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1 office party<br />
For Osram of Munich, Werner Aisslinger<br />
designed a gem-like pendant equipped<br />
with 16 super-efficient rect angu lar OLED<br />
panels. Each one has a life span of 15,000<br />
hours and is suitable for corporate or<br />
hospitality environments. osram. com<br />
2 downside up<br />
FontanaArte outfitted its booth with the<br />
adaptable Igloo, by Milan designers<br />
Studio Klass. Up to 200 techno-polymer<br />
modules snap together like Lego bricks<br />
to provide up- or downlighting as needed.<br />
fontanaarte. com<br />
3 ducks in a row<br />
Each of the LED lens modules – up to 14 in<br />
one pendant – of Zumtobel’s Sequence<br />
are adjustable via a smart device, catering<br />
to multiple users. This surface-mounted<br />
luminaire, in silver or white, combines<br />
direct and indirect lighting. zumtobel. com<br />
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4 multiple personalities<br />
Modular Lighting Instruments’ Médard<br />
lamp house, in black or white, shines with a<br />
sculptural organic base and a retrofitted<br />
LED lamp. The tiltable spotlight also comes<br />
in track- or surface-mounted models.<br />
supermodular. com<br />
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5 small but mighty<br />
Encased in aluminum, iGuzzini’s Trick is a<br />
round, compact luminaire that starts at<br />
just 45 millimetres in diameter. It produces<br />
geometric effects with highly concentrated<br />
lines, circles or decorative graphics,<br />
or grazing light effects. iguzzini. com<br />
6 get crackin’<br />
Artemide’s suspended EggBoard nods<br />
to musicians who soundproof practice<br />
rooms with egg cartons. Made of soundabsorbing<br />
recycled polyester, it emits a<br />
soft down light. Available in green, grey and<br />
white. artemide. com<br />
7 disappearing act<br />
The virtually glare-free silicone spotlights<br />
of Flos’s Black Line disappear into the<br />
ceiling when switched off. Rows of two to<br />
12 LEDs emit narrow or flood beams.<br />
flos. com<br />
8 couch potato<br />
Paired with a free app, Light Control is a<br />
simple unit that enables users to manage<br />
every Nimbus LED fixture in the house via<br />
tablet or smart phone. nimbus‐group. com<br />
9 out of this world<br />
Four planes of perforated anodized<br />
aluminum plates, in endless configurations,<br />
make up Ross Lovegrove’s Space Cloud for<br />
Artemide. The designer took his inspiration<br />
from NASA photographs of Earth.<br />
artemide. com<br />
10 Move to the beat<br />
For Luceplan, Francisco Gomez Paz of<br />
Argentina designed the geometric<br />
Tango LED floor lamp. It contains three<br />
mobile aluminum shafts with elastomer<br />
joints, which enable the light direction<br />
to be adjusted with a gentle push.<br />
luceplan. com<br />
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