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FAN-TASTIC Movement
The Woody smart fan by Modern Forms
“The de nition of luxury is changing. It’s all about making life simpler and more e cient, connected yet personalized.”
— Shelley Wald, President of WAC Lighting and Modern Forms
the only products in the house working to keep the temperature in check. Ceiling fans do, too, but while they obviously don’t o er whole-home heat- ing and cooling, they do o er room-speci c cooling at a fraction of the cost.
“Smart devices were some of the most popu- lar gi s in 2017,” says Shelley Wald, President of WAC Lighting and Modern Forms. “With that kind of excitement in the marketplace, we saw a real opportunity to create smart ceiling fans that coordinate with popular systems such as, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Nest, and ecobee.”
Wald explains each Modern Forms smart ceiling fan is powered with a RF-controlled DC motor, which is reportedly 70 percent more e cient than an AC-powered fan.
“The de nition of luxury is changing,” Wald says. “It’s all about making life simpler and more e cient, connected yet personalized.”
For higher-level functionality, consumers can program up to four smart ceiling fans on a single RF wall control with the company’s proprietary app;
however the fans also work with voice-activated personal assistants. To o er assurance that users’ privacy will be respected in a world of cloud con- nectivity, Wald states the smart ceiling fans leave the control up the individual. “If you want to use the app features, you only need to connect to the cloud once during setup,” she explains. “A er that, you can disconnect forever.”
In addition to smart technology, Fanimation’s team monitors changing energy-e ciency codes.
“We are always working towards bringing the most e cient products we can to our customers, as well as working towards updating our existing line to be in compliance with CFM and the lumens- per-wa minimum e cacy requirements the DOE has introduced that will go into e ect January 21, 2020,” Christopher states.
Once considered the white elephants of home décor, ceiling fans are experiencing a renaissance. From new nishes and designs to larger blades and adaptability, today’s models match practicality with style and versatility. 
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