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Continuous light with solar-powered lanterns
June 1st, 2024
Each Solight lantern has a handle that can be used to hang the lantern to charge in the sun or provide a space with more lighting. Images: Solight Design Inc. Solight Design Inc. makes solar-powered inflatable lanterns, providing campers and backpackers with hours of continuous light without batteries. Each lantern is made of recyclable PET […]
LEDs to replace fluorescent and incandescent lighting
August 1st, 2023
An AATCC technician evaluates crease specimens using the organization’s current viewing conditions. Photo: AATCC Because of the U.S. phaseout of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs begun in 2007, organizations are in search of equivalent lighting replacements to be used for product testing methods, such as appearance, crease retention and stain-release tests. In collaboration with Cotton Inc., […]
Marathon lamp is a bright idea
March 1st, 2019
Sometimes inspiration is found in a most unexpected place. For designer Victor Moynier, the spark of an idea for a lighting fixture came from sportswear. The Lausanne, Switzerland-based industrial designer looked at running jackets and saw the possibility to produce a lamp using ripstop nylon. His Marathon lamp was one of nine lighting fixtures created […]
A dazzling duo: indoor fabrics and lighting
December 1st, 2018
Fabrics have always been an essential component in commercial interior spaces. But, historically, their inclusion has been limited to more conventional roles, such as draperies and curtains, or flexible room dividers. With some exceptions, fabrics were not intended to serve as a focus in and of themselves. That has changed—decidedly. Fabrics are now looked to […]
Special events decor
March 1st, 2008
The new Moss Events line includes columns, walls, arches, themed backdrops and functional decor, all available for either rental or purchase. Themed photographic backdrops, available in 26 different graphics from beach scenes to cityscapes, are printed on wrinkle-resistant recycled Moss Green Knit fabric. Moss Mosaics is a line of modular shapes, designed to clip together […]