Tumi stores “pop” with LEDs from Solais

New York -- High-end luggage and accessories Tumi has selected LED lamps from Solais Lighting, a division of PowerSecure International, has its lighting product of record. Tumi has specified Solais’ Xi20 and Xi24 PAR LEDs featuring the company’s VioLight color-enhancing technology.



Tumi recently installed the LEDs in its store in New York City’s Rockefeller Center.



“Our new lighting has a lot more impact when you walk in and focuses on the product, not the lighting, allowing the merchandise to be the hero when you enter the store,” said Glenn Trunley, Tumi’s senior director of global store design. “Our foot-candle level has increased dramatically, the light is much whiter and crisper than before with no maintenance, and the fixtures really deliver the aesthetics we were looking for,” he said.



Regarding Tumi’s selection of Solais product for its store lighting, Tori Cole, lighting designer for national lighting services leader Regency Lighting, said that Solais Lighting’s LED fixtures with VioLight technology “enable black hues to look richer and more vibrant and whites to appear crisper, while still allowing other colors to pop.”



The fixtures’ small aperture beam with a hex-cell louver further cuts down on glare, while the high center-beam candlepower optimally supports the retailer in highlighting specific bags and design features to really make them stand out, Cole added.



In addition to offering long life, dimming and low maintenance, the combination of Solais’ 22-watt Xi24 LED fixtures with a 15-degree beam angle and 15-watt Xi20 LED fixtures deliver Tumi outstanding lumen output, high color rendering, glare-free operation, and maximum performance. The fixtures fully support the renowned brand’s energy and sustainability objectives.