lighting control for dummies
Wireless , preset scene, Zigbee, blah, blah, blah??? Try this for the ultimate easy to use control system…as seen at Bosco, a cool local little bar in Amsterdam. Continue reading lighting control for dummies
goldee
Goldee is a crowdfunding project trying to launch a wall-mounted light controller that uses Zigbee communications to control “smart” lights like the Philips Hue. The references to Nest seem appropo, as Goldee includes proximity sensors, light sensors, gesture control, and … Continue reading goldee
united nation’s StEP initiative
The United Nations has a very interesting program in place to tackle the global problem of electronic waste, called “StEP: Solving the E-waste Problem.” A great site, I’ve barely scratched the surface of the content and countless projects identified here. … Continue reading united nation’s StEP initiative
LEDs Magazine: OP-ED regarding investment in sustainability
Updated: Here is the link to the online article. LEDs Magazine has just published an opinion piece I authored urging the U.S. DOE and other groups to invest in R+D focused on Circular Economy strategies for the lighting industry. Follow … Continue reading LEDs Magazine: OP-ED regarding investment in sustainability
the connected lighting alliance
A group of lighting companies recently formed a new non-profit open industry group, called The Connected Lighting Alliance, that aims to standardize and promote wireless lighting control communications. The inital members include GE, Lutron, Philips, OSRAM, Pansonic, Toshiba, etc. Their … Continue reading the connected lighting alliance
edison report: SIL Europe – the paradox of standardization
The folks at the Edison Report Europe have summarized the presentations at last week’s Strategies in Light Europe event in Munich, including a tidy summary of my presentation “The Paradox of Standardization“: Brad Koerner (Philips) gave an overview of the present design practices and tools in architectural lighting. He made a plea to provide information on SSL lamps-luminaires and modules in a way that it can be directly imported in the software tools used by lighting designers and architects. He showed an interesting example of so-called on site manufacturing of luminaires using Zhaga compliant SSL modules where the luminaire was basically … Continue reading edison report: SIL Europe – the paradox of standardization
t-ink
T-Ink is a New York City startup that specializes in conductive inks. According to their description: T-INK, Inc. is a privately held innovative technology company that utilizes proprietary “thinking inks” to enhance products through the creation of unlimited applications in … Continue reading t-ink
DuPont conductive ink for printed electronics
At the expo floor for Strategies in Light Europe, I met representatives from DuPont that were showcasing DuPont’s innovations in conductive ink for printed and flexible electronics. Some really amazing stuff they were showing, including conductive inks in silver, copper, … Continue reading DuPont conductive ink for printed electronics
emerge alliance and nextenergy – residential DC power
According to the Edison Report, the EMerge Alliance is starting development of a new standard for installing DC power in residential applications. I believe that switching to DC power offers numerous benefits, as I explained about a year ago in my post “Residential Lighting Dream System“. The Edison Report also mentions a very interesting regional investment organization called NextEnergy, which has created a DC-powered showcase house. According to their website: Who We Are NextEnergy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2002 to drive advanced energy investment and job creation in Michigan. Located in Detroit, NextEnergy serves as a catalyst for … Continue reading emerge alliance and nextenergy – residential DC power
bmw LED headlight assembly
At the BMW Welt center in Munich, they had a cut-away assembly of an LED headlamp on display. I only had my iPhone with me, and it was on a rotating display in a plexiglas case, but hopefully the pictures convey the … Continue reading bmw LED headlight assembly
bmw i8 concept
While in Munich I visited the BMW Museum. Throughout the museum they had a few generations on display of the Efficient Dynamics Vision prototypes. Accompanying the latest generation prototype (that looks pretty close to the commercially launched BMW i8 model), … Continue reading bmw i8 concept
ingo maurer gallery in Munich
As part of last week’s Strategies in Light Europe conference, Ingo Maurer opened their Munich studio to the public. Ingo Maurer was apparently in NYC, but still his showroom gallery is a really cool place…good vibes. Seems like it is an old manufacturing facility … Continue reading ingo maurer gallery in Munich
tabletop wire bender
CNC wire- and pipe-bending equipment is often used in steel fabrication like rebar cages. But a design shop called Pensa has launched a Kickstarter program to bring this sort of automated fabrication down to a smaller “tabletop” scale. They already … Continue reading tabletop wire bender
bare conductive
I continue to be fascinated by the potential of electrically-conductive inks for architectural applications. The ability to radically simplify low-voltage DC-based lighting and sensing systems by integrating printed electrical traces directly into architectural materials offers a innovation path towards … Continue reading bare conductive
LEDs Magazine: LED modules advance in performance
In the October 2013 issue of LEDs Magazine, Maury Wright authored a piece titled “LED modules advance in performance, standardization questions persist”, in which Maury reviews the reasoning behind and the current status of various LED modules, including the impact of … Continue reading LEDs Magazine: LED modules advance in performance
rijksmuseum: PLD-C case study slides
Thanks to everyone who attended! In case you missed our presentation last week at PLD-C in Copenhagen, here is the slide deck that I presented along with Rogier van der Heide and Juliette and Sjoerd from BeersNielsen: 20131104_BradKoerner_PLD-C_IlluminatingTheRijksmuseum Continue reading rijksmuseum: PLD-C case study slides
washington dulles terminal art
A very cool looking black, monolithic piece made out of monochromatic-white LED media screen. By artist Anil Revri. Continue reading washington dulles terminal art
cafe chocolate
Nice back-lit shadow pattern at a cafe podium at Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport near the C gates. It is hard to tell in the photograph, but the pattern is actually a shadow from behind, not a printed graphic on the front. Continue reading cafe chocolate
stuart weitzman by zaha hadid
Totally trumping Tom Cruise in the “futuristic” department, check out the new Milan flagship store for shoe brand Stuart Weitman by Zaha Hadid. I love the uniformity of the large, amorphous luminous ceilings, the minimalist detailing of the light … Continue reading stuart weitzman by zaha hadid
sims recycling solutions
Wonder what’s going to happen to your LED fixtures in about 10 years? Check out this collection of YouTube videos from a company called Sims Recycling Solutions, which shows how they manually tear down products, shred the components and automatically … Continue reading sims recycling solutions
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