Lumetta Announces New Partnership with Sutherland Felt Co.January 2020

Lumetta is proud to announce our new partnership with Sutherland Felt Co., North America’s premier felt supplier. The company has one of the largest felt inventories in the world and specializes in producing and converting industrial wool felt, polyester felt, architectural felt, and custom-dyed felt, and offers value-added services such as roll slitting, adhesive coating, CNC, kiss and die cutting, as well as treating any of their felts with no-burn fire retardant.

Combining their products with our skills and award-winning expertise in lighting design and manufacturing will undoubtedly bring about infinite possibilities and scalability as well as significant benefits to our customers.

This strategic partnership enables Lumetta to further expand our high-quality luminaire manufacturing capabilities and transform it into a competitive advantage. The alliance will augment our company’s manufacturing offering, and serve our greater vision of revolutionizing the industry. We are very excited about what this collaboration holds for our customers.

New Linear Acoustic LuminairesJanuary 2020

Lumetta’s Linear Acoustic luminaires offer functional design, and provide premium light output and meaningful sound absorption.

This fixture is an attractive lighting solution and is available in various sizes with multi- or singular- shade color configurations in rectilinear form. Including robust aluminum frames surrounded with durable, resilient 60% recycled .375” PET designer board felt, corner lap joints and accent materials, and availability in all of our standard powder coat finishes.

Creating clusters and arrays allows for optimum acoustic comfort—the Linear Acoustics series of lighting is the embodiment of Lumetta’s harmonizing aesthetics and design.

View Linear Acoustic Press Release

Taper Drum Lighting specified for CSN Student UnionsNovember 2019

The College of Southern Nevada recently underwent renovations to provide updated amenities for students, including new Student Unions.  Students were eager to have a place within the school to ‘meet, eat, study and enjoy.  TSK Architects  specified L2 42” Taper Drums in MT Grey and Custom Print in partnership with Nevada Sales Agency.

All three campuses of the College of Southern Nevada recently underwent major renovations to provide updated amenities for students. Most significant among the construction project was the addition of new Student Unions at each campus.  Students were eager to have a place within the school to ‘meet, eat, study and enjoy’.  Lumetta’s L2 42” Taper Drums in MT Grey and Custom Print were specified by TSK Architects in partnership with Nevada Sales Agency.

Design Lumenate® – Luminaire Diffusers Created in Response to Trends in Interior DesignSeptember 2019

Design Lumenate® is a diffuser collection created by Lumetta’s artists in response to the latest trends in interior design and fashion. The collection is modern, yet incorporates many classical elements of design, such as line and shape. The patterns DL18 Medallion, DL24 Geo, DL11 Meander and DL13 Pavilion are some of our favorite examples.

Considered one of the oldest recognized shapes, the study of the circle predates recorded history. Representative of unity, infinity and community, circles bring a sense of wholeness to a space. Design Lumenate® in Medallion Grey suggests infinite movement and completeness.

The outline of mountains and ancient pyramids, triangles are considered one of the strongest shapes. It’s use in design often expresses power, strength and vitality. Diagonal lines are exciting and indicate action. Incorporating both of these elements, Design Lumenate® in Geo is an energetic pattern that will enliven and strengthen any space.

Running parallel to the earth, horizontal lines provide stability, relaxation and direction. Design Lumenate® in Meander combines horizontal lines with a globally inspired motif, creating a laid-back sense of bohemian chic.

Abundantly found in nature, hexagons are a symbol of harmony and balance. Composed of six sides equal in length, hexagons in the same size can be infinitely arranged to create patterns and styles. In perfect accord with the hexagon’s qualities is Design Lumenate® in Pavilion.

The Design Lumenate® features not only innovative use of shape and line, but showcases color, texture and pattern as well. Check out the rest of the collection Design Lumenate®.

 

Breaking from Tradition: SB One Bank Reveals a Modern LookAugust 2019

When Sussex Bank and Community Bank of Bergen County merged to form SB One Bank in 2018, a major rebranding strategy was implemented, a key element of which was creating a new look for its banking centers.

Serving as a prototype design for future renovations, the first branch to open after the merger is located at a luxury condominium complex in Weehawken, New Jersey. A community celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony took place, opening the doors of SB One Weehawken to reveal a modern interior in stark contrast to standard banking design.

Traditionally, customers and bankers are often separated by walls, windows or counters, the new design concept evokes a sense of intimacy and privacy, particularly for customers dealing with higher level needs. The space also features a polished color palette and luxurious accents.

