Craig DiLouie

Designed for both residential and commercial applications, Eaton’s Halo® ML4 LED Downlighting System features a housing, LED module and a choice of a field-interchangeable, round or square, 2-inch aperture pinhole trim, available in multiple aperture styles, optical distributions and finishes. The Halo ML4 Downlighting System emits 900 lumens. The round and square trims (TL4 series) [...]

Check out this engaging and immersive light and sound installation that occurred inside a plane: “Porta Estallar” by PlayMID (Playmodes and MID). The plane itself was installed at Barcelona’s Ciutadella Park as part of an art project to host installations like this. The sequencing suggests interstellar travel, a very cool experience.

Light and health, light and productivity–can it be measured? This LUX webinar explores whether the impact of human-centric lighting can be measured, and how. Check it out here.

I recently had the opportunity to interview Pamela Price, retail marketing manager, and Aaron Ganick, Head of SMART Home Americas, OSRAM SYLVANIA, for an article I wrote about residential lighting for the March issue of ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. The topic: trends in residential lighting. I’m pleased to share it with you here. DiLouie: What are the [...]

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published an article about annual daylighting performance metrics–Spatial Daylight Autonomy and Annual Sunlight Exposure–adopted by the IES. These metrics enable designers to quantify and evaluate the success of daylighted spaces. Check it out here.

Prudential Lighting’s Stream Series creates an uninterrupted, uniform line of light, now available in multiple configurations ideal for a variety of lens-free “veiled source ambient” architectural applications. Stream Series Square: An uninterrupted line of light that extends as far as the blueprint dictates with veiled LED source and patented WhiteOptics 99% efficient reflector that provides [...]

The UK’s LIGHTING Magazine recently completed a series of live webcasts, “Masters of Light.” In this series, lighting designers, artists and architects talk about their work, methods and philosophy in one-hour retrospectives hosted by the magazine’s editors. Sign up here to check out the archived episodes.

(may not be suitable for all audiences) Parisian photographer Dani Olivier wanted to do nude portraits that haven’t been done before. He had an idea: use the body as canvas for light projections. The results are quite beautiful. Check it out here.

LUX recently published a primer on luminaire ingress protection (IP) ratings. Check it out here.