Light Cibles

What Light Cibles does

Light Cibles is a privately held, family-controlled architectural lighting design consultancy headquartered in Paris (38 rue de Sambre et Meuse, Paris 75010, France). Founded in 1983 by Louis Clair, a pioneer in architectural lighting in France since 1974, the firm operates from five offices spanning Paris, Madrid, Singapore, Tianjin and Kuala Lumpur, employing 70+ collaborators including lighting designers, architects and administrative staff under Group CEO Emmanuel Clair. The firm serves four primary vertical segments: government and public sector (heritage authorities, urban development agencies such as the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore and the City of Beirut/Solidere), hospitality (luxury hotels including W Singapore Sentosa Cove and Fullerton Bay Hotel), cultural and entertainment institutions (Mont Saint-Michel UNESCO World Heritage site, Notre-Dame de Paris, Espace culturel des Jacobins, Singapore Sports Hub), and commercial real estate (Orchard Central, Shaw House).

The company's core technology centers on lighting design consultancy rather than software products, with proprietary capabilities including permanent image projection technology using oversized glass pattern lamps (debuted in the 2011 Beirut city center project tracing 28 heritage and contemporary building facades), low-carbon lighting design (Xitang, China 2010), and large-scale LED linear strip and media facade integration (700 metres installed at Fullerton Heritage, and Orchard Central's first-and-largest LED media wall). The firm also holds creative works including the bilingual book "Architectures de Lumières" (2003) and the Singapore Civic District Lighting Plan (1995, co-published with URA).

Light Cibles generates revenue through professional services fees tied to individual projects covering design, planning and implementation oversight. Pricing is project-specific and quote-based with no publicly disclosed rates, and the go-to-market motion relies on reputation, industry awards (IALD Award of Excellence 2012, IES Illumination Award 2012, Golden Art Award 2015), international project competitions, speaking engagements at lighting forums, and trade publication coverage. Client acquisition is led by the founding family and senior designers through enterprise field sales targeting governments, hotel chains, developers and cultural institutions globally; collaboration is executed via co-development partners such as DIAP and implementation contractors including Mamari Freres / Lampo Srl.

Name

Light Cibles

Legal name

Light Cibles

Website

https://light-cibles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Light Cibles is a Paris-headquartered, privately held architectural lighting design consultancy founded in 1983. It serves governments, hospitality chains, cultural institutions and developers across five global offices, delivering heritage illumination, urban master plans and LED media facades on a project-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Street Lighting & Area Lighting EPC / Maintenance (EUAEACAH), Landscape Lighting Design & Layout (HSAIAHAA)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Lighting master planning
• Heritage building illumination
• LED media facades
• Urban lighting consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for architectural lighting design across heritage, cultural, hotel, urban planning, and commercial projects. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design, planning, and implementation oversight.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Light Cibles is a multi-disciplinary architectural lighting design consultancy that conceives and engineers illumination schemes for heritage monuments, urban districts, commercial buildings, luxury hotels, cultural institutions, and public spaces. The firm provides end-to-end services spanning lighting conception, master planning, technical specification, and implementation oversight for major projects across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Its portfolio includes UNESCO World Heritage sites (Mont Saint-Michel, Notre-Dame de Paris), iconic urban developments (Orchard Central Singapore, Lusail City Qatar), and award-winning hospitality and cultural venues.

Product overview

Light Cibles is a multi-disciplinary architectural lighting design consultancy founded in 1983 by Louis Clair. The firm offers comprehensive lighting design services including architectural lighting design, urban lighting master planning, heritage monument illumination, and landscape lighting. The company's portfolio spans iconic projects such as Mont Saint-Michel, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Orchard Central Singapore. Light Cibles operates through offices in Paris, Madrid, Singapore, Tianjin, and Kuala Lumpur, and has published two notable books documenting their work: Architectures de Lumières (2003) and The Civic District - Lighting Plan (1995). The firm is recognized internationally with awards including IALD and IES illumination awards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Lighting Design Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 28 heritage and contemporary buildings illuminated in Beirut city center project using permanent image projection
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Singapore)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Publisher of The Civic District Lighting Plan book documenting Singapore's landmark civic district lighting master plan. Won URA competition to create door of opportunity for Light Cibles in Singapore.
• DIAPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Design collaboration partner for Beirut city center lighting project. DIAP worked alongside Light Cibles as designers on the project.
• Mamari Freres (MFR) / Lampo SrlcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2011Contractors for Beirut city center project handling installation and execution of lighting systems.
• Consuline (Francesco Iannone and Serena Tellini)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner at 2014 Singapore Lighting Design Forum alongside Light Cibles founders Louis and Emmanuel Clair.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Speirs + Major: UK-based architectural lighting design consultancy with comparable heritage projects, award-winning portfolio, and similar boutique specialization in heritage, cultural, and urban lighting design. Directly comparable in scale, service model, and client mix.
• L'Observatoire International: New York-based lighting design firm with comparable boutique structure, international project portfolio, and specialization in architectural, hospitality, and cultural lighting. Competes directly for similar enterprise and government clients.
• Bartenbach GmbH: Austrian lighting design consultancy with parallel specialization in daylight and artificial lighting research, urban master plans, and architectural projects. Comparable technical depth and award-winning European pedigree.
• Lighting Design Alliance: US architectural lighting design firm with comparable scope across hospitality, urban, and cultural projects. Direct competitor in similar enterprise client segments.
• Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design: US-based architectural lighting design firm with similar boutique structure, hospitality and cultural institution expertise, and IALD award recognition. Direct competitor for North American and international project bids.
• Tillotson Design Associates: New York lighting design consultancy with parallel boutique scale, museum/cultural institution focus, and architectural lighting expertise. Comparable in project complexity and award profile.
• Isometrix Lighting + Design: US architectural lighting design firm with comparable boutique specialization in hospitality, museums, and urban environments. Direct peer in project type and client base.

Broad incumbents

• Cundall: Global multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a dedicated lighting design practice. Competes for similar projects but offers broader structural, MEP, and sustainability services as part of an integrated delivery model.
• Arup Lighting Design: Arup's global lighting design practice is part of a much larger engineering firm, competing for the same architectural lighting mandates but with significantly greater scale and integrated multidisciplinary capacity.
• AECOM Lighting Design: Global design firm with embedded lighting design capability serving urban, hospitality, and infrastructure clients. Provides bundled delivery that competes with boutique lighting consultancies on large tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lightcibles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/light-cibles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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