Plug & Light spotlight
Three gold-plated sliding contacts
simultaneously establish an electrical
connecti on and transmit data from
the light socket to the att achment.
Gira and Jung off er the light socket
in selected switch ranges.
The light socket can
be installed in all standard
European appliance sockets.
PLUG & LIGHT.
THE FIRST LIGHT SOCKET.
REIMAGINING LIGHT
EDITORIAL
Welcome to the new world of lighti ng design! It’s
mo du lar, agile and extremely comfortable. It’s
Plug & Light. When expert knowledge from diff erent
fi elds is recombined in new ways, it not only gene-
rates additi onal benefi ts through an increase in ideas:
such partnerships can also spark off genuine inno-
vati on. And that’s exactly what Insta, Gira, Jung and
Brumberg have achieved. The Plug & Light concept
is an absolute novelty in fl exible interior lighti ng
design that allows docking and exchanging matching
luminaires at will—and all without the need for
installati on.
As the developer of Plug & Light, Insta is paving the
way for a new approach in lighti ng design. Together
with Gira and Jung, Insta has already been able to get
two strong partners on board from the fi eld of
electrical installati on and smart building technology.
A company specialising in luminaire design has also
joined the alliance: Brumberg is the fi rst Plug & Light
partner who has developed fi ve matching ranges of
luminaires. This means that a large variety of opti ons
in applicati on and design are already available for the
commercial launch of Plug & Light.
Symbols of a hyperconnected era
Where living and work spaces become more hybrid,
where the living room is spontaneously turned into an
offi ce, where the dining table becomes a worktable,
where the hotel lobby transforms into a co-working
space and where the café is used as a cocktail bar
in the evening, that’s where lighti ng requirements are
changing too: they are becoming more complex.
Plug & Light responds to this development. A new
lighti ng system that supports the fl exibility we need
to guarantee comfort in our future everyday life.
Plug & Light allows changing the light situati on as
needed: quickly and safely, with modular and high-
end components. Plug & Light: light sockets installed
in fl ush-mounted wall boxes to which various
luminaires can be docked, immediately ready for ope-
ra ti on and exchangeable easily at any ti me. But
that’s not all. Plug & Light is based on the con cept of a
connected world, open to further develop ment.
Other manu facturers are invited to also create new
switch and luminaire designs. The development
potenti al is huge.
Writi ng lighti ng history
“We cannot touch light, but it touches us”, says Tobias
Link. This statement is spot-on and shows how
signifi cant good lighti ng is. In an interview (p. 12) the
lighti ng designer, who has created the concept design
for Plug & Light, talks about how it all came about,
where Plug & Light is headed and which new dimen-
sions will open up in future lighti ng.
The fi eld of future worlds of lighti ng is huge, exciti ng
and complex. We would like to invite you to become
a regular reader of the Plug & Light Magazine. Here we’ll
not only report on the latest developments in
Plug & Light, but also on all topics related to light and
innovati on, as well as on fascinati ng exhibiti ons and
events. Come and have a look at: www. plugandlight. de!
Apropos of news: even before its commercial launch,
Plug & Light has been recognised with two renowned
prizes, the 2019 German Design Award and the
2018 Innovati on Award Architecture + Technology. This
shows that the world of design and architecture
needs future-oriented soluti ons.
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