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Best of lightlink lighting
Engineered by San Antonio-based lighting designer Mike Brannon –
renowned for his Zen Industrial aesthetic – the Vanishing Point series is
in a category of its own, featuring contrasting planes of brightly colored
acrylic that can either be suspended from ultra-thin Chromium wire
in groups or utilized as a tabletop art sculpture. The pieces can be
illuminated using UV cold cathode tubes or low-voltage LED strip lights
in various colors. Two sizes are available: 4'' x 4'' x 28'' and 3'' x 3'' x 18''.
The Vanishing Point series has been speci ed in residential spaces as
well as o ces and studios. www.lightlinklighting.com
Best of teCh
The classic Edison-style squirrel
cage lamp was reincarnated
this year as a modern socket-
and-cord style LED pendant
called the Alva. Enormously
popular when it was introduced
this year, it features a powerful
downward- ring LED that
is smartly hidden within the
“socket” and combined with
a solid “bulb” of pure optic
crystal and detailed “ laments”
that are laser-etched into the
crystal. Alva operates via a
14.5-wa , 1,000 net lumen
Best of teCh
LED module that can be
speci ed in 3000K, 2200K,
The Fiama xture generated a lot of a ention when it
or Warm Color Dimming
was unveiled this year in Dallas. The slender metal ring
3000K-2200K. It is available
(1.5 inches) houses gently di used upward and downward in a Black (shown) or Satin
LEDs to provide functional light. There are three Fiama
Nickel nish, plus there is a
sizes: a single-tier suspension xture (with 24- and 30- variety of color cords from
inch diameters) and a 2-tier style with a 30-inch diameter.
which to choose (Red cord is
There is a variety of optional LED candle accessories shown). Alva is dimmable with a
available for designer customization: the candles come
low-voltage electronic dimmer
in three sizes (9.4, 12.4, and 15.4 inches high), 3 nishes and is provided with up to 24
(Black Rubberized, Satin Nickel, and White Rubberized),
feet of eld-cu able cloth cord.
and 2 ame colors (Polished Copper and Polished Nickel).
www.techlighting.com
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