Innovations

New architectural lighting products available for specification

IGUZZINI

CRYSTAL

Crystal was created as a linear solution for high comfort and efficiency, designed for office environments but also ideal for retail, hospitality and infrastructures. The light is soft and provides a broad perception of space by distributing luminance over all levels. The frame gathers the light emitted by the reflector and spreads it over the ceiling, thereby combining decor and function for better spatial perception. The rounded corner refines the outline and makes it more harmonious. Maximum compactness (only 58mm) ensures minimal use of material, thereby facilitating sustainability and installation flexibility, even with small false ceilings.

VIBIA

PLUSMINUS

Designed by Diez Office, Plusminus is a versatile lighting system that takes the concept of the light rail to a new level. The conductive textile ribbon at its core allows for free placement of the luminaires and the creation of unique light solutions on the spot. Featuring a textural, fabric belt that conducts electricity, it enables light to flow through space. Plusminus provides professionals a toolkit for creating personalised lighting effects and unique atmospheres with different luminaires. The toolkits feature multiple elements—component pieces, colours, textures—that can be freely adapted and combined to suit the characteristics and constraints of specific spaces.

DIESEL Reglobe

A family of three suspension lamps made of recycled plastic, this eye-catching addition features Diesel’s design language with Lodes’ technical know-how in one introduction. In the design of Reglobe, rotational molding was employed to assemble variously-hued plastic grains to create the terrazzo-like effect. These speckled accents feature random chromatic variations that render each design unique. Developed with circularity in mind, the shade uses partially recycled plastic derived from production waste, including 5 percent virgin LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene) and 50 percent recycled polymer. The light is available in three sizes.

IGUZZINI

Spacepad

Spacepad is a lightweight, minimalist yet comfortable and efficient mains voltage track luminaire. It can rotate 360 degrees in the vertical plane and slide in the track, allowing for continuous and easy adaptation to new layouts or visual needs. Spacepad's optics are Opti Diamond, suitable for the office environment, with UGR<19 and controlled luminance. Additionally, they are suitable in any environment where soft light is sought, enhancing the space and those who live in it. Spacepad also achieves high efficiency values, up to 150 lm/W, with special attention therefore to energy saving. This can be even increased through the use of control systems, both wired DALI and wireless.

ARTEMIDE ALE.01

Italian lighting brand

Artemide is using certified wood waste from the bottling industry to create its latest pendant. ALE.01 (Adaptive Lighting Experience) is a suspensionlamp featuring a shell composed of 30 percent biocomposite material containing natural wood fibres, mixed with a base of bio-based (PHB) or recycled polymers. The design reportedly salvages and reuses FSC-certified wood waste from the production of bottle stoppers for the spirits industry. In terms of the lighting, the pendant offers separately controlled up- and downlighting and multiple adjustable options. It can follow different lighting requirements over the course of the day.

SIGNIFY

Water cooler pendant

Signify has unveiled a pendant made from the recycled plastic of water coolers. The material is processed at the company’s specialist plant in Maarheeze, the Netherlands, and then 3D printed in Turnhout, Belgium.

Signify says that 3D-printed luminaires represent up to 76 percent lower emissions from material supply and manufacturing, and up to 28 percent savings in transport. As well as reusing ocean plastic, 3D printing process helps reduce waste and contributes to a circular economy, says the company. Items can be printed locally on demand, so no excess stock is produced.

There is no glue, fewer screws and it is easy to disassemble.

ZUMTOBEL

Tramao

Zumtobel describes Tramao as a pendant luminaire which merges light quality, effective sound absorption and contemporary design. Available in two sizes, 19 colour variants, two optics, various colour temperatures, and control options, it strikes the perfect balance between standard and bespoke design. It uses a high proportion of recyclable materials and is handcrafted in Austria's Vorarlberg region. It comes in two textile optics—opal and coffered. The opal optic provides uniform light distribution, creating a calm, harmonious ambience, while the coffered optic enhances sound absorption with a striking design reminiscent of antique coffered ceilings.

ZUMTOBEL

Artelea

An office luminaire has become the first Zumtobel product to receive the latest version of the Cradle to Cradle certification. The Artelea free-standing unit is made from up to 80 percent recyclable materials. It was designed to Zumtobel's Circular Design Rules and is one of the first lights on the market to receive Cradle to Cradle Certified® Product Standard Version 4.0 certification. The unit’s aluminium, steel, and sheet steel, were chosen for their ease of separation and reuse at the end of the luminaire's 100,000 hour life. It is estimated to last approximately 48 years based on a standard 40-hour work week.