Bring Surfaces to Life with Illuminated Features
Want to make your project glow? Illuminated features by surfaceLAB is a captivating way to blend form and function, turning ordinary architectural elements into stunning focal points. By combining precision routing with advanced LED backlighting systems, you can create surfaces that don’t just exist – they shine.
What are Illuminated Features?
Illuminated features involve embedding lighting systems – like LED strips, panels, or light sheets – behind translucent solid surface materials to produce glowing effects. The designs can be subtle or bold, functional or purely decorative. The results? Eye-catching installations that stand out in both light and dark environments.
What Can You Do with It?
These illuminated designs are as versatile as they are beautiful. They’re commonly used in:
• Reception desks
• Bar fronts & counter tops
• Wall and elevator panels
• Healthcare stations
• Signage and partitions
• Retail displays
Whether you’re enhancing a hospitality space, healthcare environment, or high-end commercial build, illuminated solid surfaces add a layer of depth, personality, and energy that’s hard to ignore.
What Are My Options?
There are countless ways to customize an illuminated surface:
• Material Thickness: Ideal thickness ranges from 6mm to 12mm for proper diffusion.
• Design Techniques: Patterns are typically CNC-routed on the front or back side, based on your visual goals and maintenance preferences
• Color & Brightness Control: Choose from fixed white temperatures, tunable white, or full RGBW lighting, all controllable via dimmers, DMX, or smart device controls.
• Selective Illumination: Want only certain areas to glow? Opaque light-blocking paint can be applied to create contrast and focus.
• Thermoforming: Some routed images can even be thermoformed without distortion for curved applications.
Solving Problems with Light
Illuminated features aren’t just for show, they solve real-world challenges:
• Way finding: In hospitals or public spaces
• Branding: Though dynamic, backlit signage
• Ambient Lighting: In bars and lounges without extra fixtures
• Space Definition: Using partitions that glow
• Mood Control: With color-tunable lighting
All while maintaining the durability solid surfaces are known for.
What does Installation Involve?
Installation requires standard fabrication tools and knowledge of lighting systems. Depending on the complexity, a certified electrician may be needed for wiring and power supply setup. Evo-Lite’s lighting systems typically use 24VDC low-voltage power, ensuring safe, efficient performance.
What About Maintenance?
Solid surfaces with illuminated features are easy to maintain. Simply clean with a mild detergent and damp cloth. Avoid abrasive to preserve clarity and finish. And for longevity? Evo-Lite LEDs are rated for 50,000+ hours – that’s over 17 years of use at 8 hours a day.
Ready to Light Up Your Next Project?
Let the surfaceLAB team help bring your illuminated vision to life. From concept through fabrication, we provide the expertise and technology to make it happen.
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