Press information: product innovation

In its products, Zumtobel combines innovative technology and unique design. Here you will find pictures and texts on our most recent luminaires, lighting management and emergency lighting systems for many different areas of application.

 Press information: product innovation
Mellow Light V – the new generation
LED 		July 2010 Mellow Light V – the new generation
Designed for efficiency
The latest-generation Mellow Light luminaire boasts unrivalled economic efficiency and an impressive design.
Setting the stage for architecture
LED 		June 2010 Setting the stage for architecture
Capix LED luminaires make façades come alive
The Capix LED chain turns façades into mesmerising dynamic lighting objects.
Eleea direct/indirect luminaire
 May 2010 Eleea direct/indirect luminaire
A new dimension of lighting quality and design
With the Eleea direct/indirect luminaire, Zumtobel has introduced a new generation of office luminaires featuring outstanding efficiency combined with high lighting flexibility.
Panos Infinity LED downlight range
LED 		April 2010 Panos Infinity LED downlight range
The future begins now
Light for the most sophisticated demands: Zumtobel's new Panos Infinity LED downlight range makes tomorrow's lighting quality, efficiency and design available today.
Form follows LED
LED 		April 2010 Form follows LED
Discus spotlight system
With the Discus spotlight system, Zumtobel introduces the first spotlight system especially designed for LED technology.
A multi-service unit
 April 2010 A multi-service unit
New Luxmate Ciria control unit boasts design and function
First-rate convenience: the Luxmate Ciria control point uses easily identifiable icons for optimum control of all building services within a room.
Very special dynamic lighting
LED 		April 2010 Very special dynamic lighting
Modular Cielos lighting system with video-compatible LEDs
Dynamic lighting scenarios based on the individual colour sequences    produced by Cielos Move LED create a unique feel-good atmosphere.
Supersystem luminaire range
LED superspot 		April 2010 Supersystem luminaire range
Minimum use of materials - maximum lighting comfort
Using Zumtobel’s multifunctional Supersystem lighting system, complex lighting solutions can be implemented in a design that is reduced to pure functionality.
Awards for Zumtobel products
 February 2010 Awards for Zumtobel products
iF product design award 2010 goes to Ecoos, Ciria and Discus
All three products submitted by Zumtobel for the iF Award 2010 won over the jury, and were awarded the coveted prize for outstanding product design.
Brilliance in a perfect design
 November 2009 Brilliance in a perfect design
Ecoos direct/indirect luminaire ensures outstanding efficiency
With its high luminous efficiency and tried-and-tested micro-pyramidal optic, Ecoos ensures optimum visual comfort, especially in offices and classrooms.
Linect
 November 2009 Linect
The luminaire connection system
From beginning of 2010, renowned luminaire manufacturers will provide luminaires fitted with the new connection system.
dim²save – a win-win approach
 September 2009 dim²save – a win-win approach
Zumtobel's energy-saving initiative
Everybody benefits from Zumtobel’s energy-saving initiative: both the environment and the users.
Functionality meets design
LED 		September 2009 Functionality meets design
Careena LED office luminaire
Square, efficient, powerful design. The new Careena LED office luminaire combines high efficiency with optimum lighting comfort and is available as recessed or surface-mounted luminaire.
Less is more
LED 		September 2009 Less is more
Definitely safe with Onlite Resclite by Zumtobel
Using a power LED and three sophisticated optics, RESCLITE paves the way to a new era of emergency lighting.
Vivo LED spotlight
Vivo LED 		July 2009 Vivo LED spotlight
Technology in peak form
An efficient alternative providing a brilliant lighting effect: The new LED spot Vivo LED efficiently replaces low-voltage halogen lamps.
Fascinating brilliance
LED-Downlights 		June 2009 Fascinating brilliance
LED downlights set standards in decorative and functional lightin
Zumtobel presents new LED versions: Panos BioMotion and Panos PureWhite, as well as 2Light Mini LED with white light colour or with variable colours.
Perfect control – perfect economic efficiency
 June 2009 Perfect control – perfect economic efficiency
Lighting management: better lighting quality, optimal energy use
The biggest savings potential in professional lighting is offered by intelligent lighting management systems. Thus up to 50% of energy can be saved, while lighting quality is improved at the same time.
