Excellence In Lighting Honored At 2009 Lightfair Innovation Awards
By Mel Fabrikant Tuesday, May 05, 2009, 04:53 PM EDT
the industry’s most innovative product designs and lighting projects at the 20th annual LFI Innovation Awards (LIA) ceremony. Sponsored by Architectural Lighting magazine and eLumit.com, the awards took place today, preceding the opening of the 2009 LFI trade show floor.
The Awards presentation honored industry innovations in an overview of the latest lighting-related products and designs introduced in the past 12 months. This year, LFI received 218 submissions, and each individual product was judged by an independent panel of renowned lighting professionals. The 2009 LIA winners are:
kiteTM by PEERLESS® from Acuity Brands Lighting: Design Excellence Award—recognizing outstanding achievement in design and application;
LUXEON Rebel ES from Philips Lumileds Lighting Company: Technical Innovation Award—recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology;
SST-90-W by Luminus Devices: Technical Innovation Award—recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology;
LM-80-08 Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES):
Judges’ Citation Award—special recognition of an innovative product at the judges’ discretion.
As a special addition for its 20th Anniversary, LFI also recognized the 12 exhibitors that have been with LIGHTFAIR since its inception two decades ago during the ceremony. The 20-year exhibitors honored are:
Alanod GMBH & Co., KG. OSRAM SYLVANIA
A.L.P. Lighting Components, Inc. Philips Lighting Company
Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corp.
(aka Conservation Technology)
Prudential Lighting
SLP Lighting
Con-Tech Lighting Tech Lighting
GE Consumer & Industrial Ushio America, Inc.
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
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Immediately following the LIA presentation, the 20-year exhibitors, representatives from IES and IALD and LFI’s show management, AMC, Inc.,
participated in a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The ceremony recognized the evolution of 20 years of lighting and the growth of the LFI trade show and conference to date. This took place at the entrance of the trade show hall floor, where thousands of attendees stood, awaiting the 2009 opening of the show.
Images of the 2009 winners are showcased in the LFI Innovation Awards Lounge on the LIGHTFAIR trade show floor, which opened at 10 a.m., after the 20th Anniversary ribbon cutting.
For more information, please visit www.lightfair.com.
LIGHTFAIR International is sponsored by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD). The event is produced and managed by AMC, Inc.
