Updated November 2026
Lighting, now.
In short
What is new in residential lighting for 2026, and what Elevated Integration is specifying: one-inch downlights that light a whole room (DMF Artafex 1), install-from-below three-inch fixtures (USAI Small In One Mini), Lutron's Lumaris tunable white, and outdoor fixtures with Ketra and Rania light engines (Coastal Source VIA).
What launched, and what we are specifying
February 2026 · Lightapalooza
DMF
Artafex 1, a one-inch downlight for the whole room
Up to 1,000 lumens from a one-inch aperture, a 35-degree adjustable beam, tunable white and PhaseX dimming to 0.1 percent. One remote driver runs up to five fixtures from 100 feet, and every part services from below the ceiling.
Early 2026
AiSPIRE by WAC Group
Quartus, one fixture with four experiences
A single recessed body in static white, dim-to-warm, tunable white or full color, so every room in a house can share one look while the light changes by room.
April 2026 · LEDucation
USAI Lighting
Small In One Mini, six-degree beams, warmer whites
A three-inch fixture that installs from below in a housing under four inches tall, up to 2,000 lumens, as a downlight, adjustable or wall wash. Six-degree beams arrive on the 2- and 3-inch lines, with dedicated 2,200K and 2,400K.
2026
Lutron
Lumaris, and Rania tape light
Lumaris brings tunable white downlights and tape from 1,800K to 4,000K, for new construction and retrofit. Rania's Natural White Tape Light runs 1,800K to 5,500K to match its downlights.
2026 · Now shipping
Coastal Source with Lutron
VIA, outdoor fixtures with Ketra and Rania inside
Landscape and architectural fixtures built around Lutron's light engines, so the garden can carry the same color and scenes as the house.
CEDIA Expo 2026
AiSPIRE by WAC Group
Outdoor X Track
Modular low-voltage track for pergolas, facades and outdoor kitchens, with heads that can be moved and re-aimed.
CEDIA Expo 2026
Lutron
Palladiom USB-C, Sunnata scenes, Sonos voice
USB-C receptacles in the Palladiom style, scene programming for Sunnata in HomeWorks, and voice control of lights and shades through Sonos.
Coming in 2027
Lutron
Orluna, previewed for North America
Sculpted downlights, cylinders and an in-wall path light, previewed at CEDIA Expo 2026, with orders planned for early 2027. A launch to watch.
What designers are asking for
- Warmer evenings
- Rooms that glow rather than shine after dark: 2,700K and below, with 2,200K, 2,400K and 1,800K now standard options.
- The smallest opening
- One- and two-inch downlights, trimless in plaster, so the ceiling stays quiet.
- Light as architecture
- Plaster-in lines, coves, lit millwork and backlit stone, with no visible source.
- One light, inside and out
- Terraces and gardens in the same white and the same scenes as the rooms beside them.
Questions
New in lighting, answered.
- What is new in residential lighting for 2026?
- The main launches are DMF's one-inch Artafex 1, USAI's install-from-below Small In One Mini with six-degree beams and 2,200K and 2,400K options, Lutron's Lumaris tunable white downlights and tape, AiSPIRE's Quartus recessed collection, and Coastal Source VIA outdoor fixtures with Ketra and Rania light engines.
- Which of these does Elevated Integration specify?
- Everything above that is shipping. Elevated Integration is a dealer for DMF, USAI, AiSPIRE, Ketra and Rania, specifies Lutron Lumaris, and is a Coastal Source Certified Installer. Orluna is not yet available to order.
- How often is this page updated?
- After each major lighting show: Lightapalooza in February, LEDucation in the spring and CEDIA Expo in the fall.
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