Expolight

What Expolight does

Expolight is a Ukrainian lighting design studio founded in 2001 by artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka, headquartered in Dnipro with 11–50 employees. The studio operates a full-cycle model spanning concept, artistic direction, engineering, production, and post-installation support across seven integrated service lines: exterior lighting, interior lighting, landscape lighting, optical metaphor, media architecture and art, events and permanent installations, and tailor-made lighting equipment. Every project is executed under the artistic supervision of founder Kabluka, with internal R&D support from two proprietary technology platforms: Expolight Instruments, an in-house hardware lab producing custom luminaires, caustic lenses, gobo projectors, and 3D-printed prototypes; and Expolight Cloud Control System, a cloud-based platform for remote programming and management of installations worldwide.

The company's core technology combines custom hardware (3D-printed fixtures, lasers, projectors, sensors) with proprietary software, enabling interactive, sensor-driven installations. Notable technical capabilities include spatial sensor algorithms that respond to collective human interaction, LiDAR and Zed Camera integration for body-driven generative content, and real-time data integration that automatically generates visual content from environmental and city data streams. The studio has won multiple IES Illumination Awards, LIT Lighting Design Awards, and was featured on the cover of A1 Lighting Magazine.

Expolight generates revenue through project-based professional services (lighting design and installation) and hardware sales (custom-built lighting equipment). Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales targeting government and municipal clients, hospitality venues, commercial real estate developers, and cultural institutions across Ukraine, USA, UAE, Armenia, Austria, Turkey, Georgia, and Poland. Notable clients include Buddha Bar New York, Dnipro City Municipality, Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mariupol City Municipality, UNIT.City, Yerevan TV Tower, and 37x Gallery Dubai. The studio relies on portfolio marketing, industry awards, social media, and founder-led thought leadership rather than traditional advertising.

Name

Expolight

Legal name

Expolight

Website

https://expolight.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Expolight is a Ukrainian lighting design studio founded in 2001 that delivers full-cycle lighting design, media art installations, and custom hardware for municipalities, hospitality venues, commercial real estate, and cultural institutions across 8+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Lighting Fixture Installation (HSAOAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Accent & Uplighting (Trees/Facades) Installation (HSAIAHAE), Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB), Indoor Lighting Fixture Installation (Ceiling/Wall) (HSAOAFAA)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Landscape lighting design
• Media art installations
• Custom lighting equipment
• Exterior illumination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dnipro

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design & Installation Projects: Full-cycle lighting design and installation services from concept through engineering, production, and support. Projects include exterior/interior lighting, landscape lighting, media architecture, and art installations for municipalities, real estate developers, and hospitality venues.
2. Custom Lighting Equipment: Design and manufacture of tailor-made lighting equipment including custom fixtures, caustic bollards, street lighting poles, and specialized luminaires with custom stencils and lenses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Expolight is a full-cycle lighting design studio handling the complete project lifecycle from artistic concept and direction through engineering, production, and post-installation support. It sells seven integrated service lines—Exterior Lighting, Interior Lighting, Landscape Lighting, Optical Metaphor, Media Architecture & Art, Events & Permanent Installations, and Tailor Made Lighting Equipment—delivered under the artistic supervision of founder Mykola Kabluka and backed by an in-house R&D center producing proprietary hardware (Expolight Instruments) and a proprietary cloud-based control platform (Expolight Cloud Control System).

