Ramus

What Ramus does

Ramus (legal entity Ramus Illumination Pty Ltd) is a Footscray, Australia-based private design firm founded in 2006 by light artist Bruce Ramus. Following 30 years of designing show lighting for global music acts, Bruce Ramus transitioned into applying that expertise to the built environment. The firm is structured as a boutique creative studio with 11-50 employees delivering large-scale lighting and media architecture projects spanning façade and architectural lighting, interior lighting, public-space and urban art installations, stadium lighting, light sculptures, light shows, and digital/new-media content creation.

Technically, Ramus integrates LED tubes, projection systems, drone swarms, and laser arrays into unified installations orchestrated through its proprietary CORE control system — a commercial-grade hardware and custom software platform supporting cloud-based security management, content library management, dynamic scheduling, real-time component monitoring, and remote service modules. Custom visual content is produced in-house, ranging from hand-drawn artwork and CG animation to data-driven generative art, high-resolution film footage, and interactive applications. Data-driven LED programming enables fine-grained responses to real-time environmental signals, demonstrated by the Intersection installation at 1000 La Trobe Street where LED tubes respond to train dynamics. An educational layer — the School of Media Architecture (SOMA) — extends the brand into category thought leadership.

Ramus operates a professional-services revenue model with project-based engagement spanning artistic consultancy to end-to-end lighting delivery, complemented by a licensing/royalties stream via CORE. Customers include enterprise and government clients such as Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia (Wintjiri Wiru at Uluru), the City of Perth (Boorloo Bridge), POLY at Melbourne Docklands (Intersection), Optus Stadium, and QIC and Dexus (Still Light at Collins Street). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, with the firm claiming a global footprint spanning Australia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Name

Ramus

Legal name

Ramus Illumination Pty Ltd

Website

https://ramus.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ramus is a Footscray, Australia-based private lighting and media architecture design studio founded in 2006, serving enterprise and government clients with large-scale façade, interior, stadium, and public-space lighting installations, light shows, and digital content, orchestrated through its proprietary CORE control system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Media architecture
• Stadium lighting design
• Lighting control systems
• Light sculpture installations

Headquarters

HQ city

Footscray

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design Services: Project-based lighting design services spanning façade lighting, interior lighting, public space installations, stadium lighting, and light sculptures. Engagement models range from artistic consultancy to complete end-to-end design delivery.
2. Light Show Production: Design and production of large-scale light shows featuring sculptural and kinetic stage designs combining light, digital media, music, and performance.
3. Digital Content Creation: Creation of digital and new media content for visual installations, animations, and artistic presentations.
4. CORE Control System: Proprietary control system platform delivered as part of large-scale installations. Includes technology资料 and training for end users.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RAMUS is a global media architecture and lighting design firm that designs and delivers large-scale lighting installations across façades, interiors, public spaces, stadiums, light sculptures, and light shows. The firm provides specialist lighting design services from artistic consultancy through to complete end-to-end design delivery for enterprise, government, and cultural clients. Its proprietary CORE Control System serves as the enabling orchestration platform for the firm's installations, integrating LED, projection, drone, and laser technologies with custom visual content.

Product overview

Ramus is a global media architecture and lighting design firm that makes art with light. The company's offering consists of two main components: CORE, a proprietary interactive media and lighting control system (core product), and the School of Media Architecture (SOMA), an educational video series. Complementing these are lighting design and content creation services including Façade & Architectural Lighting Design, Interior Lighting Design, Public Space & Urban Art Projects, Stadium Lighting Design, Light Sculpture & Art Installation, Light Shows, and Digital & New Media Content Creation. The CORE platform serves as the enabling engine for large-scale artworks, while the services represent the creative disciplines through which Ramus delivers projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CORE: CORE is the interactive media and lighting control system that empowers technologists and designers to create innovative, unique works at the intersection of art and technology. It is a scalable orchestration platform with high-performance commercial-grade hardware and custom software.

