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“Love of beauty is taste.  The creation of beauty is art.”  - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty

What defines beauty?  What makes you feel beautiful?

Seeing ourselves as beautiful is an intimate process where we evaluate what we see based on variables that we’ve personally defined.   This may include physical variables such as makeup, skin tone, or even our choice in clothing.

So what does this have to do with lighting?

Illumination Engineering Society’s (IES) TM-30-15 the most recently developed method of evaluating color rendition, is garnering a lot of attention in the lighting community. TM-30-15 seeks to supplant CRI as the industry standard for measuring color rendition. We at Bridgelux have observed significant interest in TM-30-15 among our customers. This blog answers some of the common questions we hear from them.

What is TM-30-15?

TM-30-15 is a method of evaluating color rendition.  It comprises three primary components:

Quality of Light

"We are all born as wonderful detectors of light, intuitively seeing differences in color and brightness. Lighting professionals know that people respond emotionally to light and color, and use its consistency to draw us in and capture our attention."

At Bridgelux, we’re proud of the attention we give to the quality of light from our products.  We are often asked to explain why color matters and how perceivable color or light changes can make or break a lighting project. 

There's More Than Vineyards in Livermore

In a week, we’ll be meeting with folks at Lightfair International (LFI) in San Diego.  We’re finishing construction on the booth, and amped to show visitors our fun concept and experience!

At LFI, you will see and feel how Bridgelux is building solutions designed for the best lighting experience.  You may even see us waving “hang loose” as you walk by.  

“It’s huge.” “Bring comfortable shoes.”  “You’ll be amazed.”  "You have no idea."

Impressions

My colleagues said all of these to me months before Light+Building 2016.  I believed my feet would hurt, as they often do at tradeshows.  And I believed that I would be amazed by some of the booths and exhibits because lighting is constantly evolving.

South of our corporate headquarters in nearby San Jose, I recently drove through a freeway underpass and noticed large blue circular shapes that looked like fluid tires along the walls.  And on top of these shapes were circular light fixtures.  While waiting at the stop light before exiting the underpass, I was overwhelmed (in a good way!) by the unexpected pop of color on this massive concrete structure.  And then to my surprise, I noticed some of the fixtures started to light up.

We often receive questions about optic materials such as silicone and their benefits.  We have an extensive list of ecosystem partners that we work with who are experts in providing responses and solutions to your various luminaire and manufacturing needs. 

Here’s the scoop on silicone to get you started:

The Bridgelux OLM™ Series is a highly innovative integrated subsystem that delivers world class performance and meaningful cost advantages while reducing time to market, eliminating significant research and development costs, and improving manufacturing lead times. OLM Series is designed to replace the prolific high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp, which has become the standard lighting source in outdoor lighting applications.

Leveraging Industry Standards