What Makes a Successful Custom Lighting Manufacturer
Custom lighting manufacturers have to meet and exceed high expectations through their creativity, ingenuity and integrity in every project and customer relationship. They are the ones who transforming concepts into reality through collaboration, innovation and a passion to deliver – whether it is a custom made lamp, a custom chandelier or any other custom lighting fixtures. They need to deliver to specifications, on time and within budget, to gain customers’ confidence. Arie designs blends state of the art manufacturing with age-old craftsmanship to create fixtures you envision with the performance and quality you demand to bridge the gap between a great concept and a great installation!
A successful custom lighting manufacturer needs to have a fully equipped facility to be able to control both quality and lead time. Custom light manufacturing involves design, engineering, making of prototypes, in-house manufacturing and assembly, custom finishing and color matching. Not to forget the field technical staff for prior consultation and after-sales service. Custom lighting manufacturers succeed through talented people and their determination to overcome any challenge to make your project work – from design to manufacturing to installation. The range of technical manpower required includes designers, manufacturing engineers, craftsmen, tool and die makers, welders, metal smiths, assemblers, painters and finishers.
Custom Lighting Manufacturers – What is a UL Certification?
Arie designs and Louie Lighting products, including the custom lighting fixtures, carry a UL label and can be installed in any residential or commercial setting. Very simply, UL stands for Underwriters Laboratories, which is a renowned, independent product safety certification organization. This means that any product which carries a UL label is considered safe enough for being installed. Custom lighting manufacturers can claim a UL certification on their product only if they are an approved UL facility and item is manufactured to UL standards. Every custom lighting fixture from Arie designs carries the UL label.
UL 8750 is the most common certification, which is applicable to almost all household lighting fixtures. It means that the light fixture being used has minimized the risks of electric shock, fire and biological hazards. The risk of fire is minimized by controlling the thermal dissipation. Similarly, biological hazards deal with UV (ultraviolet) exposure. The chances of an electric shock can be reduced by providing proper class of insulation. Only by meeting the UL standards does a custom lighting manufacturer receive the UL label.
Shopping Tips For Custom Made Chandeliers
Given below are a few tips to be followed when designing custom made chandeliers:
RIGHT LIGHT: Be sure to choose the correct light bulbs for your particular chandelier. Clear bulbs in chandeliers with exposed bulbs, or crystal glass enclosures will enhance sparkle. In chandeliers with linen shades, frosted bulbs cast a pleasing glow and won’t create shadows.
WEIGHT: Always consider the weight of the chandelier. Chandeliers heavier than 50 pounds have to be mounted more securely to the house’s structure. This is a criterion of the National Electrical Code, and the electrician hanging the fixture should be aware of this. It doesn’t hurt to remind them.
THE MORE THE BETTER: Don’t let a chandelier stand alone in a room. Like a star, they need a supporting cast of characters to help them do their job. A chandelier needs supplemental custom lighting around it. Don’t sweat to find the one fixture that does everything. It is best to achieve a layer of light in the rooms with sconces, table and floor lamps.
RAINBOW BRIGHT: While sparkling clear crystal refracts and reflects light, designers offer chandeliers in a rainbow of shades to complement decor. Colored crystal can combine with clear to create a prism of hue. Smokey quartz, rock crystal and amethyst offer an antique feel.
Design Tips For Custom Made Chandeliers
Arie Lighting lists a few design tips which will help you to design the best possible custom made chandeliers for your specific application:
MIX AND MATCH: Mixing of materials and styles within one fixture is now a common design trend. It is not unusual, for example, to find a rustic cast-iron fixture with crystals hanging from it, or metals and glass all incorporated into one fixture. Styles are decidedly eclectic and customers are comfortable mixing styles. Chandeliers lend themselves neatly to that process. You can look for a chandelier that is inspired by the period reflected in the room you are putting it, but you don’t have to. Many contemporary designs are a blend of traditional elements with modern materials – glass and alabaster with polished chrome or satin nickel, which makes them work with a variety of styles.
THE FINISH MATTERS: Chandeliers no longer feature just one metal or just one finish. The latest looks offer multi-tone finishes created by painted or chemical processes.
MODERNITY: The freshest face in chandeliers is clean and simple, designed to work in more contemporary spaces. A dramatic crystal product that can look very contemporary features colored crystal geometric shapes — cubes, rectangles, spirals, pyramids. The colors mix together to create auras of light for a vibrant rich look.
VARY INTENSITY AT WILL: Whether they are ornate and multi-armed or simply feature a large-scale bowl, chandeliers need a dimmer so homeowners can control the intensity of light. Most of the time, the lighting capability of a chandelier is more than is actually necessary to light the space. They should always be controlled by a dimmer to add to the aesthetic appeal.
