Design Plan: Luce & Light

Today, DesignPlan brought in Luce & Light (L&L) so we could check out their new outdoor fixtures, made in their Vicenza, Italy factory. Everything was well designed and of excellent quality.

New & Updated fixtures:

  • Tago: linear in-grade, tilt +/-20deg without opening the fixture, antiglare louvers, individual honeycomb louvers on the diode.
    *The River is being discontinued, to be replaced by Tago

  • Colorado: the largest in the linear family. Adjustable frame/frameless.
    It will be on the website 12/1! We were impressed with how quiet the fixture is considering the very high output.

  • Quilatero: The new Square in-grade comes in four (4) different sizes with wattages from 8W-24W. It is available in fixed or adjustable (from outside) with IP69K (suitable for power wash). Comes with 2 styles of trim: without visible screws for a discreet look suitable for high-end residential or with regressed screws for more secure installation.

    • The wallwasher option has a spacing ratio of 1:2 from wall to O.C

  • Alto Piano: We were the first to see the sample in North America, Woohoo!
    Round & Square recessed downlights that are IP66, available four (4) sizes. Housing is a polymer with magnetic trim - Trim and glass are flush (we liked this sleek look!). Hexcell louver accessory is available.

None of these are stocked. All are made to order with various options with a 6-week lead time. Housings can ship more quickly.

Typ, 2200k CCT is now an option. In addition to standard CCTs, fixtures may have the option for tunable white or dim-to-warm 1800K to 3000K.

LUCIFER LIGHTING

Today we looked at the LUCIFER LIGHTING updated track lights, eco line downlights, and new anodized finishes (beautiful!).

ATOMOS:

  • a very affordable downlight. Good lead time of 1 to 3 weeks

  • A huge plus is that they have trimless millwork at an affordable price point (haven't seen many competitors offering this option). Round and square trim, available as new construction and remodel housing.

  • The adjustable model has a max 30-degree tilt.

  • The wall washer has a small kicker to push the light out of the ceiling.

  • Note: For the wall washer, the square trim has a better performance and higher output compared to the round trim. 1000lm vs. 920lm for the round trim. The round has a 1:1 ratio, but the square allows further spacing. For the round trim, we noticed a round spread on the side so be careful with spacing.

We also looked at a new zoom fixture, rotating the optics to adjust the spread. It only moves from 20 to 40 degrees, and had a large field angle, so it may not be a good option for art lighting.

TRACK HEADS:

  • New Alumina finishes with four (4) matt and four (4) brushed options (a new anodizing process). They looked gorgeous!

  • Warm dim is available in different outputs in the remote driver model. It's also available in medium size with an integral driver, BUT there is a wattage restriction. It's a YES, but $$$

  • Integral ELV driver down to 5% to 2%. There is a restriction with output. Max 1300lm delivered 900 for medium size.

  • The remote driver version goes up to 2300lm.

  • The nice thing is that their 120V medium track head seats flush to the track with an integral driver.

  • Monopoint has a mud-in ring for flush mounting the slim canopy.

  • The standard stem length is 1.4", but it can be ordered up to 12". They are moving toward making their new track stem (on the center) the standard. Updating T2 to this.

  • Large-size wallwasher track offers typical 3ft spacing for a 15ft ceiling. They have a little light leak on the ceiling.

  • Their tack and monopoint accept 2 accessories. They can provide a cross baffle, depending on the project size! Ask

  • They are looking out to expand their track system toward two circuits, pendant mount, surface, and recessed!

Q-TRAN Factory Visit - 2022

We had a great time visiting the Q-Tran factory with Sighte Studio and MOXIE in early August! Alongside the factory tour, the trip included an overview of their existing fixtures - with highlights on new offerings and a sneak peak at what’s coming up, and an educational session on drivers and transformers (we were visiting Q-Tran after all!). Many thanks to the whole team for the excellent presentations and warm welcome!

FIXTURE UPDATES:

OPTI-OPTICS Fixture: Price-efficient alternative option of VERS ($50~$60 per ft)! The smallest beam spread is 40 degrees, but no louver option yet!

TIPS:

Use static white (SW) tape for projects that require high red rendering.

When specifying Dynamic White tape, use the wattage listed on the cutsheet under “Circuit Wattage”. Dynamic white tape lights have (2) chips that are different color temperatures that are programmed to never pull more wattage than the circuit wattage lists (the chips will never be on at full output at the same time).

