Due to the associations, buying groups, and publications (hello) talking about lighting — and the number of companies entering the market with CI-centric products — it has become one of the year’s hottest topics. Here is a look at some of the more recent entries in the lighting category.
Coastal Source Evolution Lighting System (EVO)
The Coastal Source EVO lighting system combines heightened design aesthetics and elegance with an extensive selection of forms and customizations to optimally light any outdoor space. The modular EVO Lighting Series offers eight LED modules to enable customization of any outdoor scene. Both direct-firing and 360-degree LED light patterns are available in two color temperatures (2700K, 3000K) with two different power levels — Standard (2.5W) and High Power (5W). Additionally, EVO 5W LED produces up to 560 lumens with a wide beam-angle that outperforms standard MR16 fixtures. The integrated LED module enables great flexibility for shrouding and glare control. The unobtrusive form factor allows the fixture to be hidden while the light effect is maximized.
Snap One Vibrant
Snap One’s Vibrant Linear Lighting enhances ambiance in residential spaces by erasing harsh glare and highlighting the architectural elements of a room. Design-minded clients can customize their preferred colors, hues, and temperatures to match the time of day, their mood, or an activity. To ensure the quality of Vibrant Linear Lighting, Control4 tapped an industry-leading manufacturing partner with more than 35 years of celebrated experience. With a 90+ rating from the color rendering index, Vibrant Linear Lighting allows for the most authentic shades of colors to permeate a client’s space. Even tight spaces with shallow clearance will accommodate 12mm wide extrusion mounts, allowing light to permeate areas that once felt too out of reach.
OSD Nero Eclipse series
The OSD Nero Eclipse series combines light and sound in a range of outdoor light speakers. By using lights that are also speakers, outdoor spaces become the perfect entertainment experience. Diffused sound emanating from all around your guests will envelop them in the perfect mood-setting experience — light and sound in perfect balance. The OSD Nero Eclipse25 series offers inviting LED lighting blends with rich, clear audio. Featuring the Eclipse25-Bollard for outdoor environments, the Eclipse25-WM Surface Wall Mount, and the Eclipse25-WMS Slim Surface Wall Mount Speaker, each are crafted to enhance any space with their harmonious design and pleasing sound.
Luminii STENOS Lighting Family
Luminii’s STENOS lighting family features an advanced and proprietary micro-optic CSP engine, delivering uniform light output, high CRI, and exceptional glare control across an offering of downlight and track systems. Consisting of four discreet micro-downlight profiles available in a 1-inch square and in 3-, 5-, and 12-inch linear in both trimmed and trimless, STENOS downlights produce an output range of 250-1260 lumens, and include 4 CCT options, Dynamic White, and 95+ CRI. All linear downlight options feature a ±30-degree aimable tilt, perfect beam quality, and magnetic beam-shaping accessories, including optic + glare control louvers for 15-, 30-, and 60-degree beam options, and wall wash for the 5- and 12-inch profiles.
Twinkly Permanent Holiday Lighting Set
Why should joyful lights be limited to one celebration a year? Twinkly is now offering an outdoor product that can be used 365 days a year: Permanent Outdoor Lights. The 100-foot-long strips of permanent lighting come with more than 16 million colors, including various hues of white that fit every home’s unique style and design. Boasting 72 mappable LEDs, the Permanent Outdoor Lights are the perfect addition to rooflines, eaves, fences, or walkways for year-round customizable home decoration that has a truly professional feel. The IP65-certified design is 100% weatherproof for use outdoors all year round. Installation is made easy with both adhesive backing and screw mounting options.
Oelo Permanent Holiday Lights and Evolution App
Practically invisible by day, Oelo’s permanent holiday lights blend in with your home’s fascia for a seamless look, while Oelo lights are uniquely expressive by night thanks to a customizable color app. Oelo’s cloud-based Evolution App features more than 16 million hues, preset patterns, and customizable movement settings to showcase your holiday luster, support your favorite teams, or create social awareness. Also, you can transform your holiday lights into security lighting with its spotlight controls. The app can customize your lighting, save your favorite patterns, schedule your patterns daily, weekly, or yearly, and control your lights, zones, and multiple structures from anywhere in the world.
