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ETTLIN LUX® setzt Automobil-Motoren in Szene Das BMW Museum in München zeigt über 120 der wertvollsten und attraktivsten Automobile, Motorräder und Motoren aus über 100 Jahren Unternehmensgeschichte. Jetzt wurde ein Raum der Dauerausstellung neu gestaltet. Zur Inszenierung seiner Motoren setzt der Premium-Autobauer auf ETTLIN LUX®. Das Textil steht, wie die ausgestellten Exponate, für die Leistungsfähigkeit und Innovationskraft einer ganzen Branche. ETTLIN LUX® bietet durch seine einzigartigen lichttechnischen Eigenschaften völlig neue Möglichkeiten der Lichtgestaltung. Wird das textile Hightech-Material von LED-Licht durchleuchtet, entstehen für den Betrachter faszinierende 3D-Effekte, die je nach Material, Abstand zur Lichtquelle und Betrachtungswinkel variieren und eine große Tiefenwirkung aufweisen. Ein Effekt, der dem Material eine hohe Interaktivität verleiht. Neu gestaltet wurde der Ausstellungsbereich „Motoren“ im „Haus der Technik“ des BMW Museums. Hierfür lieferte ETTLIN, der Entwickler des lichttechnischen Spezialgewebes, ein eigens für die BMW Group kreiertes und von einem Millimeterpapier inspiriertes Design. Seine hochwertige, technisch anmutende Optik unterstreicht den Perfektionsanspruch des Autobauers eindrucksvoll. Insgesamt wurden zwei Wände auf einer Länge von jeweils 12 m mit ETTLIN LUX® Leuchtkästen ausgestattet. Die Befestigung des schwer entflammbaren Gewebes erfolgte dabei mittels Kederlösung auf Aluminiumrahmen der Firma OCTANORM. Dahinter verbergen sich rund 195 m LED-Stripes der Firma Häfele. Beide ETTLIN-Partner projektieren und vertreiben das lichttechnische Spezialgewebe sowie passende Befestigungssysteme und Lichttechnik über ihr weltweites Vertriebsnetz. Weitere Informationen zu ETTLIN LUX® unter www.ettlin-smartmaterials.de

SORAA MODERNIZES LIGHTING AT ICONIC NICOLAS SURSOCK MUSEUM IN LEBANON Perfectly lighting a renowned modern and contemporary art museum, Soraa’s LED lamps now illuminate the Nicolas Sursock Museum in Beirut, Lebanon. Built in 1912 by aristocrat Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock, the villa was given to the city of Beirut as an art museum upon his death. The Sursock Museum first opened its doors to the public in 1961 with a mission to collect, preserve and exhibit local and international art. “Museums are living facilities that must constantly adapt to meet evolving needs. Soraa LED lamps definitely contribute to the Museum’s mission—and are better suited to meet the Museum’s needs of today and tomorrow,” said Majdi Hajjar, Lighting Designer and Illuminating Engineer with Aartill, in Baabda, Lebanon. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

Specialist manufacturers of bespoke theatrical and lighting effects Specialz have supplied a unique lighting display to this award-winning museum in Dublin EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum is Dublin’s newest museum, dedicated to one of the pivotal facets of Irish history: that of Irish emigration. In the perfectly appropriate location, the museum is situated in Dublin’s Docklands on the Custom House Quay, the departure point for many of Ireland’s emigrants in the 19th Century. Within the museum are twenty themed interactive galleries that take visitors on a journey through Irish history and, through interactive and immersive technology, connects all those who claim Irish connections and heritage with a unique and powerful experience. Amongst the myriad of rooms dedicated to the global influence of the Irish culture through migration is a space entitled Science & Innovation. Within this gallery, visitors are familiarised with those of Irish descent who have been key in the development of scientific and technology progress. As an introduction to the mysteries of the Irish psyche, the Synapse provides a spectacular visual interpretation of the brain’s inner workings.This artistic impression that also provides light and visual movement to the gallery was designed by Adam Grater. “There was indeed a dual purpose to this installation,” opens Grater. “It’s title, The Synapse, explains what it represents but it also creates atmosphere and provides ambience in the way it physically illuminates the space. Once I had an idea of what I wanted I went to Dave Smith at Specialz to turn my thoughts into a workable reality.” Source: livedesignonline

