Straight Channels End Where the Curve Begins. Yours Doesn't Have To.
Bendable aluminium LED profiles that follow arches, coves, columns and stair edges, and finish as one unbroken line of soft light.
Lighting a Curve Should Not Mean Compromising the Design
Designers draw curves: a sweeping reception desk, a rounded ceiling drop, an arched niche, a spiralling stair. Then the lighting arrives as short straight segments, and the flow of the design breaks into facets with visible joints.
Nucleo flexible aluminium profiles solve this at the source. The channel bends to the shape of the surface, holds the LED strip in a fixed, protected position, and a flexible silicone diffuser covers the run so the light reads as one smooth ribbon. Two models cover the range, from slim edge details to broader cove work.
The idea in one line
Bend the housing to the architecture, not the architecture to the housing. A continuous curve of light looks intentional; a polygon of straight pieces looks like a workaround.
What You Get From a Flexible Channel
Follows real curves
Shape the channel on site to arches, rounded corners, columns and serpentine edges without cutting it into segments. The result is a single flowing line instead of a chain of joints.
One continuous glow
A frosted silicone diffuser blends individual LEDs into a smooth line, even when seen from a low angle.
Carries heat away
The aluminium body draws heat from the strip for steadier brightness over time.
Protects the strip
Shielded from knocks, dust and handling, and held straight along the bend.
Cut and fit on site
Trim to length with ordinary tools, fit end caps and adjust to measurements.
You choose the light
Supplied as an empty channel, so you select strip colour temperature, density and control for each zone.
Choose Your Model
NLP-1512
The compact flexi channel for stair edges, furniture profiles, shelf fronts, joinery curves and slim architectural details. Supplied in 1 m lengths for easy handling around tight or busy geometry.
NLP-305R
The broader flexi channel for larger curved coves, rounded ceiling drops, feature walls and bulkheads where a wider, softer wash of light is wanted. Supplied in 2 m lengths to reduce joints on long runs.
Note before you order
These profiles are supplied without an LED strip. Tell us the surface, the curve radius and the effect you want, and we will suggest the right model and a matching Nucleo strip.
Where Flexible Profiles Earn Their Place
Curved cove ceilings
Soft indirect glow along rounded ceiling drops.
Staircase stringers
A clean line following the rise and turn of the stair.
Reception counters
Under-lit sweeping fronts that anchor a lobby.
Columns and pillars
Wrap round columns for a halo or base-glow effect.
Arched doorways
Trace the arch to frame an entrance in light.
Custom furniture
Rounded shelves, headboards and cabinet edges.
Retail displays
Curved shelving and feature plinths that draw the eye.
Hotel corridors
Gently curving walls lit as one continuous guide line.
Restaurant booths
Rounded banquette backs and bar fronts with a warm edge.
Getting a Clean Result on the Bend
Shape the profile to the curve before final fixing, then fix it gradually along the radius rather than forcing a kink at one point. Keep the strip centred in the channel and the diffuser seated fully, and the curve will read as a smooth line of light with no visible dots.
Plan joints at the straight sections
Where a run needs more than one length, place the join where the surface is straightest. It keeps the light continuous and the end caps or connectors out of sight.
Questions Before You Specify
Send Us Your Curve
Share the surface, the radius and the lighting effect you want. We will recommend the model and a matching strip.
