Vibia: Plusminus
The next product in our Product Focus Series is the Plusminus designed by Diez Office and produced by Vibia.
Vibia Lighting
Barcelona based global lighting company, Vibia, aims to create beautiful atmospheres and improve human experience. They provide the tools for design professionals to create beautiful spaces that people can enjoy. “Light is at the foundation of space design.” Vibia’s team of architects, interior designers, lighting designers, engineers and dealers helped establish the brand and keep their products innovative. They aspire to lead a lighting revolution, breaking the rules of lighting design by introducing a new, holistic and expansive view that goes beyond light to incorporate materiality, composition and use of space.
Plusminus by Vibia
Plusminus, designed by Diez Office, is a versatile lighting system that takes the concept of the light rail to a new level. The conductive textile ribbon allows for flexible placement and the creation of unique light solutions on the spot.
Plusminus features a textural, fabric belt that conducts electricity. The Plusminus toolkit allows for the creation of personalised lighting effects and unique atmospheres.The toolkit can be freely adapted and combined to suit the characteristics and constraints of specific spaces. This product is a powerful tool for designers and architects as it has infinite possibilities for integrating light.
Each belt is customisable and accommodates multiple lights. Simply plug-in to install and connect. The belt offers adjustments in tension from taut to relaxed as well as click-and-connect functionality snapping into a buckle attached to each luminaire.
Specifications of Plusminus
The Plusminus polyester belt comes in black, green, red and blue. The light has these same colours with the addition of off-white. The belt can be cut to size for optimal fit, with a maximum of 30 metres per electrical connection. The light emits colour temperatures of 2700 K, 3000 K or 3500 K. All the lights are rated IP20.
You can choose to have dimmable lighting and even choose the electrical connection. The Plusminus has the following options:
Surface Canopy
Built-in Canopy
Remote Built-in Canopy
Remote Surface Canopy
Plug-in Floor Switch
Vibia also offer several design choices for the Plusminus lights:
Cone
The cone provides directed diffusion lighting that emits a soft light. It has a lumen output of 1492. The opaque part of the shade helps to direct the light through the diffuser, providing illumination that is both peaceful and concentrated.
Linear Low UGR
The linear low UGR provides directed diffusion lighting and accent lighting. It comes in sizes of 26.8 cm, 52.5 cm and 103.7 cm. Its lumen outputs are 1336 lm, 2731 lm, 5462 lm depending on size.
This type is best used in lighting applications where high levels of illumination and comfort are required, with UGR values <19. It is also ideal for work or meeting areas.
Linear Diffuser
The linear diffuser provides effective general/ambient lighting. It comes in sizes 102 cm and 202 cm with 2544 lm and 5088 lm output respectively.
This light generates soft shadows and subdued brightness, perfect for adding ambiance.
Sphere
The sphere offers 360° of diffusion lighting. The light sphere bathes all surfaces of the space, producing a peaceful, rich ambience. It has a circumference of 20 cm or 30 cm and provides 846 lm or 1492 lm respectively.
Semiesphere
The semiesphere emits a soft 846 lm or 1492 lm light, depending on if it’s 20 cm or 30 cm in size. The opaque part of the shade helps to direct the light through the diffuser.
Spotlight
The spotlight provides directed diffusion lighting and accent lighting. It is ideal for reading or resting areas and areas with architectural importance as it does not produce glare. It is 10 cm in size and provides 491 lm or 916 lm.
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