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PRO Tips

How to Light Artwork Like a PRO

For all the effort and resources that go into curating a personal art collection, it’s essential that the final result is gallery-worthy. Proper art lighting using LED technology can achieve this. LED lights are ideal for bringing out the best in any type of artwork, and they don’t risk damaging the work. Just as professional gallery lighting relies on LEDs, they’re particularly well-suited for valuable pieces since they don’t emit ultraviolet (UV) or infrared light. Learning how to light art properly ensures both visual impact and long-term preservation. Configuring the best lighting for your art is a matter of choosing the right fixtures, lamps, and angles to best showcase your art and protect it from long-term damage.

Brands

The Evolution of Downlights Continues with New Fire Rated LED Products

PROLIGHTING now has two new products available for contractors looking to stock up on fire rated LED downlights. But first, why fire rated? While typical IC-rated fixtures are designed and tested for direct contact with insulation, they are actually poor flame barriers. Most IC fixtures are made either from light sheet metal or aluminum that breaks down rapidly when in direct contact with fire. Every time you cut a hole in the ceiling to install a recessed light, you create a free passage for fire and smoke. While IC-rated lights are constructed to avoid starting fires, fire rated downlights serve as a fire barrier in the event a fire has already started.

Brands

Lotus Brand Helps Make It Right on HGTV’s ‘Holmes Family Rescue’

Anyone familiar with HGTV programming has probably heard of Mike Holmes—the Canadian builder/contractor who first gave us Holmes on Homes—a show that featured the expert Holmes swooping in to save homeowners from renovations gone wrong. Now, with more than eight reality series to his name and over 100 episodes of different projects, Holmes is back with another new home improvement show, Holmes Family Rescue.

Lighting Applications

Choosing the Best LED Recessed Lighting: What You Should Know

Recessed lighting is easily one of the most practical and functional additions you can make to your home or commercial building. Recessed lighting — often referred to as downlighting or can lights — is designed to sit flush with your surface (usually a ceiling). These versatile lights work in practically any room. LED recessed lighting is the most common form of architectural lighting found today, and one of the fastest ways to update an existing space with minimal effort. As suppliers of LED recessed lighting, we’re seeing it used increasingly more in both new construction and LED retrofit recessed lighting applications.