David Duncan

Name

David Duncan

Legal name

David Duncan Studio

Website

https://davidduncanltd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

David Duncan Studio is a New York-based, founder-led luxury design studio founded in 1989 that designs, fabricates, and sells bespoke and ready-made lighting fixtures, furniture, and mirrors, serving high-end residential clients and the interior design trade through a by-appointment showroom and direct e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Lighting & Decorative Furnishings

NAICS

Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Household Furniture (2510), Glass & Glassware, Pressed Or Blown (3220)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Parts, Shades & Accessories Retail (Harps, Finials, Glass, Mounting) (CRAIAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

Keywords

• Custom lighting design
• Luxury chandeliers
• Bespoke furniture
• Decorative mirrors
• Vintage lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lighting and Furniture Product Sales: One-time sales of high-end custom and ready-made lighting fixtures and vintage furniture through the company's e-commerce platform and New York showroom. No subscription or recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

David Duncan Studio designs, fabricates, and sells custom and ready-made luxury lighting fixtures, including chandeliers, pendants, flush mounts, wall sconces, lanterns, and table lamps, alongside complementary furniture pieces and decorative mirrors. The studio operates a New York showroom and e-commerce site, offering a bespoke custom fabrication program that allows designers and clients to specify size, finish, materials, and design elements across the entire product range. Production blends traditional artisan techniques (hand-carving, hand-painting, glass blowing, lost-wax casting, gilded finishes) with cutting-edge fabrication technology.

Product overview

David Duncan Studio is a custom and vintage lighting design studio founded in 1989, offering bespoke and ready-made lighting fixtures alongside complementary furniture and mirrors. The core product portfolio centers on hand-crafted lighting including chandeliers (Zephyr Zodiac, Tenerife, Bamboo, Phillips, Decazes, Zorn collections), pendants (Nuages Deco, Victoire, Amina, Tourbillon Swirl, Blazon, Eltham, Branch), flush mounts (Compass, Ceska, Carta, Tambour, HCF), wall sconces (hurricane shade sconces in various styles including Scallop, Knife Pleat, Fanfare, Boissy, Rocaille, Calla, Directoire Star; Victoire sconces; Arched Vault; Soleil Mirrored), and lanterns (Cushing, Lanterne Anglaise). The studio also produces furniture pieces including the Tourbillon Coffee Table, Sert Side Tables, Mid-Century Style Desk, Cartografico Card Table, Map Coffee Table, and Catesby Map Table, as well as mirrors (Zodion Convex, Platinum Amber Cabochon Rock Crystal). Their bespoke program offers custom fabrication and finish options, combining cutting edge technology with traditional artisan techniques. The company operates a New York showroom and is open to the trade and by appointment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bespoke Custom Lighting Fabrication Program A bespoke fabrication program that allows customers to specify size, finish, materials, color, and design customization across the entire lighting product range. Designs blend cutting-edge technology with traditional artisan techniques.
• Hurricane Shade Sconces Collection

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Arteriors: Designer and manufacturer of luxury lighting, furniture, and accessories sold through the trade. Comparable in offering breadth (lighting + complementary furniture/mirrors), pricing tier, and designer-driven go-to-market.
• Pooky: Online-first luxury lighting retailer with designer collaborations and direct-to-consumer e-commerce. Comparable digital-first luxury lighting model and trade/customer overlap.
• Made Goods: Luxury home brand producing lighting, furniture, and accessories with artisan finishes and material-forward design. Overlaps with David Duncan on decorative lighting and complementary furnishings for designers and luxury residential projects.
• Worlds Away: Designer and wholesaler of luxury lighting, furniture, and home accessories with strong designer-to-dealer channel. Comparable product categories and customer base in the luxury interior design market.
• Visual Comfort & Co. Leading designer-oriented decorative lighting manufacturer and retailer with an extensive trade program serving interior designers. Closest large-scale analog to David Duncan Studio's trade-focused, designer-driven luxury lighting model.
• NOIR Trading: Wholesale maker of luxury lighting, case goods, and accessories with hand-finished artisan construction. Comparable artisan production model and designer/specifier channel.
• Kevin Reilly Lighting: Designer-maker of bespoke decorative lighting and furniture with artisan finishes, sold through the designer trade. Closest comparable in artisan-bespoke lighting model, finish customizability, and trade channel.
• Circa Lighting: Luxury decorative lighting retailer with a strong trade-designer channel and designer collaborations. Directly comparable in customer base (interior designers and high-end homeowners) and product category (chandeliers, sconces, pendants).
• Oly Studio: Designer of luxury furniture and lighting with artisanal finishes, sold through the interior design trade. Comparable in product mix, finish-driven aesthetic, and trade-focused distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Restoration Hardware (RH): Large multi-category luxury home furnishings retailer with significant lighting assortment and galleries. Overlaps at the high-end of the residential decorative lighting market but operates at much broader scale and price dispersion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/davidduncanltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/davidduncan247

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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