Most of their LED tapes are done offshore for cost efficacy. Ones done in-house are more expensive (SMT models except for the Micro family) but allow compliance with the Buy American Act, etc.

NEW:

Dedicated pool & spa rated power supply + FLEX family fixture for use in pools & spa.

UPCOMING - 2023:

An encapsulated millwork fixture designed to be silicon mounted.

Designing magnet and track mount, butterfly bracket for plaster ceiling installation. 

DRIVER UPDATES:

Typically the drivers can be used up to the max wattage, except the DMX driver that needs derating.

Driver selection for Dynamic/Tunable White:
DMX is 3-channel and requires derating for 2-channel control.
The best would be: 1) QTM (large ones, single channel pre-programmed) and 2) QTM-eLED+AW (the two-channel driver) 

Their dedicated warm-dim LED tape is fundamentally different. It has the same price as the dynamic LED, BUT it goes with the QZLP driver with 0-10V & phase dimming (down to 10%). The driver is small and goes up to X2 96W. The single X96W is around $175. 

QTMD driver is the go-to when doing fixtures with runs far from the source. This has taps that allow different voltages high mid low to avoid voltage drop and visible difference in brightness between the ones closer to drive via ones further installed. 

For Landscape: Q-SET-mLED power supply provides up to 300W and has AC and DC together in an inground cap.

App & Smart Control System Compatibility:

QZ Driver is compatible with Casambi Control. 

The QZ Non-Dimmable driver is the Eco option for use with Casambi and requires a separate add-on Casambi component. 

QZ-DMX is for indoor application with up to 4channel, programmable with MLFC app, up to 96W fully used. 

UPCOMING:

New DMX for 4-channel, comparably small size, priced around $240. EldoLed driver is also available but is more expensive 

LUCENT LIGHTING

We looked at some of the new updates to the LUCENT Lighting fixtures

2" Plus Fixture: IC rated fixed downlight, offered with adjustable tray to access the terminal box (driver)

Mini wall-washer: 1.65” aperture - 1:1 spacing - Nice wash from the edge of the ceiling

absolutely favorite such beautiful from all the way from the edge of the ceiling to the floor and further

Micro Focus Accent Light: Great accent light specifically for millwork but remembering the thicker the millwork, less adjustability - Tunable Mini looked very bright and powerful.

  • CREE LED chips for the tunable white

  • Xicato is the standard LED chip

  • LUMENEDIX LED chip is used for RGBW

InGround 2.36" circular: walk over recessed uplight with 8°, 15°, 25°, 30°, & 10°x45° beams, fixed 7-degree tilt - Available accessories are elliptical beam effect, square beam, & honeycomb louver.

Monopoint option comes in recessed and surface mount - 94 CRI, 1800lm, four beams from 17 to 50 degrees - Accept x2 accessories.

Black with Copper finishes in the trim - we liked the copper finish.

14mm option the smallest - soon in the USA

Beautiful recessed wall fixture - We looked at InWall 50 Square with backbox - Great sharp distribution and clear cut-off line - If requested, they have a film to soften the distribution

Available in different beams and sizes. All are outdoor-rated except the bronze finish option.

Reference Project:

Track fixture + spotlight: Restoration Hardware stores.

Asymmetric Lighting: Luice hamilton penthouse, wester street, water place in London

LUMINII

Today we looked at Luminii's 2021 update to their linear fixtures. They’ve made changes to fixtures and updated their cut-sheet as below:

  • All Static White boards are node free & offered in 1” increments.

  • Now LED tape goes all the way to the edge of the channel.

  • 1" to 4" increments offered for extrusions.

  • Ordering codes change: SO, HO, VHO now are all LL72 LED tape but different outputs.

  • They merged the high efficacy (HE xx) & high quality (L72) in the Static White cut-sheet.

  • All the RGB, RGBW, tunable, and white are now combined in the Dynamic Color cut-sheet.

  • Dedicated 19K to 27K warm dim: Tighter chip, one channel dimming, slight dotting - Dimmed with PSD driver.

  • LL48 and LL64 improved to a higher output but still under 10W

  • Under development: LL68 tunable white with two-channel dimmed with a vintage dim driver.

  • RGBW is now upgraded to have richer color, only available with 30K + RGB

  • FT for asymmetric come with 4w and 7w options. We liked the asymmetric distribution.


SENSO Lighting by LUMINII:

We also reviewed the new Senso line that Luminii has brought on.