An advantage for success at the Hong Kong Science Museum Since its opening, the Hong Kong Science Museum has captivated the public’s curiosity through interactive and enlightening exhibitions. Housing over 500 exhibits in an area that spans over 65,000 square meters, the Museum recently opened a series of new exhibits designed to encourage a greater understanding of the world all around us. Wanting to implement an energy-efficient LED lighting system to accentuate the exhibits, the Museum called upon longtime partner Pacific Lighting Ltd who provided them with complete system of Altman Lighting Pegasus, Spectra Cyc 50 and ME4 luminaires. “We have a long and successful history of working with the Hong Kong Science Museum designing and installing a number of their exhibition lighting systems,” began Hugh Chinnick, Pacific Lighting Director and Project Lighting Designer. “With the latest exhibition, they wanted to use LED technology when possible so the choice of fixtures had to be carefully managed. Although there was no detailed design brief, we knew they wanted the lighting design to create the appropriate theatrical atmosphere, so we chose to implement a system of Altman Lighting LED luminaires.” Source: altmanlighting

SORAA BRINGS BEAUTIFUL AND EFFICIENT LIGHTING TO THE WORLD'S OLDEST PUBLIC MUSEUM Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, is honored to now illuminate the show-cases at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England with its LED Optical Light Engines. The Ashmolean Museum has been a national treasure and U.K. institution for centuries. As the first public museum in the world, the Ashmolean Museum was opened in 1683, and displays art and artefacts from most of the world civilizations. The sight of the current building dates from 1845 and underwent a large renovation to introduce 39 new galleries in 2009. Soraa’s GaN on GaN™ LED with Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP₃) LED technology renders the widest range of colours in the objects that we see, without ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) radiation that can fade or harm the artifacts. Utilising every colour in the rainbow, especially deep red emission, Soraa’s lamps render warm tones beautifully and accurately, and achieve a colour rendering index (CRI) of 95 and deep red (R9) rendering of 95. And unlike blue-based white LEDs without any violet emission, the company’s lamps have violet emissions to properly excite fluorescing brightening agents in natural objects. “As Shuji Nakamura, co-founder of Soraa, is the pioneer of the blue LED, it is fitting that there is now a collaboration between Soraa and Absolute Action, who were pioneers of fibre optic lighting. Both, in their way, distinctive specialists on a mission, renowned for the very best in quality and innovation, and well-respected on the international stage,” said Dawson-Tarr, Absolute Action. “It also chimes absolutely with our ethos of offering genuine reliability and longevity in all our products and services”. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

SORAA PERFECTLY ILLUMINATES HISTORIC STATEN ISLAND MUSEUM Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the historic Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor in New York. A former dormitory for sailors built in 1879, the sustainably built Museum now has a modern, minimalist interior that is respectful and reminiscent of the building’s history. The interior renovation included a completely new structure, floor by floor, as well as the restoration of the building’s historic exterior. The renovated Greek Revival structure expands the Museum to over 22,000 square feet of useable space and meets the stringent environmental standards of the American Museum Association. For more information on Soraa’s LED lamps, please visit: www.soraa.com

SORAA LIGHTS AND PROTECTS RARE NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS AT BRINTON MUSEUM Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps have been installed in the new state-of-the-art Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building at The Brinton Museum. The company’s LED lamps were chosen to illuminate, protect and accurately render the colors of rare Native American artifacts exhibited in the $15 million 24,000 square-foot space, located in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. “We needed the right light to both illuminate the past and preserve the future. Soraa LEDs do that perfectly,” said Ken Schuster, Director & Chief Curator, The Brinton Museum. “The new Forrest E. Mars, Jr. building has changed the future of The Brinton Museum and these important pieces. While we always felt we were an important part of the arts community in Wyoming, we’ve taken a quantum leap forward and are now one of the most vibrant museums in the Rocky Mountain West.” For more information on Soraa’s LED lighting products, please visit: www.soraa.com

