When will Lumanoi ship?

Lumanoi will start shipping as units are completed. The first orders should ship no later than the end of March 2025, hopefully sooner.

Do you ship outside of the United States?

Not at this time.

What power requirements does Lumanoi have?

Each Lumanoi comes with a UL-Listed 24-volt 60-watt AC power adapter. The light sculpture itself runs on 24 volts DC and is software-limited to pull no more than 2.5 amps (60 watts at 24 volts).

In typical operation, Lumanoi will pull between 8 and 30 watts (measured from the DC input) and half-a-watt or so while sleeping. It may occasionally pull up to 60 watts for certain bright special effects.

How is Lumanoi mounted to the wall?

Lumanoi has a slot milled into the inside top edge of the outer frame that is intended to be used with the included aluminum cleat hanger to securely mount the sculpture to the wall. Because the integrated mounting slot is integrated directly into the frame, the sculpture mounts with zero standoff—perfectly flush against the wall.

The specific mounting hardware that ships with the 21.3” Lumanoi is this 12” Light Cleat. Larger sculptures use the 18” Light Cleat. This is currently the only officially supported mounting method.

That being said, the integrated mounting slot should be compatible with typical gallery mounting systems like this one, just be aware of the weight rating. In a pinch, Lumanoi could be mounted using a wire (like typical picture frames), but this is not recommended for permanent installation.

Is there a way to lock Lumanoi to the wall to prevent tampering?

This is currently being developed. A compatible mechanism will be announced closer to when Lumanoi ships in March 2025.

How do I clean Lumanoi?

Lumanoi can be easily cleaned wiping it down with a damp cloth.

One way to help keep the sculpture clean is to let people know that they don’t have to touch the front of the panel to interact with it—the sweet spot for hand detection is around 2-3 inches (~5-8cm) from the surface.

Does Lumanoi require WiFi?

No. While Lumanoi supports WiFi, it is designed to work well without it.

However, there are lots of benefits to having Lumanoi connected to WiFi, such as software updates (which can add features), network time synchronization (for automatically setting the internal clock for time-dependent modes), and integration with custom home automation systems.

If you would like to make sure that Lumanoi does not connect to anything wirelessly, there is a small switch you can flip on the main control module which will disable WiFi and Bluetooth. If you want to configure some custom gradients and modes on the panel but don’t want WiFi, you can set that up via WiFi first and then flip the switch to disable WiFi.

Does it make sense to install Lumanoi in a bedroom?

Sure! Lumanoi was specifically designed to work well in this scenario and minimize the chances of sleep disruption. The ambient light sensors in Lumanoi are quite sensitive and the LEDs can be driven to extremely low levels of light output. In complete darkness, the sculpture can become a barely-visible night-light. It can also be configured to enter a low power mode (where zero light is emitted) when the light in the room is effectively “bedroom dark”.

What about a bathroom?

Bathrooms tend to be high-humidity environments which has not been extensively tested. Installation in bathrooms or other high-humidity areas is not recommended at this time.

How do you control Lumanoi?

There are capacitive touch controls on the right side of the sculpture: