Marset
Marset is a Barcelona-based designer lighting manufacturer, founded in 1942, producing premium indoor and outdoor luminaires through collaborations with named designers. It serves hotel, residential, restaurant, office, and retail customers globally via direct e-commerce, a Brooklyn showroom, and an authorized dealer network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1942
- HeadquartersTerrassa, Spain
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Marset does
Marset, operating through its legal entity MARSET ILUMINACIÓN, S.A., is a Barcelona-based designer lighting manufacturer founded in 1942 and headquartered in Terrassa, Spain. The company designs and produces indoor and outdoor luminaires across pendants, floor, table, ceiling, wall, portable, bollard, and lamppost fixture categories, with IP-rated outdoor and rechargeable portable units in the catalog. Product differentiation rests on a long-running portfolio of named designer collaborations (Joan Gaspar, Jordi Canudas, Mathias Hahn, P. Aragay and J. Pérez Mateo, Sputnik Estudio) and a brand positioning around Spanish design heritage and light as a sensory experience rather than purely functional illumination. Pricing spans from roughly $330 entry-level wall fixtures to $5,340+ premium pendants such as the Ringo collection.
Marset distributes through a multi-channel architecture that combines a direct e-commerce storefront (marset-store.com), a company-owned Brooklyn showroom bookable via Calendly, an authorized global dealer network spanning at least the USA, Canada, Spain, and Germany, and a dedicated B2B Marset Pro program for architects, interior designers, and lighting specifiers. Customer targeting is vertical-led across five segments — Hotel, Residential, Restaurant, Office, and Retail — backed by named project showcases (e.g., Dinzler Coffee Roastery in Germany, a private residence in Barcelona, North of Brooklyn in Toronto). Revenue model is one-time unit sales of lighting fixtures at premium prices, complemented by professional specification services; the company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, investor ownership, or revenue figures.
The firm is small (11-50 employees) and operates a wholly-owned North American subsidiary, Marset USA Inc., supporting the USA/Canada market. Compliance evidence includes Ecodesign and energy-label certification across the product line. Marset maintains an editorial ecosystem through a Journal with Light Stories, News, Events, and Interviews, alongside organic presence on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest, plus an email newsletter. No AI/ML capability, app platform, public API, or proprietary technology patents are disclosed; the offering is fundamentally a physical-product designer lighting brand supported by direct and channel distribution.
Marset firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Marset
- Legal name
- MARSET ILUMINACIÓN, S.A.
- Website
- https://marset.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1942
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Marset is a Barcelona-based designer lighting manufacturer, founded in 1942, producing premium indoor and outdoor luminaires through collaborations with named designers. It serves hotel, residential, restaurant, office, and retail customers globally via direct e-commerce, a Brooklyn showroom, and an authorized dealer network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Marset industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Designer Lighting Fixtures
- NAICS
- Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Interior Design Services (54141)
- SIC
- Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Indoor Lighting Fixtures Retail (Ceiling, Wall, Pendant, Chandeliers) (CRAIAHAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Outdoor & Landscape Lighting Retail (Path, Flood, Security, Deck) (CRAIAHAC), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)
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Where Marset is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Terrassa
- HQ country
- Spain
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Marset business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Lighting Fixture Sales: One-time purchase model for designer lighting fixtures including pendants, floor lamps, table lamps, ceiling lights, wall fixtures, portable lamps, bollards, and lampposts. Products are sold directly through e-commerce, dealers, and showrooms at varying price points from $330 to $5,340+.
- Professional/B2B Services: Marset Pro program for professional clients including architects, interior designers, and lighting specifiers with dedicated resources, specifications, and project support.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Entry-level wall and portable fixtures |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Mid-range floor, table, and pendant fixtures |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Premium designer collections |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Marset product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Marset designs, manufactures, and sells premium designer lighting fixtures for indoor and outdoor applications. The portfolio spans pendants, floor lamps, table lamps, portable/battery-powered lamps, ceiling fixtures, wall fixtures, bollards, and lampposts, many developed in collaboration with internationally recognized industrial designers. Products are distributed through direct e-commerce, a global authorized dealer network, a Brooklyn showroom, and a professional B2B specification program serving hospitality, residential, restaurant, office, and retail projects.
Product overview
Marset is a lighting company offering a comprehensive portfolio of indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures. The product line includes Pendant, Floor, Table, Portable, Ceiling, and Wall light fixtures across both indoor (with Accessories) and outdoor categories (adding Bollard and Lamppost options). Featured products include Ginger (outdoor bollard by Joan Gaspar), Jaima (outdoor pendant by Joan Gaspar), Roc (wall light), Plaff-on! (IP65 wall light by Joan Gaspar), Santorini (outdoor pendant by Sputnik Estudio), Lauro (floor/wall/table by P. Aragay and J. Pérez Mateo), Ringo (ceiling/pendant by Joan Gaspar), Dipping Light (table by Jordi Canudas), and Gambosa (table by Mathias Hahn). The company also provides professional lighting design project services for Hotel, Residential, Restaurant, Office, and Retail sectors, and maintains a designer collaboration program.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Indoor Lighting Collection Interior lighting fixtures including Pendant, Floor, Table, Portable, Ceiling, Wall, and Accessories categories for residential and commercial indoor spaces.