SORAA’S LED LIGHTING BRINGS EFFICIENT AND SOPHISTICATED LIGHTING TO HISTORIC MUSEUM Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The museum chose Soraa’s LED lamps to save energy and money and to illuminate its rare collections of anthropology and archaeology artifacts. Active in its commitment to reducing carbon emissions, the University of Oxford’s electrical team selected the Pitt Rivers Museum as a prime space for an energy efficient lighting upgrade. For more information on Soraa’s LED lamps, please visit: www.soraa.com

Revolution Lighting Technologies Awarded Contract for LED Retrofit of Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial Company’s high performance Buy American Act Compliant LED tubes installed into world-renowned battleship turned museum; LED solutions improve lighting energy use by 72%. Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVLT) (“Revolution Lighting”), a global provider of advanced LED lighting solutions, today announced that its operating division, Tri-State LED, has been awarded a contract for the LED retrofit of The Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial. The retrofit includes the installation of Revolution Lighting’s high performance Buy American Act (BAA) compliant LED tubes throughout the historic battleship that will reduce lighting energy use by more than 72%. Source: rvlti

SORAA PERFECTLY ILLUMINATES GLASS ART AT THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps were installed to illuminate the Sacramento-based Crocker Art Museum’s exhibition “Glass for the New Millennium: Masterworks from the Kaplan-Ostergaard Collection”. “When illuminating glass, color rendering is the most important element. You must have true, accurate colors to bring out the best in glass,” said Matthew Isble, Exhibit Designer and Chief Preparator for the Crocker Art Museum. “We wanted something in the 3000K range that would mimic sunlight. Soraa LED lamps perfectly light the art glass pieces, making them sing.” For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

Video of LEDLUZ company introduction is including office, lab, workshop, warehouse and so on. LEDLUZ is specialized in research, design, production and sales of LED Profile and LED linear lighting fixture. LEDLUZ Co.,Ltd was founded in 2009 and located in Shenzhen. We are specializing in the production,researching,and marketing of LED Linear Lighting fixtures. At the same time, we also supply. Aluminium LED Profiles alone to the customers. Good quality product and also good service are for all the customers around the world. Our prouducts were sold to European countries, such as Italy, Germany, France, Spain, UK and also to north Amercia, such as USA, Canada etc. They received excellent evaluation. A wide range of Aluminium extrusion profiles are available, which enables architects, interior desingers, retailers and home improvement contractors to create amazing lighting project. More than 100 kinds of Aluminum led profiles are for your choice at present. And a lot of stock are in warehouse in order to guarantee the fast delivery within short time. Normally our stock is in 2m each piece for small size profile and 2.5m for big size. And special length can be custom made. We keep making new design according to the feedback from the market. New design can be custom made according to the drawing or sample which supplied by the customer. Main components of LED Linear Lighting system: 1) Aircraft Aluminium( 6063-T5) in silver, white or black color. 2) PMMA cover (polymethyl methacrylate) or PC cover (polycarbonate). 3) LED Modules (Flexible LED strip or Rigid LED light bar). 4) LED driver. 5) Connectors. Application of LED Linear Lighting system: 1) General Lighting, such as in office, supermarket, shopping mall, hospital,school, museum and factory etc. 2) Cabinet lighting , backlight or supplementary lighting. 3) Also suitable for residential decoration lighting. 4) Lighting for special occasions. LEDLUZ’s advantage on the LED Linear Lighting Fixtures 1) Simple and fashion deisgn, can be cut according to any length which you need. 2) All of the led modules will be fixed on the Aluminum profile by screws, the design of the profiles are compatible with the led modules and led drivers from Tridonic and Philips (Zhaga Standard). Then the customer can save a lot of money on LED modules research. 3) Modularization design, easy maintenance, fast dismantling. 4) Connector T, Connector L, Connector X and Straight connector are available for your choice. 5) Low operating voltage, very safe, eco-friendly and energy efficient. http://www.led-luz.com

