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101st Anniversary of the Times Square Ball

101 years of New Year celebrations in Times Square marks the installation of a permanent Times Square Ball that will be twice the size of the 100th anniversary ball. Using similar techniques of mirrored chambers, LEDs and custom-cut crystal, Focus Lighting looks to out-do themselves this year with this new edition to a New York City landmark neighborhood.    


100th Anniversary of the Times Square Ball

The theme for the 100th anniversary of the Times Square Ball was “Let There Be Light” so the goal was obvious – to create a sparkling “gem” more colorful, dynamic, and earth-friendly than ever before. The ball’s triangular crystals had to sparkle as much when viewed from 500ft away as they did 10ft away. This was achieved utilizing energy-efficient red, green, blue, and white LEDs with specially designed mirrored baffles and with double facetted crystals - creating incredible sparkle [...]