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Lumious

Lumious brings bright orange sunrises, brilliant noon day sun, and a rich red sunsets indoors.

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Lumious

Lumious

Lumious

Lumious

Lumious

Lumious brings bright orange sunrises, brilliant noon day sun, and a rich red sunsets indoors.

Lumious brings bright orange sunrises, brilliant noon day sun, and a rich red sunsets indoors.

Lumious brings bright orange sunrises, brilliant noon day sun, and a rich red sunsets indoors.

Lumious brings bright orange sunrises, brilliant noon day sun, and a rich red sunsets indoors.

Ariel Armstrong
Ariel Armstrong
Ariel Armstrong
Ariel Armstrong
1 Campaign |
Pittsburgh, United States
$1,740 USD 19 backers
17% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal


Meet Lumious

The light bulb has been around for 135 years, and while we have more energy efficient technologies: Lights act the same as they did over a century ago.

Lumilabs is focused on what kind of lighting is good for our biology. We believe that lighting should not only enable us to see, but improve our mood and productivity. 

Lumious is like hanging a window where you can't have one.
Brilliant sky-scapes model a clear sunny day in July, everyday. 

Features

  • A simple minimalist design
  • Premium Materials
    - Machined Aluminum
    - Frosted Glass
  • Easily mounts on any wall
  • Next generation multi-color LED technology


Before Lumious

We offer two tiers for those who want to support, but can't have Lumious yet.

Envious Edison

Donate $25 to help us turn lighting on its head.
We'll send vase made out of a light bulb turned on its head!

Contributor

Donate $10 and we'll proudly emblazon your name on our website for prosperity.
In the future, you'll be able to show your grandkids you helped drive the change for better lighting.

Lighting and Biology

Lumious was designed to take advantage a newly understood biological relationship between brain function and specific wavelengths of light.

We know what type of light makes you more alert, and which light helps you see.
Luckily, the two barely mix.

Blue Light

Scientific: Retinal exposure to light frequencies between 460nm and 480nm decreases melatonin production. This mechanism is triggered by ganglion cells that contain melanopsin.

Plain English: A specific range of blue light can help keep you awake.

This animation shows our sunrise algorithm on the left.
On the right, we've stripped away everything except the energy giving blue light so you can see how the intensity grows throughout the day.


Where's the proof?

These are a few of our favorite blue light studies:

This study showed a decrease in stress with an increase in well being and cognitive performance.

This study shows it goes great with caffeine.

This study shows that even visually blind individuals exhibit an increase in cognitive performance.


Human Centric Lighting

From the Human Centric Lighting Society's Mission:
"We promote Human Centric Lighting, which can also be called human factors in lighting, biophilia or other names, can improve circadian rhythms, mood – preferences, visual acuity, performance and energy savings – sustainability. We firmly believe that existing and upcoming dimming and Kelvin changing products, mostly LED, which are so good for Human Centric Lighting, will become as significant as Edison creating the light bulb."


Manufacturing

We have two plans for manufacturing, that depend on the number of units ordered.
In the long run, it is our goal to create our own micro-factory for machining and assembly.
We are makers after all.

Strategy I

We are fortunate to have great relationships with local manufacturers.
These relationships allow us to produce Lumious in unit counts as small as 20.
If the total number of units accounted for at the end of the campaign are less than 700, we will leverage these existing partners. 

Strategy II

If we find there is an overwhelming interest in Lumious, we are prepared to use the funds we raise to purchase a CNC mill and hire a machinist with over 30 years of experience.

Technical Specs

Dimensions: 23" x 5" x 1"
Power: 5V 10A power supply



About LumiLabs

Ariel and Chris are both graduates of the
Erie Technology Incubator's Technology Business Accelerator
They are also current participants in Thrill Mill's 2015 class.

LumiLabs has chosen to participate in the Rust Built movement as a Pennsylvania and New York based start-up.
It is our dream to see innovative products manufactured in the rust belt once again. After all, the people of this region are already expert makers, craftsmen, and manufacturers.

Meet the Team 

Ariel Grace Armstrong - Business

Ariel has her MBA from Chatham University. 
She is currently the Director of Development at Rodef Shalom Congregation. 
She has a passion for small business development and women's entrepreneurial leadership.
Ariel works on seeking grant opportunities, customer service, and sales. 

Christopher Smolinski - Engineering

Chris is a software engineer at M*Modal working on speech recognition software.
He began using multi-color LEDs in 2010 in his senior design project at Gannon University.
Chris has designed the software and hardware behind Lumious.



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Choose your Perk

Contributor

$10 USD
We will add your name to a list of contributors on our website! You'll be able to show your grandkids that you liked this human centric lighting stuff before it was cool.
4 claimed

Envious Edison

$25 USD
Support us turning lighting on its head, and we'll turn a light bulb on its head for you. As a gift, we'll send you a delicate light bulb vase.
Estimated Shipping
June 2015
8 claimed

Early Bird Special!!

$300 USD
Get Lumious for a special reduced price!
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
2 out of 20 of claimed

Your own Sun light

$400 USD
Get your very own Lumious! Just in time for that blasted "end of daylight savings time" nonsense in November.
Estimated Shipping
November 2015
0 out of 500 of claimed

Over Achiever

$500 USD
You're not taking any chances. The last two winters have been terrible. Who knows when the next arctic blast will come.
Estimated Shipping
October 2015
0 out of 500 of claimed

Thought Leader

$600 USD
This tier says "I'm interested enough to give this an early go!" and "I think you're on the right track"
Estimated Shipping
September 2015
0 out of 300 of claimed

Early Adopter

$800 USD
Be the first to have Lumious! Help us beta test our first production run.
Estimated Shipping
August 2015
1 out of 200 of claimed
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