The Museu de Cultures del Món (Museum of World Cultures) in Barcelona presents outstanding works from around the world in medieval Catalan buildings. Architecture and art are set off perfectly thanks to the ERCO lighting tools Optec and Pollux A death mask from Ghana, a Buddha statue from Burma, an incense holder from Guatemala. Selected non-European ritualistic and everyday objects are cherished as sought-after collector's items on the international art market. Compared to modern Western works though they are subject to other sets of rules. Because most objects are not signed they usually cannot be assigned to specific artists – their value is defined according to the collections that housed them. The Museu de Cultures del Món makes works from several renowned institutes such as the Folch Foundation and the Ethnological Museum Barcelona accessible to the interested public. As often found in archaeological and ethnological museums, the Museu de Cultures del Món presents many of its exhibits in display cabinets. Here both general lighting of the room and accenting the objects with spotlights had to be ensured. Even though the cabinets are illuminated externally, no reflections from either the light or windows must occur on their panes. Due to reasons of conservation the temperatures in the cabinets must also remain constant. ERCO LED lighting tools are the ideal solution thanks to their heat dissipation to the rear of the luminaire. The tops of high display cabinets can also be used for light guidance with the use of frosted panels. When the directed light of a spotlight penetrates the semi-transparent material, it creates diffuse ambient lighting with precision accents. This approach is used at the Museu de Cultures del Món, for example, to set off a collection of African masks with uniquely expressive illumination. Source: erco

Structuring information with ERCO light: "No Beer without the Alster Lake" in the Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte The venerable Hamburg Museum is celebrating brewing culture in northern Germany with a special exhibition. The organisers have succeeded in showing this cultural history topic in a concise, surprising and entertaining way – with a guidance system of striking graphics and pinpoint accent light from ERCO. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the German Purity Law, the "No Beer without the Alster Lake" exhibition focuses on the culture of brewing specifically in northern Germany. The exhibition, displayed across a compact 620 m2, ranges from the beginnings of brewing in ancient Egypt to mediaeval times and today and displays around 400 diverse exhibits. Objects from North Germany are shown, for example an original brewing kettle from the 18th century, botanic depictions of hops and grain, sophisticated still lives from the 17th century, historic drinking vessels, advertising panels and beer mats from the 20th century as well as currently popular craft beer brands. A guidance system with graphics and light To master this level of contextual and formal diversity in this small space was a major challenge for the exhibition concept. Exhibition designers Volker von Baczko and Oliver Thomas, founders of the IIID brand communication design studio in Hamburg, created an attractive guidance system consisting of only two design elements for concisely structuring the content and guiding visitors through the show. Striking yellow lines mark the way across the floor and up the walls to the exhibition texts on the one hand. On the other, these "beer paths" serve to structure eleven roughly chronological themes concerning the brewing process and beer culture, for example "barrel and barrel makers", "pubs and beer halls" and "Hanseatic breweries". The second essential design element is rich-contrast accent lighting achieved with just a single luminaire range, compact Light Board spotlights from ERCO. Orientation is established in the space entirely without general lighting – only various light accents are used precisely, serving to guide visitors and hierarchically classify the exhibits. Source: erco

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

SORAA'S LEDS BRING TWO MILLION YEARS OF HISTORY TO LIFE Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its LED lamps have been installed at the Western Australian Museum in Perth, Western Australia. Soraa’s exceptional LED technology illuminated the exhibit – A History of the World in 100 Objects, a collection of the British Museum. From the earliest tools made of humble stone to colourful Javanese shadow puppets, the objects in the exhibit provide an unwritten insight into human cultures across time, from two million years ago to the present. The challenge was to find the right lighting to accurately render colours and whiteness while meeting specific lighting guidelines to keep artefacts safe. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com

