The Hospitality Collection from Alphabet
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Alphabet Lighting Hospitality Collection – A Quick Walkthrough
In this video, I take a look at Alphabet Lighting’s Hospitality Collection from a very practical, specifier’s point of view — not what it’s claiming to be, but how it actually functions as a tool when you’re working on hospitality or residential spaces where warmth and visual comfort are part of the design language.
What this collection really centers around is lower CCTs and warm-dim behavior. So instead of being aimed at general commercial work, it’s clearly focused on environments that need to feel warmer, softer, and more inviting — hotels, multifamily common areas, high-end residences, and similar applications.
What’s Included
The collection pulls together a few familiar product lines in one place:
NU1 (1" aperture)
NU3 (3" aperture)
NU4 (4" aperture)
Theta – A small-format puck for handrails, millwork, and detail areas.
Skyline – A catenary system, typically useful for corridors or open gathering zones.
LX Pro – Track heads for accent and flexible spotlighting.
It’s less about introducing new products and more about organizing existing ones into a set that’s relevant to hospitality-specific applications.
A Few Practical Observations
What’s notable is that 2200K and 2400K are stocked, static CCT options — not special-order, long-lead-time items. For anyone working on projects where timelines are tight, that’s actually useful.
A few other details that may matter in spec decisions:
NU1 lumen packages: 540 / 720 / 970 lumens
NU3 output: up to ~2,450 delivered lumens
Beam angles:
NU1 down to 17°
NU3 down to 15°
Lensing and accessories: clear, diffused, and elliptical lenses, with optional honeycomb louvers for glare control.
Standard finishes: Black, White, Bronze, and Wheat. Custom colors are available if you’re willing to work around lead times.
Warm-Dim Notes
The Hospitality Collection itself highlights static warm color temperatures, but the warm-dim versions of NU1 and NU3 live on their own cut sheets and product pages.
They shift from 3000K down to around 1800K as they dim. In my experience from the demo, this behaves best on 0–10V dimming — the curve feels a bit more controlled through the mid-range compared to TRIAC, which can feel jumpy at lower levels.
What You’re Seeing in the Video
A few things come through clearly on camera:
The 2400K has a slightly pinker tone in comparison.
The 2200K leans more amber and reads a bit closer to incandescent warmth.
A 2200K NU1 with a 15° beam, black trim and louver comes across visually very clean, with controlled glare.
I also walk through the warm-dim behavior, showing how the fixture transitions from 3000K down to a much warmer 1800K, which is often where hospitality scenes actually land at night.
Closing Thought
This collection feels less like a “new product drop” and more like Alphabet organizing their tools in a way that makes sense for hospitality designers. If you’re already using some of these families, it’s just a clearer way to think about how they fit together when you’re building a warm, layered lighting scheme.
