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Aktiva News TWIG/HALOGEN
TWIG/HALOGEN
Following the withdrawal of the Twig/Halogen due to the cessation of production of the only lamp suitable for this fitting Aktiva has a limited stock of
spare lamps available. Please contact us if you are interested.
Link to Twig LED page
| Twig/LED | Twig/LED/Touch1/Plate | Twig/LED/Wall |
Aktiva News Grand Designs Latest
Grand Designs Latest
The Grand Designs show recently showed Headcorn in Kent, a technologically innovative house designed by its owners with Eldridge Smerin Architects. Aktiva's Square One and Round Three, the specified feature lighting chimes in with the minimalist ethos of Headcorn. The Channel 4 programme aired in March.
Aktiva News Natural History Museum, London
Natural History Museum, London
The Museum's main shop is the site of the first installation of Aktiva's new Twig/LED light in December. The striking circular glass case is well lit by the polished chrome Twig. The 3.5 Watt LED version delivers crisp brilliant light that perfectly enhances the gemstones and jewellery on show.
Light Twig/LED Specifier: Small Back Room with INTO Lighting .
Aktiva News Qeelin, Selfridges
Qeelin, Selfridges
An exciting new international jewellery collection features in London′s Selfridges. Qeelin’s own designers and Giddings Design chose Showbeam, Aktiva′s latest LED display system to light its fabulous and unique pieces.
Aktiva News Westfield London
Westfield London
The 23 acre 265 shop site opened in September 2008 and is attracting shoppers in record numbers. Accessorize, Azendi, The Nut Hut and Sacred are 4 stores where Aktiva has provided lighting.
| Azendi/The One Off: Twig | Nut Hut/Design Clarity: Special Projects |
| Accessorize/JHP: Special Projects | Sacred/SGI: Showcase |
Aktiva News Corpus Christi Library, Cambridge 2008
Taylor Library, Corpus Christi, Cambridge University
The Taylor Library, Corpus Christi was opened by Stephen Hawking in August 2008 to much fanfare. Its exterior features the remarkable clock or ‘chronophage’ (time eater) conceived and designed by the library’s benefactor, John C. Taylor. The clock is unique for its mechanical, electronic and artistic attributes.
Aktiva has designed and made bookshelf and reading table lighting for the new library. Nearly 300 metres of linear fluorescent B-Line/Book shelf lights and B-Line/2by2 desk lights in polished chrome were mounted on the English Oak interior furnishings.
Another interior feature of the library is the distinctive cruciform-shaped upstands for the 2by2 fittings. These were specially designed for the library by the architects, Wright & Wright and Aktiva.
Over the past 10 years Aktiva has worked with many architects on a number of other Cambridge colleges including Wolfson, Girton, Trinity, Christ College and St Johns as well as the New Faculty of English Library.
Corpus Christi Library Cambridge University Images 2008. The images correspond to a number in the above elevation.
Aktiva News Whipple Library
Whipple Library
Cambridge University’s Whipple Library has the UK’s largest specialist collection of works dealing with the history and philosophy of science and medicine.
Aktiva’s b-line desk lighting range is particularly useful in situations where overhead lighting would be ineffective or listed building interiors preclude ceiling mounted fittings. Specified in 2008 by the University Architects Office.
Aktiva News Azendi, Cambridge
Azendi, Cambridge
Twig halogen is the display case lighting for all new Azendi jewellery stores Its superslim size of just 12.5mm diameter houses a powerful and brilliant 20 Watt halogen lamp. Cambridge Azendi opened summer, 2008. Specified by The One Off.
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Aktiva News Cadbury’s New HQ
Aktiva have provided these large shaded pendant lights for Cadbury’s meeting rooms in its new headquarters in Uxbridge, London. Copy reflecting Cadbury’s history as a world-leading chocolate confectioner are printed inside each shade. Design by Tilney Shane.
Aktiva News Twig at Azendi, Birmingham
The One Off specified Aktiva's Twig for the fast expanding Azendi Jewellery chain. Twig is the main display light throughout their stores. Azendi Birmingham is one of the latest branches. New stores in Liverpool, Cambridge Manchester and Westfield White City are open or planned in the coming months.
Show/Twig
Azendi, Birmingham
Show/Twig
Azendi, Birmingham
Aktiva News Newcomers
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Aktiva Newcomers
A-Line/Touch
A-Line 6W with touch switch
Show/Touch/Plate
Touch control with dimming or on/off option
B-Square
Bookcase lighting
Guestlight
Hotel bedside combi-light with compact fluorescent & LED
Show/Twig
Smallest display case halogen spotlight ever
Square One/Long/Wall & Pendant
630mm - 1530mm length fluorescent
Show/Al-05/Led2/Touch1/Plate
AL-05/LED2/touch1
Show Al-07/Led & Al-05/Led
3.6W LED1
Aktiva News 100% Design Exhibition 2007
Thank you to everyone who visited our stand at the Exhibition this year
100% Design Exhibition Stand 2007
Here are the products featured at 100% Design 2007. We will endeavour to get quotes and email or print material
out to meet your requests in the next few weeks. If you require further information please contact us on 020 7428 9325
or email us at info@aktiva.co.uk
Click the images to go to the product specification pages, for images with multiple products click the names in the description.
Show/Button/LED1 (Show samples only)
Size: Ø35mm x 12mm
Wattage: 3.6W
Colours: Silver White as standard, non-standard colours available on request
Left: Button/silver white
Middle: Button/green
Right: Button/pink
A-Line/Touch1
On/Off switch option
Show/AL-05/LED2
Size: Ø50mm x 370mm or 570mm
Wattage: 3.6W
B-Line/2By2/Twin
Showlights Display
Top from Left: Show/Twig/Wall, Show/Buttons (Show Samples only)
Bottom from Left: Show/Twig/Wall/Adj, Showcase/Twig/2, Show/Twig/Tall, Show/AL-07/Halogen, Show/AL-07/LED1, Show/AL-07/LED1/Wall excluding stem
Showflexi LED & Halogen Display
Left: Show/AL-05/LED1
Middle: Show/AL-05/LED2
Right: Show/AL-05/M/Halogen
Show/Al-07/LED1/Wall
Pendant Display
Left: Cirrus/red (Show sample only)
Middle: Tom Tom/green (Show sample color only)
Back Right: Icelight Long/opal
Front Right: Icelight/orange
Display Lighting
Top: Search/SL-111
Middle: Square One/Long/Pendant/pink (Show sample colour only)
Bottom Left: B-Line/Display
Bottom Right: Square One/UpDown/green (Show sample colour only)
Cirrus(Show samples only)
Right: Cirrus/yellow
Middle: Cirrus/black
Left: Cirrus/pink
Big Shade (Show sample only)