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Interior Design Magazine Spring Market Tabloid 2020 Page 80

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Interior Design Magazine Spring Market Tabloid showcases our CUBE Light

Interior Design Magazine CUBE

After designing and building the internationally award-winning ‘DaVinci Lighting Collection, Maurice Dery of Karice felt challenged to go back to a project he began envisioning in 2016. The CUBE light is inspired by the Rubik’s cube, a universally renowned puzzle, and the fun and joy of watching his grandchildren play and build with carefree abandon. Maurice wanted to create a light that was bright and playful in colour and also in form. CUBE is very relatable — its pure and simple design. The cube is the essential building block of structural learning and experimental design which begins at a very young age and stays with us through all our lifelong journeys.

This Karice signature design is based on a simple concept, yet it is executed with exquisite craftsmanship, locally in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

CUBE is an artful piece of design and craftsmanship that would captivate from the gallery to the boardroom — and every punctuated space in between.

Karice designs, develops and manufactures custom premium lighting, focusing on a modern aesthetic enhanced by the latest technological innovations. Their vast portfolio reflects a diverse international client base and includes many award-winning signature Karice luminaires. A strong segment of their collection also consists of custom, client-oriented collaborations — from art pieces to larger production runs. Karice has the capacity and creativity to produce the most challenging concepts with true craftsmanship, efficiency and design excellence.

Whistler Custom Darc #40

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WHISTLER CUSTOM LIGHTING WHISTLER CONFERENCE CENTRE

Custom Lighting Whistler Conference Centre, a story to be told.  The picturesque city of Whistler has long been a destination for vacation and business travelers alike.  Tourism Whistler set its sites on the Whistler Conference Centre to meet the growing demand for a state-of-the-art conference facility.

The Whistler conference Centre revitalization plan brought a 5 star wish list to their design team.  The facility as it was lacked the flexibility for the conference centre to attract events it was marketing to.  The A+D design team of Lynn Rines Interior Design worked with Tourism Whistler’s Mark Wrightson to bring together a tight cohesive professional discipline team working closely with their construction team.

The original architectural features a West Coast feel of large structure wood beams and wood ceilings providing the natural warmth expressed in many Whistler structures. The light design concept began with a goal to open up the ceilings in the conference centre foyers and ballrooms. The conference centre was looking to attract conference clients requiring large gatherings, ballroom facilities, and specialty entertainment events.

The design team began very early to address the outdated lighting system. It was potentially holding back the multi-use concept design and the ability to fully appreciate the original architectural design.

WHISTLER CUSTOM LIGHTING –  WHISTLER CONFERENCE CENTRE

The light element became the key ingredient to achieve the design goals. Lighting Consultant, Margot Richards joined the design team to ensure light goals would be achieved with the new lighting equipment. The design concepts along with technical lighting requirements were brought to the team at Karice.

Karice then began the work to engineer, design and build the lighting fixtures and ensure the lighting concepts became a reality.  Extensive testing went into achieving the impressive and flexible lighting levels that were required.  The custom designed luminaires needed to light up the voluminous architectural space of the main hall and have the flexibility for more intimate functions. Karice utilized the very latest in LED technologies to achieve the design goals. Each chandelier delivers over 32,000 lumens of down light, 16,000 lumens of up light and x8 spot lights delivering 1800 lumens each.  A Multi-channel Dali Dimming system was used to satisfy the design requirements of the electrical engineer – Integral Group.

The main ballroom is illuminated by large nine-foot round diameter, copper finished chandeliers. This aesthetic blended exceptionally with the beam structures of the main conference areas.  Two identical large chandeliers flanking either side of the impressive stone fireplace make a striking presence in the grand foyer of the centre.  In the ballroom, twenty large 6-foot-high wall sconces make their statement on the four perimeter walls.  The lower level of the facility is completed with the same aesthetic, with 4ft diameter flush mounted custom fixtures.

In designing the ballroom space further physical considerations for flexibility were required. The conference centre received requests to host concert events. This brought the lighting elements into the equation. Working with the design team Karice had to design the ability to have the chandeliers clear show specific Audio-Visual Equipment. The solution,  each chandelier was mounted on an electric hoisting system that enables the lights to be lifted up and down. This was a feat, considering that each light weighs in excess of 600 pounds each. Accomplishing this also allowed for floor level maintenance of the chandeliers.

TOURISM WHISTLER

The newly renovated facility reopened in the Summer of 2020.

Be sure to visit WHISTLER CONFERENCE CENTRE

Tips from Canadian Lighting Manufactures on Choosing the Right Office Lighting

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Lighting is a major component of any functional office space. A properly lit work environment offers up a host of benefits, from reducing eye strain and improving employee wellbeing to boosting productivity and lowering energy consumption. But with so many options to choose from, finding the best lighting solution for your office can be tricky. To help cut through the confusion, our Canadian lighting manufacturers have put together some handy tips on how to bring the best lighting into your workplace.

