Everything I Can Learn : Who Would've Guessed!

Lighting:

So far through my internship I have had the chance to sit in on a few meetings with some lighting reps and they have talked about some innovative products that are available on the market.

One of the products is by Vibia and it is called Origami. The fixture has a façade that comes in three different colors and can be used for both indoors and outdoors. The light comes from behind the fixture which gives it a glowing effect and can be arranged in any formation. You can connect one or two fixtures or connect up to 30 on one strand and arrange it in any formation. This fixture gives a lot of room for creativity.

Another fixture from Vibia that caught my attention. When I first saw this product it was turned off and sitting on the table, it did not look like very much. It looked flat and I could not figure out how it worked until it was plugged in and held against the wall. Then it blew my mind, when turned on the fixture gave the illusion of a 3-D box with light coming from both the top and bottom of the fixture. The product is called fold and comes with multiple color option for the fixture. It is also another fixture that can be used in different configurations with multiple units or stand alone.

Another lighting rep that came in was from Visa lighting. Visa is a company that will do costume fixture for their clients. One of their products that are designed for healthcare applications is called Unity. This fixture can be made with multiple light settings. The different settings help with what is going on in the room at the time. Blue light makes an individual more awake and alert and use an amber color will help to relax and calmed down. When using these two different settings in a hospital room the nurses and doctors can keep the patients awake and alert when they need to be and they can use they warmer colors to not disturb someone if they are sleeping.

There is also another setting that is available for this fixture and it is color pattern of 4 different colors that change intermittently and give a lava lamp effect. This is good for emergency waiting rooms to be of a distraction.

This fixture was made for healthcare applications, but has also been used in a school. Specifically for the use of the changing colors feature, it was found that when the kids would start to act up and the teachers where able to switch the light fixture to this setting they kids calmed down and where able to pay attention after that.

Flooring:

Another rep that came in was from Centiva flooring. She talked about the centiva snaplock portable flooring. It is a flooring system that is customized with whatever the client wants the top finish to be. They come in 12’x12’ or 18’x18’ and can be easily installed in any application whether it is a dance floor, showroom, special occasions and more. It is easy to put together and to disassemble the flooring just snaps together and requires no adhesives it can also easily be put right on top of an existing floor there is also a transition piece that snaps to the edges. Other features of this flooring are: