With Canvas, Nanoleaf Smart Lighting Gets Square, Gains Touch Support

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Brad Moon

Last year, I wrote about Nanoleaf Light Panels. These are mega-cool LED smart lights from Canada’s Nanoleaf. They’re flat, they interlock, and they mount to your wall. Early this year, the company expanded its lineup with Canvas. These new light panels are similar to the originals, but they come in a new square form factor, they gain touch support, and (if you have the budget) you can link hundreds of them together in intricate displays.

If You Like the Nanoleaf Light Panels But Aren’t a Fan of Triangles…

Nanoleaf’s Light Panels were one of my favorite reviews from last year. There is something very appealing about these smart lights that snap together in customized patterns, then stick to your wall. They can be controlled using Nanoleaf’s mobile app, through smart home platforms like Apple HomeKit, or by using the Nanoleaf Remote (the one that looks like a giant 12-sided die). There is also limited functionality available using the buttons on the control module. Besides solid and pattern color scenes, they can pulsate in time to music.

I’ve been growing the installation in my office, adding more panels three at a time, and I use them for task lighting (they can be set…