Nanoleaf

Nanoleaf was founded in 2012 a technology by University of Toronto engineering graduates Gimmy Chu, Christian Yan, and Tom Rodingerand.

Nanoleaf is IoT company changing the world with the most innovative smart home solutions that transform ordinary experiences into extraordinary ones. Infusing thoughtful design and technological intelligence into each of their products, Nanoleaf is ushering in a new era of the smart home that centres around total customisation. Every product created by Nanoleaf embodies our philosophy of ‘Smarter by Design.’

Nanoleaf products are broken down into 2 main categories, Smarter Home and Smarter Essentials. Within the Smarter Home series you will find four product types. Lines, Elements, Shapes and Canvas.

Nanoleaf Lines are a series of smart backlit RGB LED light bars that deliver stunning RGB illumination in a never-before-seen modular form factor. These customisable Ultra-lightweight light lines connect together at 60-degree angle increments to create intricate geometric designs on your wall.

Two colour zones per bar allow for complete customisation of over 16M colours and dynamic lighting animations that flow across your entire layout. Features like Rhythm music visualisation and Screen Mirror sync with your media to transform your space with immersive shows of colour and light.

Installation is simple with the included double-sided mounting adhesive tape and requires no additional tools or drilling. Control easily with physical buttons, voice commands, or the intuitive Nanoleaf App for an elevated smart home experience. Perfect for creating an ultramodern look in the living room, desk area, battle station, or bedroom as both ambience and art.

Nanoleaf Elements bring together smart technology and bespoke lighting for a natural harmony of both worlds. Customisable modular panels finished with a wood grain veneer add an elegant and organic feel to your home. Beautiful both on and off, the textured panels create geometric wall art that illuminates with a dynamic glow to softly fill your space.

Warm to cool lighting options create calming nature-inspired scenes like a crackling fireplace and gently moving clouds, setting the ambience for unwinding before bed or getting cosy in your favourite reading nook. Choose from a list of curated scenes or paint your own breathtaking murals of light with the intuitive Nanoleaf App. Easy adhesive installation, no wiring or drilling needed.

Nanoleaf Shapes are modular light panels that support millions of vibrant colors. Designed to be wall-mounted with adhesive, these smart light panels can display a variety of color animations and can also change color based on sound or touch. They come in packs of hexagons, triangles, or small triangles and can be fitted together in a pattern of your choosing.

While they can emit white light at different color temperatures, Nanoleaf Shapes are best employed as mood or accent lighting. Because you can create interesting patterns, they also double up as art, and they work especially well for parties. I've been using the original Nanoleaf Aurora panels for years now, so I was interested to find out what the Nanoleaf Shapes have to offer.

Nanoleaf Canvas consists of square panels. If you’re already familiar with older Nanoleaf lights, you’ll immediately notice that the Canvas panels are smaller – the triangular Light Panels measure 21cm in height and 24cm across the base, while the Canvas panels are 15cm x 15cm each. Both sets of lights, though, are made from the same lightweight white plastic.

Alongside that change in overall shape, the new panels have also undergone a small internal design change as well. You’ll notice each square is divided into four sections. This unique design disperses light evenly through the panel, and produces a pleasing crystal-like effect when the lights are switched on. However, despite being divided into sections, each panel is capable of throwing off only a single color of light at a time. There’s also a microphone built into Canvas. This makes the lights sensitive to ambient sound (music or conversation), which produces some beautiful effects on your wall.