Wow!
Yesterday, Royal Philips Electronics unveiled the first-ever OLED interactive lighting concepts–for both consumer and professional use–during Euroluce International Lighting Fair in Milan. The concepts offer a combination of intuitive interactivity, ultra flat shape, soft light-effect and new design possibilities.
“Our concepts demonstrate a new light ambiance, novel design possibilities and unique interactivity of light and human gesture,” says Rudy Provoost, CEO of Philips Lighting.
For homes, Philips is presenting four different concepts: standing, wall, desktop and ceiling luminaires. All incorporate flat OLED light panels, supplemented with LUXEON Power LEDs for the functional lighting part.
Each model has different intuitive interactive capabilities. The ceiling concept, for example, features a balance of uplight and downlight that can be changed or dimmed to alter the ambience in a room with a gesture of the hand. All of the concepts on show share a sleek, streamlined design that makes them as decorative as they are functional.
Aside from the range of consumer luminaires, Philips is also unveiling an OLED installation for professional segments in large spaces, such as reception areas. Just like in the case of the consumer concepts, this installation is both functional and highly experiential, featuring a luminescent wall that reacts directly to passersby, creating mirrored reflections of their “shadows” amid the light. Philips invites to “play” with this new technology and experience it as much more than a light only: a softly glowing mirror, an interactive tool, a very aesthetic light source and an inspiration for further products and applications.
Says Provoost: “The solid state lighting revolution is happening at the right time. What’s particularly exciting is that LEDs and OLEDs offer the possibility to create new lighting designs and experiences that weren’t achievable in the past. With these new concepts Philips is adding a whole new dimension to lighting and the way it can enhance people’s lives.”
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