Welcome to Tailored Lighting Where SoLux was
Invented
What is SoLux?
SoLux is a patented light source that provides unparalleled replication of
natural daylight. No other light source in the world matches daylight more
closely than SoLux. SoLux is also an environmentally friendly light source. SoLux is more energy efficient than incandescent
sources and unlike
fluorescent
lights sources that contain mercury, Solux does not contain any hazardous
materials. We have the technical data to back up our claims. Click here
for more information on SoLux.
Who uses SoLux?
A Who's Who list of SoLux users include the Guggenheim, the Van Gogh Museum, the
National Gallery of Art, Department
of Homeland Security, The Library of Congress, 3M, BASF, Kodak, Dupont, Sherwin Williams,
Benjamin Moore Paint, Christian Bernard, Rolex, Gucci, ...
Auto Paint Finishers, Museums/Galleries,
Homeowners, and
Stores use SoLux because it provides a
superior light for QC, Artwork,
Jewelry, Clothing and
Textiles.
For students SoLux is the only light source
in the world to accurately provide daylight for studying. Independent studies
have found student's reading and math grades improve by the equivalent of a full
grade point when working under daylight.
Some of the hottest areas for SoLux use are: light
therapy, and for photography/digital color proofing. See
SoLux being used on youtube.com.
How do I
purchase SoLux?
We have a web
store for you to purchase SoLux or you can call or
visit us.
How good is SoLux?
Color Rendering Index (CRI) is
one indicator of that ability, and a CRI of 100 is considered perfect. SoLux
bulbs have virtually perfect CRIs of over 98 and 99. The best measure of
source's ability to replicate daylight is its spectrum.
This makes SoLux the best commercially available light source for seeing true
colors. Our competition for the most part are fluorescent lamp
manufacturers namely, Ultralux, Ott-Lite,
Bell & Howell, and Verilux. We conducted thorough
and accurate analysis of their products but consistently we found the spectral
output of their lamps did not back up their claims. We also analyzed GE's Reveal
bulb and found it fell short of our definition of "True
Light". Recently, in the Wall Street Journal, The Ellsworth
American, and Fox News, articles have been published highlighting the environmental
dangers associated with fluorescent light sources. The state of Maine has a Website
that highlights the procedures required for the removal of hazardous mercury
found in ALL fluorescent lights. Researchers like Alexander
Wunch are finding more evidence of health related ailments due to exposure
from fluorescent lighting.
Here is a sampling of what has been written about SoLux:
Chris Murphy from
Color Remedies (www.colorremedies.com),
well known color expert for the graphics market and co-author of Real World
Color Management.
“There is only
one bulb that I have come across so far that is the closest to simulating the
D50 spectral power distribution, the SoLux 4700K lamp."
When is the last time you heard someone, especially an art critic say
something good about museum lighting? This was written by the
Independent, a British publication, about
SoLux used at the Van Gogh Museum to illuminate Van Gogh and Gauguin
masterpieces:
The
show will delight Van Gogh and Gauguin groupies and academics alike, for the
best gourmet-gourmand reason: the paintings seem naked, new and endless...the
hi-tech radiance (SoLux) that shines down on The Sower, and other paintings, is
thoroughly democratic, there is no bias towards bleak chaos; the slightest
variation in colour density, the plasticity or patterning of brush strokes, even
the micro-thin shadow lines - all are even-handedly revealed.
And, in most of Van Gogh's canvases and later Gauguin's, all seems forever
young... the effect is electrifying: the paint still looks wet; one waits
instinctively for a waft of linseed.
In addition to the
superior color rendering abilities, SoLux has been engineered to have very low
heat (IR) output and ultra-low UV output. That combined aspect of extremely high
color rendering and extremely low UV and low IR is extraordinary. It means that
with SoLux, you will have the brilliance of daylight without the negatives
aspects of UV and IR.
Contact us by telephone or email us with specific
questions and we will do our best to make sure you get the SoLux bulb that will
provide the absolute best presentation to what ever it is you want to
illuminate.