Fortheloveoflight

What Fortheloveoflight does

Fortheloveoflight is an independent lighting design consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark (Sturlasgade 10L), founded in 2013 and operating as a 7-person studio. The firm provides professional lighting design services for cultural institutions, museums, religious heritage buildings, urban public spaces, arenas, and commercial flagships, working primarily in Denmark with selective international commissions in the UK (Science Museum London, Dover Wartime Tunnels) and Greenland (Icefjord Centre, Illulissat). Its core offering is project-based design consultancy spanning concept development, hands-on mock-up testing, lighting calculations, and project oversight, delivered as embedded specialist support within larger architectural project teams led by partners such as JAC Studios, Lundgaard & Tranberg, Dorte Mandrup, and LETH & GORI.

On the technology side, Fortheloveoflight's differentiation sits in bespoke luminaire development and craft-driven design methodology rather than in scalable software or AI. Notable proprietary components include the BBX.70 exhibition fixture co-developed with JAC Studios and Mike Stoane Lighting (UK) for the Wadden Sea Exhibition Center, the Parklygten park lamp co-developed with Lundgaard & Tranberg and produced by EWO Lighting for the Posten/Postgrunden urban development, layered twilight-responsive lighting control systems for heritage buildings (Sct. Pauls Church Aarhus, 24 layers), reversible heritage-conserving mounting solutions for listed churches (Gl. Holte, Sct. Pauls), and daylight-integration approaches for triple-height civic spaces (Kvæsthusprojektet, Copenhagen University quadrangle). Distribution is through three channels: direct enterprise engagement, architectural-firm partnerships, and invited design competitions (first prize won at Varde Teater & Musikhus).

Commercially, Fortheloveoflight is a privately held, founder/team-owned professional-services firm with no external investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue. Pricing is fully project-based and bespoke — no public price list. The revenue model is single-stream professional services fees, currently anchored in Danish cultural and municipal work with a growing pipeline of UK, Greenland, and productised luminaire engagements. Customer segments are horizontal (museums, churches, urban landscapes, commercial venues) and concentrated entirely in governmental, municipal, and premium enterprise buyers. Marketing is portfolio-led through the firm website and Instagram, with no inbound digital funnel of note.

Name

Fortheloveoflight

Legal name

Fortheloveoflight

Website

https://fortheloveoflight.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fortheloveoflight is a 7-person independent lighting design consultancy in Copenhagen delivering bespoke architectural, museum, heritage, and urban lighting design across Denmark, the UK, and Greenland, with proprietary luminaire products such as the BBX.70 and Parklygten.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design Services

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Accent & Uplighting (Trees/Facades) Installation (HSAIAHAE), Outdoor Lighting & Electrical (Low-Voltage) (HSAPALAI), Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Museum lighting consultancy
• Bespoke luminaire design
• Urban landscape lighting
• Exhibition lighting design

Headquarters

HQ city

Københoved

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Design Consultancy Services: Professional lighting design services for architectural projects, exhibitions, and urban landscapes. Revenue generated through project-based fees for design consultancy, concept development, and project oversight. Projects span museums, churches, public spaces, and commercial venues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fortheloveoflight is an independent lighting design consultancy providing architectural, cultural institution, museum, urban landscape, and exterior lighting design services across Denmark and internationally. The studio develops bespoke luminaire products including Parklygten (a park lamp featuring galvanized steel and hand-blown glass with three integrated lighting functions) and BBX.70 (a custom exhibition fixture developed with JAC Studios and Mike Stoane Lighting). Services span concept development, mock-up testing, and project oversight for cultural venues, churches, arenas, public spaces, and commercial flagship stores.

