Coopersburg, PA (September, 2009) – Lutron Shading Solutions is now a one-stop shop for style and technology with the arrival of the Avant Collection. The residentially focused collection includes a new line of over 100 stylish fabrics and introduces cornice top treatments and drapery panels to provide complete shading solutions.

New Fabric Selection
The Avant Collection includes a new line of soft fabrics, sheers and woven woods to finish your Lutron shading system. Now conveniently available in a single fabric sample binder, adding style to innovative technology just became easier.

Cornices
Cornices provide an upholstered top treatment alternative to metal fascia. Now available from Lutron in five styles, cornices are an easy way to elegantly finish the top of your Kirbé™, traditional drapery, or even roller shades. Cornices are available with all Avant soft fabrics and are also COM (Customer’s Own Material) friendly.

Fabric Drapery Panels
Lutron now offers finished drapery panels for use on our electronically controlled pinch pleat or ripplefold drapery. Specifying a drapery solution just got easier with all components available from Lutron- your single source for drapery tracks systems, fabric panels, and controls.

The Avant Collection by Lutron is a new chapter in precision control of shades that are customizable, stylish, and innovative. The collection also includes the new Lutron Roman shade with CERUS™ (Cord Eliminating Roman Uptake System) safety technology and the new Kirbé Vertical Drapery System. For more information on Lutron shading solutions, visit www.lutron.com.

About Lutron Electronics (www.lutron.com)
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, designs and manufactures lighting controls and automated window treatments for residential and commercial applications. Lutron products save energy and make light bulbs last longer, making them an eco-friendly addition to the home and office.