Product overview

Expolight is a world-renowned Ukrainian lighting design studio with 25 years of experience, founded by artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka. It operates a unified studio model offering seven integrated service lines — Exterior Lighting, Interior Lighting, Landscape Lighting, Optical Metaphor, Media Architecture & Art, Events & Permanent Installations, and Tailor Made Lighting Equipment — covering the full cycle from artistic concept and direction through engineering, production, and post-installation support. All services are underpinned by two proprietary technology platforms developed in-house at the company's R&D center: Expolight Instruments (the custom lighting hardware and optical engineering laboratory) and Expolight Cloud Control System (the cloud-based remote management and control platform). Every project is executed under the artistic supervision of founder Mykola Kabluka.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exterior Lighting Architectural exterior and facade illumination services for buildings and outdoor spaces, handling the full cycle from concept design to engineering, production, and on-site support.
• Interior Lighting Interior illumination design services tailored to residential, commercial, and public interior spaces, covering artistic direction, engineering, and implementation support.
• Landscape Lighting Outdoor landscape illumination design for parks, boulevards, public squares, and natural environments, including trees, water features, and architectural landscape elements.
• Optical Metaphor Specialized lighting design service using optical effects, caustic patterns, gobo projections, and custom lens designs to create metaphorical or artistic visual experiences in architectural and landscape contexts.
• Media Architecture & Art Design and implementation of media facades, large-scale light art installations, and 3D media art projects featuring dynamic content, projections, and interactive light displays on architectural surfaces.
• Events & Permanent Installations Temporary event lighting and permanent light art installations including memorial works, cultural events, and commemorative light installations with interactive features.
• Tailor Made Lighting Equipment Custom design and manufacture of bespoke luminaires, fixtures, optical components, and specialized lighting hardware, including custom lenses, caustic projectors, gobo projectors, and 3D-printed prototypes, supported by an in-house glass-blowing workshop.

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the largest and most complex interactive lighting systems in the world
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sebastian KitecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSebastian Kite collaborated with Expolight on the Beacon art installation - a 60-meter factory chimney at UNIT.City transformed into a light beacon. The creative collaboration resulted in one of Expolight's largest art installations.
• Valery KuznetsovcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Valery Kuznetsov on the Heart of Ukraine media art installation at the Menorah Center in Dnipro.
• Belenko Architectural StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelenko architectural studio collaborated on the Veselka restaurant project in Warsaw.
• Kovalśka (Developer)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKovalśka is the developer for Unit.City B06 project.
• The Aspen Institute KyivminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Aspen Institute Kyiv organized the event where the Heart of Ukraine installation was presented at the Menorah Center.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Arup Lighting: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated architectural lighting practice serving buildings, transport, and public-space projects. Comparable as a direct competitor for large municipal and developer lighting design commissions, though operating at much larger scale.
• Speirs Major: UK-based architectural lighting design studio operating a similar B2B project model for museums, public realm, and high-end commercial clients. Comparable because it competes for the same type of design-led lighting commissions and emphasizes a strong artistic point of view per project.
• The Lighting Practice: US architectural lighting design consultancy serving commercial, institutional, and public-realm clients. Comparable because it pursues the same B2B project pipeline (developer, municipal, cultural) and competes for similar award-driven brand prestige.
• Bartenbach: Austrian lighting research and design firm known for daylight and artificial-light design innovation. Comparable because it combines an in-house R&D culture with bespoke lighting consulting for architecture and urban projects, mirroring Expolight's instruments-plus-design studio model.
• Jason Bruges Studio: London-based studio blending lighting design with permanent and temporary art installations. Highly comparable to Expolight because it merges bespoke hardware, interactive sensors, and media content into one-off art-architecture commissions for brands and cultural venues.

Emerging players

• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia entertainment studio producing permanent and touring immersive installations. Comparable as an emerging creative-tech player overlapping Expolight's media-architecture and interactive-installation work, with a stronger emphasis on narrative content production.
• teamLab: Japanese digital art collective producing large-scale immersive installations for museums, venues, and public spaces. Comparable because it competes for the same cultural-institution and experiential-budget pool and has established a global brand around interactive light-and-projection experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Signify: Global lighting manufacturer and solutions provider (formerly Philips Lighting) offering connected lighting systems across professional and consumer segments. Comparable as the dominant incumbent setting pricing, technology, and procurement standards against which Expolight's bespoke installations compete.
• Acuity Brands: US-based lighting and building solutions manufacturer covering commercial, institutional, and outdoor lighting. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose North American presence and distributor relationships shape the competitive backdrop for Expolight's US-bound work (e.g., Buddha Bar New York).
• Zumtobel Group: Austrian-headquartered lighting manufacturer serving architectural, commercial, and outdoor applications across Europe. Comparable as an incumbent that Expolight often pairs with on projects and competes against for spec-in on large commercial lighting jobs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/expolight.net
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@expolight_net
• Facebookfacebook.com/expolight.net
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/expolight
• Instagraminstagram.com/expolight_net

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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