- Outdoor Lighting Collection Exterior lighting solutions including Pendant, Floor, Portable, Ceiling, Wall, Bollard, and Lamppost fixtures designed for outdoor environments.
- Ginger Bollard Outdoor bollard light fixture designed by Joan Gaspar, part of Marset's outdoor lighting collection.
- Jaima Pendant Outdoor pendant light fixture designed by Joan Gaspar, suitable for exterior spaces.
- Roc Wall Wall light fixture from Marset's indoor or outdoor lighting collection.
- Plaff-on! IP65 Wall Outdoor wall light fixture designed by Joan Gaspar with IP65 rating for weather resistance.
- Santorini Pendant Outdoor pendant light fixture designed by Sputnik Estudio.
- Lauro Collection Floor, wall, and table light fixtures designed by P. Aragay and J. Pérez Mateo, part of Marset's 'Light shaped by time' collection.
- Ringo Collection Ceiling and pendant light fixture designed by Joan Gaspar, featuring a dialogue between light and matter design concept.
- Dipping Light Table Table light fixture designed by Jordi Canudas, part of Marset's featured indoor lighting collection.
- Gambosa Table Table light fixture designed by Mathias Hahn, featured in Marset's indoor lighting collection.
- Lighting Design Project Services Professional lighting design project services for Hotel, Residential, Restaurant, Office, and Retail sectors.
- Marset Pro Professional Program B2B program for architects, interior designers, and lighting specifiers providing dedicated resources, specifications, downloads, and project support.
Quantifiable outcome
- Products certified with Ecodesign and Energy labeling compliance
Companies that use Marset
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Marset technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Marset partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Marset competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Artemide: Artemide is a long-established Italian lighting manufacturer with strong architect/designer relationships and a global specification footprint, directly competing with Marset in hospitality, residential, and commercial indoor and outdoor lighting.
- Vibia: Vibia is a Barcelona-based designer lighting manufacturer with overlapping indoor and outdoor collections targeting hospitality, residential, and architectural projects, making it a particularly close geographic and category peer to Marset.
- Louis Poulsen: Louis Poulsen is a Danish designer lighting company that manufactures and distributes premium fixtures globally, sharing with Marset the model of designer collaborations, premium pricing, and specification-driven project sales.
- Santa & Cole: Santa & Cole is a Spanish design company publishing and producing iconic indoor and outdoor lighting, often specifying into the same hospitality and residential projects as Marset, with shared Iberian design heritage.
- Foscarini: Foscarini is an Italian designer lighting brand that produces decorative and architectural fixtures with strong designer partnerships and is distributed through premium dealers globally, closely mirroring Marset's go-to-market.
- Bover: Bover is a Spanish designer lighting manufacturer with a strong outdoor and decorative fixture portfolio and a similar Mediterranean design heritage, positioning it as a direct Spanish peer to Marset in both indoor and outdoor categories.
- Tom Dixon: Tom Dixon is a British designer lighting and furniture brand that, like Marset, relies on its founder/affiliated designers and sells premium fixtures through showrooms and dealers in the same hospitality and residential channels.
- Flos: Flos is an Italian designer lighting manufacturer with a comparable portfolio of architectural and decorative luminaires sold globally through dealers and project channels, making it the closest direct competitor to Marset in the premium designer lighting category.
Emerging players
- Muuto: Muuto is a Scandinavian design brand with a modern lighting line that overlaps with Marset's contemporary indoor collections, targeting similar interior designers and residential/hospitality channels but with a broader furniture portfolio.
Broad incumbents
- Hay: Hay is a larger Danish design brand with a lighting portfolio distributed through global design retailers, sharing Marset's design-led positioning but operating at greater scale and across broader furniture categories.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Marset social profiles
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Marset leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Marset subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Marset funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Marset M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Marset
What does Marset do?
Marset designs, manufactures, and sells premium designer lighting fixtures for indoor and outdoor applications. The portfolio spans pendants, floor lamps, table lamps, portable/battery-powered lamps, ceiling fixtures, wall fixtures, bollards, and lampposts, many developed in collaboration with internationally recognized industrial designers. Products are distributed through direct e-commerce, a global authorized dealer network, a Brooklyn showroom, and a professional B2B specification program serving hospitality, residential, restaurant, office, and retail projects.
Is Marset a public or private company?
Marset is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Marset founded?
Marset was founded in 1942. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Marset based?
Marset is headquartered in Terrassa, Spain, in the Europe region.
How does Marset make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Lighting Fixture Sales are the primary driver. The others are professional/B2B Services.
Who are Marset's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Artemide, Vibia, Louis Poulsen, Santa & Cole, Foscarini, Bover, Tom Dixon and Flos. Muuto is listed as an emerging player. Hay is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Marset have an API?
No public API is recorded for Marset.
What industry is Marset in?
Marset's product category is Designer Lighting Fixtures. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAIAHAA, Indoor Lighting Fixtures Retail (Ceiling, Wall, Pendant, Chandeliers), with a secondary code of CRAIAHAC, Outdoor & Landscape Lighting Retail (Path, Flood, Security, Deck). Its NAICS code is 335131 and its SIC code is 3640.