Offices are more than just a workplace today. They are minimalistic, smart modern, functional or have a loft look. Users are at the heart of contemporary office concepts, which means, essentially, they influence the interior design and the office lighting. Intelligent lighting solutions help to increase people's sense of well-being, to create identity and at the same time cut costs. Zumtobel is an experienced office lighting expert, especially in the area of wellbeing. And now also when it comes to setting new colour accents. Introducing office bestsellers MELLOW LIGHT, VAERO, ONDARIA and LIGHT FIELDS evolution in the colours white, black, silver, bronze and raw.

While the white luminaire can be discreetly integrated into drywall ceilings, the silver version creates a flexible transition between the fitting and the exposed concrete. If highlights are required, choose from additional versions in bronze, black and naturally anodised aluminium.

MELLOW LIGHT plays with light. It brings the depth of the room to life in the ‘mellow’ colours of the sky until late at night. Walls and ceilings begin to breathe and give people a renewed sense of outdoor freedom. VAERO is more light than luminaire. Its design language – streamlined and clear in the true sense of the word – discreetly integrates into any room architecture, making it the ideal choice for various office areas.

The timeless design of the ONDARIA luminaire perfectly complements a variety of different room concepts. Whether recessed, surface-mounted or as a pendant luminaire – the clear geometry enhances the architecture without detracting from the interior styling. LIGHT FIELDS evolution, the recessed, surface-mounted, pendant, free-standing and wall-mounted LED luminaire, is entirely dedicated to progress and further development. The design is minimalist and consistently uniform for all models.

Lighting solutions by Zumtobel create working conditions that make people feel good, thus motivating them and helping them to concentrate on doing their job better. Wellbeing in office spaces is enhanced by holistic lighting ecosystems. Zumtobel’s Active Light is linked to daylight dynamics, actively supporting the natural bio rhythm and seamlessly ensuring maximum visual comfort for tasks. Such human centric lighting solutions bring people together and promote creativity, as they are effortlessly personalized, with the individual always at heart.

Find an insight into the new colour range of Zumtobel’s office luminaires in this video.

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Each highlight will be clearly presented alongside a product image and concisely introduced with the most important data. Related links provide details on the respective products.

» Download the 2017 Autumn highlights as a PDF brochure here.

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Shot at Zumtobel’s Light Forum in Dornbirn, which is a hive of innovation and creativity, the brand was personified and the essence and very special connective potential that light offers our physical and metaphorical surroundings, captured.

This is a passionate, graceful and avant-garde image film, which dares to draw outside the lines and, at the same time, discovers and conquers the fundamental meaning to improve the quality of life through light, thereby achieving greatness in lighting.

After all, there’s lighting –and there’s Zumtobel lighting.

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A good hotel is a temporary home from home. It conveys a feeling of wellbeing and is characterised by a special air of hospitality. The design of the rooms and their materials, colours and light all make a decisive contribution towards achieving this effect. Light which welcomes guests, light that can be adjusted to suit guests’ preferences and moods at the press of a button and leaves a lasting impression. Light like this conveys esteem, as well as, helping save energy and thus being gentle on the environment. Lighting solutions which define a hotel concept make it easier for operators to stand out from the competition. Zumtobel group sets new standards when it comes to adapting lighting to suit the specific needs of users, drawing on extensive knowledge about how light affects humans on a visual, biological and emotional level.
When: 17 – 19 October 2017

Where: Booth S3-D19, Saeed Hall 3, Dubai World Trade Centre

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With more than 27,000 members, the DLG is Germany’s leading organisation for the agricultural and food industry and aims to promote scientific and technical progress. DLG Certification on the CRAFT M, L and High Temperature variants opens up new possibilities for the CRAFT in agricultural applications.

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Fault recognition is optimised by colour temperature contrast and precise pattern lines. These can be ordered in three different configurations. Read more about this topic in our brochure "Surface-Check Lighting".

Learn more about COESA

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The colour concept can be seen throughout the whole grounds and both large trade fair and event halls 9 and 11 feature a black interior.

Choosing the suitable lighting concept for the 4,800-square-metre and eleven-metre-high Hall 11 posed a special challenge, which Zumtobel fulfilled with an innovative lighting solution.

