Author: Brad Koerner

Creative Director and Product Manager
Future Lighting

l.e.s.s. lighting

Brad Koerner

L.E.S.S. Lighting is a Swiss based startup with an apparently novel new form of light source they call “nano fiber lighting”. According to their site: L.E.S.S. (“Light Efficient Systems”) introduces the next generation of distributed lighting systems as a new alternative to today’s LEDs or discharge tubes. Based on an active nanostructured fiber of the thickness of a human hair, our technology generates high quality light that exhibits both ultra-uniformity and brightness characteristics, surpassing today’s quality standards. In addition, the thinness of our fiber offers a high integration potential and unlimited design potential. Here is an article on their history/success. Their … Continue reading l.e.s.s. lighting

Lighting Education

TM-30-15 color measurement standard

Brad Koerner

The IES has put forth a new color metric standard that is far more comprehensive then the old CRI (Ra) measurement system.  It will take time, but I hope manufacturers and specifiers alike adopt the new system. For a more in depth discussion, check out this Architectural Lighting article. Below is the information from the DOE SSL Postings email: A New Method for Evaluating Color Rendition The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has just published an important technical memorandum, TM-30-15, which outlines a new system for evaluating the color rendition of light sources. It was developed by an IES task group that … Continue reading TM-30-15 color measurement standard

Creative Manufacturers

blue point engineering

Brad Koerner

If you ever need some totally crazy DMX converter or interface (such as, if you need to use DMX to control pneumatic systems, DMX to control R/C systems, DMX to drive stepper motors!!!), try Blue Point Engineering.  I haven’t used them personally, but came across their absolutely CRAZY collection of custom electronics. As their site says: One of the main goal of Blue Point Engineering LLC. is to provide a product line of low cost, high quality, hardware, electronics, and supplies used in animatronics, robotics, entertainment industry and technology education for both the hobbyist and professional designers, Imagineers and dreamers … Continue reading blue point engineering