LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
“Many in the industry believe flexibility can’t be achieved without the complexity and high installation costs of low-voltage track systems and remote drivers. However, by thinking outside the fixture, we’ve engineered a system that might change everything about architectural pendant lighting,” commented Howard Yaphe, CEO of Axis Lighting.
Stephane Beland of Axis Lighting has developed StencilFlex, a sleek, simple, cost-effective delivery system for the layers of light you want, where you want them.
For its groundbreaking design, StencilFlex has recently been awarded a 2022 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
StencilFlex features a sleek, versatile framework based on the Stencil form factor.
And it uses innovative IMW (Integral Modular Wiring), Nomadic, and Empower technologies to connect lighting inserts where needed and maximize design flexibility.
StencilFlex is based on the F.L.E.X. framework: a streamlined, cost-effective line-voltage structure that adapts to interiors and building-scale solutions.
It delivers a broad range of architecturally integrated lighting elements and acoustic panels that meet the needs of entire spaces and specific areas.
This adaptable system can illuminate entire spaces or specific areas requiring additional light.
Built for strength and flexibility, new StencilFlex Hubs enable multiple forms throughout the framework.
Depending on lighting requirements and design intent, a StencilFlex layout can include several frameworks, each one a pool of light, or it can form a single, large-scale framework with multiple neighborhoods of light.
F.L.E.X. frameworks accept any manufacturer’s lighting inserts for linear lighting, downlighting, wall washing, track elements, and decorative pendants to bring StencilFlex layers of light where required, i.e., neighborhoods of light, circulation areas, and other functional spaces.
The F.L.E.X. approach allows for full control of StencilFlex layouts using Empower technology, a wireless platform that leverages open-standard design flexibility and individually controlled inserts.
This ensures more freedom to create visually engaging lighting that is smart and connected.
Design freedom means that when a framework is built that spans an area, a floor or an entire building, it can be filled with lighting inserts where needed, and each may be controlled with Empower technology to create endless architectural possibilities.
Where there isn’t a need for lighting, blank inserts in the StencilFlex framework add a sophisticated, minimalist touch to the overall design.
The innovative Integral Modular Wiring line-voltage framework and Nomadic inserts support F.L.E.X. simplicity, adaptability, and affordability.
Cables and connectors are supplied as standard into all segments, so wiring isn’t an issue.
Wiring is standard 120/277 volt with a standard 4” j-box at each power drop.
Project: StencilFlex
Designers: Axis Lighting Inc.
Lead Designer: Stephane Beland
Manufacturer: Axis Lighting Inc.