This special lighting solution resulted in TECTON Balanced White, one of four luminaires from the special collection the editions – extended collection. Hereby, the colour temperature and light scene adapt to the application situation, which significantly improves the quality of perception.

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Thanks to modern Zumtobel LED solutions, the production site is one of the VW group’s most efficiently lit plants in the world. The factory produces the new generation of the Volkswagen Crafter van as well as the MAN TGE model, which is similar in construction type. With construction costs of approximately 800 million euros, the new plant is the biggest investment made in Poland from abroad.

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The new application brochure “Light for Industry and Engineering” presents the key factors in each application, the points that need to be considered in planning and the products we recommend.

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Several tubes of light form up to create a uniquely clever luminaire. The lighting elements of the modular system allow a specific and space-defining illumination of outdoor areas with different beam characteristics.

» Read more about SUPERSYSTEM outdoor

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During the day, the discretely mounted luminaires on the façade are almost invisible and thus offer a clear view of the imposing building in the middle of the harbour.

» More about this project

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At the Biennale Architettura 2014, a vision of radial illumination was developed with the Spanish architect Fernando Menis, an illumination that imitates the rays of light falling through the foliage to create the mystic atmosphere of Bürchen at night. The SUPERSYSTEM outdoor lighting tool manages to immerse the Alpine mountain village in soft pools of light in a marvellous way.

» Read more about this project

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OMFL is a standard data model for office planning and is used by leading office furniture manufacturers to make intelligent 3D models for project design available.

 Last April, Zumtobel for the first time provided planning data in OMFL format. The catalogue includes the entire portfolio of free-standing luminaires and the pendant luminaires suitable for workplace lighting.

 This allows you to quickly and simply generate article lists directly from pCon.planner PRO, a professional room planning program, which you can use for preparing quotations.

» To pCon.planner Pro.
 
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Combined with its modest design, allowing downlights and wall washers to be inserted into the architectonic surroundings, PANOS infinity is a perfect lighting tool for designers and planners. The luminaires create the right lighting effect in any environment, meet all relevant standards and ensure high system efficiency.
•R100 Low/High Versions – General lighting for circulation areas, standard compliant lighting UGR19
•R100 Accent Beam – Guide and design with light and create atmosphere
•R100 Wallwasher – Homogeneous lighting on vertical surfaces
•R100 Adjustable – Creating accents in modern offices

All versions are also available in square designs.

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Now, to better meet the demands of modern offices, there is ONDARIA acoustic. Covered with a fabric, the pendant and surface-mounted luminaires offer not only homogeneous light for loft or industrial architecture with their open space character, but also serve to provide excellent noise absorption – a great invisible advantage.

» More about ONDARIA here

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And because a touch of added colour enriches the architecture with freedom of design, additional end cap designs can be selected in brown, black and untreated aluminium, which can be conveniently viewed and ordered from the accessories area.

» More about MELLOW LIGHT evolution and infinity here.

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The lighting solution was based on daylight-dependent lighting management. The PANOS infinity lighting family is used as a discreet downlight and as a wall washer on all six floors.

» You can find out more about this project here.

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Its clear, linear structure is embodied in the exterior of the administrative building of Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH on Berliner Ring in Bamberg – recognisable by day and by night. These clear structures are particularly underlined by the 5.5m long SLOTLIGHT infinity pendant luminaires.

» Click to view the project on the Map of Light

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This can result in a more pleasant working atmosphere, increased performance and a great work-life balance. Learn more about how you can increase the well-being in your office for you and your employees on our new special page.

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The study on perception conducted by Fraunhofer IAO Stuttgart and Zumtobel with more than 2,000 participants showed that 77 % of people prefer neutral white lighting colours (4,000 - 5,000 K).  More than 60 % of the participants would prefer to work with an illuminance of 800 lx or more. However, normative planning is limited to only 500 lx in offices.

» Click here for the “Perceived lighting quality in the office” study

These findings lead to Zumtobel product innovations such as the new generation of MILD LIGHT with a planning approach of alternatively 500 lx or 800 lx illuminance.  The tunableWhite technology was also more strongly integrated in new product developments so that the lighting colours can be optimally adapted to one’s needs and the time of day.  Well-being increases with a change in lighting as well as concentrated working and communication. Quality of sleep, attentiveness and performance can also be improved with this innovative technology.