DMR Architects was slated as the designer for this project and chose Lumetta’s Drum L2 34” Pendants in MT White as the luminaires that would best support the bank’s vision of an Integrated Banking Experience.

“The design intent was to create spatially secluded areas where customers could feel comfortable and private. The Lumetta Pendant’s bold shape, size and depth assisted in defining these areas.” –Arlenis Cepeda, Project Architect

Recent research suggests that customers are beginning to prefer the in-person experience over the virtual and are returning to their local banks. With design like this, who can blame them?

Enterprise Lighting Sales is the preferred agency for this project.

Images: William Neumann Photography

Tunable White LED: Now Available in Select LuminairesAugust 2019

Lumetta has added tunable white as an LED lamping option for select fixtures.  Available color temperature (CCT) ranges from 2700K-6500K, with dimming options of 2 Channel 0-10V or Bluetooth Wireless.

“Both our sales and engineering teams have their fingers on the pulse when it comes to the most relevant developments in lighting technology,” shares Lumetta President Bill Prichett. “We made a decision to introduce this into most of our collection for its aesthetic value and the growing demand from lighting specifiers.”

How does tunable white work?  Using a number of controllable channels, tunable white adjusts the color temperature of the luminaire’s white light output, from a warm to a cool tone.  Having this control undoubtedly highlights the visual appeal of interior design.  

Currently, tunable white LED is available as an option in some of Lumetta’s more popular collections.  Two ways to find out:

  1. Product Spec Builder. Within a product’s spec sheet under Interactive or List View, the selection appears under ‘Lamping’.
  2. Lumetta’s agents can ask for both availability and pricing by opting to email quotes@lumetta.com or calling 401-691-3994 and connecting to Customer Service.

Lumetta enjoys cost efficiencies that enable it to offer the tunable white option at a reasonable price.

Reference: J.B. (2017, May 12). Two-minute explainer: Tunable-white LEDs. Retrieved May 28, 2019, from https://luxreview.com/article/2017/05/two-minute-eplainer-tunable-white-leds

Rotary Terrace Pursues Quality and Value Engineered LightingJuly 2019

When HKIT Architects designed the interior for Rotary Terrace Senior Housing in South San Francisco, they sought a balance between the practical and the aesthetic. Senior Interior Designer Sonja Marck found these attributes in Lumetta’s drums and taper pendants which were selected and appointed throughout the lobby and social areas.

For this project, the fixtures were used to provide accent to the public spaces where residents gather. “We like Lumetta and often use them on our projects. Their lines offer a lot of variety and color options,” Sonja shares.

Luminaires featured on this project are P53414 34” OD x 14″ H drum pendants using D60 MT Natural (Lumenate® Fiber collection) and taper pendants 32” OD x 25” H each,  wrapped in D12 Grain (Lumenate® Earth collection), both with etched white bottom lens.  Not shown but also used are 34” OD and 23” OD surface mounts featuring D12 Grain (Lumenate® Earth collection) with etched white bottom lens.

Sonja especially favors the taper pendants installed in the Community room as they complement the two-story space and reflects its warmth with the wood tone design for the shade.

The beautiful new development, recently opened, provides 81 homes for seniors, a project between Beacon Development Group and the Rotary Club of South San Francisco.

CAL.Lighting is the preferred agency for this project.
Image:  Abraham & Paulin Photography

Muted Lighting with Accents of Color at Hamilton College Health and Wellness CenterJuly 2019

With a focus on health and wellness services, Hamilton College selected Chiang | O’Brien Architects to design a functional space that addressed the growing demand for more integrated physical and mental health services from a single facility. The college proceeded with a new, stand-alone facility located in central campus, hosting various offices and functional rooms that serve the purpose.  Below, the firm’s Megan Walker, Associate, and Spencer Haynsworth Woodcock, Marketing Director, illuminate on the role lighting fixtures played on realizing this vision.

Lighting was a very important component. The vision for the interior was to provide welcoming and inviting spaces with clean and minimal furnishings, plus lighting with accents of color to give a warm, “living room” atmosphere.

Lumetta’s Shadow Series was chosen for the two main open stairs and counselor offices, while shallow drums made it to the group rooms.

At the main open stairs that connect the two levels, a set of three columnar fixtures–  27” Shadow Cylinder pendants P2091 with D922 Trans Grid TransLumenate® (outside) and D50 Chartreuse Metallic Lumenate® (inside)–  were used to help emphasize the volume of the space. These were mounted at different heights to provide a sculptural and ethereal feel.