AiSPiRE/WAC Lighting Colorscape Landscape Lighting Systems
Using state-of-the-art RGBWW technology, AiSPiRE/WAC’s Colorscaping can make landscapes pop with pure white light ranging from warm 2700K to cool 6500K. New and existing landscape fixtures are installed quickly using the Smart Transformer Control Panel, which connects fixtures directly for immediate testing while cycling through preset tunable white and primary colors at various intensity levels. Offered with 150-watt and 300-watt capacities, the smart transformer enables robust wiring, a shielded ethernet cable, and a surge protector against power surges and voltage spikes. The transformer eliminates any confusion in the field with a unique Discovery process, identifying each Colorscaping fixture and location so the luminaires can be added, changed, or paired with the appropriate transformer with the push of a button. Integration with many major control platforms is an alternative to app-based control.
Environmental Lights Cove Wash – Dual Bend
Environmental Lights Cove Wash – Dual Bend is a low-voltage lighting solution that simplifies cove light installations and provides a high-lumen output. Unlike traditional cove light fixtures, Cove Wash – Dual Bend flexes on both horizontal and vertical axes, providing the ability to bend seamlessly around curves and contours. This product family supports 10-meter run lengths across all variations, with each 5-meter piece sporting side-exiting wires that allow units to be installed flush against each other. Cutting increments of 3.3 inches further allow Cove Wash – Dual Bend to be customized to fit each unique application. Cove Wash – Dual Bend comes in three main varieties: monochrome, 4-in-1, and 4-in-1 PixelControl. Monochrome provides classic white cove lighting in color temperatures of 2700K, 3000K, or 6500K. 4-in-1 refers to each node containing RGBW diodes, allowing users to select their preferred hue from millions of color combinations. Lastly, 4-in-1 PixelControl provides users with maximum control over their cove lighting by enabling the creation of smooth color gradients and dynamic effects.
AiDot Linkind SL5 Smart Solar Spotlight
AiDot’s Linkind SL5 Smart Solar Spotlight is the first smart solar spotlight to offer group control functionality without the need for hubs or wires. Users can link multiple SL5s and control them simultaneously through the AiDot app, where you can manage color, temperature, brightness, and on-off timing. Additionally, the SL5 can synchronize with music, creating dynamic lighting effects that enhance any outdoor event. The SL5 harnesses advanced solar technology to deliver superior energy efficiency and extended battery life. Equipped with PET-laminated monocrystalline silicon panels and grade A batteries, the SL5 ensures consistent illumination throughout the night. Its energy conversion rates are as high as 30% (surpassing the industry standard of 21-24%), enabling the SL5 spotlight to operate at peak performance for up to 12 hours in its most power-efficient mode.
Lutron Ketra D2 and Rania D2
Lutron Electronics Ketra D2 and Rania D2 architectural downlights make Ketra and Rania available in a smaller form factor than ever — a 2-inch aperture downlight. With the launch of Ketra D2, users can now experience the characteristic elements of Lutron with dynamic lighting that adapts to various moments throughout the day and sets the desired ambiance, in the form of the brand’s smallest and most flexible downlight offering to-date. With both new downlights, people will experience high quality of light in any space in the home.
DMF Lighting – DALI for Artafax Line
DMF Lighting has announced the DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) protocol for the Artafex line that is exclusive to the custom integration channel. DALI provides precision and flexibility over individual light fixtures and provides a modern, adaptable, and efficient solution for lighting control that surpasses the limitations of traditional phase control systems. It offers precise control, digital communication, scalability, energy efficiency, compatibility, and enhanced maintenance capabilities. DMF’s DALI modules are available with warm dim, tunable white, and a range of static color temperatures. They also feature NFC (nearfield communication) technology that allows initial setup and future replacement programming without any power with a simple phone app.
