Energy Efficient Lighting

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Aug/16

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Welcome to restaurant where YOU set the mood

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New technology gives diners ability to choose a lighting mood to suit their meal. PLUS: Light pollution robs Americans of a night sky view. AND: LED used to battle elephants in India. Lux Today August 2nd 2016.

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Mar/16

8

Megaman lights Éclectic, Paris

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When critically acclaimed restaurateurs, Fabienne and Philippe Amzalak decided to open a high-end dining experience in Paris, they enlisted the help of design empresario Tom Dixon. The end result is a dramatically lit interior that references the 1970’s heritage of the building, yet uses the latest in LED lighting technology to create impact and drama. By using over 120 MEGAMAN® LED Classic 7W lamps, the scheme will also deliver a combined saving of €2,500 in electricity costs per year compared to traditional equivalents*.

Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio was commissioned to create a scheme that would make the most of the stark concrete interior of the restaurant. Éclectic is located in the Beaugrenelle Centre, a refurbished 1970’s shopping complex situated in the 15th Arrondissement, beside the Seine. The shopping centre is now home to many high-end brands and since its opening, the restaurant has become a focal point for midday shoppers and the business community alike.

Using the building’s 1970’s heritage as a basis for his design concept, Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio created a solution that celebrated the 1970’s love affair with all things geometric. The Tom Dixon Cell Pendant was chosen to light Éclectic, as its structure, constructed from layers of minutely etched brass with a hexagonal cross section, brings 1970’s sophistication into the 21st Century.

Clusters of the Tom Dixon Cell pendants have been hung from circular acoustic panels constructed by interiors lighting specialist Chelsom throughout the space. Located in the main dining room and private dining booths, they create a visual backdrop to the breathtaking 3.5 metre diameter chandelier that hangs in the centre of the restaurant. Containing 124 Tom Dixon Cell pendants, the central chandelier looks dramatic yet uses minimal energy, due to the incorporation of MEGAMAN®’s LED Classic 7W lamp.

Tom Dixon, Creative Director for Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio, comments: “Drawing inspiration from the 1970s architecture surrounding the restaurant, the design plays with colour, simple repeat modules and clean geometry. The design intends to soften the hard finishes of the contemporary building; warmth and comfort are the key drivers for the interior finishes, and the concrete is softened with brass, and the whole restaurant is furnished in abundance with custom-designed products. The MEGAMAN® LEDs add warmth and sophistication to the scheme.”

Éclectic is a testament to the power of combining quality design with elegant LED lighting. Thanks to the creativity of Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio and MEGAMAN®, energy efficiency and 1970’s urban chic have never looked so good!

* Based on calculation of: Operation hours: 12 hours per day, calculated based on 1 year period. Total number of light point: 124 pcs (124 x 7W MEGAMAN® LED Classic used instead of 40W incandescent lamps).

Visit www.novelenergylighting.com to discover the range of Megaman LED lamps and fittings available. We would be happy to work with you on project quotations. Contact us: 0208-540-8287, or drop us an email: sales@novelenergylighting.com

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Feb/16

17

Project Insight: Tapagria and Zurriola restaurants, Hong Kong

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Lux talks to lighting designer Owen Xuan of Firefly Lighting Design and Ciaran Kiely of Neonlite/Megaman about the lighting concept, execution and use of all LED lamps at these two prestigious new venues.

 

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Aug/14

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Bad lighting driving customers out of restaurants

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04 AUGUST 2014

Lux Magazine reports:

Bad food. Bad service. And now it’s official: Bad lighting can ruin a restaurant’s business.
Nearly a third of Brits have walked out of a pub or eatery because the illumination turned them off, according to a June survey by utility npower.
The trade publication BigHospitality reported that 17 percent of the 1,500 respondents beat a retreat because the lighting was too bright, while 12 percent bolted for the opposite reason – the lights were too dim .
‘We can probably all think of an occasion that has been spoiled by a restaurant or bar not getting the ambience right and lighting is a crucial part of that,’ said npower’s head of customer service for small business, Rachel Vincent. ‘Our research shows how damaging bad lighting can be to the success of a business. For this reason, business owners need to think about more than just their menus or location. Ambience is vital to securing new customers and getting old ones to return.’
The survey also showed that lighting mattered more than price to 66 percent of the respondents when picking a venue for a date, and that it outweighed music to 53 percent of them. A whopping 88 percent said that the lighting in general would affect how much they enjoy a date or a romantic meal.
BigHospitality advised restaurants to vary the lighting across sections in order to appeal to different ideas of ambience. It also noted that different lighitng matches well with different foods.
‘For example, light bar food goes with soft lighting while sushi looks better in a brigther light,’ it said.
So how would you make a Big Mac look appetizing?

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