No. 8 Lighting: Taking You Higher

Posted on September 9, 2022January 20, 2023 by Caitlin Schmitt

Take your commercial and hospitality project design to extraordinary new heights with No. 8’s brand new 200-HD downlight.

The Designer’s Downlight

No. 8’s luxe 200 & 800 Series luminaires are the “go-to” choice for A&D professionals seeking quality and performance for residential projects and other intimate spaces. The 200-HD’s high lumen output opens up a whole new world of possibilities for illuminating hotels, restaurants, commercial interiors and other spaces with high ceilings. As a part of the 200 Series family, the 200-HD delivers stellar performance, exceptional quality, flexibility and value.

200-HD Options & Details

Options include: 200-HD-S and 200-HD-R 0-30° Adjustable for general, accent and wall-wash applications. Architectural quality trims feature minimal 1-7/8”, 2-1/4”, and 2-3/4” apertures. Multiple color temperature, optic and driver options deliver the flexibility you need to achieve the perfect solution for your project.

· Delivers up to 2240 lumens and 85 LPW at 26 watts

· Fully-adjustable (0-30° vertical / 360° horizontal)

· Four 94 CRI White LED options: 2700K, 3000K, 3500K & 4000K

· Two 97 CRI Warm Dim LED options: 3000-1800K & 2800-2200K

· Four beam spread options: 15°, 25°, 40° & 60°

· Multiple dimming driver options

· Round and Square flanged or flangeless Flat, Bevel and Wall-Wash trims

· Minimal 1-7/8″, 2-1/4″ and 2-3/4″ apertures

· Type Non-IC and Non-IC-CP Rated Airtight

200-HD Light Engines

200-HD Trim Options

How To Bring 200-HD To Your Project

The new 200-HD is available now. Contact Archetype for more information about this exciting new product and to learn how to bring it spaces in Northern California and Hawaii.

More About No. 8 Lighting

Though we’re proud to call them local, Northern California-based No. 8 Lighting is so much more than a hometown hero. Their luxe architectural fixtures illuminate prominent and spectacular interior spaces near and far. No. 8 is probably best known for the 800 Series downlight family, which gave rise to the brand’s reputation as the creator of “the designer’s downlight.” Award-winning designers throughout the United States consistently choose the famed 800 Series downlight for high-profile residential design projects–You’ll even find 800 Series downlights installed in the White House!

More recently, No. 8 released the 200 Series family of downlights of comparable performance, quality and appearance at lower price points.

No. 8 Fixtures On Display in San Francisco

We’re huge fans of both the 800 and 200 Series, and we currently have fixtures from both families installed side-by-side in our studio in San Francisco. Contact us to set up a time to see and compare No. 8’s luxe 200 and 800 Series downlights at our studio. We’ll also show you their award-winning monopoint, plus, we’ll demonstrate how No. 8’s new tunable white dramatically impacts the appearance of color.

And we’re thrilled to announce that the new 200-HD will be making its debut in the No. 8 exhibit at our studio during a launch party that we’re throwing to kick-off our new limited-time-only Graypants installation. The party takes place on the evening of October 12th. It’s RSVP-only, so if you haven’t signed up yet, make sure you register!

If you’re a Northern California or Hawaii trade professional who can’t make the party, but wants to tour the show, contact us to set up a private tour!

Bring No. 8 To Your Project

Interested in bringing No. 8’s extraordinary lighting solutions to your Northern California and Hawaii projects? Tell us more about your project. We’re here to provide product information, pricing, quotes and more.

About Archetype

Archetype Lighting is a San Francisco-based manufacturers representative that connects Northern California and Hawaii’s professional trade communities with extraordinary lighting brands from around the globe. See our line card for a list of our extraordinary brands.

Fashion, Form, Function

Posted on August 10, 2022September 9, 2022 by Caitlin Schmitt

Inspired Architectural Innovation from Kreon

Whenever you’re looking for fresh design inspiration and innovative tools, Kreon is sure to impress. This brand’s sleek, European sensibility and attention to the fine details make it perfect for a wide range of modern interior and exterior environments.