Products and services

• Façade & Architectural Lighting Design Specialist architectural lighting design services that transform building facades into dynamic visual canvases, delivered for architectural practices, urban designers, and real estate developers across global projects.
• Interior Lighting Design Immersive interior lighting experiences that shape meaningful moments within the built environment, designed for interior designers and commercial property developers rethinking next-generation interior spaces.
• Public Space & Urban Art Projects Public art consulting services for placemaking, working with community groups and city planners to deliver city beautification and landmark installations.
• Stadium Lighting Design Large-scale stadium lighting design services that immerse audiences in excitement and shared experiences by synchronizing video, lighting, and field lighting for optimal fan moments.
• Light Sculpture & Art Installation Large-scale sculptural light artworks that stand alone or span across building facades, co-created with architectural and urban design teams for galleries, public spaces, and developer commissions.
• Light Shows Global-scale light shows producing sculptural and kinetic stage designs combining light, digital media, music, and performance, delivered for entertainment, cultural, and tourism clients.
• Digital & New Media Content Creation Digital content creation services that elevate new media and video art to deliver visual experiences, including custom content using hand-drawn artwork, CG animation, data-driven generative art, high-resolution film footage, and interactive applications.
• CORE Control System Interactive media and lighting control system platform that empowers technologists and designers to create innovative works at the intersection of art and technology. A scalable orchestration platform with high-performance commercial-grade hardware and custom software featuring cloud-based management, content library with built-in media processing, dynamic scheduling, real-time monitoring, and remote service capabilities; delivered with technology资料 and training as part of large-scale installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wintjiri Wiru produces visual effects reaching 200 meters above the desert
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nova Sky StoriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrone supply partner for Wintjiri Wiru project at Uluru, providing drone technology that combines with RAMUS's light show design to create unprecedented narrative experiences.
• Swarming DronescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrone operation partner handling the technical execution of drone choreography for large-scale shows.
• Light ApplicationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged by Light Application to transform Boorloo Bridge into a digital canvas showcasing Perth's vibrancy with light and motion.
• Woods BagotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner for the Intersection project at 1000 La Trobe Street, Melbourne Docklands.
• Anangu (Anangu Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional owners and indigenous advisors for the Wintjiri Wiru project, providing cultural guidance, narrative content, and Inma performance for the Uluru experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fisher Marantz Stone: Fisher Marantz Stone is a US-based architectural lighting design firm specializing in iconic building facades, monuments, and public-space illumination. Comparable to Ramus in delivering high-profile, award-winning architectural lighting projects for cultural and civic clients.
• L'Observatoire International: L'Observatoire International is a New York-based lighting design firm focused on architectural and artistic lighting for cultural, commercial, and public-space projects. Directly comparable to Ramus in delivering high-craft, narrative-driven lighting design for landmark architecture.
• Speirs + Major: Speirs + Major is an independent architectural lighting design consultancy with a global portfolio of landmark facade, interior, and public-space projects. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Ramus in scale and creative positioning within architectural lighting design.
• Licht Kunst Licht: Licht Kunst Licht is a German lighting design practice specializing in architectural and urban lighting design across Europe. Comparable to Ramus as an independent design firm delivering facade, interior, and public-space lighting for high-profile architecture.
• Tillotson Design Associates: Tillotson Design Associates is an architectural lighting design consultancy with a portfolio of high-profile cultural, civic, and commercial projects. Closely comparable to Ramus in studio-scale architectural lighting design for landmark buildings.
• Bartenbach: Bartenbach is an Austrian lighting research and design firm known for innovative architectural and daylight-integrated lighting design. Comparable to Ramus in combining research-driven technical depth with high-end architectural lighting design for landmark projects.
• The Lighting Practice: The Lighting Practice is an independent architectural lighting design consultancy with a portfolio spanning commercial, cultural, and public-realm projects. Comparable to Ramus in scale and in delivering design-led architectural lighting services for major built-environment clients.

Broad incumbents

• Populous: Populous is a global architecture firm specializing in sports and entertainment venues, including stadium lighting design. Comparable to Ramus in the stadium and large-venue lighting segment (e.g., Optus Stadium work), but operating at much larger scale as a full design practice.
• AECOM Lighting Design: AECOM's lighting design practice delivers architectural and urban lighting design as part of its global engineering and design consultancy. Comparable to Ramus in offering architectural lighting services but with vastly greater scale, geographic footprint, and ability to bundle with broader infrastructure projects.
• Arup Lighting: Arup's global Lighting Design practice delivers architectural and urban lighting design for major landmarks worldwide. It is a comparable service provider but operates as part of a much larger multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with significantly greater scale and geographic reach than Ramus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCK8bcYo9Db1sX5VIwZHtLNg
• Facebookfacebook.com/RamusIllumination
• Instagraminstagram.com/ramusillumination
• Xx.com/ramusstudios
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ramusillumination

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Ramus