Sternberg Lunaria Outdoor LED Lighting System
The Process
Discover
This project marked our team’s first major foray into the architectural lighting category. The client approached the team with a challenge: develop a transitional lighting system but we delivered a solution that featured a more modern aesthetic, scalable modularity, and top-tier performance in commercial environments. This was not just a functional lighting fixture; it was an opportunity to create a signature product that could define architectural spaces.
The client needed a design that would feel high-end but accessible, easy to install and configure, and capable of adapting to a wide range of configurations and lighting needs. Importantly, this product would also need to house and protect complex electronics while maintaining a clean visual profile.
Design
Our team worked to identify both functional and emotional design criteria:
Modularity: The system needed to offer multiple configurations
Aesthetic flexibility: It had to work in both dramatic and restrained architectural environments
Manufacturability: The design had to allow for precision assembly and cost-effective manufacturing
Thermal management: Effective dissipation of heat from high-intensity LEDs without adding bulk
Ease of installation: Fixtures should be lightweight, tool-accessible, and intuitive to mount
One very important consideration was that our solution needed to facilitate easy “serviceability”
These priorities informed a rigorous development cycle of prototyping, thermal analysis, and installation simulation.
Deliver
Our design team developed a sleek architectural lighting product with premium material finishes and intelligent construction. The solution emphasized beauty, clarity, minimalism, and performance.
Sternberg Lunaria Outdoor LED Lighting System
Sternberg Lighting partnered with our design team to develop Lunaria, a sleek family of contemporary outdoor LED luminaires. Crafted from powder-coated, die-cast aluminum, Lunaria fixtures are durable, weather-resistant, and built to last over 100,000 hours. Their distinctive dual-crescent design complements modern architecture while seamlessly integrating into public spaces.
Offered in multiple formats—including pole lights, wall sconces, and bollards—Lunaria delivers energy-efficient performance and modern elegance for a wide range of commercial outdoor lighting applications.
Key Design Features:
Slim profile housing: A low visual impact with structural integrity and integrated cable management
Modular configurations that allows customers consistent design language across multiple use needs
Thermally optimized extrusion: Passively cooled via precision-machined aluminum components
End-cap integration: Concealed fasteners and seamless lens-to-housing transitions
Custom optics: Designed to offer a variety of beam spreads while maintaining color consistency
Result:
Delivered a scalable system now used in commercial, gallery, and educational environments
Positioned the client as a leader in adaptable architectural lighting systems
Reinforced our team’s ability to translate high-level aesthetic goals into manufacturable realities
This project challenged assumptions and positioned our design team a force in lighting and environmental systems, growing our firm’s versatility beyond traditional product categories.
