The 20th annual LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI)Innovation Awards (LIA) ceremony took place before the opening of the 2009 LFI trade show on May 5. The industry’s most innovative products and designs introduced in the past 12 months were celebrated at the Awards.
Each individual product among the 218 submissions LFI received this year was judged by an independent panel of renowned lighting professionals, and the winners are:
Calculite Solid-State Downlights by Lightolier/Philips
Most Innovative Product of the Year
The program’s highest award, recognizing the best, most innovative new product.
kiteTM by PEERLESS® from Acuity Brands Lighting
Design Excellence Award
Recognizing outstanding achievement in design and application.
LUXEON Rebel ES from Philips Lumileds Lighting Company
Technical Innovation Award
Recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology.
SST-90-W by Luminus Devices
Technical Innovation Award
Recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology.
LM-80-08 Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)
Judges’ Citation Award
Special recognition of an innovative product at the judges’ discretion.
Besides the above winners, 12 additional exhibitors that have participated in LIGHTFAIR since its inception two decades ago were also honored, as a special addition for its 20th Anniversary. The 20-year exhibitors honored are:
- Alanod GMBH & Co., KG.
- A.L.P. Lighting Components, Inc.
- Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corp. (aka Conservation Technology)
- Con-Tech Lighting
- GE Consumer & Industrial
- Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
- OSRAM SYLVANIA
- Philips Lighting Company
- Prudential Lighting
- SLP Lighting
- Tech Lighting
- Ushio America, Inc.
Images of the 2009 winners are showcased in the LFI Innovation Awards Lounge on the LIGHTFAIR trade show floor, which opened at 10 a.m., after the 20th Anniversary ribbon cutting. For more information, please visit www.lightfair.com.
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