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Welcome to Light Connect Monthly!
A re-cap of the former 3 weeks of content, and more.
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- Profile: 1” width x 2.38” height
- 60" to 96"L x 36" to 60" W
- Direct or Direct/Indirect
- LED 90CRI
- 4483 - 15326 Lumens
- Rated: Indoor
- Color temp.: 3000K, 3500K or 4000K
- Dimming: 0-10V (standard) or Lutron Hi-Lume (1%
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The Volūm pendant lighting system is the synthesis of design and technology. It’s unique form harnesses the power of LED technology by indirectly reflecting light off of advanced optics creating a soft appearance that’s easy on the eyes. Volūm is an ideal solution for the modern workspace that demands energy performance, brightness management and architectural styling that makes a statement. | | |
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IVY
Designed by Vittorio Massimo for Lodes
| IVY is a minimal, geometric lighting piece composed of a ring hanging on a cable, which gives power to a made to measure LED module. Designed with single and double cables (IVY I and IVY V respectively), IVY responds to the need for flexibility, an increasingly contemporary theme in architectural practice and restoration, allowing the luminaire to be released from its ceiling derivation. | |
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Simple, yet sophisticated- PALLA from Scott Architectural is a trimless, flush mounted globe that comes in a variety of different sizes from 8" to 22" and emitting 950 all the way up to 2,280 lumens.
Alone, it can cast a beautiful, soft light. Or, use it in multiple sizes to create a fun and whimsical display of glowing orbs.
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HEMI
Designed by Lumenwerx
| Flexible in function and dynamic in design, Hemi is a line of hemisphere-shaped luminaires that reimagines lighting’s possibilities through a unique combination of innovative features. With rotational capabilities reaching 355 degrees, a tilt of up to 40 degrees from vertical, and a sleek aiming mechanism magnetically held in place, Hemi fixtures provide a vast range of precisely positioned solutions for both task and ambient requirements. | |
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Odile Decq set up her own office just after graduating at La Villette in 1978 while studying at Sciences Politiques Paris where she completed a post-graduate diploma in Urban Planning in 1979. International renown came quickly; as early as 1990 she won her first major commission: the Banque Populaire de l’Ouest in Rennes. The numerous prizes and publications that distinguished the building underlined the emergence of a new hope directly born from the punk rebellion which turned old conventions upside down. By questioning the commission, the use, the matter, the body, the technique and the taste Odile Decq’s architecture offers a paradoxical look, both tender and severe on today’s world. She was awarded with a Golden Lion in Venice in 1996. Since then, Odile Decq has been faithful to her fighting attitude while diversifying and radicalizing her research. She completed the MACRO (Museum for Contemporary Art in Rome) in 2010, the Opera Garnier’s restaurant in Paris in 2011 and just completed the FRAC (Museum of Contemporary Art in Rennes) last July 2012.
“When the Sun has a date with the Moon… The Moon enters the Sun and the crown appears…”
– Odile Decq
Technological and futuristic, Soleil Noir by Odile Decq is a suspension and ceiling lamp with an organic form in molded polyurethane foam, whose LED light source is hidden inside a disk that generates homogeneous diffused, indirect lighting.
An object that defies the laws of physics, thanks to technology that permits a design bordering on the impossible.
Supported by a single asymmetrical cable, Soleil Noir keeps its balance thanks to the thicknesses of the body, varying from 8 to 25 mm, offering a slim aerial lighting element that brings brightness with discretion and elegance.
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for Modo Luce &
Distributed in the US by LOFFKo
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BÜRO FAMOS is a partnership between the designers Hanna Litwin and Romin Heide.
Hanna and Romin met at the University of Applied Sciences in Coburg, Germany, where they both studied Integrated Product design. After their studies, they went separate ways, working with design and art direction for various design studios. In 2012, Hanna and Romin decided to establish their own studio, focusing on the intersections between graphic and product design.
