Plug & Light
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LIGHT. DIRECTLY FROM THE SOCKET.

PLUG & LIGHT. THE FIRST LIGHT SOCKET. Welcome to the new world of lighting design! It’s modular, agile and extremely comfortable. It’s Plug & Light. When expert knowledge from different fields is recombined in new ways, it not only generates additional benefits through an increase in ideas: such partnerships can also spark off genuine innovation. And that’s exactly what Insta, Gira, Jung and Brumberg have achieved. The Plug & Light concept is an absolute novelty in flexible interior lighting design that allows docking and exchanging matching luminaires at will—and all without the need for...

THE PLUG & LIGHT PRINCIPLE Hot-plugging included Re-thinking light An innovative construction makes this principle possible: the light attachment is affixed to the light socket with a strong magnet. Three gold-plated sliding contacts simultaneously establish an electrical connection. In addition to the energy required for the operation of the LED light source, this also transmits data from the light socket to the attachment. In this way, lighting attachments can not only be optimally dimmed but also equipped with a range of useful additional functions. A light attachment with the warm-dim...

Plug & Light makes it possible to experience adjustable lighting in a new dimension. With Plug & Light, atmosphere and room function can be repeatedly and effectively modified according to the situation, quickly and easily. Perfectly compatible with our modern lifestyle, in which spatial structures and interiors are becoming increasingly flexible and the demand for high-quality lighting and variability is growing. Plug & Light even brings a new quality to urban living in small spaces: the wall spotlight, for example, which brightly illuminates the kitchen worktop, later — turned by...

Plug & Light spotlight Jung LS 990 Plug & Light luminaire Brumberg MiniQ pendant | white

PLANNED FLEXIBILITY. Plug & Light spotlight Gira E2 A system with unlimited opportunities Plug & Light—an innovative solution in upmarket residential construction and for discerning owners. Plug & Light—an innovative solution within the hospitality sector and unique lighting scenarios. Plug & Light stands for the maximum of flexibility in planning. Merely the positions of the sockets and switches for future light sources need to be planned during the building phase. The appropriate design and the desired light attachments can be reselected again and again, even after completion. Sampling the...

For the commercial launch of Plug & Light, the collaboration partners are offering a basic equipment of light sockets and matching luminaire designs: the range is the perfect basis for high-end interior design. However, Plug & Light is not intended to be limited to our design approaches. The innovative and uncomplicated Plug & Light principle has been conceived with the future in mind: Plug & Light, an extendable platform. Other luminaire and building systems manufacturers are invited to use the system developed by Insta to design their own luminaires or light sockets and, as part of the...

The Lichtplanungsburo (lighting design office) Tobias Link was founded in 1991 in Saarbrucken. Tobias Link and his partner Oliver Link develop customised solutions—lighting systems, objects and installations for international clients and a broad spectrum of application. Light, wine and contemporary architecture: Weingut Franz Keller in Oberbergen How did you become the concept designer of Plug & Light? We have been cooperating with Insta for a long time. We have created the luminaire instalight No limit together, for example. A modular system with which many different lighting solutions can...

a cosy atmosphere! The wall light can also be applied in the bathroom at the washstand or mirror. If you turn it 180° to the ceiling, it functions also as an uplight. The spotlight becomes the perfect bedside reading light and is equally suitable for the ceiling or as a spot. You can illuminate an entire hotel room with it. What advantages does Plug & Light offer from a design perspective? The entire light installation of a building is now possible in a consistent design language and with uniform materials—from the switch to the wall lights to the ceiling lights. This is completely new!—A...

PLUG & LIGHT SYSTEM DEVELOPER In addition to the light socket, Insta has developed light attachments for Plug & Light that enable OEM manufacturers to become a part of the Plug & Light world—quickly, easily and with high-end products, for example, by marking ready-for-sale products with the OEM label. The Plug & Light spotlight is included in the OEM portfolio. Featuring continuously adjustable glare protection, it generates the desired lighting situation at the wall or ceiling. The design of the Plug & Light wall light is reminiscent of a traditional switch. Asymmetrical light distribution...

“For Insta, Plug & Light is a very special system. With this concept, we have created an innovation that meets current market requirements—and that matches Insta’s core competencies. It was extremely important to us to strike the perfect balance between light and product design, and to do that in a way that will delight architects, lighting designers and consumers alike. Plug & Light is easy to understand and operate. It can be perfectly integrated into existing designs.” Light socket Gira Esprit PLUG &LIGHT 18 THE ALLIANCE PARTNERS 19

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE Gira integrates the Plug & Light system into its System 55 switch platform and will make the light socket, the wall light and the spotlight available to the market in, among others, the Gira E2 and Gira Esprit range of switches. Founded in 1905 by Gustav and Richard Giersiepen, Gira positions itself in an international context as one of the leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions, both for electromechanical and digitally connected building control systems. Since its founding, the family-run company has shaped the world of...