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Built In Control Effect. A mini controller is installed in the Eiffel Tower. When the Tower's USB is plugged in power supply, the Tower will automatically light up and automatically display a variety of lighting effects without any manual setup. 5V Working Voltage. The working voltage of the Tower is DC5V. You can use the computer's USB to power the Tower. You can also use the other 5V power supply such as mobile power bank, phone charger, etc. so that the Tower can be used in many occasions. Multiple Tower Working Together. Whether you use Tower inside mini controller or use music controller, you can connect multiple Towers together to show the same lighting effects. When you connect Towers more than 4 pcs, please use additional 5v power support to the last Towers Dream Color LED SMD. The Tower led model is SK6812 RGB, and each smd led has a independent IC, Each led can display different colors. The Tower can fully display 154 lighting effects in the music controller. Widely used. Used in bedroom, home, bars, cafes, restaurants, wedding, party and other romantic places, adding much more joy for your life. Aliexpress Links : http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/FKiGacN2

DIY LED Desk Lamp This cool desk lamp is made with LED strip lights and maple. It features a very simple design where the wood is really in focus and has a remote control that attaches to the back of the lamp. This lamp would be great in a lot of different settings, and of course you could use whatever wood you have on hand. More info: instructables

Modern Creative Dining Room OLED Pendant Lights Fashion Home Decor for Living Room Bedside Study Bar Novel Hanging Lamp Fixture Versatile and stylish, modern pendant OLED lights are the perfect decorative accents for any room. For spaces that need bright task lighting such as a desk or kitchen island, select a OLED pendant light fixture with a high amount of lumens. ??? Helpful customer Reviews & Comments. Read honest and unbiased product reviews. ? http://aliexpress.com/e/bgGbnLM4

Lovely lighting is all about creating mood and atmosphere and making sure that you have bright light just where you need it. If it is going to be a bedroom you will need general lighting for getting dressed and task lighting for reading in bed. An office or playroom is likely to be used more during the day and will require stronger general lighting and task lighting at your desk. Avoid pendant or surface-mounted lights that restrict your headroom and make the ceiling feel even lower. A grid of evenly-spaced spotlights across the ceiling is a popular solution but will create a flat, bright light that doesn’t look great and can feel quite exhausting. Much better to angle your spotlights to wash light up and down the walls. This will provide a more interesting mix of light and shade, making the space feel lively and appealing. LED lights tucked in front of books, or behind artwork on shelves works well too. Dimmers are essential, giving you the flexibility to adjust the level of light to the time of day and the mood that you want to achieve. If you have a large loft space, think about zoning, making good use of plug-in solutions. LED lighting tucked inside cupboards and shelves is a better option than ceiling lights positioned behind you, which create a shadow precisely where you need your light to fall. In the loft use a spotlight to create a focal point highlighting a favourite piece of artwork or choose decorative lighting instead. Fairy lights and playful designs are perfect for children’s bedrooms and playrooms.