The LED lighting age is dawning
Zumtobel LED-Produkte 		February 2009 The LED lighting age is dawning
Zumtobel offers innovative LED product range
Thanks to the amazingly fast pace of research and development work, the Light Emitting Diode (LED) has managed to break out of niche applications such as indicator lamps and background lighting.
The perfect light line!
 January 2009 The perfect light line!
Linaria by Zumtobel enables continuous light lines
What makes Zumtobel’s new Linaria light line and batten luminaire so special is the art of simplicity: a slender line which consistently allows architecture to take centre stage.
Design that lasts
LED hybrid solution 		November 2008 Design that lasts
Christopher Redfern on the sustainability of design
What makes certain product design timeless? Successful work which survives time without being questioned, thus being long-lasting in the deepest sense.
Dimlite - modular lighting control system
 October 2008 Dimlite - modular lighting control system
Easy to install, energy-saving
The new Dimlite lighting control system by Zumtobel is the ideal first step into the world of intelligent lighting control.
The Arcos spotlight range
 April 2008 The Arcos spotlight range
Functional design – maximum lighting convenience
Arcos spotlight and wallwasher system provides architects and designers with a complete range of spotlights fitted with various optics which can be used to light museums, galleries and shops perfectly.
Anything is possible
 April 2008 Anything is possible
Slotlight II: with greater brilliance and variety of application
The new Slotlight II is set to launch, complete with various product enhancements and improvements.
CIELOS, the modular lighting system
 April 2008 CIELOS, the modular lighting system
Zumtobel lighting system wins three design awards
The modular CIELOS wall and ceiling-mounted lighting system has received the Industrial Design Forum’s iF Award. The other prizes brought home by CIELOS are the Design Plus Award and the "Lights of the Future" award.
Light expanding spatial limits
LED product 		April 2008 Light expanding spatial limits
SCONFINE luminaire range by Matteo Thun
With the new SCONFINE luminaire range, developed in collaboration with the famous designer Matteo Thun, Zumtobel is presenting a series of ceiling-mounted and pendant luminaires.
Light for the future
LED hybrid solution 		April 2008 Light for the future
AERO HYBRID II – The best of two worlds
In unveiling its new AERO HYBRID II pendant luminaire, Zumtobel presents office lighting of the future. The new luminaire combines two efficient light sources that set new standards in lighting quality and ease of use.
Better light, better acoustics
 Better light, better acoustics
AIRBOARD light/acoustic system
The AIRBOARD light/acoustic system jointly developed by Zumtobel and Akustik & Innovation ensures excellent lighting conditions in the workplace as well as improved acoustics in otherwise reverberant rooms.
Smart lighting management system
 Smart lighting management system
LUXMATE LITENET: a versatile professional
"On Demand" functions for solutions desired – new standards in terms of flexibility – "maintenance control" ensures energy efficiency.
2LIGHT C
 2LIGHT C
Downlight with new mobility
Zumtobel's popular 2LIGHT downlight family now includes two additional members: 2LIGHT C and 2LIGHT C MINI.
VIVO
 VIVO
Spotlight system boasting intuitive freedom of movement
VIVO feature is a clip built into the housing that makes moving VIVO in any direction The luminaire’s contemporary design makes it ideal for achieving accent lighting especially in mid-range or affordable retail outlets.
CIELOS modular luminous ceiling
 CIELOS modular luminous ceiling
Modular lighting system
CIELOS makes designing, installing and maintaining luminous ceilings straightforward. These extra-low profile, square lighting modules are especially suitable for smaller and prestigious applications.
SOLAR II spotlight system
 SOLAR II spotlight system
Streamlined elegance
With the SOLAR II system, a new spotlight generation is born. Its unconventional organic design (created by Massimo Iosa Ghini) makes it a striking, self-assured lighting tool.
CLARIS II
 CLARIS II
Reduced minimalism with innovative cell louvre technology
CLARIS II is a classic which sets new trends: with its minimalist design, this modular lighting system blends unobtrusively into any architecture.
Downlight system 2LIGHT
 Downlight system 2LIGHT
Simply sensuous
Nothing less than revolutionary in aesthetics, and innovative in lighting technology and ergonomics – 2LIGHT, the new square downlight system, takes the stage.