However, the Fraunhofer IAO Study is based on the subjective documentation of the perception of lighting quality.  Based on these classically established findings, the Nymphenburg Group from Munich conducted an office study by means of psychophysiological measurements. A new bioadaptive lighting concept in comparison to standard office lighting was investigated. The neuroscientific tool “Limbic Emotional Assessment” (LEA) was deployed and the control room featured 500 lx at 4000 K. With identical room conditions, 800 lx and interchanging light colours of 3,000 K (warm-white) to 6,000 K (daylight white), the six psychophysiological indicators all improved.  In the dynamic setting with a higher illuminance, the participants were, for example, able to deal with stress better and were calmer.  They were able to complete concentration tasks more reliably and more concentrated because they were more relaxed. Overall, the participants exhibited a better activation level with the bioadaptive lighting.

» Click here for the “Bioadaptive lighting” study

Similar findings were revealed by a field study conducted by scientists from Graz with 36 participants in two offices of Siemens and the LKH Weiz hospital (Austria) between October and March.  This showed the significant influences of artificial lighting on the long-term stabilisation of the biological clock and the well-being of working people. High illuminance and a natural and dynamic course of intensity and light colours are recommended. Bright artificial lighting, which dynamically follows daylight conditions and therefore adapts to the natural surrounding conditions, has a more stabilising and supportive effect on humans in the long term. The study examined the effects of lighting on heart function, hormones, well-being, biological rhythms and sleep quality.

The following significant effects of office lighting were recorded in the field study: The chosen dynamic light situations (DL1 & DL2) with higher illuminance (ca. 800lx) were subjectively preferred in comparison to the static lighting with normative illuminance. When the heart frequency was monitored, it could be seen that a higher light intensity led to stronger activation when awake and this is associated with deeper sleep and improved stabilisation of our inner clock.

» Click here for the “Effect of lighting on the workplace” study 


Image: The two examined courses of lighting development of the study on the effect of dynamic lighting solutions at the workplace. Reference condition: static.
 
An analysis of the data of the specialist literature by the Graz experts showed that time-related dynamic lighting control with higher intensity between 500 and 1,200 lx also has considerable benefits for employees.

Active Light by Zumtobel brings the dynamic of daylight inside – into the office – supports the natural biorhythm and improves well-being and satisfaction. The concept is able to provide the right lighting in the right intensity and colour at the right time. It also increases one’s concentration ability and people’s ability to deal with stress in daily life.

This implicitly leads to a more agreeable work climate, increased performance and a perfect work-life balance. 

» Find out more about this on our special office page

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Authors: Carina Buchholz, Brand Lighting Application Manager Zumtobel

The latest mini-collection from Zumtobel brings together creative solutions with real technological innovation. Four existing high-quality products have been technologically enhanced to create the editions – extended collection Available from June 2017, these fittings incorporate a bit of ‘TECHxtra’, demonstrating the courage to blaze a new trail through the design landscape.

The four luminaires featured in the editions – extended collection are:

TECTON Balanced White: Environmental well-being where you least expect it
The highly versatile TECTON lighting system is a true highlight of the Zumtobel portfolio, providing intelligent solutions for any lighting task. TECTON is now available for the first time with Balanced White technology. This means that the colour temperature can be modified to reflect the specific demands of an application, helping to significantly improve both the quality of perception and the well-being of users.

CRAFT Balanced White: A powerhouse goes wellness
This powerful, compact and efficient high-bay fitting uses Balanced White technology to simulate the natural course of daylight through a finely tuned adjustable colour temperature range. This enables the lighting to be precisely tailored to suit the changing use of the area.

CRAFT RAW: The powerhouse stripped down
A high-bay favourite reduced to its essentials. Outstanding efficiency has helped this luminaire tackle any industrial application - and now the latest challenge is one of design. CRAFT RAW is simple, silver and unpolished, making it the ideal option for design-oriented projects with high ceilings and an industrial look, including furniture stores and exhibition halls.