Cool New Tools

Belgian architectural lighting brand Kreon wowed Northern California showgoers at last month’s Light! Design Expo with its host of brand new, imaginitive fixtures. These three new releases were a hit with the local trade community. If you didn’t catch them at the show, here’s a glimpse:

1. Inti

The award-winning Inti downlight allows the designer to create different atmospheres within the same environment. It features diffused illumination and directional lighting in the same fixture, and the results are spectacular. We especially love Inti’s potential applications in the hospitality sphere—the luminaires can be used to simultaneously illuminate a hallway and hotel room numbers beautifully and without unnecessary noise.

More About Inti.

2. Stripe

Stripe’s visually interesting form factor is oozing with modern style. It’s a competitively priced fixture that you’re sure to love for hospitality, commercial and office environments. We’re particularly fond of the wall wash version.

More About Stripe.

3. Aplis 60

Aplis 60, the newest member of Kreon’s Aplis family of fully recessed, directional spotlights, features a 60mm aperture. Both the Aplis 60 fixed downlight and wall-wash boast a high-performance, faceted reflector for efficiency and uniformity.

Aplis 60 Specifications.

Can’t Beat the Classics

Though we’re so excited to share the new launches with every specifier we meet, we’d be remiss if we didn’t remind you about these ultra-seek, effortlessly modern tools that are every bit as innovative today as when they first launched. Kreon emphasized two of our all-time favorite product families at Light! Design Expo: the minimal, ultra-versatile Cana channel and the sleek, made-to-measure, quick-ship Nuit system.

The case studies below show off the sleek appeal that these classic luminaires bring to a variety of spaces. The look scales extremely well to our local Northern California market: whether you’re designing a Napa Valley tasting room, a chicly modern coastal bed and breakfast, an urban high-rise or Silicon Valley corporate campus, Kreon is an excellent choice to bring modern sophistication and impressively precise illumination to your Northern California projects.

Elegance & Subtlety in Residence: sleek interior and exterior Kreon luminaires bring light to starkly beautiful details throughout this Spanish estate. Explore Music House.

Architect: Sergio Adelantado & Sara López Blanco Arquitectos
Photographer: David Zarzoso

Kreon Fixtures Used: Wabi, Oran, Aplis 80, nuit 1×5 gear incl.

Empire State of Mind: Kreon’s Nuit made-to-measure profile glimmers and shines in the Empire State Building’s renovated lobby. Learn More.

Lighting Designer: The Lighting Practice
Photographer: Evan Joseph

Kreon Fixtures Used: nuit made-to-measure profile

Loving what you see? We’re here to help you bring Kreon to spaces in Northern California. Contact us for additional product information, pricing, quotes and more.

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Win a Portable B.lux Kup Camp at Light! Design Expo

Posted on July 12, 2022July 15, 2022 by Caitlin Schmitt

Visit the A-Team at Light! Design Expo for your chance to win this oh-so-chic, delightfully modern rechargeable B.lux lamp.

One lucky Light! Design Expo attendee will walk away with a free Kup Camp portable lamp courtesy of IM Design Concepts and B.lux. This modern handheld LED lamp is based on the B.lux Kup collection by Tim Brauns.

Light! Design Expo B.lux Giveaway

Product: Kup Camp Gold
Color: Gold
Portable, charged via USB cable.
Dimmable LED lamp with an opal glass sphere.
Designed by Tim Brauns.

Product Specifications.

How To Win It

Those registered to attend the free Light! Design Expo tradeshow on 7/21 are invited to visit us at booth 131 to enter our Extraordinary Lamp Giveaway. Once you check in at Archetype’s booth, you’ll have the opportunity to increase your odds of winning by engaging with the word-class lineup of lighting brands on display in Archetype’s block at the expo.

We’ll draw winners throughout the week following Light! Design Expo and will contact each via email to claim their prizes and indicate their preferred shipping address.

The Kup Camp isn’t the only extraordinary lamp we’ll be giving away. Learn more here.

Only those who attend Light! Design Expo on 7/21 will have the opportunity to participate. Light! Design Expo registration is free, but it’s required. Sign up here.

If you’re a trade professional attending the show, we encourage you to watch your inbox for emails from Archetype leading up to the tradeshow. There are more surprises in store, and we don’t want you to miss them! If you’re not already on our mailing list, please sign up here.

Experience B.lux at Light! Design Expo

B.lux is a European lighting collective known for its modern, clean and playful architectural, decorative and exterior luminaires. IM Design Concepts will be joining us at Light! Design Expo to share some of the line’s greatest hits, including fixtures from the Aspen, C_Ball and Frame collections. They’ll also be showing off a product from the new Bowee collection by German designer Werner Aisslinger.