Ambient lighting

Ambient lighting is key for adding warmth and style to your office. Whether you have lamps, installed fixtures, or recessed lighting, you’ll want to make sure the light is just the right amount. Too much or too little light will not only cause headaches but also result in eye strain.

Track Lighting

Track lighting is booming in popularity these days—and for a host of illuminating reasons. Upping the design flair to offices everywhere, track lighting has a ton going for it. For instance, they come in a wide range of styles, provide versatility in use, work as task lighting, save space, and are easy to install and configure.

Lamps

Perfect for creating an inclusive work environment, lamps provide an intimate gathering place for meetings or social opportunities. If you are looking for a way to boost concentration and team build, lamps make great, warm-glow lighting options for your workspace.

Task lighting

Overhead fluorescent lighting can cause a wide range of health issues, from hyperactivity to sleeping problems. Task lighting, however, shines directed light on your work, keeping the glare away from your eyes. To ensure your employees are happy and healthy, switch to task lighting with low-glare bulbs.

Dimmable lighting

Going with dimmable lighting allows you to control how little or how much light you need at any given time. Regulating the amount of light will also translate into lower energy consumption—and that’s good news for your operating expenses and your wallet. For more savings, consider installing timers or sensors in your workplace.

Consult with professional lighting manufacturers

Whatever project you’ve got on the go, if you want to make the most of your office lighting, consult with the experts. Quality Canadian lighting manufacturers will design and produce beautiful custom pieces to meet all your workplace lighting needs.

Proper lighting is crucial for any office. Making the right choices and having a clear plan in place will help you create the ideal lighting solution for you, your staff, and your clients.

For quality crafters of custom lighting, contact Karice today!

Electron wall sconce wins design competition

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The Electron Luminaire Wall Sconce by Maurice Laurent Dery & Jordan N Dery in Surrey, B.C. was selected as a winner at an international design competition.

Surrey Wall Sconce Snags Nomination for London Design Awards

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Electron LED Light Fixture

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Introducing the Electron light fixture by Karice. The Electron represents the circular path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom. With simple shape and form this elegant light fixture radiates its light from the outer and inner edges using LED lighting technology. The Electron is available as a single pendant, multiple pendants or as a wall sconce. The Electron is also dimmable and available in a variety of different color temperatures to suit your needs.

Waterjet Cutting – Processing and Cutting Thick Materials is a Breeze

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Processing thick materials no longer has to be a challenge with the capabilities of the waterjet. The beauty of the waterjet is its ability to cut through thick materials cleanly and with a great degree of accuracy. Our latest project required us to cut a piece of 4 inch thick aluminum plate. The waterjet allowed us to cut this piece in a timely manner and with precision. The tilt-a-jet head, which compensates for taper, paired with Omax’s Intelli-MAX software allowed us to have an accurately cut part with a square edge, top to bottom. Additionally with the waterjet’s clean cut, there is no slag to remove after being processed, and since the piece is being cut with water, there is no heat affected zone to worry about. The result of this is a beautiful part that is ready for its next process.

If you have thick material that you need to get waterjet cut contact us today for a quote.

Example of Waterjet cutting used in process of Lighting Components

 

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Custom wall sconce in process

 

Waterjet Cutting Advantage

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Why Waterjet cut? why not laser cut or plasma cut? As a waterjet cutting shop customers ask us what is the advantage of waterjet cutting their component over other cutting processes available in the market. One of the many advantages of waterjet cutting was highlighted in one of our more recent jobs. The material for the job was a high carbon tool steel. When heat is introduced into a high carbon steel, the properties of the material will change. This is what we call a heat affected zone in the industry. When cutting these high carbon materials on a laser cutting or plasma cutting machine, the material will have a heat affected zone due to the intense heat that is introduced into the material during the cutting process.

The advantage of waterjet cutting for many customers is that when the material is being cut using a waterjet, there is no heat introduced into the material, therefore leaving the material unaffected and in its original state. This is a huge bonus for customers who are doing any additional machining to the material. Typically when heat is introduced into a high carbon material it becomes hard. This is a real disadvantage when trying to machine a part as it will be more difficult to machine and will be harder on the tooling being used to machine the part.

Contact Karice today for all of your waterjet cutting inquiries

Waterjet Cut Stainless Steel Components

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Karice Enterprises latest large scale project was for a local company who needed thousands of waterjet cut stainless steel components. Karice used its Omax 80160 waterjet machining center with its Tilt-A-Jet head to process the thousands of parts taper free and without any heat affected zone.

Contact Karice Enterprises today for all your waterjet needs.

Lighting Components

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Karice Enterprises Ltd. a leading manufacture of lighting fixtures was commissioned to build a custom light fixture. Certain lighting components needed can’t always be found in the marketplace, so we decided to make our own. Featured here is our most recent creation, a custom light fixture, utilizing a custom brass swivel designed and manufactured by the team here at Karice Enterprises. This swivel is not only elegant, but offers a large range of motion, and was made with an internal locking mechanism to lock it into position.