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The latest fixtures—many of them energy-efficient—range from the shapely to the linear. |
Lighting Products
Paraaf by Jacco Maris
Manufacturer: Global Lighting
Dutch designer Jacco Maris has been manipulating metal into fluid, sculptural light fixtures since the 1990s, but his creations haven’t been available in North America'until now. Global Lighting has retrofitted several of his designs for use within the United States and Canada, including the ribbonlike Paraaf (shown). Inspired by the pleated collars that were in vogue during the Elizabethan era, the pendant is hand-folded from a single sheet of stainless steel.
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El Series LED Luminaire
Manufacturer: GE Lighting
GE Lighting introduces a slim, bladelike fixture that provides a bright, uniform glow when switched on and practically disappears when turned off. Dubbed El Series LED Luminaire, the suspended light conceals LED diodes within the frame holding the blade and is rated for 50,000 hours. It is fully dimmable and can be linked to daylight control sensors for further energy savings. The 2”-thick fixture is available in 48” or 72” lengths.
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Le Soleil Wall Lamp
Manufacturer: Foscarini
Though only four years old, the tiered Le Soleil pendant designed by Vicente García Jiménez is already a recognizable classic from the lighting company Foscarini. Now the manufacturer has revamped the design for wall application, giving it a flat back for flush mounting and adjusting its proportions to four sloping, overlapping bands. The fixture is made of polycarbonate in red, green, or white, and uses fluorescent lamping.
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Paper Patchwork Floor Lamp
Manufacturer: Moooi
Moooi has expanded its Paper Collection'a furnishings line created by Studio Job that plays on a familiar childhood craft'with new designs and palette combinations known as Paper Patchwork. Among the additions is a floor lamp (shown) with a turned base that, from afar, looks like solid wood but is actually composed of a wood and honeycomb cardboard core with layers of papier-mâché (paper and glue) for reinforcement. Finished in polyurethane lacquer, the lamp stands 6’ 4½” high.
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Hex Link Series by Nosanchuk
Manufacturer: Nosanchuk
New York interior and product designer David Nosanchuk takes advantage of 3-D printing to create his Hex Link Series. Constructed of translucent resin, it comes as a single, triple, or quadruple (shown) surface-mount sconce or as a pendant of four linked hexes. Each hex measures approximately 11” wide x 13” high x 3” deep and uses an 8W LED strip.
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Nafir Pendants by Karim Rashid
Manufacturer: AXO Light
Karim Rashid’s Nafir single LED pendant has an organic, trumpet-shaped silhouette, while the larger format is a liquidlike osmosis of three shades. Solo or grouped, it becomes a sculptural focal point when not in use as a lamp. The shades, composed of injection-molded plastic, come in three finishes: white exterior with gold interior (shown), chrome exterior with white interior, and white exterior with white interior
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Lumenbeam Grande LED Projector
Manufacturer: Lumenpulse
Lumenpulse’s award-winning Lumenbeam family of exterior and facade lighting just got bigger with the addition of Grande. This largest version is a 100W LED luminaire with a 13 3/16”-diameter face that can project anywhere between a 60° flood and narrow 6° beam. The fixture can be mounted on the ground, walls, or poles.
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Unison Suspension
Manufacturer: Tech Lighting
Tech Lighting’s Unison suspension light is a departure from the fluorescent workhorses of commercial spaces past. Its acrylic diffuser, contoured to follow the shape of its figure eight die-cast metal end caps, features a softer, more playful appearance while still delivering ample direct illumination. The fixture measures 47 ¼” long x 5 ¼” high and uses two 20W LED strips or one 54W linear fluorescent lamp.
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Gravy LED Table Lamp
Manufacturer: Koncept
Warm wood and brushed aluminum mingle in Gravy, an LED task lamp launching this fall from Koncept. Metal forms the body and wraps the disclike head and base pieces, while a simple wood bar finished in walnut, white oak, or maple stain forms the neck. Devoid of external switches and controls, the lamp is turned on and off and dimmed by tapping the underside of the LED head, and adjusted by sliding and pivoting the bar. Its thin power cord adds a subtle splash of color.
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Aim by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Manufacturer: Flos
The Bouroullec brothers put their playful touch on Aim, a new suspension lamp for Flos, whose cable is an essential part of the design. Its space-helmet-shaped diffuser and 29’ 6” cable can be angled and draped in a variety of ways and combined with additional pendants to create a ceiling installation that evokes hanging or climbing plants'or something otherworldly. The polycarbonate shades are finished in polished black, white, or polished aluminum, and accommodate LED lamping.
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