  • Titanium body to kick more light out - Special TRI optic, constant voltage - A lot of accessories - Work with any of the current drivers - IC rated as standard.

  • Comes in 3,5,12 inches, lockable, 35 degree tilt - Available in 250, 600, 1260 lm outputs.

  • Distributions: 15,30,55, elliptical

  • Under development: wall-wash optic - Mud-in, trimless wood

  • Coming up as combined louver optic- not a stackable accessory

Pricing: SENOS mini X5 modules 120$ - Track module 110$

Lead time: quick ship Strips and channel available in less than 7days, otherwise 2 to 4 weeks.

LIGHTFAIR 2021

A brief look at LightFair 2021, held at the Javits Center in NYC. Overall, there weren’t many participants and we’d already seen many of them in virtual presentations over the year.

The one worth highlighting was the ORIGAMX. It is a specification-grade architectural lighting system that was developed by BLACK TANK.
ORIGAMX office is located in Atlanta - Mainly custom made - based on request. Their mono-point features are Hybrid Driver Technology (PWM/Current Control), RGBA LED (2000K-10,000K), and White Light or Color Mixing in one Light.

We also enjoyed seeing the PURE EDGE LIGHTING Saber Suspension in person.

N8 LIGHTING

Today we looked at the new updates to the N8 LIGHTING downlights, including the 800 Series NEW tunable white option.

The adders for warm-dim and tunable are just $20 and $80. We also reviewed the smooth dimming curve in warm dim and standard white with N8’s DIM1 standard driver.

The mono-point now comes with four (4) stem lengths and round or square shapes, installed with a 4” Jbox with an integrated driver. A new remote driver option comes with a 1” canopy. (NOT AVAILABLE AS TRIMLESS BUT it’s very thin, just 1/8”. ) Available narrow spots are: A true 10 degree beam (not in WD), 15 degree (available with WD), NOT AVAILABLE in 2700k BUT this CCT can be achieved with colored lens accessories.

All the downlights have Cree LED chip except the mono-points.


LUCIFER Lighting

Today we looked at the new and upgraded products from Lucifer Lighting:

Fraxtion 3: NEW - 3” aperture round and square trimless wood downlight; installed in a thrilling up to 2.125" thickness (UPDATE: doubled the acceptable thickness).

  • Available with shallow housing, improved aiming focus (no tools necessary) - 40-degree tilt.

  • Very clean trimless wood bevel available in matt black and shiny bronze - Double wiper system to hold the trim in place! Very easy to remove

  • NEW - More integral driver options: 0-10V to 1% & Lutron Ecosystem to 0.1%.

  • NEW CCTs: Static 2200K, WD: 2700K to 1800K, Tunable White

  • NEW: 10-degree optic is available across the board (not available in WD and 2200K, comes with a smaller dedicated LED, therefore it has lower lumen package- it is field exchangeable for larger beam spread- however, we can’t go down from larger optics to 10 degree.

  • 10-degree use LUMINUS LED and the rest beam spreads use CITIZEN LED Chip.

CY4 Cylinder: NEW - 4.9" aperture, max 4500lm, 15 degrees up to 60 degrees beam options, adjustable and lockable in place, interchangeable optic. Wet rated except in up/down model. Available with surface conduit (CMJB), Cylinder & Squilinder

NEW: Square shaped surface conduit & Fixed body wall wash

Here are also some interesting reference photos for STELLR fixture that we looked at before.

3G LIGHTING

We looked at the updated and new product families today.

MADISON Family:

Micro MADISON Slot: 3.8” wide continuous runs slot with adjustable and lockable Individual fixture heads; up to 1000lm output. The Slot System is available in 4.8” and 5.8” could accommodate camera, speaker, other equipment.

NEW: Madison Slot in recessed and pendant version available as standard.

NEW (Q2) in Downlight family: Wood trim for their 3.3” and 4.5” round & square beveled downlights

Cylinder family: 3.3” aperture model is the NEW addition to the current 4.5” aperture; available in 7” (up to 2200lm) & 11” (up to 4000lm) with NEW Madison Double Gimble. The 3.3" is available in round and square, beveled trim up to 3000lm and with integrated Micro Madison up to 1000lm; Available in tunable and warm-dim.

