LightFair International (LFI), billed as the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, opened yesterday at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The trade show features more than 500 exhibitors, and its opening was preceded by the LFI Innovation Awards, with 228 entries representing the latest lighting-related products and designs introduced during the last 12 months.
The LFI Innovation Awards submissions spanned 14 categories, with each submission judged by an independent panel of lighting professionals. The winners were awarded for product entries that exemplify the best in innovative design and thinking.
The 2012 key award winners are:
LED Perimeter Light
Most Innovative Product of the Year – the program’s highest award, recognizing the most innovative new product.
Fin Light Fixture
Design Excellence Award – recognizing outstanding achievement in design.
Definity Motion Activated PAR 30
Judges’ Citation Award – special recognition of an innovative product at the judges’ discretion.
- 100 Square Feet: DASAL INDUSTRIES, #6532
- 200 to 300 Square Feet: LUMENETIX, #6641
- 400 to 500 Square Feet: AURORALIGHT, INC., #6735
- 600 to 800 Square Feet: US DOE SOLID-STATE LIGHTING, #813
- 900 Square Feet and Larger: TECH LIGHTING - GENERATION BRANDS, #3808
- Building Integration Pavilion: DIAL GmbH, #6015
- Daylighting Pavilion: HOMERUN HOLDINGS, INC. - QMOTION SHADES, #5715
- Design Pavilion: XAL INC., #1639
- Global Light + Design Pavilion: MP LIGHTING, INC., #1930
- New Exhibitor Pavilion: PINNACLE ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING, INC., #419