Nano 25 in Vanity Light | Blackjack Lighting

Nano is a vanity light reduced to pure rectangles. A slim bar of light, 25 inches long, crosses a small square backplate just 4.6 inches on each side, like a line drawn through a box. There are no rounded caps and no visible fittings; the whole front face of the bar glows as one even strip.

The geometry is what gives Nano its calm. The bar stands only 2.8 inches off the wall, and the square plate reads as a quiet anchor behind it. In Satin Nickel the metal has a soft, brushed warmth that suits stone and wood; in Polished Chrome it becomes crisper and more reflective, matching chrome taps. At 25 inches it is scaled for a single basin or a narrow mirror.

Design notes

• An even strip of light: the full face of the bar glows uniformly, giving soft, even light for the face.
• Rectangles only: a 25 in (63.5 cm) bar across a 4.6 in (11.7 cm) square plate: the whole design is two crossing rectangles.
• Close to the wall: the fixture projects only 2.8 in (7.1 cm), so it reads as a graphic line rather than an object.
• Quality of light: 980 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI, and JA8 compliant.
• Two backplates: a shallow 0.5 in plate with the driver in the junction box, or a deep 1.3 in plate that houses the driver and allows 120-277V with 0-10V dimming.

Specifications

Downloads

• Nano 25 in specification sheet (PDF)
• Nano 25 in installation instructions (PDF)
• Nano 25 in LM-79 photometric report (PDF)

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!" Nano carries that idea to the bathroom wall: an LED source flat enough that a vanity light can be nothing more than a bar of light on a square.

Questions

What is the idea behind Nano?

To strip the vanity light down to geometry. A single glowing bar crossing a small square plate gives even light with almost no visual weight.

Who is behind 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 conceived for LED.

Satin Nickel or Polished Chrome, shallow or deep backplate?

Satin Nickel is softer and warmer, Polished Chrome brighter and more reflective; match whichever suits your taps. The shallow backplate sits just 0.5 in off the wall with the driver in the junction box; the deep backplate holds the driver and is required for the 120-277V, 0-10V version.

How does the light look, and is it dimmable?

An even, 980-lumen strip at 3000K and 90 CRI. The standard version dims on a 120V TRIAC dimmer; the 120-277V version dims on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V.

What warranty does it carry?

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