Another NEW update is the adjustable cylinder in 3.3”, 90-degree tilt and 360-degree rotation, up to 3000lm. Stem mounting will be an option in new future (in-progress)

ZOIE: NEW beam spreads of 10, 15, 35, and 60 degree optics as standard. up to 200lm/cell, Osrom LED Chip

  • Zoie recessed wall wash: 1.14” wide, 4”, 8”, and 12” lengths with NEW integrated louver for better glare control,

  • Zoie Continuous run pendant: NEW is 4’ in length, matching the output options to LINEA (250, 500, 750, and 1000lm); modifiable with a programable driver.

  • NEW (Q2): Surface mounted Zoie continuous run and could be specified in 1FT increment starting from 1FT instead of current 4FT starting length.

NEW: Now LINEA and ZOIE could be mixed in a single continuous run.

LINA Grazer series: NEW 35 degree adjustability.

Grazer products are available in tunable white and RGB.

Standard down to 1% dimming.




TECH LIGHTING - Exterior Products

During today’s presentation, TECH presented a summary of the current products and introduced the following exterior products;

  •  Turbo 42” bollard with TRI optic, 20, and 40 degrees distributions. Available in 3000K and 4000K.

  • ARKAY 36” bollard, available in bronze and black finishes.

  • PORT: ADA approved surface or flush-mounted sconce. Available in black, bronze, and charcoal. 

  • JONI - Gasketed sconce. Brass only finishes, suitable for exterior locations. 

  • CHARA and SANA - ADA approved sconces. Down and up/down distributions, respectively.

  • ASH: Dark sky compliant pendant. This fixture could be mounted on a sloped ceiling using Ball joint components.

  • Mode Series: Wall and ground-mounted adjustable fixture, lockable. Available in 120V.

  • Strut is their only available sconce in 2700K.

New and updated 2020 products:

VEX scone is now offered in 12” and 20” lengths.

CHARA sconce is available in Square shape in addition to the standard round shape.

BLADE bollard is now offered in 14” and 24”.

KASHA is a new path light, 18” tall, adjustable head (110 degree, lockable). Selectable CCT in the range of 2400K to 3000K.

IKON is a new step light available in 12V and 120V with selectable CCT in the range of 2400K to 3000K.

ELV, Triac, and 0-10V dimming options are available for almost all their products.

LFI

Today we participated in a webinar from LFI.

MF150

  • This product comes in a 4.5” and 5.5” aperture

  • Comes in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 light configurations

  • There is a trimless knife edge option

  • There are three different sizes of removable magnetic track heads that can fit inside this fixture.

VF400 Series

  • Available in 6”, 8”, and 10” apertures

  • It can be trimless in both sheetrock or wood ceilings

  • It is available in warm dim and tunable white as well

  • It has a textured acrylic diffuser


EF500

  • This product is a slot fixture with a lot of flexibility in the components that can fit into it. There are both point source and linear options available for the slot.


EN600

  • This is a cove fixture that LFI has updated to have a new extruded body. It has the flexibility of being wall mounted or concealed. It also has an option for both inside and outside corners.

  • It comes in an asymmetric distribution as well.

  • It comes in 1’, 2’, 3’, and 4’ lengths.

  • It is available in tunable white that can be controlled through DMX or wireless bluetooth mesh.


Lanie Series

  • These track heads now come with TIR optics that range from a 9 degree beam spread to a 35 degree beam spread. If you include the prismatic lens, the fixture can go up to a 60 degree beam spread.

  • It comes in static white and warm-dim

  • It can hold up to two accessories

  • Hexcell louver, beam shaping lenses, and barndoors are all available

  • 1,000-2,400 Lumens

Alison Track Head

  • This is a low voltage track head

  • 16W

  • 1,000 Lumens

Bartco

The Bartco stopped by our office today to present their updated products.

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The Horizon

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A linear illuminated coffer fixture from the reflected light series with 3-3/8" square housing and 2" visibel illuminated aperture, snap-in system, max 1000lm/ft light output. It is available in warm dim and tunable white.

The Nippo

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A semi-recessed surface mount fixture with integral driver (0-10V down to 1% dimming), 90 CRI.

Wedge BSS750

We have seen a new corner mount fixture with 2 illuminated surface, great for a staircase and perimeter lighting. The fixture has a 3"X3" housing, available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

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From their BSW family, the exterior products with IP68, They have started The finish is powder coated with a printed image or pattern. The texture is available as an option. They offer 7+ years warranty for outdoor use.

This following is an up/down fixture with RGB as an option for uplight:

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The corner mount fixture comes in up to max 8' section of lens as standard but can be ordered in 10' max a custom.

