Shared vision, exceptional results.
Native by Design merges Lutron’s Intelligent Lighting and technology with world-class design partners to create experiences that neither could achieve alone.
What Does the Name Native by Design Mean?
Native means seamless performance, guaranteed. Eliminate compatibility issues with lighting, window treatments, and controls designed to work together. Each light source and window treatment is built, from the start, to work with Lutron’s advanced control systems— ensuring a level of performance and ease of specification unimaginable with traditional luminaires or window treatment drives.
That means you can match a moment to a mood with precise tuning of lights and window treatments. Lutron residential systems provide intuitive, reliable whole-home control for convenience, comfort, and peace of mind. Easily control anything from one fixture to an entire property with a single command.
Elevating Fine Art Worldwide
From Galleries to Luxury residences where art plays a central role, lighting does more than illuminate. It must preserve, enhance, and respect the work itself. This is where precision systems like MerlinLight® Fine Art Optical Framing Projectors become essential.
The MerlinLight® is a specialized art lighting system that has been enhancing fine art collections worldwide for over 40 years. Its advanced technology produces precision lighting on selected objects and has been engineered to protect your art and furnishings from harmful UV rays. UV output is well below the minimum levels allowed by museum curators for sensitive materials.
Any other light source for fine art is a compromise.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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Contoured light with full color, hue, saturation and tunable white modulations at your fingertips.
The MerlinLight, “See the Magic”® experience is when you witness your perfectly contoured canvas, sculpture or prized furnishing illuminated from a hidden source. Your artwork enjoyment now becomes an integral part of your life experience. Thus… “Not just a light, a lifestyle…”
Lighting shapes perception.
In art, perception is everything.
Light follows the same principles of fine art. It determines what the eye is drawn to, how colors are interpreted, and how space is experienced.
In galleries, lighting establishes hierarchy and guides visitors from one piece to the next.
In residential settings, it integrates artwork into the architecture, and collections become part of the living environment.
The Core Objectives of Art Lighting
Effective art lighting is guided by a few fundamental principles. With decades of experience in lighting and engineering, we have distilled the process to only the most essential elements.
Visibility ensures that artwork can be clearly seen without glare or harsh shadowing. The angle and intensity of light must be carefully calibrated to avoid reflections, particularly on high-gloss, framed or glazed pieces.
Accurate color rendering is critical. High-quality light sources with strong color rendering capabilities allow pigments, tones, and materials to appear true to life. This is imperative for contemporary works, photography, and pieces with tonal variation.
Focal emphasis directs attention. Light should naturally draw the eye to the artwork, establishing it as a point of importance within the space. This is achieved through contrast and controlled brightness, while avoiding excessive intensity.
Preservation is equally essential. Many artworks are sensitive to light exposure, particularly ultraviolet and heat. Modern lighting systems are designed to minimize these risks, ensuring that collection remain protected over time.
The MerlinLight® now offers the ability to project logos or accent lighting on the interior or exterior of buildings. Using metal or glass globos, the projection can include intricate lettering and colors.
MerlinLights®, along with the other integrated and decorative lighting designs, enhance the living environment beyond measure. Illuminating the art while eliminating the stray light, embraces the artwork and invites it to be an integral member of the architecture and interior design.
The MerlinLight® line of recessed framing projectors are specialized art lighting systems that have been enhancing investment art collections worldwide for over 40 years.
The MerlinLight® features advanced technology producing precision color corrected lighting shaped specifically on selected objects. The systems have been engineered to protect fine art and furnishings from harmful Ultra Violet rays. UV output is well below the maximum levels allowed by museum curators for sensitive materials.
The MerlinLight® recessed line provides the only high performance museum quality projector lighting systems that meet the strict building codes and requirements for residential construction.