EMOTION TOUCH
 EMOTION TOUCH
Intelligent system with a talent for organisation
EMOTION TOUCH by Zumtobel is a control and operating unit in one. At just one touch, the user can safely navigate through the world of lighting, controlling a variety of dramatic lighting scenes with perfect ease.
FREELINE direct/indirect luminaire system
 FREELINE direct/indirect luminaire system
More flexibility in the room
Zumtobel's FREELINE direct/indirect luminaire, which is characterised by high functionality and neutral design, was developed in collaboration with Ingenhoven & Partner Architects.
LIGHT FIELDS modular micro-pyramidal lighting
 LIGHT FIELDS modular micro-pyramidal lighting
Pure innovation for the office
The LIGHT FIELDS lighting system with innovative micro-pyramidal optic designed by Sottsass Associati is unique in several respects, and represents a hitherto unknown complete range of innovative office lighting.
HELISSA
 HELISSA
Agreeable appearance for walls and ceilings
Design that conveys tranquillity: as a decorative wall and ceiling-mounted luminaire, HELISSA lifts even nondescript areas and sets them centre-stage masterfully.
PERLUCE closed lighting system
 PERLUCE closed lighting system
Timeless values
PERLUCE combines state-of-the-art louvre technology with the advantages of a luminaire of higher protection (IP 50). It enables performance of the most exacting visual tasks, and combines maintenance ease & plain design.
ORILED, SYSTEMLED, LEDOSW II
 ORILED, SYSTEMLED, LEDOSW II
Sensational and reliable
ORILED lighting system providing guidance, SYSTEMLED functional light lines, LEDOS WALL II decorative luminaire, and BASIC and PASO II ground-level lighting tiles have one thing in common – LEDs.
PANOS Q downlight
PANOS Q downlight
The logical consequence of straight-line thinking
The square PANOS Q downlight is the latest member of the PANOS family of high-quality, high-tech downlights and represents a genuine design alternative to its circular relatives.
PASO II recessed floor luminaire
 PASO II recessed floor luminaire
Lighting competence at every step and turn
With PASO II recessed floor luminaires, Zumtobel has set new standards, in particular when it comes to efficiency, variable lighting technology and creative freedom.
CLEAN clean-room luminaire
 CLEAN clean-room luminaire
Three-level luminaire concept for clean-rooms
Excellent lighting for medical and industrial progress: For the CLEAN product range, the experience of clean-room designers was used and combined with state-of-the-art lighting technology.
CONBOARD Medical Supply System
 CONBOARD Medical Supply System
Perfect allround-supply
By developing CONBOARD, Zumtobel has created a medical supply unit which does not only respond flexibly to technical and functional requirements, but at the same time blends into any architectural environment.
SCUBA moisture-proof luminaire system
 SCUBA moisture-proof luminaire system
Specialist luminaire for harsh conditions
Not only are installation, maintenance and cleaning child's play - SCUBA always provides perfect lighting conditions even under the most demanding environmental conditions.
ONLITE emergency lighting concept
 ONLITE emergency lighting concept
Integral lighting solutions meeting highest demands
Where highest demands have to be met in architecture and interiors, demands on lighting also increase. 
 
STARFLEX light engines
 STARFLEX light engines
Impressive lighting points
STARFLEX fibre-optic system makes light design real fun and lets the designer’s imagination run wild. The STARFLEX product portfolio has been rounded out by two new light engines to give the range even more flexibility.
TECTON-H
 TECTON-H
Using high-pressure modules to set the stage
The flexible modules of TECTON continuous-row lighting system exploit the power of strongly focussed light, especially in modern retail areas.
VAERO Waveguide Luminaire
 VAERO Waveguide Luminaire
Soothing light for people and rooms
VAERO's purist design, tried-and-test MPO optic and flexibly adjustable indirect lighting masterfully set the essentials centre-stage. People and their work, the architecture and the room.
ZBOX lighting control system
 ZBOX lighting control system
Plug & Play system for hotel rooms
Guests can decide what lighting atmosphere they want and can adapt it to suit their needs – at the push of a button. This is all made possible by Zumtobel’s ZBOX all-inclusive package.