Turn your LED floor into a tool for informing and inspiring people Luminous carpets – invisible integration of LED lighting in carpets and vinyl flooring. Invisible integration of LED lighting in carpets and vinyl flooring that come to life with moving messages or images to greet and guide visitors and guests. Luminous carpets are easily connected to your electrical and IT infrastructure to run pre-programmed displays. Or you can simply use your tablet or smartphone to create these special messages. Furthermore, luminous carpets can be connected to the fire alarm system so that, in case of a fire, it will show you the safest way out of the building. Luminous carpets – wayfinding in the floor Click here to see film about Luminous carpets One simple installation. Infinite ways to make an impression Want to make your mark on visitors and guests? Luminous Carpets let you welcome, attract and guide them in ways they have never seen before. Touch your tablet, and lights under your feet brightly display graphics and words. Touch your smartphone, and dynamic moving images show a personal welcome to your expected guest. Your floor becomes a tool for informing and inspiring people. Luminous Carpets integrate cutting-edge LED lights and high performance carpets. They will: Welcome visitors to your office, with a personal message Enhance your brand, providing the right information in an innovative way Draw in crowds at tradeshows, with eye-catching floor displays Greet and guide hotel guests, making them feel welcome Go hand in hand with the aesthetics of your building, with high-quality carpet material that looks good even when the lights are off. Fresh technology that helps you stand out from the crowd Luminous Carpets give you the power to create truly memorable experiences in your building. Combining luxurious carpets with cutting-edge LEDs, the technology connects easily with your electrical and IT systems. With one simple setup, you can display personal messages or subtle signage - whenever and wherever you want. Luminous Carpets can be easily integrated with other connected lighting and internet-related technology. By interacting with your visitors in new and inspiring ways, you will create a lasting impression on everyone who enters your building. Where can you use Luminous Carpets? The materials we use are so resilient, and the LED units so robust, that Luminous Carpets can be used almost anywhere in your building. For example, you can… Show personalized greetings in hotel rooms Display attention-grabbing signs and animations at tradeshows Direct visitors towards your front desk in lobby areas Display live information feeds in waiting areas, e.g. news headlines Use hallways floors to direct people to toilets, exits and meeting rooms. During an emergency, the lights can help people to find an alternative escape route. More information: https://www.luminous-carpets.com

CMS Office Lighting design: Light Bureau Product: VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA LD15, VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA HD10, VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA HD15 LED Linear Partner: Architectural FX Customer: CMS Cameron McKenna LLP Location: London, UK Photos: KKS Strategy LLP/Timothy Soar Public Relations: KKS Strategy The office building of CMS Cameron McKenna LLP is centrally located in London, near the River Thames. In this modern office building the human being is at the center, which is reflected in interior design and lighting concept. In the entrance area organic shapes and soft indirect lighting welcome employees, customers and visitors. The new meeting area here is exclusive and invites to stay. The round reception desk and the curved seating are elegantly emphasized with flexible light lines of VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA series in light color 3,000 K. The wall floodings in the building are also realized with flexible lines of light in 3000 K. A visual highlight in the building is the attractively illuminated staircase with VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA HD10 on Contour 005. Through the illumination of the steps the user will be guided safely from one to the other floor, customers or visitors of the building also have a point for orientation. In the ceiling light intensive flexible light lines were used in niches and combined with spots for general lighting. These lighting solutions are high quality and functional. They enhance the quality of life in different areas, because the homogeneous light is pleasant and allows various tasks at the same time such as reading or computer work by sufficient illuminance. Overall, the sophisticated lighting concept in combination with the high light quality of the selected lighting solutions contribute to well-being of the users, the quality of work and also the quality of the building. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

Liz West’s Sevenfold, UK Lighting design: Liz West Product: XOOTUBE™ HYDRA HD15 Customer: The Met Location: Bury, UK Photos: Jim Stephenson Fabrication: M3 Industries When The Met opens its doors in December 2016, following a £4.6 million refurbishment, at the centre of the historical building will be a newly commissioned art installation by internationally renowned artist, Liz West. The installation, Sevenfold, will mark the completion of this project to transform one of the North’s leading cultural live music, theatre and arts venues located in the heart of Bury. The site-responsive piece will inject vibrant colours and a sense of illusion into the magnificent entrance and staircase of the Victorian neo-classical building. Light is very important to Liz’s work, and this is a space that is flooded with natural light, which Sevenfold will draw upon to highlight the architecture and magnificence of The Met’s 1840s architecture. Sevenfold takes its reference from Newton’s rainbow sequence of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Seven (six prisms in the main installation plus one mini above the reception desk) individual and vast prisms have been created that use mirrors to further radiate colour and reflect elements of the beautifully restored architecture. As visitors ascend the staircase they find themselves at eye level with the artwork, giving the chance to marvel Sevenfold at its luminous best. David Agnew, artistic director of The Met, says, “We wanted to celebrate the light and sense of rejuvenation that the restoration of this stunning building has opened up and embraced. The vision of this project is to use the past to illuminate the future, which Liz’s piece perfectly embodies. As people enter the building they’ll be able to enjoy the visual spectacle of Sevenfold as it radiates against the vastness and intricacy of the Victorian plasterwork.” Liz West says, “I am delighted to be given this opportunity to make my first permanent installation, it is an honour to be asked to make a new work in such an magnificent and multi-purpose setting. The light-based, theatrical and immersive nature of my work ties in perfectly with The Met and the buildings use. I hope that visitors enjoy my work for many years to come and are able to see new elements within the installation every time they look at the piece.” Liz lives and works in Manchester, having studied at Glasgow School of Art. Her commissions and residencies have included: Bristol Biennial; Natural History Museum, London; Castlefield Gallery New Art Spaces, Manchester; Royal British Society of Sculptors, London; National Media Museum, Bradford. In 2016 Liz was shortlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize and the Lighting Design Awards. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

