally-accepted D4I standard. And with black and white options, almost any fixture can be Athena enabled.
Tunable White and Static White
Gone are the days of worrying about fixture-control compatibility or frustrating redesigns. The Athena Wireless Node controls both tunable white and static white light, so if your fixture changes during design, there's no need to change controls.
Cloud-Connected
With a network of Athena Wireless Nodes, your clients can easily update the layout of their space overtime. Onboard software will be continually upgraded, unlocking new system features and capabilities as they are released.
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The BL neonVIEW SAUNA Series family of direct-view, linear lighting products are best-in-class, fully flexible, specification-grade customizable LED neon systems engineered specifically for saunas and steam rooms in homes, health clubs and spas.
BL neonVIEW SAUNA DOME SI SC has a flexible, dome shaped Silicone encapsulated diffuser, bends horizontally alongside the light surface, and emits a soft line of uniform, dot-free illumination that delivers up to 94 lm/ft with a wide 270° viewing angle.
Create seamless lines of light, up to 50ft in length, with marine-grade IP68 wt location rated injection molded terminations. With safe 24VDC operation, a low power draw of just 1.83 watts per foot, and superior resistance to humidity and heat up to 194°F (90°C), BL neonVIEW SAUNA DOME SI SC is fully dimmable, long lasting, and ideal for providing calm, revitalizing lighting in spas, saunas, and steam rooms. Available in your choice of single colors and Kelvin temperatures.
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This linear family allows you to create layers of lighting by combining these general lighting luminaires with the highlighting function of ConTech accenting track luminaires. Put the full power of your Contech track system to use; add ConTech Eclipse Linear Track Luminaires to your next project.
- Select from 2 Ft (22.38 Inches) or 4 Ft (44.88 Inches) Lengths
- Black or White Extruded Aluminum Housing
- Delivers over 750lm per linear foot
- Polycarbonate Diffuser provides 101° flood distribution
- Polarity marked adapter and positive locking clips ensure proper track installation
- Available in 3000K and 3500K both at 90CRI; consult factory for other options
- Optional Louver, Side Visor and Beam Shaping Lenses available
- Dimming is standard for 120V Forward Phase or Reverse Phase dimmers
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The ARO luminaire is composed of an aluminum body and a tempered glass finish. With its circular design adorned with raised grooves, it can be configured as a lateral or top mounting luminaire thanks to a flexible sleeve that can be tilted in 5° increments. It can be accompanied by optional accessories such as a dedicated console, equipped with a floodlight located at the rear, offering the possibility of creating a highlighting scenario.
With its curved arm, the ARO lyre can also be added to bring harmony to the ensemble. Available in 2 sizes, it's the thinnest luminaire in our range. Electrical class I or II, ARO accommodates from 8 to 80 LEDs to provide high performance asymmetric road lighting. An integrated heatsink ensures efficient thermal regulation of the luminaire. Compatible with Zhaga standards and meeting the requirements of smart cities, it is IP66 rated, and its shock energy is IK09.
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Marco Paolelli and Sandro Meneghello, in addition to being product designers, are strategic consultants for industrial products. They founded Meneghello Paolelli Associati in Milan in 2007. Since then, the studio has grown and now counts a team of collaborators in addition to the founders, as well as a series of project development and communications partners.
Behind every project there is a long and tireless process undertaken together with the companies, from the first brief to the final version of the product. Each company is a world unto itself, whose potential, technological and production abilities, and last but not least, commercial needs are studied in depth.
Once this introduction is completed, Meneghello Paolelli Associati uses its particular approach to the project that also favors a certain form of “lateral thinking”, which brings the two creatives to develop each design project in an unconventional way, for example, transforming aesthetic stimulations or project solutions from environments completely external to the world of design in the strict sense.
This is how the innovation process functions, on one hand, by working closely with the partner companies, and on the other hand, by maintaining an opening even to other areas to receive creative stimulation and innovative ideas. The drive toward innovation, in both concept and aesthetics, has never been the objective unto itself. “Anchoring innovation to the concrete quality of a need for functionality and beauty: this is our mission”, say Marco Paolelli and Sandro Meneghello.
As a testimony to this effort and the solidity of its approach, the studio has received numerous international recognitions, among which are 12 Red Dot Design Award of which 1 “Best of the Best”, 7 Design Plus, 3 Good Design Award, 3 iF Design Award, 5 ADI Design Index, 4 special mentions within the German Design Award and 5 mentions within the Young&Design award.
With Luceplan, the studio designed for the first time in 2021 a real collection of outdoor lamps (Nui) with 4 different variants, ranging from wall and floor models, as well as a rechargeable in & out lamp (Nui Mini), which reflects on the issue of portability in an unprecedented and very sophisticated way. That with Luceplan is the first structured collaboration in the lighting sector and in a long term perspective.
Doi is a family of decorative indoor lamps which takes on different possible configurations in the suspension models, formed by only a disk and a cylinder, or with the added “pendulum” accessory.
Depending on the interaction of the key parts of the project – the disk and the diffuser cylinder – as well as on the magnetic attachment or the play of counterweights, different compositions can be created, to produce the desired orientation of the beam of light.
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Founded by Peter and Cathy Wall in 2003, Assemblyroom is a London based design practice with a strong reputation for creativity in both commercial interior and furniture design. Peter studied Interior Design at Middlesex University and Furniture Design at Oslo National College of Art and Design, whilst Cathy studied Furniture and Product Design at Kingston University. Both then went on to gain experience in commercial practice, engaging in a collaborative and human centered approach, that is still an important part of their design ethos today.
Having established Assemblyroom and undertaken a wide and diverse range of interior projects, the pair went on to develop their interest in small batch production, where their enthusiasm for form, function and materials led to the creation of a range of quality pieces that combine simplicity and elegance with colour and a sense of playfulness.
The Assemblyroom collection reflects a timeless quality and an understated familiarity, and this is evident in the Portobello pendant light.
Simultaneously familiar and new, Portobello is an aesthetic that fits anywhere. Strong gloss colors and the ability to easily customize add value to a form that is simplicity itself.
Constructed from hand spun aluminum, it draws inspiration from the simplicity and functionality of industrial pendant lights of a bygone era. With its scale, defined outline and its two tone color scheme (colored exterior, white interior) this large contemporary classic pendant light will have an impact on any room.
Available in yellow, black, white and red with clear PVC cable, and white interior.
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Design by Maurice Dery
of Karice
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With nearly 40 years of fabrication experience and as a designer and manufacturer, Maurice prides himself on tackling the most challenging and innovative projects he can find. He has two Red Seal Certifications, as an Ironworker and a Machinist. Creating and crafting innovative, original designs is his passion.
A mountaineer and an artisan appear to be from different worlds, but artisan Maurice Dery says his work can be “like climbing Everest.”
Maurice Dery is the lead designer and co-founder of Karice, a custom lighting and metal manufacturer outside Vancouver, and he’s recently pushed himself to the limit of his abilities with the Da Vinci Collection, inspired by the ingenuity and mastery of Leonardo da Vinci.
“Somebody in art or in design is constantly challenging themselves to build better, to finish better, to design better,” Dery says. A mountaineer wields an ice axe and rope; a metalworker maneuvers high-powered machines, such as a high-pressure water jet that moves faster than the speed of sound to cut steel. The tools and environment are different, but the heart and drive are the same.
Read more of his story here.
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