COESA: Quality lighting for quality control
COESA is the first quality-control luminaire from Zumtobel. Sharper than the human eye, this product utilises optimal area lighting to find any faults and irregularities in installations where the highest quality is of the highest importance. Error detection is further optimised by colour temperature contrast and precise pattern lines, which can be specified in three different configurations.

About the editions
the editions is a half-yearly collection of custom-made luminaires that have been created for specific projects. Epitomising the pioneering spirit and innovative strength of the Zumtobel brand, this exclusive compact portfolio is designed for projects with special requirements and new challenges. The core concept takes inspiration from the fashion scene, where haute couture is carefully evolved into an accessible range of select “ready-to-wear” garments. the editions - where haute couture meets the world of light ...

Zumtobel first launched an exclusive mini-collection in December 2016, under the title the editions – Capsule Collection #01. The five special luminaires blend aesthetics with innovative design and have been developed in collaboration with renowned architects and designers. The Capsule Collection enables these solutions to be exclusively showcased alongside the standard portfolio.

Further information
Each special luminaire from the two mini-collections has its own unique development history. Comprehensive information can be found on the editions website, including interviews with project members, technical data and references: editions.zumtobel.com

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Since the beginning in November 2016, 750 visitors in cities such as London, Paris and Milan have already visited Zumtobel and gained new knowledge from specialist lectures and product presentations. The successful tour will continue. The next event will take place in Prague on 16 May.

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With 2,368 exhibitors, more than 113,000 visitors from 138 different countries and an exhibition space covering 127,000 m² in 18 exhibition halls, the organisers say that this year's fair was the most successful EuroShop ever. The main issues addressed were digitalisation, cross-channel sales approaches (e.g. via branches, websites and social media), and the emotionalisation of the shopping experience.

Under the motto "Creating Light Creates Emotions", Zumtobel presented lighting solutions that are based on the results of the » Limbic^® Lighting study and the Zumtobel concept » Active Light. They illustrate the growing importance of lighting as an effective sales and marketing instrument in the retail area.

In addition, visitors could immerse themselves for the first time in a VR world at our exhibition stand and experienced how this technology is changing how we choose products.

With Tridonic, Thorn, Zumtobel and the new brand Zumtobel Group Services, the Zumtobel Group presented a comprehensive range of retailer-focused products and services. The trade fair booth, which measured 200 m², illustrated with various scenarios and application-related lighting concepts how lighting optimises the customer experience and how new technologies can easily be integrated into modern LED lighting solutions.

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Innovative LED technology provides high luminaire efficiency of up to 100 lm/W, excellent lighting features and colour rendering. In combination with various light colours, light distributions and luminous fluxes, you have a broad range of options for different demands. It is also possible to integrate loudspeakers, sprinklers or cameras in the INTRO lighting system.

» Learn more about INTRO

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The two wings of the KATALYST track luminaire that can be swivelled around 90° ensure a perfect light distribution perfectly matched to the installation height, aisle width and shelf height. This means that even small products are highlighted brilliantly with vertical illuminance in shelves.

» Read more about KATALYST

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While the louvres of the luminaire are responsible for softening and diffusing the light, the centre part directs it onto the work place.

During product development focus was placed on the needs of the user, which also remain central during application: MELLOW LIGHT provides the option of increasing the average illuminance to 800 lux to provide the user with even more light. As every person has different lighting needs for their particular office tasks, MELLOW LIGHT infinity enables the louvres and centre part to be switched separately.

» Watch the MELLOW LIGHT video

» Everything about MELLOW LIGHT evolution and infinity

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Multiple light tubes create a uniquely refined luminaire. The modular lighting elements with different spotlight characteristics allow outside areas to be illuminated in a targeted way to create distinctive spaces.

» Read more about SUPERSYSTEM outdoor

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That is greater than the straight-line distance from Zumtobel’s headquarters in Dornbirn to our sales office in Landsdale near Perth in Australia.

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If you stacked all CRAFT high-bay luminaires sold to date, they would build a tower six times higher than the world’s highest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

» Read more about CRAFT

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Whether general lighting or accentuation, direct or indirect beam, small or large objects, short or long distances, The multifunctional LED lighting system SUPERSYSTEM II covers all challenging lighting tasks with its wide range of easy-to-install lighting inserts – and does so with excellent light quality. Consequently, SUPERSYSTEM II provides lighting solutions across several rooms in a consistent style.

» Learn more about SUPERSYSTEM II

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The building, designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, stands directly next to the River Elbe on more than 1000 reinforced concrete posts. The architectural concept blends old and new, with a spectacular marquee-like glass structure mounted on top of a former warehouse with a brick-facade. The building houses a philharmonic orchestra, a hotel, dining facilities, apartments and the Plaza viewing platform. As a key member of the project team involved in the construction of the Elbphilharmonie, Zumtobel has helped to realise a series of lighting solutions within the building.

The customised lighting solution for general illumination in the concert hall is particularly impressive. Zumtobel has referenced the architectural philosophy of combining old and new by working closely with Herzog & de Meuron, lighting design firm Ulrike Brandi Licht and the glass designer Detlef Tanz from Wegberg to carefully craft 1200 hand-blown glass ball luminaires. Paying homage to the nearby River Elbe, the fittings appear like light-filled water bubbles emerging from the undulating acoustic ceiling, in which the luminaire housings are discretely concealed from view. The combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern LED technology made the development of this lighting solution a special challenge for Zumtobel. The result is a custom-made luminaire with an especially attractive appearance, which uses a colour temperature of 2700 K to create an emotive atmosphere in the room. The ball fittings are seamlessly dimmable via DMX controls and fully compatible with HDTV, meaning that video recordings made in the concert hall are completely flicker-free. A third of the luminaires are also integrated into the emergency lighting system.

The Plaza features a further 870 machine-made plastic ball luminaires. These LED solutions are grouped in diamond shapes and provide pleasant warm-white general illumination with a colour temperature of 3000 K. Some of the fittings are linked to the emergency lighting network and the whole installation can be seamlessly dimmed with DALI controls.

Zumtobel developed another customised luminaire specifically for the foyer and the cloakroom in front of the concert hall. This hybrid product incorporates a hand-crafted fluorescent fitting with an RGB LED module, which can be separately controlled using a DALI interface. While the conventional fluorescent lamp is used for general lighting, the RGB LED module can be regulated to deliver the right colour for the right mood. Depending on the particular event, this means that the 750 luminaires can be individually adjusted to create poignant effect lighting. A proportion of the fluorescent lamps additionally perform an emergency lighting function.

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Please see below for the five most-read articles:

5^th place: A workplace concept for Industry 4.0
There’s a lot of talk about the keyword Industry 4.0 and the networking of people, machines and systems in the industrial production process. A video that introduces a workplace concept developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) in collaboration with Zumtobel, sparked a great deal of interest.

» Watch the video here and find out more about the concept that provides the right light at the right time in the right place.

4^th place: Three factors for well-being at the office
The "best light for offices" is determined by three factors: The right light at the right time, the right light for certain tasks and the right light personalised just for you. The article, which examines this topic in detail, ranks in fourth place in our best-of-the-year list.

» Read the article here and find out everything there is to know about the best light in offices.

3^rd place: Activity-based lighting in the office
See in our video how the intelligent ATIVO multi-zone sensor combined with the LITECOM infinity intelligent lighting management system recognises room usage and automatically selects the appropriate lighting scene from luminaires, such as MELLOW LIGHT infinity. The video was a winner amongst many of our newsletter readers.

» Watch the video here!

2^nd place: The product highlights of Autumn 2016
The luminaires introduced in October 2016, like MELLOW LIGHT, the pendant luminaire VAERO or PANOS, the elaborate assembly unit for architectural lighting; all implement "Active Light" ideas where artificial light adapts to daylight. This approach met with a great deal of interest.

» See all the product highlights here once more that were presented in autumn 2016! 

1^st place: Light + Building 2016
From March 13 - 18 2016, Zumtobel met thousands of visitors at the 340 m² Zumtobel Group Stand in the Festhalle at Messe Frankfurt. The brands Thorn, Tridonic, acdc and Reiss were also housed over a total area of 1,280 m². It was the first time that all the brands of the Zumtobel Group shared a presentation space. The trade fair review video was the most-clicked article of 2016.

» Watch the video here!

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