We are adding LYM, an exciting new Italian brand, to our portfolio—exciting because, not only are their designs attractive, but they think independently about what functions may now be required of a luminaire, and how they can be achieved, given recent developments in LEDs, optics and controls.
They were founded in 2017 and are based in Sacile in Friuli Venezia Giulia (i.e. the top right hand corner of Italy).
From the very beginning, they have had their own internal R&D department, that has been responsible for five new patents so far. Specializing in optics, high quality LEDs and remote technologies, they are doing original things with magnets that we’ll look at in a separate post. Their focus is “SAM”—smart, adaptive, mobile.
So what do they offer?
Suro is a puck-shaped lighting module that has a battery inside it. Light is emitted from two areas, both of which can be independently controlled (there is also a remote controller which can control all the Suros it is paired with at once).
LYM sell several glass vessels (here is the Murano 26 collection) into the top of which Suro can be placed.
You can leave the vessel empty or pop whatever you like in it:
The range also includes a 1m high floor-standing version (with a matching table version):
There are two different ways to charge Suro; either the typical USB plug-in or, for hospitality venues where they have many to recharge at the end of the day, contactless charging on a single charger or on stacked trays.
So Suro is very useful! They have other things you can do with it, as we’ll see. You can also put them on something you have, the double light source meaning that both its outside and the inside will be lit.
Biga is a bedside light.
But it is so much more than just a bedside light (a light that is, by the way, adjustable in two directions and dimmable)! It is also:
a shelf
a wireless charger
a USB charging station.
There is even a separate button that can be wired by the electrician to control the room light.
The lamp can be tilted and rotated through 180°. The side panel can be square, as above, or round. In either shape it is available in a choice of eight colours:
So no bedside table is needed. Or, if there is one, it can be used for other things, e.g. books and the glass for false teeth.
Halley
Halley comes in two table versions, Storta and Corta:
There is also a floor version:
As you can see from the set shots above, not only are they minimal in design and in the space they take up, they also project good, useable, focused light some distance away from them. (A light to read by is no good if it only lights its own foot!) This is because they are basically projectors, putting out 300lm at a 25° beam angle, plus the head can be angled up and down to point to where the light is needed. The Halley collection is powered by USB, so you could run one from your computer, for example.
There are other good LYM lights that I urge you to seek out for yourself. Click here to download their latest catalogue, just released.
Later, I’ll tell you about how they’ve harnessed the power of magnets to come up with some unique solutions!
And, as always, do get i touch if you would like o specify any of these fine lights.
