Architectural Record's annual contest spotlights the top new lighting controls and contract, hospitality, and residential lighting products. [Back to Record Products 2017]
Words from our Judges:
Carrie Moore, AIA
Erin Dreyfous
Record Products 2017: Best Lighting Products
BuzziChandelier
Designed by Antwerp-based Sas Adriaenssens for BuzziSpace, this 30¾" x 29½" LED pendant not only serves as a focal point that casts a gentle play of light and shadow around a space, it has acoustic properties as well. This is due to a sound-absorbing shade made of a dual layer of eco-felt—a product of 100% upcycled plastic bottles—stretched over a powder-coated steel frame. The BuzziChandelier is available in plain or perforated Emperador, Carrara, and Gold versions.
Berlin
This dramatic pendant from Troy Lighting combines a sleek contemporary aesthetic with a touch of industrial heft. Available in three sizes—from 12½" to 19½" in diameter x 11" to 18½" high—Berlin features a frosted globe diffusing a 2700K LED light source that glows from within a handcrafted iron mesh cone. This construction is encased in a bubble of clear blown glass and comes with sectioned stems to allow for ceiling drops ranging from 18" to 67½".
Studio
This collection of LED track projectors by Sistemalux offers flexible lighting solutions for a variety of commercial applications. Designed with a proprietary heat sink for optimum output performance (up to 5000 lumens) and color consistency, the die-cast aluminum Studio series—in medium and large sizes and in matte black or white—features field interchangeable optics, lockable on-axis aiming, and a range of warm to cool color temperatures.
LumiLine Low Profile Versatile Performance AC Direct LED Luminaire
The second generation of Electrix Illumination’s existing LumiLine L140, this extruded, satin-anodized aluminum fixture ups the ante on its predecessor with greater lumen output and improved efficiency. It also doesn’t require a driver, due to its ability to connect directly to AC electrical systems. A good choice for linear applications and architectural accents, the L145 measures 1¼" wide x 2” high and from 22¼" to 44¼" long. Custom options allow for preferences in color temperature, fixture lengths, and hues.
Satellight
Like a full moon in the night sky, the luminous orb of Foscarini’s new collection seems to hover within its bell jar. Milk-white, the spherical diffuser is lodged in the crown of a transparent container; both are hand-blown glass. Available in table, sconce, and suspension versions—the latter measuring about 14" wide x 16" high—Satellight comes with a 3000K dimmable-LED light source.
Alphabet of Light
Designed by the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) for Artemide, Alphabet of Light comprises curved and linear LED tubes that can be connected to create a variety of graphic shapes—including letters and numbers. Suspended or wall-mounted, these fixtures provide shadow-free 3000K illumination, and all connecting joints are concealed. The linear sections come in 47¼", 70⅞", and 94½" lengths and the circular in 357⁄16 and 61" diameters.
Halo
Designed and manufactured by Matthew McCormick, this modular series of pendants was inspired by the golden bubbles floating in a glass of sparkling Prosecco, and can be grouped in myriad configurations. Available with a choice of 8", 12", or 16" dimmable 3000K Circline fluorescent lamps, Halo, finished in brass, copper, nickel, or 24-karat gold, adds a luxurious note.
Hoopla Pendant
Designed to make a subdued, elegant statement in spare interior spaces, this lasso-shaped pendant is made of a ⅞" powder-coated aluminum channel that drops 30" to 54" from a ceiling to form either a 16" or 24" halo of 2700K LED light with a CRI of 90 or higher. Standard colors include warm black and soft white, though custom shades are also available.
Squilinder
Lucifer Lighting’s popular Cylinder line has been revamped with upgraded technology and improved mounting mechanisms. The company also added a new orthogonal form to the line: Squilinder. Both offer enhanced LED modules and field-changeable optics with higher output and better beam control, for interior or wet applications. Flexible ceiling-, wall-, and suspended-mount variations are available.
FLC200 LED
Made of marine-grade, die-cast aluminum, this family of high-power LED floodlights by WE-EF Lighting features the FLC230 model, with zoom and framing capabilities and the option to create special effects or control the shape of a beam with a gobo (a template or stencil). The line offers a range of power outputs, lumen packages, and beam-spread options, as well as high-performance lenses.
Neo-Ray Covera LED
The arc of this optical-grade acrylic pendant from Eaton makes it ideal for engaging workplace environments. Illuminated by curved WaveStream LED technology and a proprietary light-mixing chamber, it also provides uniform color temperatures—2700K, 3000K, 3500K, or 4000K—and light intensity. Offered in 2' and 4' lengths, with a variety of mounting options, finishes, and lumen packages, Covera uses low-voltage power delivered to the luminaire via the same cables that suspend it from the ceiling.
Ketra Lighting Control System
This manufacturer has developed a proprietary LED-lighting and control system that can be programmed to shift imperceptibly throughout the day to mimic the color temperature and intensity of natural light—crisp and bright during the morning and noon hours, soft and warm toward evening. Additionally, each lamp in the system is individually addressable, tunable, and dimmable via wireless control. Ketra’s portfolio includes a range of lamp types extending to linear products of up to 144".
Carrie Moore, AIA
Erin Dreyfous
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