MATCH POINT: Once a design preference has been identified, the custom chandelier should simply be another decorative element. There is a trend to eclectic interiors where traditional, transitional and modern will blur even within the same room. The chandelier doesn’t need to “match” the decor in a very rigid manner. If it works visually for the user, then it’s fine.
Lighting Tips For Custom Fixtures
While it is true that installing custom lighting fixtures imparts personal taste to the area being lighted, care should be taken that the quantity of light is not compromised in the zeal to focus on the design. To get the best balance of illumination in most public areas, experts generally opt for layers of light. The most important thing to recognize is that a single source of light cannot impart a well-lighted look. For example, if a custom made chandelier that is bright enough to illuminate a room is installed, then it might be too bright for comfort when dining. Likewise, if the chandelier’s light is comfortable on the eyes during dining, it may be too dim and look flat for other occasions.
When choosing custom lighting fixtures, start with a single large lighting fixture such as a custom chandelier in the middle of the room, and then proceed to the other custom lamps and accent lights. Any competent custom lighting services provider shall be able to guide you through the requirement given the size and the function of the room being lighted. You can add your imagination to add elegance and chic to the eclectic or casual decor. You might find casual wrought iron or brushed steel metal fixtures in the home’s “great room” and wrought iron with crystal drops or pendants in the dining room, creating a more romantic, softer setting. This is perfectly acceptable – after all your home should look like a home, not a theme park!
Arie Lighting As a Custom Lighting Services Provider
All of us want our custom lighting services to deliver services exceeding our expectations. To ensure that you are not disappointed, keep the following in mind while looking for custom lighting services. At Arie Lighting, we ensure that you get the best in creativity, ingenuity and integrity – that is what we have been bringing to every project and customer relationship. Transforming concepts into reality requires collaboration, innovation and a passion to deliver. Arie Lighting’s flawless track record of delivering to specifications, on time and within budget, gives our customers the highest level of confidence.
Most custom factories specialize only in the assembly process. Often, the major portion of the fixtures is made by outside vendors. To control the quality and lead time, it is preferred that the custom lighting manufacturers do all of their manufacturing on their own in order to handle the project from concept to installation. State of the art manufacturing blended with age-old craftsmanship can create the fixtures envisioned with the performance and quality demanded. Arie Lighting can transform a great concept into a great installation!
Our fully-equipped facility enables our people to work efficiently and without restraint or delay. Further, our team has the right skill sets to fabricate in any material. We offer design, engineering and prototypes, in-house manufacturing and assembly, custom finishing and color matching, and field technical support and consultation.
The Key to Success As a Custom Lighting Manufacturer
The main driving force behind successful custom lighting manufactures is the talent of the designers and their determination to overcome any challenge to make your project work – right from design to manufacturing to installation. The entire custom light fixtures manufacturing process including design, engineering, prototype-making, manufacturing, assembly, finishing, color matching, shipping, field technical support and consultation revolves around human interaction and this needs to be taken care of, if the custom lighting manufacturer has to make a mark in the industry.
Talent: Successful custom lighting manufacturers require a range of specialists from designers, manufacturing engineers, tool and die makers, welders, metal smiths, assemblers, painters to finishers, each bringing their own expertise and experience to the job. With knowledge of every step of the manufacturing process, problems are quickly recognized and solved, resulting in effective control of quality, cost and schedule.
Determination: The determination and commitment to getting the job done with creativity and skill reveals the success or failure of any custom lighting manufacturer. Successful custom lighting manufacturers appreciate the competing demands of artistic vision, manufacturing limitations, budget and timing. They collaborate with architects and designers to craft any concept into an engineered fixture and work with contractors to guarantee performance, adherence to code and on-time, on-budget delivery.
Custom Lamp Design For Changing World
To make your custom lamps stand out, you can try and design them as statement pieces built out of ceramics, plastics, rubber, wood, metals or even handmade glass. Smooth glass surfaces broken by glass details and relief decoration with rubbed and curved textures creating soft organic forms or chromed and mirrored finishes can give your custom made lamps style. Apart from white and clear colors, one can experiment with pink, fuchsia and light blue. Retro and organic shapes with hand-blown glass or chromed metal frames in gold, black and silver, with embroidery or crystal and silhouettes projected from the interior ca n give an elegant look to the lamp shades.
With the growing concern for the environment, reducing greenhouse gases has become a priority and lighting styles are reflecting this new-found awareness, with LED being preferred in the designs. Energy efficiency need not necessarily imply lackluster, clinical or bland designs. The new designs being planned still manage to achieve a luxurious effect, with reduced power consumption retaining its precedence. The lighting industry as a whole, and custom lamps in particular, has always been associated with opulence, but the changed circumstances are compelling custom lighting manufacturers to pioneer the introduction of Eco-friendly designs which combine opulence, luxury and style with energy efficiency and practicality.