Products + Technology

  By Heesu Chung, Brand Lead, Warm by Design The consumer backlash against the “big light” is easy to dismiss as social-media shorthand, but the underlying issue is familiar to anyone in lighting: a single high source is being asked to handle every job in the room. For years, the residential lighting conversation was dominated [...]

  By C. Webster Marsh, Lighting Controls Designer, Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting Changing White Lighting: What is the End-User’s Experience? I have learned that one of the fastest ways to lose someone outside the lighting industry is to ask, ‘Do you want 2700K or 3500K?’ It is a perfectly normal question for us inside the [...]

  I find it hard to keep track of all the different ways that controls are evolving. Lately, I’ve noticed smart wall controls are getting significantly more feature-rich. A few examples are below. The Keilton+autani IWS102 & DWS102 by LiteTrace Brands Keilton+autani by LiteTrace Brands has transformed standard wall switches into intelligent control hubs that [...]

  Famostar’s O-Lux Lighting System shows how emergency lighting can be both highly functional and more sustainable. Built as a fully integrated oval luminaire, it combines general and emergency lighting in one design while also addressing glare control, flexible mounting, and an 8-year battery warranty. At the center of the product story is bio-circular attributed [...]

  Alloy LED’s Radialux 5.5 COB RGBTW Tape Light represents an innovative convergence of RGBTW with COB tape. This five-channel tape light integrates dynamic RGB color-changing with tunable white light ranging from 2700K to 6500K, all within a non-pixilated Chip-on-Board (COB) construction. The result is a smooth, uninterrupted line of illumination for better looking architectural [...]

  Nichia reports that a joint study with the Tokushima Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Support Center found Nichia’s HPS color LED at 1800K (amber) had the lowest insect attraction among the tested light sources. The company says the result came from both laboratory and outdoor evaluations comparing LEDs with different correlated color temperatures (CCTs). [...]

  Stanford researchers are designing domestic robots to help older adults age in place with more safety, mobility, and independence. These robots are support tools rather than replacements for human caregivers. The robots could reduce the strain on families and care systems as the U.S. population grows older. The article highlights several use cases: helping [...]

  A recent New York Magazine article describes a noticeable shift in New York City apartments toward orange, amber, and red-tinted lighting, driven by a mix of aesthetics, mood, and the flexibility of smart LED lamps. The trend is more than a passing design quirk: residents, designers, and lighting consultants are intentionally choosing ultra-warm light [...]

  Another interesting find at LEDucation, last month, was Tivoli’s VAST EX Grazer, a high‑output exterior linear system with articulated beam control. The newly launched outdoor solution delivers precision aiming, design flexibility, and durability for demanding architectural applications. VAST EX Grazer is designed for façade grazing, wall washing, and large-scale exterior illumination, and is available [...]