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KETRA · ART & MATERIALS · A DESIGN GUIDE
Choose light with
materials in view.
Artwork, wood, stone and fabric can look different as the light changes. Use this guide to separate the choices, ask better questions and prepare a material-focused Ketra conversation.
Genesee, Los Angeles · A Malibu Wired project with Ketra lighting.
LOOK BEYOND BRIGHTNESS
What does light reveal?
Compare one decision at a time: the room through the day, the appearance of a material, and consistency across the installation. A photograph on this page is a project reference, not a measured demonstration of the spectrum.
Natural Light through the day.
Ketra can shift color temperature and intensity gradually through the day. Scenes are planned around the room, its daylight and the way it will be used.
Vibrancy for art and materials.
Vibrancy changes the spectral recipe of white light while holding the selected color temperature. It gives the design team another way to explore how colors in artwork, wood, stone and fabrics appear.
Color Lock for consistent light.
Ketra’s Color Lock technology monitors and adjusts output to maintain color consistency. This engineering supports the lighting design as the installation is used over time.
Genesee, Los Angeles · Lighting and control by Malibu Wired.
A REAL MALIBU WIRED INSTALLATION
Look at the palette as a whole.
At Genesee, our work includes Ketra lighting alongside Lutron controls, Palladiom keypads and wired roller shades. Lighting is part of the architecture and the way the home is used.
For your own project, compare the artwork alongside nearby stone, timber and textiles. Consider both a daytime setting and an evening scene. The most vivid setting is not automatically the best match for every material or every room.
ENGINEERING BEHIND THE EXPERIENCE
What should you compare in person?
More than 70 patents, according to Lutron.
This is Lutron’s published statement about Ketra technology, not an award or patent portfolio belonging to Malibu Wired. The practical question is how those controls serve your room. Read Lutron’s technology overview.
Ketra D2: recognized by CEDIA.
Ketra D2 was one of the Best New Hardware winners at the 2024 CEDIA Smart Home Awards. Award details.
Bring a small evaluation brief.
Choose a few representative samples: a fabric, a timber or stone finish, and a reference image of the artwork. Note the viewing times and what matters most: warmth, color relationships, low-light use or consistency between rooms.
Keep the fixture position and viewing conditions consistent when comparing settings. Review more than one material, record the preferred scenes, and distinguish color temperature from Vibrancy. Confirm the actual luminaire and control configuration before making a specification.
Need the full system and fixture overview? Explore Ketra at Malibu Wired. For a new home or renovation, start with HomeWorks planning.
FOR HOMEOWNERS, ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Bring the palette. Start with the light.
Tell us which art and material decisions you want to resolve. Bring finish samples or artwork references; we will confirm the relevant demonstrations available for a focused West Hollywood showroom visit.
Malibu Wired is a Lutron dealer focused on complete residential systems. This guide supports the design conversation; fixture specification, compatibility and programming are confirmed within your project scope.
Malibu Wired Experience Center · West Hollywood.
