The story of VELVET begins in 2008 when two experienced cinematographers decide to create the luminaires with which they already dreamed at the film school where they met: robust, autonomous, versatile and lightweight luminaires with almost instant color temperature variation and green-magenta white point adjustment. They developed new LED-based lighting technology. Both pioneers traveled around the world presenting their innovative LED articulated panels. After this adventure, they soon launched the nowadays worldwide known VELVET panels. These quickly became iconic products of the industry due to the soft natural light texture and ease of use in combination with unique weatherproof protection for outdoor shooting. Ben-Hur, Mission Impossible, Star Wars Episode VII, Trainspotting 2, James Bond Specter, A Monster Calls, Narcos are only some of the movies featuring VELVETs. Ten years later, the story continues developing new lighting solutions. The new EVO range full of velvety colors was born, as a result of close collaboration between cinematographers and VELVET’s Research and Development department.
