Verbatim will reveal the world’s first commercially available, organic LED (OLED) lighting panels that are colour tunable, white tone tunable and dimmable during the Fuori Salone show in Milan from April 12-17.   
 
Verbatim will be located at Design Library srl, Via Savona 11, 20144 Milan.

The company’s OLED display will be created by lighting designer Satoshi Uchihara, who has designed World Heritage Site installations, such as Kinkakuji, in Kyoto, Japan. The display will incorporate one of the world’s largest OLED panels* at approximately 14cm x 14cm.

Named VELVE, Verbatim OLEDs produce high quality, soft, colourful lighting with a luxurious feel. They enable lighting designers to express their creativity in many different physical forms, including walls of light. By tuning the colour and intensity of light, the emotional impact of the lighting scheme can be changed to reflect the mood required for the environment. For example, bright, white light may be desirable in the morning but more subdued, relaxing lighting with muted colours may be preferable towards the end of the day.

The OLEDs are based on unique materials technology developed by Mitsubishi Chemical Group to which Verbatim belongs. More details of the printable hole injecting material (HIM) technology will be announced at the show.

In partnership with the Roman design school ISIA, Verbatim will be announcing the results of a design competition during the event. Called “6th Sense” the project was set up in September 2010 to help Italian design students think about lighting in new ways and to help them understand the emotional, as well as the technical, possibilities that OLED lighting is going to bring to the world of interior design. The winning design will form part of the Verbatim display at the Fuori Salone event and the winner will be awarded the competition prize, yet to be announced, at a dinner in the Design Library on April 13th.

Verbatim is also participating in the pre-show press event at 6:30 pm on April 11 in the Design Library.