Cartier
In late 2007, Cartier engaged JC Lampes SRL, the French distributor for Lighting Science LEDs and a subsidiary of the L&O Group, the Lighting Science distributor throughout Europe, to identify and recommend an alternative to the inefficient MR16 halogen bulbs currently in use in all their retail locations worldwide.
JC Lampes worked in conjunction with Cartier’s lighting designer/adviser to begin an evaluation of numerous MR16 LED products which included the Lighting Science SōL MR16 LED. Samples of the LED products were first sent to the Cartier designer, who evaluated and tested the fixture looking for the right light output, color temperature and energy efficiency. The light couldn’t be too bright or too warm in color. The designer had very specific criteria in mind.
After months of evaluating numerous LED lamps, Cartier decided to make the Lighting Science SōL MR16 LED product the standard in all Cartier stores.
Cartier chose Lighting Science’s SōL MR16 LED for two reasons. First, the quality of light delivered is exceptional in its ability to show the jewelry at its best. Second, using the SōL makes maintenance very easy. Cartier has a very specific need in terms of color rendering for their lighting. They wanted the SōL MR16 LED with a very particular binning number that creates the correct color of white light to show the jewelry most beautifully.
