C'an de Rosen, Mallorca
New LED projector at Arc09
Grand Mosque wins Award
Light and Building, Frankfurt 2008
Crescent at Arc08
New Fibre Optic Pendants at 100% Design
Crescent Win at Arc07
Part 'L' Need Not Be Dull

New LED Lightprojector at Arc09
Despite freezing temperatures, ice snow and traffic chaos Arc was very successful for us again this year, well done for those who braved the weather to come & see us! We were very happy with our stand position in the middle of the hall (next to the bar - a very good move for the Wednesday night drinks reception) and the open layout o the stand seemed to work well. Most people were impressed with the new LED fibre optic projector recently launched by our parent company, Energy Focus Inc, which is shown on the right hand side, below.

Click here for the for full information
on the LED projector

This very neet little unit with an impressive performance and a comprehensive colour control specification was our 'star ' of the show. It is actually brighter than a 150WHQI projector in red magenta and blue colours, with a power rating of only 40W! Indoor and outdoor versions are available and there is also an 18W fanless model. Still to come is a white light version which can be switched to different colour temperatures, full details on this site very soon.

Some of the other new products at at Arc for the first time are shown below.

CLF2745
IP67 RGB spotlight
12x Seoul P5 LEDS
Seamless colour mixing
Anodised aluminium alloy construction

CLF7001
LED Downlight
Part'L' compliant at 350mA
850lm at 700mA
Range of len options

CLU500
LED Lighting bar
On board driver
Thermal feed back
Click together design

Click on any of the above four images to download the new catalogue for these and other products.

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Grand Mosque wins MELDA award
Named after His Highness Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late President of the UAE, the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi was opened late in 2007. The structure covers an area of more than 22,000 square metres and some 210,000 cubic metres of concrete and 33,000 tonnes of steel reinforcement was used in its construction. It is the largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the world's third largest one. Each of the four minarets rises to a height of 107m, with the main dome reaching 80m.

Islamic Floral detail

In the central hall the Qibla prayer wall was decorated with Islamic floral designs and gold mosaics. Crescent Lighting worked closely with Speirs and Major Associates to provide a fibre optic lighting system to do the design justice.

More than 2000 metres of BPAK150 optical cable were used, powered by CREAD068 projectors manufactured by Crescent's parent company, Energy Focus. The side emitting fibre optic cable mimics the designs cut into the marble cladding. The cable is fixed behind the marble and throws light onto white reflector behind, the design seeming to 'glow'. (See Fig.1)

A similar approach was taken with the script cut out in the marble.
This time the Lightbeam QR linear profile was used to throw light back onto the glass material behind the cut outs. (See Fig.2)

Keith Bradshaw of Speirs and Major Associates explains:
" The Energy Focus projector and Lightbar fitted the requirements of the design like a glove. We tested many different light sources but found that the fixed angle focus of the Lightbeam illuminated the inner gold curtain detail in an even manner yet with a certain sparkle and brilliance which suited the material. The installation frame and support for the wall was very complex and the Lightbeam was very well suited to fix discreetly to the mounting channel of the marble wall."

Nintynine two-metre lengths of Lightbeam QR were fitted and these again were powered by the CREAD068 I projector, well over 200 being supplied to the whole project.

The Energy Focus CREAD068 projector is unique in having a patented Compound Parabolic Collector (CPC) at the very heart of the optical system. The CPC collects the light generated by the 70W AC HQI lamp directly from the arc tube and at the same time directs the light beams to the ideal angle (35 degrees max) to efficiently launch the light into the fibre.
The CPC non-imaging system mixes the colour, giving a very even distribution, and then feeds it out in two outputs to the fibre.

"The double output CREAD068 is very efficient in terms of the efficacy at transmitting light into the harness. We found the single 70W HQI double output unit gave the same relative intensity as conventional single output 150W HQI projector" commented Keith Bradshaw.

