Australian manufacturer, Gerard Lighting has been presented the ‘Award of Excellence’ in the International Lighting Design Awards for Australia and New Zealand for its GenLED One Luminaire.

Judged by Warren Julian and Peter McLean, these lighting awards are recognition by the society towards those that practice lighting design. Considered a significant improvement in the design of an LED troffer, Gerard Lighting’s GenLED One Luminaire offers excellent light output and low UGR and was designed specifically for the International Towers Sydney at Barangaroo, NSW.

The ITS project at Barangaroo, NSW is now the largest commercial office installation of LED lighting ever undertaken in the Asia Pacific region. The GenLED One is a uniquely aesthetic recessed office luminaire that complies with Green Star, UGR and best in class energy efficiency.

The GenLED One luminaire features a row of low output LEDs in the diffused side panels, designed to ease the visual transition from unlit ceiling tiles to the high brightness LED modular cells. Another standout feature, placing this product among a list of 11 taking out the Award of Excellence, is its aesthetics. The judges describe it as, “not just a box with a light but a very attractive fitting, with good performance, well worthy of this award.”

“It is an absolute honour to take home the Award of Excellence in the International Lighting Design Awards for Australia and New Zealand for our GenLED One Luminaire,” says Gerard Lighting executive general manager Ben Mills.

“We work hard at ensuring all our products maintain award winning standards and it’s gratifying for the whole Gerard team when that’s recognised.”

The Excellence Awards are judged on scheme and any aspects or application which demonstrated particular flare, impact and sympathy to the interior.