Hue Lucca's mid-century modern vibe is spot-on. I am a fan of the minimalistic design, and the fixture looks great when lit. That's where my design props end... full stop. Whoever designed the installation hardware is a sadist: due to the use of only the most fiddly and poorly-designed tinytinytiiiiiny parts, mounting will probably be an exercise in frustration for many. In addition, the wire nuts that you absolutely will need to install it are not included in the package. In three decades of buying lighting fixtures, I have never encountered one that did not come with the accessories necessary to install it. Sure, many people may have spares in their garage but, if not, you're going to have to run to the hardware store to pick some up. This is not how you want to introduce new customers to your (overpriced) products, Philips. While you are at the hardware store, you might want to pick up some caulk, too... because Philips also opted to not include any kind of gasket around the plastic base. Once the fixture is installed, most people will likely like the way it looks. Like all Hue products, the wireless connection seems pretty stable and the automation works pretty well. Just hope that the included white bulb lasts a long time, since -- you guessed it -- even accessing the bulb is a multi-step convoluted hot mess, which will require you to find the tiny Torx wrench that came with the fixture to remove not one but two minuscule Torx screws and their fiddly transparent protective washers (which are not captive and very very easy to lose). Once you have done that, you will need a third hand to hold the main body of the fixture, because it is the part to which the ground wire is tethered. That is because Philips chose to use a flimsy plastic base that cannot be used as a grounding point: the only metal part of the lamp is the outer aluminum housing. I understand that plastic was used in the base to improve Lucca's ability to receive wireless signals, but that doesn't explain why the plastic used feels so cheap and flimsy, why the tiny twist plastic caps needed to secure it to the wall are so small that even the smallest fingers will find them difficult to manipulate, or why there is no gasket around the plastic base. There are so so soooo many ways that the process could have been made easier for the user, but they probably would have cost Philips a few more pennies per unit, and in mass manufacturing of the scale at which Hue products are pumped out, every corner cut surely adds up to big profits for Philips. I would like to think some beancounting middle manager parlayed all of Lucca's penny-pinching indignities into an epic bonus that allowed him/her to retire to the French Riviera, a reward for dragging corporate corner-cutting bs down to a new nadir. PS - It is worth noting that the included bulb is Philips' least expensive white-only bulb, which allows you to adjust brightness -- but NOT color temperature -- via the Hue app. If you want warmer or cooler tones, forget it. If you want colors, forget it. There are plenty of reviews by users claiming to have swapped in color bulbs with no ill effects, but remember that Philips' color bulbs are not rated for use in enclosed fixtures nor are they rated for outdoor usage, so swapping them in the may result in shorter lifespan / voided warranty. PPS - Against my better judgment, I installed another Lucca today, a week after the first one. Although I knew what to expect, somehow the process was even worse the second time, due mainly to a different kind of electrical box. Still appalled at the tiny Torx screws -- which are super-easy to drop while you are up on the ladder wrangling with the awkward multi-part body, and for which no spares included, of course -- as well as the overall user-unfriendliness of the design and install process. Despite Philips' attempt to position Hue products in a premium technology space, it has a lot to learn about providing a premium user experience from the moment you open the box to the completion of the install.