301 Howard Street Lobby, San Francisco Architect: Huntsman Architectural Group Lighting design: Birkenstock Lighting Design, San Rafael Product: VarioLED™ Flex PHOBOS White TV IP67, VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA LD15 Customer: Vanbarton Group Location: San Francisco, USA Photos: David Wakely Photography Located at the heart of the emerging Transbay Terminal area, the building at the corner of Howard and Beale Streets suffered from an oddly configured corner entrance and under-utilized adjacent retail spaces. In order to remain competitive and attractive in the surrounding urban development, 301 Howard Street required a comprehensive renovation. The new vision was clear: transform the indistinguishable building entry into a welcoming and provocative beacon that serves as a new public amenity for tenants and visitors. The first step was to substantially reposition the building entrance from the corner to the center of the Howard Street facade. The new location provides clearer sightlines, improved access, and also increases the rentable ground floor retail space. An inspirational metaphor was established for the lobby's design through the concept of tidal movement - "push and pull". This gesture directly correlates the historic shoreline of the San Francisco Bay with the urban renewal of the SoMa neighborhood, which was once a harbor itself. The aquatic metaphor finds resonance in all aspects of the lobby's design, from light and materiality to the furniture selection. Scalloped layers of sanded plaster provide a dramatic backdrop at the ceiling plane, further emphasized by lines of light. Here the VarioLED™ Flex HYDRA LD15 W835 with an opal lens was used. This undulating gesture is mirrored in the reveals of the terrazzo flooring, where pieces of glass achieve a sparkling luminosity. The patterned concrete wall at the building’s core serves as an elegant interpretation of a seawall, while the wood wrapped elevator lobbies mimic wooden docks. The custom-fabricated seating sculptures by renowned artist, Matthias Pliessnig, were deliberately stained in driftwood tones, and are constructed much like the lightweight seagoing vessels the artist also produces. The reception desk area was illuminated with VarioLED™ Flex PHOBOS TV in W827, creating a soft warm light. As light filters through the building façade throughout the day, interior lighting levels correspond, creating a different, dramatic impression each time one traverses the lobby. Through a restrained yet striking design, the new lobby enhances the visitor experience by creating a strong sense of place. For additional information, please visit www.led-linear.com