From their Berlin based design studio, they work to create objects that are simple in shape, pleasurable to use, serious and charming. Hanna and Romin believe in design that makes people smile, as it is their experience that loved products have a longer life.
“It is important to us to design objects that are made to last. This creates sustainability in a logic and intuitive way. Things that are used for a long time and are able to adapt itself – depending on changing circumstances - have the ability to generate reminiscence. Using honest, high quality materials and manufacturing methods play an important role here.”
In optics an Orb is a luminescent, enigmatic, mysterious globe. By emphasizing the perfect, archetypal shape of the sphere, Modo Luce has turned it into a timeless icon. Retrò style and ageless design encounters new-generation LED module technology.
Orb is available as a single suspension or on cluster compositions. The globe diffuser is smoked PMMA and the metal structure is available painted white or black or in galvanized finishes: chrome, copper, brass.
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The partnership sees the launch of Volum, an exclusive new modular pendant collection that pays homage to the Italian tradition of globe-shaped glass lamps—in particular, the glassblowing process that morphs glass into naturally imperfect shapes—while boasting modern architectural sensibilities injected by the Oslo-based designers. Snøhetta was inspired by the architectural need for a contextually adaptable and scalable pendant light solution. Designed to fill a space with an uninterrupted, 360-degree illumination, Volum casts a uniform glow in all directions providing a calming and coherent radiance. The four globes measure 5.5”, 8.66”, 11.4” and 16.5” (diameter), and despite their different sizes, they complement each other intuitively and harmoniously.
Snøhetta (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsnøːˌhɛtɑ]) has grown to become one of the most internationally renowned Architecture & Design practices globally, with more than 300 employees from 33 different nations and studios around the globe. The practice began as a collaborative architectural and landscape workshop in 1989 and has remained true to its multi-disciplinary way of thinking until this day. We strive to enhance our sense of surroundings, identity and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit – whether human-made or naturally created through the course of time. Museums, product developments, reindeer observatories, visual universes and virtual landscapes all get the same care and attention.
Since then, Snøhetta has introduced specialized graphic, digital and product design disciplines to enhance our capabilities and reach. These disciplines act at the forefront of sustainable and social innovation. By leveraging the accumulated knowledge and experience at Snøhetta, strategic design connects industry, technology, markets and brands with future opportunities and targets.
Even with a primarily international approach and staff, Snøhetta has maintained a strong and unified culture that is well rooted within the Nordic model, where equality, openness, generosity, and sustainability are translated into real projects.
Seamless and understated, each Volum globe’s diffuser and frame appear as a single form – from which the cable is the only hanging element. To achieve this clean, streamlined look, the upper part of the glass has been skillfully cut—at 45 degrees—so that it can be closed with a translucent methacrylate lid that seals the lamp. The lid conceals a metal part attached to the diffuser and the frame that houses the light source so that the only exposed element on the outside is a small opening where the cable slides through and helps balance the globe.
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Growing up in a household of 4th-generation carpenters, Stefan Diez’s early bond with craftsmanship has profoundly shaped his development as an industrial designer. Following his family tradition by training as a cabinetmaker, he went on to study industrial design under Richard Sapper at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. After returning to Munich to work with Konstantin Grcic, he founded his own studio in 2002.
From 2007 to 2014, he was professor of industrial design at the University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe (HFG), before joining the School of Industrial Design Lund, Sweden, in 2015.
In 2008, Stefan Diez established his studio in the renovated facilities of a former joinery, which provides the ideal platform for his unique combination of hands-on experimentation and technical know-how. Led by curiosity and supported by a network of local craftsmen and specialists, DIEZ OFFICE is dedicated to transforming ideas into actual products with great diligence and proficiency.
Together with his team, Stefan Diez has been exploring a broad spectrum of design, creating award-winning furniture, tableware and accessories, in collaboration with internationally renowned manufacturers like e15, emu, Hay, Rosenthal, Thonet, Vibia, Wagner and Wilkhahn.
