Korus
by EcoSense Lighting
Revolutionizing the Way You Discover, Design, and Deliver Lighting
EcoSense
Korus
Skills
Product design
User research & testing
Stakeholder management
Interactive prototyping
Nov 2017 – 2018
Ben Harrison, Sam Joly, Robert Fletcher
Lead UX/UI Designer
About
Korus, Engineering the Future of Human Light Interaction
Korus is transforming the way people experience light through cutting-edge Human Light Interaction. At the heart of its innovation is a powerful application that lets users simulate 3D environments and explore how different lighting conditions behave in real-time. Whether it’s optimizing for wellness, productivity, or atmosphere, Korus empowers designers, architects, and visionaries to find the perfect light for any space before a single fixture is installed. Backed by industry-leading brands like EcoSense, Soraa, and Circadian ZircLight, Korus is setting a new standard for intelligent, human-centered lighting design.
The problem
Designing in the Dark
For lighting designers, the most significant barrier isn’t creativity. It’s time. Waiting up to two months just to get a fixture in hand delays the entire design process.
Only then can they begin to test how light truly behaves against a surface like a simple white wall and determine whether it’s the right fit. This outdated process stalls momentum, limits exploration, and risks costly last-minute changes.
The Waiting
As a lighting designer, one of the biggest challenges is the long wait.
Inaccurate Visualization Tools
Renderings don’t reflect how light truly behaves in real spaces.
Restricted Creativity
Long lead times force early decisions and limit design exploration.
The problem solution
Korus, Real-Time Lighting Intelligence
Korus revolutionizes lighting design by simulating how light interacts with space instantly and in 3D. Designers can test any fixture at any time in any environment without waiting for physical samples.
By offering real-time visual feedback, Korus eliminates costly delays and guesswork, enabling faster, smarter, and more inspired lighting decisions. It bridges the gap between vision and reality, making the design process as fluid and dynamic as light itself.
The design solution
Instant Light. Infinite Possibility.
Korus was designed to eliminate the friction between imagination and execution. By combining high-fidelity 3D environment simulation with real-time lighting visualization, Korus empowers designers to test any fixture instantly, eliminating the need to wait weeks for samples.
The intuitive interface enables users to drag and drop products into virtual spaces, adjust angles, temperatures, and intensities, and instantly visualize how light behaves on walls, objects, and surfaces. It mimics physical lighting conditions with remarkable accuracy, enabling designers to experiment, refine, and make informed decisions in minutes—not months. With Korus, the design process becomes more agile, immersive, and precise, turning lighting design into a dynamic, real-time creative experience.
The outcome
Faster Decisions. Smarter Design. Better Light.
Korus transformed the lighting design process, cutting weeks of waiting down to minutes. Designers now test fixtures instantly, simulate real-world conditions in 3D, and make confident choices without delays or guesswork.
The result is a faster, more flexible workflow that supports creativity and precision at every stage. With Korus, teams deliver better lighting outcomes, reduce costly revisions, and elevate the entire design experience from concept to installation.