Liz West’s Sevenfold, Großbritannien Lichtdesign: Liz West Produkt: XOOTUBE™ HYDRA HD15 Kunde: The Met Ort: Bury, Großbritannien Fotos: Jim Stephenson Herstellung: M3 Industries Als „The Met“ im Dezember 2016 seine Pforten nach einer Sanierung von 4,6 Millionen Pfund wieder öffnet, befindet sich im Zentrum des historischen Gebäudes eine neue Kunstinstallation der international renommierten Künstlerin Liz West. Die Installation „Sevenfold“ wird die Fertigstellung dieses Projektes markieren, bei dem einer der führenden kulturellen Livemusik-, Theater- und Kunstschauplätze des Nordens im Herzen von Bury verwandelt wurde. Die mit dem Ort interagierende Installation wird den großartigen Eingang und die Treppe des viktorianischen neo-klassischen Gebäudes mit lebendigen Farben und einem Gefühl der Illusion erfüllen. Licht ist sehr wichtig für Lizs Arbeit, und dies ist ein Raum, der mit natürlichem Licht überschwemmt wird. Die Installation nutzt das Tageslicht, um die Architektur und die Pracht der Met-Architektur der 1840er Jahre zu illuminieren. „Sevenfold“ nimmt Bezug auf Newtons Regenbogensequenz von Rot, Orange, Gelb, Grün, Blau, Indigo und Violett. So wurden sieben (sechs Prismen in der Hauptinstallation sowie ein Mini über der Rezeption) individuelle und weite Prismen geschaffen, die Spiegel verwenden, um die Farbe weiterzugeben und Elemente der wunderschön restaurierten Architektur wiederzugeben. Als die Besucher die Treppe hinaufsteigen, finden sie sich auf Augenhöhe mit dem Kunstwerk wieder und bekommen die Chance, „Sevenfold“ in leuchtender Gänze zu bestaunen. David Agnew, künstlerischer Leiter von The Met, sagt: „Wir wollten das Licht und das Gefühl der Verjüngung feiern, dass die Restauration dieses atemberaubenden Gebäudes unterstützt und möglich gemacht hat. Die Vision dieses Projektes ist es, die Vergangenheit zu nutzen, um die Zukunft zu beleuchten, die Lizs Stück perfekt verkörpert. Während die Menschen das Gebäude betreten, können sie das visuelle Spektakel von „Sevenfold“ genießen, wie es die ungeheure Weite und Komplexität der viktorianischen Stuckarbeiten erleuchtet." Liz West sagt: „Ich freue mich, dass ich die Gelegenheit für meine erste permanente Installation bekommen habe. Es ist eine Ehre, dass ich gebeten wurde, ein neues Werk in einem so großartigen und vielseitigen Rahmen zu schaffen. Die lichtbasierte, theatralische und immersive Natur meiner Arbeit passt perfekt zu „The Met“ und der Gebäudenutzung. Ich hoffe, dass die Besucher meine Arbeit viele Jahre genießen können und in der Lage sind, jedes Mal neue Elemente innerhalb der Installation zu sehen, wenn sie sie betrachten.“ Liz lebt und arbeitet in Manchester, nachdem sie an der Glasgow School of Art studiert hatte. Zu ihren Aufträgen und Residenzen gehören: Bristol Biennale; Naturhistorisches Museum, London; Neue Kunsträume der Castlefield Gallery, Manchester; Königliche britische Gesellschaft der Bildhauer, London; Nationales Medienmuseum, Bradford. Im Jahr 2016 wurde Liz für den Aesthetica Art Prize und die Lighting Design Awards nominiert. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: http://www.led-linear.com/de/

SORAA BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE AT DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced that its full visible spectrum LED lamps were installed at the Arts of the Ancient Middle East Gallery at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) in Detroit, Michigan. Soraa’s LED lamps now illuminate historic artifacts dated from approximately 3000 BCE and 600 CE that map the rise of writing, trade, religions, cities, and empires in the early civilizations of the Middle East. Lighting designer Marc Langlois, working with the museum’s curatorial and collections staff, conducted a detailed series of tests, calculations and small case studies on a variety of lamps and fixtures. The team opted for Soraa’s VIVID MR16 LED lamps to illuminate the ancient art and artifacts. The new LED lighting gives the space a more inviting, airy and contemporary feel that the DIA desired. The gallery’s beautiful architectural elements had been previously lost with the halogen lighting, but the new Soraa lighting improved the color rendering of the art and made the space itself an attraction for guests. For additional information, please visit www.soraa.com