Blox Flush Mount | Blackjack Lighting

Blox treats the ceiling light as a small block of frosted material. A square diffuser with sharp, cut edges hangs below a plain metal cap, and the diffuser is deep enough to have real presence: you see its thickness from across a room, and it holds the light inside it like a lit cube of ice. The housing is reduced to a satin nickel tray with nothing applied to it.

The look depends on the LED. Because the source is a flat integrated board rather than a bulb, the diffuser can be a shallow, even volume that glows consistently from edge to edge, without a bright centre. The glossy finish of the diffuser catches reflections when the light is off, and when it is on, the sides glow as brightly as the face, so the fixture reads as a solid object rather than a hole in the ceiling. Two sizes, 6 in and 9 in, keep the same proportions.

Design notes

• Glowing volume: light leaves through the sides as well as the face, giving soft ambient light and a clear square silhouette.
• Sharp geometry: a crisp-edged square diffuser under a plain metal cap, with no visible screws, lips or decoration on the face.
• Glossy diffuser: a deep, glossy material that looks substantial by day and evenly lit by night.
• Two scales: 5.4 in square for a compact passage or closet, 8.9 in square for a larger room, both about 2.5 in deep.
• Satin Nickel: a soft metallic finish that keeps the housing quiet and lets the diffuser lead.

Specifications

Downloads

• Blox 6 in specification sheet (PDF)
• Blox 9 in specification sheet (PDF)
• Blox 6 in installation instructions (PDF)
• Blox 9 in installation instructions (PDF)
• Blox 6 in LM-79 photometric report (PDF)
• Blox 9 in LM-79 photometric report (PDF)
• Blox 6 in IES file (ZIP)
• Blox 9 in IES file (ZIP)

Stephen Blackman and Blackjack Lighting

Blackjack Lighting is the studio of industrial designer Stephen Blackman, its President and Chief Design Officer. Trained in industrial design at Syracuse University, Blackman began his lighting career in 1984 at Sonneman Design Group, then founded Blackman Design Associates in 1988, designing decorative and architectural lighting for manufacturers including Kichler. He launched Blackjack in 2013 in suburban Chicago, now based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, to build fixtures conceived for LED from the first sketch.

His argument is that the LED should change the shape of a light, not just its efficiency. Rather than hiding a new source inside old bulb-and-shade forms, Blackjack designs around the small, flat, cool-running LED: thin discs, slim rods, glowing rings and lenses that let the light itself become the object. In his own words, "Decorative lighting by its nature is not primarily about optimizing lamp efficiency, it is primarily about decoration!" Blox brings that thinking to the plain ceiling fixture, turning it into a crisp, evenly glowing square block.

Questions

What gives Blox its look?

A deep, sharp-edged square diffuser beneath a simple metal cap. The flat LED lets the diffuser glow evenly through its face and sides, so it reads as a lit block rather than a lamp behind glass.

Who designs Blackjack Lighting?

Industrial designer Stephen Blackman, President and Chief Design Officer, who has designed lighting since 1984 and founded Blackjack in 2013 to make fixtures built around LED.

6 in or 9 in?

The 6 in (5.4 in square, 810 lumens) suits a small hall, closet or powder room, or a row of fixtures in a corridor. The 9 in (8.9 in square, 1480 lumens) gives more light and a bolder square on the ceiling of a larger room.

What is the light quality, and does it dim?

3000K warm white as standard with a 90 CRI, so colours and materials look natural. Both sizes dim on a standard 120V TRIAC dimmer.

What warranty does it carry?

Three years on the integrated LED and its power supply, and one year on materials and workmanship, for the original buyer in the US and Canada.