Cooledge

Today we had Cooledge visit the office. They brought samples of both their tile systems and a fabricated tunable white sample.

Tile System

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There are 1' x 1' and 2' x 2' tiles. The tiles are constant voltage and cuttable in the field. The lines on the tiles are where they tiles can be cut. The circular marks are where the tiles can be screwed or stapled.

The tiles come in the CCT ranging from 22K-57K and are available in low, medium, and high output.

The tiles also come in dim-to warm and tunable white. The dim-to-warm goes from 35K-22K. The tunable ranges from 27K-57K.

Flush mount

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A Flush Mount option is available and is better when a project requires larger use of the product.

Unlike similar products, with the flush mount, maintenance is easier because the fabric can be untucked to reveal the tiles and pushed back in with a spatula tool.

Fabricated Fixtures

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Cooledge also has factory ready fabricated fixtures. They come in suspended, recessed, and surface mount options. They have standard sizes but can also accommodate some custom sizes. They have a 4" minimum standard depth. The fabricated fixtures only come in the medium and high output.

There is only 1 fabric option but it is possible to print designs on the fabric. Acoustic options are also available.

The lead time is quicker with the fabricated products but if maintenance needs to be done, a Cooledge installer will have to do it.

*All of these products work with Cooledge dimming.

ZANIBONI

Zaniboni stopped by our office today to present their new products.

Starting from their downlights, They have increased their lumens output from 400lm to 600lm.

*they are expecting to reach 700 delivered lumen by the end of the year.

  • The downlights require no equipment for interchanging optic and lens in the field.

On Cylinder Family:

The top part in older fix/adj downlight is reduced to 0.25" height, right beneath the J-box.

20° internal adjustability

The warm-dim has a nice, smooth dimming. It goes down to 0.01%, Bluetooth control.

 

  

The narrow optic

*The narrow optic  has large fading ring

The Trimless for Millwork:

The design is interesting. It allows the adjustment after the mudding from the behind to move the optic forward and back.

It's available for 1/4" to 1" and 1" to 3" thick ceiling installation options.

 

*The 2 knife edge in this fixture is unique!

Pinhole Downlight:

  • Comes in adj/fix options.
  • Mud-in, flagged, flangeless.

The multi-head fixtures:

Wet rated

It's not feres

3 sizes: 500lm, 1000 lm, and 2000lm.

Recessed, surface, pendant, and corner mountings.

On cylinder family, the M series allows variable heights, from 4".

The smallest cylinder shape fixture has 350lm. It can be from 4" to 9'! long.

Accept different accessories on the bottom. ( clear, milky, sanded,...etc Acrylic part from 1" to 3' long)

 

 

 

General Notes:

Not in stock products has a lead time of 3-4 weeks.

All products use the 2-steps Cree chip onboard LED.

 

 

 

 

Number 8

Today N8 Lighting stopped by our office to present their updated products.

The 400 Series:

 

A recessed downlight has the following features:

  • Dim down to 5%
  • Compatible with almost all the Lutron systems.
  • Cree led chip available in single color with lens and Warm dim options.
  • Cost under $300 ND

The 800 Series:

 

They presented the warm dim downlight with Dim 1 driver, dim to black. It is available in 4" Shallow housing, IC rated (804S housing)

* We liked the soft and nicely dimmed 1800K.

  

 

For the Wall-washer in 800 series, they recommended to use the 25° optic and use the linear spread lens to achieve a wider light spread (by 1 sqft).

The new Wall-washer delivers 800lm vs standard 350 delivered lumen.

Installation note for Wall-washer:

The lamp to be on 45° tilt, the perforated screen to be perpendicular to the wall, the axis of the magnets (90° increments) line up with the grid line on the housing (this should be done before mudding).

Monopoint:

The MPT2 has been updated with the following features:

  • 120° light beam with 360° rotation.
  • Hex-louver (15% to 20% lumen output drop).
  • 18 different interchangeable optic.
  • Accept up to 3 media, field interchangeable.
  • The remote driver can be placed up to 120ft away from the fixture when using a remote canopy. (we won't need J-box !)
  • Cost under $300 DN

*This Mono-point is the only title 24 approved remodel fixture.

*The new 10° optic coming next year.

*A new 200 Series coming soon. It has all the optic options, trims, shallow, IC rated housing, and price around $200! It's a commercial/VE product.