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Knuckle is an extruded aluminum connector piece that allows luminaires to be joined together to create a variety of unique angles and standard configuration including squares, rectangles, diamonds, t-intersections, triangles, hexagons, octagons, and more that ship in 10 working days. Knuckle also allows for custom options with an extended lead time. | |
Engineered with contractors in mind, Knuckle features plug-together wiring and is designed to support suspension cabling and power feeds. Each Knuckle also provides 10º Left and 10º Right adjustability for added on-site flexibility easing the installation experience. | |
Mobern has a simple philosophy: your success is their success. It’s why their customers call them a hidden gem in the lighting industry. Expect a relationship, with fair pricing and reliable service you can pass along to your clients. |  | |
The year is 1939, and fluorescent lighting is introduced for the first time at the New York World's Fair. Just five years later, Hyman Bernstein and Nathan Movitz combine their talents, and their last names, to create Mobern lighting–one of the first fluorescent lighting manufacturers in the world. 75 years later, technology has changed–but Mobern’s responsive service, fair pricing, and expert staff has remained constant.
Today, Mobern’s 80,000 square foot state-of-the-art factory houses the stock and resources of an industry giant–but their friendly, knowledgeable team has the same family-owned feel that they were built on in 1944. With 75 years of experience, you can bet their team has the answers to even the most complex lighting problems. Let’s work together to make your business shine!
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For Peca, an independent design studio based in Guadalajara, Mexico, it’s all in the details. Since 2007, Head designer and studio director Caterina Moretti has infused the brand with her unique ability to work with natural materials, explore texture and form, and bring nature indoors in surprising ways. Collaborations with local artisans and invited designers have contributed to the spirit of Peca, resulting in a catalogue that is rich in both tradition and innovation.
Caterina has the ability to focus her vision on the tiniest details of her furniture, accessories and interior design projects, while simultaneously looking to the horizon to direct her design studio. As a designer, her inspiration is in nature, in raw materials that offer multiple possibilities of shapes and textures, and in their ability to be transformed into everyday objects. Her passion for texture and contrast has translated into a range of objects that infuse the organic and subtle with an original point of view, always provoking a contemplative twist. Peca’s presence in awards, exhibits and retail spaces around the world is due to the careful selection of artisans and guest designers that Caterina chooses to work with, as well as her unique spirit that allows her to flow in unexpected directions.
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Graypants is proud to share Barro, a pendant fixture by Caterina Moretti. The partnership between Graypants and Caterina was born of their friendship, kindred design spirit, and a curiosity to explore working with wholly natural materials; Barro is made from clay pulled directly from the earth of Oaxaca, handcrafted, and finished with only the power of heat and smoke.
Barro is created using an ancient, region-specific process, and represents the conjunction of craft and innovation. It begins with gathering earth from the surrounding areas to make the clay. Water is added to slake the clay and create slip, which is then poured into handmade plaster molds. The clay pieces are each hand burnished before firing with the help of a smooth stone, to achieve an iridescent color and smooth feel.
Once the pieces are ready to be fired, they are placed in a special two-vent kiln stoked continuously for nine hours. Here, a process known as reduction of atmosphere takes place: during firing, at a specific moment, the vents are closed to reduce oxygen, generating a chemical reaction that infuses a deep black color in the natural color of the clay, creating the Charcoal Clay finish. The clay technique dates back to pre-Hispanic times in Mexico and tells the story of the empirical knowledge of those who came before, and their journey exploring and communicating with nature. The Natural Clay finish is created using the same technique, only it is fired for a shorter time and the oxygen reduction technique is not applied.
Caterina chose to work with local artisan Amando Pedro in the production of
the pendants because of his high level of expertise, and his sensitivity to using traditional techniques to achieve modern, unexpected shapes. In creating the pendant, Caterina took into account the history it can show, paying tribute to the Oaxaca black clay tradition in San Bartolo Coyotepec, while also imprinting it with a distinct style, expertise and contemporary vision. This is how tradition and innovative design are brought together in Barro.
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At the heart of the city, smart lighting becomes an ideal tool to centralize the functions of public spaces. The multi-functional bollard Korner continues the tradition of Ragni’s adaptable and customizable products, this time bringing together new functionalities related to the transformation of urban infrastructures. Korner combines design, communication, management, security, and connectivity. Korner is a dynamic, qualitative and an adaptive lighting support, serving the human well-being in urban areas.
Why is Ragni's KORNER a great addition to any city?
Intelligent lighting consists of tools that allow precise management adapted to the user’s needs. Their use guarantees a reduction in energy consumption and expenses, offers better adaptability and minimizes light pollution.
With its two 2-sided or 4-sided lighting modules and its lighting management system, Korner offers an optimal solution ranging from 8 to 24 LEDs. Composed of polycarbonate treated against UV, they have an IK10 resistance index with a totally waterproof IP66 assembly.
From space marking to communication functionalities, USB charging station, loudspeaker, detection, wifi, camera, Korner meets the needs of urban infrastructures and their inhabitants. Design and functional, it offers customized enhancement and decorative modules with varied backlighting or DMX controllable to offer a wide choice of colorful scenarios.
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Birdhouse Module
The integration of the birdhouse module allows small birds, such as chickadees or sparrows, to be accommodated. Designed in collaboration with a wildlife conservation association, the diameter of the entrance hole and the volume of the interior of the «letterbox» type birdhouse has been calculated to allow birds to pass through without providing access to predators. As nesting sites are becoming increasingly rare, the birdhouse module can be used in both urban and rural areas and helps to contribute to biodiversity.
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Scalable Solutions for Today and Tomorrow
NX portfolio of compatible products provides the flexibility to easily scale from a single fixture to a complete building using a broad selection of multi-tiered control strategies.
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In-Fixture Control
- Luminaire-integrated design
- Out-of-the-box operation
- User-friendly Bluetooth® App
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Room Control
- Easy plug-in installation
- SmartPORT™ auto-configuration
- Adaptive energy efficient operation
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Enterprise / Building
Control
- Enterprise solution
- Control and monitor software
- Integration with BAS
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Simple Setup and Control
NX offers several user interface options, each optimized
for a variety of use cases
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Wall stations for personalized control of light and color | |
NX mobile app offers user-friendly configuration tool | |
Area Controller GUI provides simple and intuitive programming | | | | |