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Belaku House
Karnataka, India
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The highlight of “Belaku” is the well-defined and balanced use of geometric forms. The spaces are visually connected and interconnected to its surroundings. The straight lines of the architecture stay in jarring contrast to the neighborhood, yet a simple, elegant, visual solution the home is organized in splits. Capitalizing on the pleasant climate of Bangalore has to offer, the design gets its open and porous nature.
This east facing site consists of two homes, one for an elderly couple and the other home for the son who shuttles between New York and Bangalore regularly. The lower home is practical keeping in mind the age of the parents, whereas the son’s home is more contrast, minimalist, yet having a balanced composition. The open home concept compliments the light, volume, and the serenity of the built space. The duplex house accessed by the lift and the stairs strategically positioned for both the houses is welcomed by a shaded veranda which captures the essence of the spaces and materials used.
The living room is separated from the rest of the home by a central water body (double height) allowing immense light to enter the home and brighten up the spaces. The visual connectivity is maintained with the greenery outside. Aiding to these sources of light is skylights placed in double height spaces. The ample light and air in the house, the grey color floor (tiles) and warm interior (wood) tends to add playfulness and curiosity to the place while warmly welcoming family and friends for a quiet evening or an all - nighters. The logic of the house lies in the creation of 2 distinct blocks bridged by the central water body, this in turn allows seamless communication between the various programs associated with spaces of the house. This strategy allows to traditional courtyard houses found in the Southern parts of India and provides for a cohesive connect which is crucial for a home. The entrance to the house itself is a “pause - mediating the inside and outside”.
Solid wood screen sandwiched in metal flats in the elevation covers against the harsh sun.
The main feature of the elevation in the use of corten steel which acts as an excellent variation to the wood and concrete color. The objective is to create an earthy ambience, with good balance. The use of colors and artwork helps the overall narrative and is further supported by the super-imposed neutral color palette.
The client’s brief was the concept of WabiSabi - aesthetic, simple, and close to nature, celebrating the beauty of a naturally imperfect world. This home provides simplicity yet is textually rich creating a harmony of natural materials. Restricting the palette to neutral color was an important decision as all the materials emphasize the beauty and poetic imperfection of nature. Walls and flooring pigmented cement plaster mimic the home into the landscape while the wood in the ceiling adds the warmth to the space.
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Council Post
Four Factors That Affect Employee Productivity
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Roei Friedberg is CEO of Aura Americas , the air purification company
offering solutions that make air clean and safe.
Lighting Even if we write a dozen more articles about employee productivity,
it still won't begin to describe its impact on a company's success.
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CCT Selectable
The next generation of efficient, easy-to-install LED retrofit kits is here. New Fulham VividHorse Retrofit Kits can provide over 150 lm/W @90CRI and are available in round and rectangular shapes to fit most standard wall- and ceiling-mounted luminaires. These cULus Classified Kits are suited for either field installation or factory retrofits and feature 0-10V dimming and CCT selectability.
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EVCHL Series
By Dual-Lite
The EVCHL Series is a compact high lumen combination exit and emergency lighting unit designed for fast installation and reliable service
- High lumen output exit and emergency light for wall, ceiling or end mounting commercial applications
- Self-Test/Self-Diagnostics are standard
- Impact resistant, flame rated and UV stable white or black thermoplastic housing
- Full lumen output over 90 minutes of battery discharge
- Long-life Lithium Iron Phosphate battery
- Models available without lampheads to support remote lampheads
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How Have Solar Panels Improved Over The Years? | While it might seem like it, solar panels are not a new invention. In fact, they were first invented in the late 1800s, which seems like an incredibly long time ago for a technology that we're still not using everywhere. | | | |
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NEW from Prescolite!
The LiteBox® Pro is a canless direct install downlighting family for New Construction or Remodel applications. Switchable lumen output, color temperature, and dial-in beam angle maximizes adjustability during installation.
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