June 27, 2008

Dear FOSI,

I have very much enjoyed the star field, now that it is finished.  I made several modifications to it, including adding a few favorite constellations. including Orion, the Arc of Capella, the big Dipper and the Little Dipper properly aligned to true north, and I filled up all the rows in the matrix Milky Way.  I also colored Betelgeuse orange/red because it is a red giant star.

Sincerely, Philip - San Antonio, Texas
 

We want to let you know how much we love our sky. We had the ceiling painted dark blue. An artist came and airbrushed a full moon (which is 3 feet in diameter) and the Milky Way stretches 31 ft. across the sky in iridescent paint. The fiber optics illuminate the paint and it looks amazing. We added a small spotlight to the moon to make it pop.

Our customers don’t know what to say when they walk through the door of Bella Luna Ristorante in Ludlow, VT and look up at the sky. It is not just a ceiling, but a night sky that most people have never seen before inside. It blows them away. I think the shooting stars and the comet are the kids’ favorite.

Thank you very much for helping us design our sky. The set up and installation was quite simple. The template of the stars made this 25 ft. by 31 ft. ceiling look so real. When we opened the boxes and saw almost 5 miles of fiber optics and that tiny drill bit, we were a bit worried. After reading everything and calling you a few times, your system is really simple to install, the directions were very easy to follow and the matrix light box was easy to set up. We used a dremel tool to drill the holes and there were a lot of them with a ceiling the size of ours. You just have to remember to take your time and the results are great. To think the entire sky is run on one light bulb. We want to thank you for all the extra help in putting this work of art to life. I even put the layout of the sky you sent me with the star layout and names of the constellations in the back of our menu, the customers love it.

We have already recommended FOSI to a number of people. I wouldn’t be surprised if you don’t get a few phone calls. Your company is great to work with and very helpful. We have had a few customers ask us if we would install a sky in their house! We told them to call you! If you are ever in Ludlow, Vermont, you have to come up and see it.

We only opened the restaurant on August 12, 2007 and already the sky is the talk of all Southern Vermont!

Thank you again.

Lisa Mutz-Nelson
Bell Luna