Wayfinding : Connecting Spaces Wayfinding — the manner in which people orient themselves in a physical space and then navigate within it — is a critical component in design. One Seattle lighting company has developed a decorative and seamless solution. Today’s wide range of office layouts presents numerous design challenges, especially as it relates to wayfinding. LightArt, a 3form company, is a custom lighting fabrication and design studio based in Seattle that is illuminating the art of wayfinding through its LA2 Connected Collection. The company’s approach was developed in response to current market demands. “We saw an increasing need for connecting and organizing more open air spaces,” says Ryan Smith, President & Creative Director of LightArt. “Everyone always appreciates a bright arrow, and when you’re following that path, it just makes things easy.” Connected, he adds, is about being bold. Technology in lighting is continuing to evolve in extremely dynamic This new evolution in lighting design promotes an innovative use of color, form, pattern, and brand features to visually connect spaces with a simple solution for architects and designers to employ. The line’s fixtures – available as a standardized kit of 12 Shapes – can be bought individually and assembled in a range of unique configurations to suit any particular project’s needs. Connected provides designers with a chance to consolidate lighting, wayfinding, and branding together into one custom solution. Connected Rings (a specialized subset of Connected) can be utilized to bring focus to designated spaces and design elements. For example, designers can showcase a conference table, meeting pod, or office space with illuminated Rings 6 to 16 feet in diameter. Rings can also be used as a wayfinding device to link employees and visitors together. 3form Varia Eco-resin is the primary shade material for the fixtures and is available in a wide assortment of colors. “The scale of the pieces – a big ring or rectangle – can help to create and define architectural spaces,” Smith explains. “A classic example is a ring over a nurse’s station in a healthcare environment. We always see a need to delineate a smaller space within a larger one, and Connected can achieve that with a high level of visual intrigue. The fixtures help to center/organize the room.” 3form Varia Eco-resin is the primary shade material LightArt uses for Connected, providing designers with access to 1,000+ color choices including 3form’s most recent color launch. Because of its custom configuration and color options, Connected offers countless design solutions. The fixtures are handmade in the company’s Seattle studio and have UL-listed integrated LED components and solid-state systems with dimming capabilities. The company has also earned the Living Building Challenge’s LBC-Compliant Declare Label for lighting after the Connected system fulfilled the rigorous material requirements for transparency and energy-efficiency in the manufacturing process. Every LA2 fixture can be spec’d on Living Building Challenge, LEED V4, and any projects where materials disclosure, optimization, and performance are of critical importance. Achieving the LBC-Compliant Declare Label isn’t easy. In fact, the strict qualifications can often pose greater challenges to creating the end product. A LightArt ceiling fixture subtly guides visitors to Cision to the front desk. “The biggest challenge was on the supplier side, asking our vendors to get specific materials they may not have used previously to make our fixtures compliant,” Smith reveals. “For example, the company supplying a lot of our finishes needed to change that finish in order for our fixtures to be compliant. We had to ask for that change within their supply to take place.” While the work has been exhilarating, there have been challenges. “The most demanding part of these projects has been when someone asks for something outside of the standard Connected system, and we have to make custom parts,” Smith notes. “For the most part, we’ve been able to fine-tune the Connected system to provide designers with a line of lighting that looks custom, but is also easy to order and easy to install.” In terms of creative inspiration, there are some lighting styles from the past that have sparked a design aesthetic and have acted as cultural touch points that influence LightArt’s products. “A lot of the lighting from the 1950s inspired us,” Smith says. “It was always about simplicity. When some of the ornamentation went away, you started to see beautiful fixtures like Noguchi or Nelson — those really timeless pieces.” In terms of present-day trends that LightArt sees from their client base, a desire for continued innovation that’s eye catching remains foremost top of mind. “We are seeing a move from functional lighting to people wanting something with more design, as well as more material and/or color interest, and because of that, we are receiving a lot of good responses from the wayfinding solutions that Connected provides,” adds Smith. “We are seeing a lot of interest in using lighting to express custom branding and design, plus a need for fixtures or finishes that serve more than one function in a space. For instance, lighting that serves as a both a wayfinding element and a source of light.” As for the future, there are plenty of aspects of the lighting industry that will continue to motivate the LightArt team. For Smith, it includes LEDs that will change throughout the day based on exterior influences or personal preferences. “Technology in lighting is continuing to evolve in extremely dynamic ways,” concludes Smith, “and the ability to play with lighting is exciting.” enlightenmentmag