The frustrations of turning on a traditional ceiling fan may include (but are not limited to) the following scenario: Tug the light. The light comes on. Oh, you tugged the wrong string. Tug the other string. Nothing happens. Tug it again twice and the speed is too low. Tug it again once and the speed is too high. Tug it again twice and the speed goes even higher. Oh, it’s too windy in here. Is it okay that it wobbles back and forth like that? The damn light is still on. Repeat. Throughout, a sheet of dust is slowly forming on the unreachable surfaces of the blades. Let’s not get started on its looks.
The ceiling fan, for all its frustrations, has always been a wondrously low-energy cooling alternative to air conditioning. These three modern upgrades rethink the shortcomings of a century-old design.
via Kichler
Kichler presents a sleeker alternative with the 15-inch-diameter Terna pendant LED. The compact design is an upgrade to an outdated aesthetic, as well as a boon to small spaces. Air circulation is now possible where it wasn’t before: your hallways, your nooks, the shoebox you call an apartment.
via Big Ass Fans
Big Ass Fans’ smart Haiku ceiling fan and LED light is controlled by smartphone, which does away with struggle of tugging that string. Now fully integrated with Nest, its SenseME™ app offers the additional perk of energy savings; because circulating air feels cooler, SenseME’s app can suggest a higher temperature setting for your thermostat in which you’ll still feel comfortable.
A ceiling fan is still a ceiling fan by any other name — or design. Zalman abandoned the design precepts of the past and concealed the blades within an LED dome light, created the smart Multi-function Air Light (Z-Air). Operated by smart automation, it also features an air purifying function. Your dust days are finally over.
