Lighting in Design

high-end fashion segment. Many brands in the re-

tail sector give emphasis to focal glow as a central

component of their lighting concepts.

This is the domain of compact LED lamps with

directed light that delivers the key parameters

required for the presentation of textiles: brilliance

and modelling are best achieved using positionable

and rotatable spotlights flexibly mounted on track

systems.

The repertoire of LED lighting tools available

offers many diverse application possibilities: spot-

lights and floodlights scenically illuminate walls,

product shelving or small decorative islands, and

optimally emphasise materials, textures and co-

lours. LED technology is advanced enough for the

lighting tools to produce brilliant light without spill

light, thereby ensuring precision with projected

accentuation lighting.

By using different lens systems such as Sph-

erolit technology, LEDs can emit light ranging from

wide to very narrowly focused beams – with the

added benefit of a highly efficient energy footprint.

Compared to low-voltage halogen lamps, LEDs can

easily reduce the connected load in a store by up

to 80 percent.

As a decorative lighting component, the play of

brilliants adds scenic effect in a variety of ways.

Coloured light may serve as a background for the

white light illuminating the products to create a

magnetic atmosphere. Light and fashion, as a

result, merge into a brilliant focal point.

LED lighting design – the more

efficient option in fashion retail

High-quality colour rendering is a vital criterion for

the illumination of textiles and LEDs excel in this

area. With colour rendering indices in excess of

Ra 90, their light simulates natural light, thereby

satisfying the prerequisites for illuminating fashion

with light that precisely brings out true colours. In

addition, LEDs are a highly energy-efficient light

source and offer an attractive alternative in the

retail sector. With an exceptionally long service

life of at least 50 000 hours, LEDs save up to 80

percent in energy costs when compared to halogen

lamps.Weighed against lighting systems with high-

pressure discharge lamps, LED luminaires radiate

significantly less heat leading to cost savings as

a result of more energy-efficient air-conditioning

in the store.

Concept store Lanificio di Tollegno & Ragno: The lighting

concept creates a symbiotic coexistence using different light

temperatures for the two room

sections:Tollegno

products are

sharply accentuated and consistently illuminated with warm

white light at 3000 K for a cosily traditional atmosphere. The

Ragno range, in contrast, is bathed in diffuse and cool light at

4000 K for a younger, flamboyant ambience.

All photographs by ERCO.

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