SDA Showcase 2022

Last week we attended the SDA showcase. With an impressive amount of well-design booths, there was a lot to see! Read on below.

Coronet

Kicking things off was the large entrance booth from Coronet.

  • New pendant where wire is embedded in the ribbon with glass lens, available in static white, tunable white, and rgbw;

  • New cylinder with up-light. Very nice beam spread without any visible shadow from the cable;

  • New curving linear fixture with snap in lens. Custom lead time 6-8weeks and the tightest radius is 14”;

  • Coronet plans to continue adding more custom and decorative fixtures. 

Design Plan

  • Overall, lots of different offerings from their many partners!;

  • New website for easier navigation (allegedly!);

  • The all natural wood fixtures are only available in the natural finish.

Birchwood

  • Linear fixture offering welded corners for any custom shape;

  • Great, robust handrail lighting DN$450/$500 per foot. Price includes lighting and rail.

Structura

  • Catenary suspended linear fixture can go up to 12’ in a single run;

  • They provide poles and catenary systems and combine with smaller low voltage string lights.

Ecosense

  • Introduced a new family: the L60, their latest generation of their cove fixtures;

  • Many new and better optics available, including a new tight 5deg grazer;

  • New knife edge cove extrusion available.

USAI 

  • Little Ones Doubles introduced!

  • Can be any combo of optics. Great for wall washing corners

  • Expect Q1 there will be a 2” aperture

Arancia

  • More standard finish offerings.

Barrisol and EvoLite

Two manufacturers that pair easily together.

  • Edge lit panel now available RGBW;

  • Suggested spacing is 1 to 1 plus 2” for diode-free installation;

  • Barrisol is supported across the country with an expanded list of dealers and installers;

  • Same system can do acoustic, temperature, and illumination;

WAC

  • Downlight DN range $30-$300, 90+cri

  • Linears CCT selectable on the driver 

  • DweLED Decorative fixtures all under $600DN

  • Magnet track, 1/2 the price of any competitor

  • New WAC multi-stealth multi-aperture linear system with accompanying wall washer up to 3600lm 

Betacalco

  • Toronto based, made to order

  • Louver available in different colors 

  • No louver accessory for spot lights

  • Indirect light is interrupted by the spots

Luminii

  • $10000 project 3-5day lead time

  • New sauna rating on kurba big