The Herman Miller, Inc., Leaf personal light has been lauded by the Consumer Electronics Association as a 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Best of Innovations Design and Engineering Honoree for Eco-Design, a new category for 2007. The Best of Innovations awards are given to the most highly regarded products in over 30 categories.
Leaf will be displayed in the International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase in Booth 68747 at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, from January 8-11, 2007.
The LED (light emitting diode) table-top light designed by Yves Behar and Herman Miller was acknowledged by an esteemed panel of independent industrial designers, engineers, and members of the trade press for its environmentally safe materials, environmental benefits, and design standards--criteria utilized for the evaluation of Eco-Design award entries.
Leaf was developed according to Herman Miller's rigorous Design for the Environment (DfE) protocol, emphasizing sustainable processes, materials, and recyclability. Its environmental impact is perhaps most profound through its use. On average, Leaf's LEDs consume less than eight to nine watts of power, carry a lifespan of over 60,000 hours at the full-power setting and cut energy use by 40 percent compared to a 13-watt compact fluorescent bulb.
High-intensity LEDs generate significant heat, complicating design and typically requiring a motorized fan for heat dissipation. Leaf manages heat differently. Its LEDs are cool to the touch through the use of a patent-pending, heat-distribution system, achieved through an engineered heat sink and the stamp-formed, sculptural aluminum blade that allows heat to be dispersed and released without the use of a cooling fan.
In addition, the main PCB (printed circuit board) has an integrated microprocessor which allows the user to control both the light intensity and warm-to-cool light color within the LED driver circuits, using separate touch controls on the base. The microprocessor also remembers the intensity and color variation setting that the user last selected when the light is reactivated.
Leaf's intriguing design has earned an array of honors since its introduction at New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in May 2006, including the contract furniture industry's most distinguished award from the NeoCon World's Trade Fair for Lighting, a Best of What's New nod for Home Technology from Popular Science magazine, and accession into the collections of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Its list price is $525 for standard colors including red, white, nickel, and black. A polished aluminum option is available for $545. A country-specific plug-in cord is also available to facilitate the application of the product beyond North America.
Herman Miller helps create great places to work, heal, learn, and live by researching, designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative interior solutions that support companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.7 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006. Herman Miller is widely recognized for both its innovative products and business practices. Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2006, the company was once again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and is among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.
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