I found myself thinking tonight about risk in design. So often specs get written around what a designer already knows will work.
This came to me as I was hanging out at the Forma Lighting USA showroom in Chelsea. Forma is a company with deep European roots. They make interesting innovative fixtures which they are slowing introducing to the US.
Forma’s Motolux line brings remotely controlled track and recessed accent lights to the United States
But, specifying a company like Forma would be a risk for the lighting designers. So my question is when do you decide to take the leap?
I don’t have a complete answer right now (I am walking home from the train) but I think it comes down to three things:
Totally unique feature set.
Trust in the reputation of the manufacturer
samples, samples, samples
Thoughts? What would make you take a risk on a new company?