The group rooms  feature shallow drum pendants coming in diameters of 34” OD and a custom 24” OD, relative to the size of each room.  P53408 is wrapped in D148 Mist Weave Lumenate®, white acrylic top and bottom lenses and the custom version has D183 Whitewash Earth Lumenate® with bottom etched white acrylic lens.   

Vertex Solutions is the preferred agency for this project.
Photography:  Revette Studio

New Spec Builder for a More Accurate SpecificationJuly 2019

Lumetta has released an interactive specifications builder designed with both the lighting representative  and specifier in mind.

The new form features a streamlined look.  More importantly, it promotes  a more accurate quote as the user directly fills in the information through a combination of open ended fields and drop down menus.

There are two featured views:  ‘Interactive’ and ‘List’

‘Interactive’ allows the user to build the desired product by specifying key information on the fields, shows options via dropdown menus, and view reference links as needed.  Once accomplished, the form can be saved or printed to attach to a project file or a Purchase Order.

A ‘List’ View is also available for those times when more coordination is required between the lighting rep and specifier.  This provides a print out for the product desired that shows all choices that can be manually accomplished.

Try both views by visiting the  “Product Specs” section under the Technical Resources and choosing a product.

Introducing: Echo surface mount luminairesJune 2019

A close encounter with the art of light

The addition of the Echo surface mounts completes the popular Echo collection, a line of luminaires that play on light + geometry + pattern, to deliver impressive lighting in any space.

Drawing from the geometric shapes of the sconces, the Echo surface mount is a more current alternative to the predictable surface/ceiling lights available in the market today.  The design is poised to attract lighting specifiers inclined to the contemporary.

The unique feature of the Echo surface mount lies in its incomparable ability to amplify shape and pattern at a standard height of 3.75”.  The combination of the shape, inner diffuser patterns within an outer diffuser, and the proximity of the light to the ceiling surface, makes for a really aesthetic combination.  Add the Echo Lumenate® proprietary color choices, and these surface mounts can achieve any imaginative look and feel, integrating with interior design themes.

Echo surface mount luminaires are available in 6 signature Echo colors, 3 patterns, and 3 proprietary sconce shapes.

View the collection

View the brochure

Sagewood Senior Living: Designed to Connect with the CommunityJune 2019

For this resort-style senior living place near Scottsdale, AZ, nestled within the landscape of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Spellman Brady & Company wanted to create an oversized light fixture that felt true to the contemporary, southwestern style of the community.

The interior planning firm worked with Lumetta to find the perfect design and dimensions for the space. Once the scope was narrowed,  Custom Studio Drum Pendants in Imperial decorative metal pattern, felt perfect as the lighting element. The geometric, lattice design of the metal, the warm bronze finish, and large scale of the fixture was perfect for the lecture hall lobby.  Installing four of these pendants delivered the ideal amount of light for the lobby.

Each pendant measured 23” OD x 44” OH, with decorative metal frame wrapping around the D60 MT Natural Lumenate® from the Fiber design palette, in F7 Powder Coat Bronze finish. At the 44” height, these  were ideal for the double height rotunda lobby space.

As envisioned, the  luminaires complemented the room’s character and accomplished all of the firm’s design goals in planning the perfect lighting element for the space.

Saint Louis Lighting Group is the preferred agency for this project.

Photography:  Larry Kantor Photography, Prescott, AZ

Complementing Natural Light at the Mission Trail Baptist HospitalJune 2019

For Mission Trail Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX, ESa (Earl Swensson Associates)  drew inspiration from both the colonial missions of old and the San Antonio River.  A neutral color palette created a calming, timeless design aesthetic, with the artwork providing color.

Designing for LEED Gold certification, the lighting intent was key.  Natural light permeates the interiors of this 110-bed acute care hospital in the public areas, patient rooms, operating rooms, PACU, and ends of patient corridors.

Every space supports this intent. In the dining area, the choice of Lumetta’s Shadow Box pendant complements, providing a sophisticated light and airy balance within the interior space.  These box pendants  provide a comfortable level of illumination to enhance the dining area. The TransLumenate® diffuser projects a soft ambient light that augments the natural light and matches the color theme with its inner Lumenate® shade.

Shadow Cube 17” Pendant P2094, a cube version of this custom luminaire, can be found under the Shadow Collection. Made of  welded steel and aluminum with a washable exterior TransLumenate®  and a washable core Lumenate®.

Lumetta can customize most standard products under each Collection.

Image:  ESa (Earl Swensson Associates)

Malcolm Mimms & Associates is the preferred agency for this project.

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