Frame: outdoor rectangular luminaire designed by Mario Ruiz

C_Ball S1 & S2 suspension lamps with C_Ball F. Designed by Stone Designs.

Aspen S17 suspension lamps designed by Werner Aisslinger.

Aspen S17 suspension lamp with Aspen F floor lamp. Designed by Werner Aisslinger.

Aspen S40 suspension lamp with a dual aluminum shade. Designed by Werner Aisslinger.

Bowee SH4 suspension lamp with Bowee F floor lamp. Designed by Werner Aisslinger.

This brand’s fun, customizable systems, loads of finish color options and overall playful mid-century modern aesthetic make it a perfect fit for your home lighting, commercial interior, office campus and hospitality design projects. We’ve found that B.lux is a favorite among local architects who specialize in Silicon Valley tech campuses and high-end office buildings, but these fixtures are equally well-suited for hotels, wineries, high-end homes and so much more.

Already convinced? Whether you’re planning to join us at Light! Design Expo or not, we’re here to help you bring B.lux to spaces in Northern California and Hawaii. Contact us for additional product information, specifications support, quotes and more.

Archetype will be at Pier 27 with B.lux plus a diverse array of additional innovators in the word of light from 11:30am until 8pm on Thursday, 7/21. The magic starts when you check in with Archetype at booth 131. Learn more here.

More About Light! Design Expo

IES San Francisco’s 2022 Light! Design Expo is the place for California’s AEC professionals to experience all things new, innovative and extraordinary in light. During the expo, you’ll enjoy a full day of lighting displays and seminars carefully curated for the region’s architecture, design and construction community. Registration is free (and required), and it comes with free food, free CEU opportunities, and exposure to 140 lighting exhibitors who will be showcasing their most innovative products all throughout the day. It all happens on 7/21 from 11:30am-8pm at Pier 27 in San Francisco.

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Own an Award-Winning Yoru, Courtesy of Jokerlight

Posted on July 10, 2022August 12, 2022 by Caitlin Schmitt

The 2022 Red Dot Design Award-winning Arkoslight Yoru portable lamp hasn’t hit the United States market. Here’s your chance to get your hands on one anyway.

Spanish architectural lighting brand Jokerlight is relatively new to the North American market, but their team is far from new to the design world. They’re known as Arkoslight overseas, and they’ve been producing innovative, timeless architectural lighting solutions since the 1980’s. We’re thrilled to introduce Jokerlight to the Northern California architecture, design and construction industry at Light! Design Expo on July 21^st.

Jokerlight brings a number of Arkoslight’s most internationally beloved and acclaimed luminaires to the United States. Their fixtures routinely win international accolades like the coveted Red Dot Design Award. The rechargeable, portable Arkoslight Yoru lamp embodies this trait perfectly. It won a 2022 Best of the Best Red Dot Design Award, Red Dot’s highest product design award.

Though Yoru isn’t available for sale in the United States, we’re giving one away. One lucky Light! Design Expo attendee will land a FREE Yoru table lamp courtesy of Jokerlight.

Light! Design Expo Jokerlight Giveaway

Product: Arkoslight Yoru
Finish: Textured White
Battery Life: up to 50 hours
Portable, charged via USB-C cable.
Adjustable light intensity.
Solid aluminum body.
Designed by Rubén Saldaña Acle.

Product Specifications.

How To Win It

We’ll draw winners throughout the week following Light! Design Expo and will contact each via email to claim their prizes and indicate their preferred shipping address.

Yoru isn’t the only extraordinary lamp we’ll be giving away. Learn more here.

Only those who attend Light! Design Expo on 7/21 will have the opportunity to participate. Light! Design Expo registration is free, but it’s required. Sign up here.

Discover Jokerlight at Light! Design Expo

The Jokerlight team understands light as a fundamental element in life, and they create technical lighting for architecture that reflects this belief. A consistent minimalist aesthetic is present throughout the line’s array of recessed fixtures, surface-mounted luminaires, and low-voltage track systems.

Jokerlight will be highlighting some of its most internationally beloved offerings at Light! Design Expo. Their 2017 iF Design Award-winning Shot Light and 2019 iF Design Award-winning Black Foster fixtures are glare-free and precise, making it near impossible to see the source of the beautiful light that the fixtures emit. They call this the ‘The Invisible Black’ effect. It must be seen to be believed, and Jokerlight will be demonstrating it at the expo.

