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Selecon Hui Cyc and Flood Range Win Eddy Award
Entertainment Design has just announced the HUI range as one of the 2005 Lighting Products of the Year as selected by a group of both young and veteran designers working in theatre, special events, dance and concerts.
Following on from last year's ETS-LDI04 Lighting Product of the Year award for the 45-75 Pacific Zoomspot, this EDDY demonstrates Selecon's ongoing success and hard fought recognition from the North American market, one of the world's most demanding.
The Award citation states: Selecon has taken up the task of re-thinking the cyc light and the result is their HUI cyc, a favorite with our judges. “The design of the fixture is well thought-through and addresses many of our issues with cyc light strips (such as on-site configuration of rigid, low-profile ground rows, safety glass screens, durable construction, configurable connector panels, and more.),” says one judge. One of the key features the judges liked about the HUI cyc was the heat exhaust/control system, which results in a much longer filter life; another high point was its aforementioned use as a ground row, simply by reversing the color cassette and the use of screw jack feet for adjustment.”
Other quotes from the panel of judges were: "The Selecon HUI Cyc is the first advancement in cyc light design we have seen I believe. The design of the fixture is well thought through and addresses many of our issues with cyc light strips (such as on site configuration of rigid, low profile ground rows, glass safety screens, durable construction, configurable connector panels, etc). This is the first unit I have seen that is worthy of replacing the venerable, decades old Strand Pallas."
"The next generation of the small cyc unit from Selecon embodies all that was unrivaled before, with more advancements and improvements. Word is they underestimated the response and cannot stock/ship enough of them. Really the best small cyc I have seen."
We have long needed advancements in good cyc fixture design, it has a wonderfully low profile, flexibility in configuring units, plus longer lasting gels due to better cooling over the gel. The detachable feet for the ground row seem a bit small and easy to lose, but I am willing to be convinced that they are robust enough once I get to use the units."
The award will be presented at the annual EDDY Awards, to be held June 22 in New York.
For full product information go to - http://www.seleconlight.com/english/products/hui.html
11th February 2005
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