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Light and Building, Frankfurt 2008
Frankfurt was successful for us again ths year. As usual we shared the stand with Energy Focus and our sister company, LBM. Bernhard and the LBM team did a great job with the stand design yet again, and there was a good mix of functional and decorative products,fibre optics and LEDs. The images that follow show some of the new products on the stand.

22 February 2008
Crescent at Arc08

We had two stands this year at Arc08, our normal position on the mezzanene level which showed the LED linear wall wash system and some new downlights with LED or HID lamps, (the downlights all comply with the requirements of Part 'L' of the building regulations), amongst other things. We also showed products on our second stand,on the decorative gallery.

The decorative stand upstairs on the gallery level showed Ufo, Scintilla and some wall mounted LED options, such as the CRE 2711 square glass unit, shown below.
The star of the stand was, as usual, Laluna. Mounted a little lower than normal, visitors wanted to touch it, entranced by it's ethereal beauty. Most were suprised that the prices start as low as around £500 including a TH projector.

CLF 2711

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19th July 2007
New Fibre Optic pendants at 100% Design

We are exhibiting at 100% Design for the third time, with another eye catching display featuring the stunning Simon Bruenner designed ufo fibre optic pendant fitting, shown on the left above. The ufo glass disc seems to float, connected only by the fibres that feed out from the centre -it is really an arresting design & we are looking forward to the reaction from the visitors at the show!
On the right above is the new Scintilla, also designed by Simon, a fragile, minimal design which combines fibre optic technology with the classical features of historical chandeliers. Scintilla creates subtle, seductive lighting with the possibility of exciting colour change effects if required. The state-of-the-art materials lend an atmosphere of simplicity.

Also new for the show this year will be a number of new wall mounted LED products and a new linear wall wash LED system. We are particularly pleased with wall wash product as it can light a wall with better than 2:1 uniformity - made possible by a special lens design & carefully constructed extrusion section. It uses the latest Luxeon K2 LED and works very well when operated at 700mA. We hope to be able to demonstrate its performance on the stand - see you there!

100% Design 20th - 23rd September, Earls Court 2, London

CRESCENT - Stand L1

100%Design home page

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22nd February 2007
Crescent win at Arc07

The Arc07 exhibition was particularly successful for us this year. We designed at stand with a much cleaner, uncluttered look, but which still showed a lot of new products. The new recessed LED products and the prototype of a unique wallwash LED system were installed in the white demo 'bins' seen above, so that they could be demonstrated but didn't spoil the softer feel of the area. Laluna created a lot of attention, as usual.
The walls were lit with the CLS system which created an interesting edge lit effect on the extrusion shapes and logo outline.
Many people complemented us on the design, but the icing on the cake was to win the Arc07 & Society of Light & Lighting 'Best Stand Design' award.
Well done the Crescent design team!

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The recently upgraded Crescent EFO (Efficient Fibre Optics) projector delivers over 45 luminaire-lumens/circuit watt meeting the requirements of L2A and L2B for new and existing buildings. This figure is actual delivered lumens and takes into account both the efficacy of the lamp and the LOR of the luminaire. The EFO projector is manufactured by Crescent's parent, Fiberstars, and has had a modified, higher output cloverleaf lamp reflector profile added in recent months.

The EFO system using six or eight tails has been independently tested by ITL of Colorado and gives just over 50 luminaire-lumens/watt easily exceeding the minimum requirements of Part L for both domestic and commercial buildings. This will enable the 'small downlight' look to be used to provide a variation in the lighting effect around the edge of large areas, to wall wash, light corridors, lift lobbies, reception areas meeting rooms. EFO is also a very useful tool in helping designers meet the demands of Part L (L1A and L1B) for private houses where it can add much needed sparkle in comparison to cfl downlights. This enables the owners' preference for tungsten downlights to be offset by using EFO in both the decorative and working areas of the home. The projector houses a 68w metal halide lamp with a rated life of 10,000 - 14,000 hours. This is focused using the unique 3-way or 4-way cloverleaf reflector, via quartz rods through to the fibre.

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