Their low-voltage track systems are so cleverly designed and streamlined that they invite a host of sophisticated, elegant, and creative applications. The 48V system is endlessly versatile and so much fun to install. The new Minimal Track in 24V is so tiny and sleek. Its miniaturized track and components give the look of an ultrafine, minimalist line floating in space. It’s no wonder that it won a 2020 Red Dot Design Award.

Shot Light – Image Credits | Location: Arkoslight HQ, Valencia; Design: Francesc Rifé Studio (rife-design.com) & Victor García Martínez Arquitecto (victorgarciamartinez.com); Photography: Héctor Rubio (images-positive.com) & David Zarzoso (davidzarzoso.com)

24V Minimal Track, Suspended Alaska – Image Credits | Photography: Adrián Mora Maroto (adrianmoramaroto.com)

48V Track – Image Credits | Location: Arkoslight HQ, Valencia; Francesc Rifé Studio (rife-design.com) & Victor García Martínez Arquitecto (victorgarciamartinez.com); Photography: Héctor Rubio (images-positive.com) & David Zarzoso (davidzarzoso.com)

Love what you see from this brand? Whether you’re planning to be at the expo or not, we’re your contact for Jokerlight inquiries in Northern California or Hawaii. Reach out for more information or to find out how to bring these and other extraordinary Jokerlight fixtures to your commercial, retail, hospitality and office design projects.

Archetype will be at Pier 27 with Jokerlight plus a diverse array of additional innovators in the word of light from 11:30am until 8pm on Thursday, 7/21. The magic starts when you check in with Archetype at booth 131. Learn more here.

More About Light! Design Expo

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Win Kreon’s iconic Belux babycloud at Light! Design Expo

Posted on July 6, 2022August 12, 2022 by Caitlin Schmitt

Visit the A-Team at Light! Design Expo for a chance to win a lamp designed by famed architect Frank Gehry.

Kreon’s iconic Frank Gehry-designed Belux Cloud lamps are a timelessly poetic sight to behold. These voluminous snowballs feature a paper-like fleece shade with an invisible light source at its core. We’re thrilled to announce that one lucky Light! Design Expo attendee will walk away with a free babycloud table lamp courtesy of Kreon lighting.

Kreon’s Belux babycloud, designed by Frank Gehry. View Product Specifications.

Want to bring babycloud or other Gehry-designed Belux Cloud lamps to a project in Northern California? Contact us.

How To Win It

We’ll draw winners throughout the week following Light! Design Expo and will contact each via email to claim their prizes and indicate their preferred shipping address.

The babycloud isn’t the only extraordinary lamp we’ll be giving away. Learn more here.

Only those who attend Light! Design Expo on 7/21 will have the opportunity to participate. Light! Design Expo registration is free, but it’s required. Sign up here.

See the Latest from Kreon at Light! Design Expo

Belgian architectural lighting brand Kreon will be showing off three innovative new releases at Light! Design Expo.

Inti

The award-winning Inti downlight allows the designer to create different atmospheres within the same environment. It features diffused illumination and directional lighting in the same fixture, and the results are spectacular. We’re particularly excited about Inti’s applications in the hospitality sphere—these fixtures can be used to simultaneously illuminate a hallway and the numbers on each hotel room door, beautifully and without unnecessary noise. Experiencing it in real life will be sure to get the creative juices going!

More About Inti.

Stripe

More About Stripe.

Aplis 60

Aplis 60, the latest addition to Kreon’s Aplis family of fully recessed, directional spotlights, is a new range of round downlights with an aperture of 60mm. Aplis 60 fixed downlights and wall-wash luminaires feature a high-performance, faceted reflector for efficiency and uniformity.

Aplis 60 Specifications.

& Some Crowd-Pleasing Classics

In addition to the new releases, Kreon will be highlighting product from these two classic, beloved architectural ranges: the minimal, ultra-versatile Cana channel and the sleek, made-to-measure, quick-ship Nuit system.

Archetype will be at Pier 27 with Kreon plus a diverse array of additional innovators in the word of light from 11:30am until 8pm on Thursday, 7/21. The magic starts when you check in with Archetype at booth 131. Learn more here.