Product overview

Fortheloveoflight is an independent lighting design consultancy that offers bespoke lighting design services and proprietary luminaire products. The core offering consists of professional lighting design consultancy for cultural institutions, museums, arenas, churches, and urban spaces. The company also develops bespoke luminaire products including Parklygten (a park lamp designed for urban environments featuring hand-blown glass and galvanized steel with three integrated lighting approaches) and BBX.70 (a custom lighting fixture developed in collaboration with JAC Studios and Mike Stoane Lighting for exhibition applications). Projects span museums, churches, cultural venues, and public spaces across Denmark and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lighting Design Consultancy Services Independent lighting design consultancy providing architectural, cultural institution, museum, urban landscape, and exterior lighting design services across Denmark and internationally. Services include concept development, visual studies, mock-up testing, and project oversight for museums, churches, arenas, public spaces, and commercial flagship stores.
• Parklygten Bespoke Park Lamp A bespoke park lamp designed for urban spaces, featuring galvanized steel and hand-blown glass. Incorporates three lighting approaches: identity-creating lantern light, classic downward functional light, and space-creating beautifying light with sophisticated poetic light control. Designed for the Postgrunden/Posten urban development in Copenhagen in collaboration with Lundgaard & Tranberg.
• BBX.70 Custom Lighting Fixture A bespoke lighting fixture developed as an alternative to standard track systems, designed to meet high demands of aesthetics, flexibility, and light quality for world-class exhibitions. Developed in collaboration between JAC Studios, Fortheloveoflight, and Mike Stoane Lighting (UK) for the Wadden Sea Exhibition Center.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24 layers of light designed for Sct. Pauls Church with intelligent twilight dimming
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EWO LightingcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Lighting fixture producer for Posten urban development and Parklygten custom lamp project, supplying specialized outdoor lighting fixtures.
• Sct. Pauls Church and Aarhus Municipality (Lys på Aarhus)coreOthers · 1 January 2024Church and municipal client for outdoor church lighting project with Sallings Fond funding.
• Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Architectural partner for Copenhagen University Square landscape lighting restoration project.
• Dark MatterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Visual experience design partner for Holmegaard Værk project, providing animation, mapping, and laser installations for glass furnace room exhibition.
• JAC StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary exhibition architecture partner collaborating on multiple major projects including Wadden Sea Exhibition Center, Icefjord Centre, Copenhagen City Museum, New Moesgaard Museum, and Nyt Thisted Museum. Co-developed BBX.70 custom lighting fixture.
• Mike Stoane Lighting (UK)coreTechnology or IntegrationUK-based lighting manufacturer producing custom BBX.70 fixtures designed by Fortheloveoflight and JAC Studios for Wadden Sea Exhibition Center.
• Jason Bruges StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Ornithology installation at Wadden Sea - immersive LCD panel installation representing migratory birds, created in collaboration with JAC Studios.
• TainteccoreTechnology or IntegrationAV and lighting control technology partner appearing on multiple projects including Workers Museum, Icefjord Centre, and Nyt Thisted Museum.
• LETH & GORIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partner for Varde Teater & Musikhus competition-winning project with theatrical lighting concept.
• Lundgaard & Tranberg ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term architectural partnership including Workers Museum, Postgrunden/Posten urban development, and Lundgaard Tranberg x Fortheloveoflight bespoke luminaire projects.
• Julie Kierkegaard LandscapeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture collaboration partner for Posten urban development project in Copenhagen.
• Holmegaard GlassworksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlass art collaboration for Parklygten project with glass artists Bjørn Friborg and Jonas Niedermann contributing hand-blown glass elements.
• Danica EjendommecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer client for Postgrunden development, commissioning both Parklygten custom lamp and comprehensive outdoor lighting design for 30,000 sqm landscape.
• Kongernes Samling KoldinghuscoreOthersRoyal collections museum client for Flora Danica exhibition lighting project.
• Loop ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilding restoration architects for Nyt Thisted Museum project.
• Dorte Mandrup ArkitektercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead architect for Icefjord Centre Ilulissat, Greenland visitor center project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting manufacturer and solutions provider (formerly Philips Lighting). While not a direct design consultancy competitor, Signify and its partners shape the lighting ecosystem in which Fortheloveoflight operates and supply fixtures used in many of their projects.
• Arup Lighting: Lighting design practice within global engineering firm Arup, delivering museum, heritage, and urban lighting commissions at much larger scale. They compete with Fortheloveoflight on flagship projects but as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering portfolio.
• iGuzzini: Italian architectural lighting manufacturer with a strong heritage in museum and architectural lighting. Comparable as a fixture ecosystem participant whose products are commonly specified on the kind of projects Fortheloveoflight designs.

Direct peers

• Speirs + Major: Independent UK-based architectural lighting design consultancy with comparable scale and an international portfolio spanning cultural, civic, and heritage projects. They serve the same niche of architect-led cultural and public-sector commissions, including museum and listed-building work, making them the closest comparable peer in the UK market.
• Tillotson Design Associates: US-based independent architectural lighting design firm with a museum, civic, and cultural portfolio. Comparable in being a small specialist studio serving prestigious cultural institutions, though operating in a different geography.
• Lichtvision Design: German architectural lighting design consultancy with comparable cultural and public-sector portfolio. Their focus on museum, heritage, and urban lighting overlaps directly with Fortheloveoflight's segments.
• Licht Kunst Licht: German independent lighting design consultancy focused on architectural, urban, and museum lighting with a similar boutique profile. Their portfolio of cultural and heritage commissions across Europe directly parallels Fortheloveoflight's work with architects and cultural institutions.
• Studio Fractal: Netherlands-based architectural lighting design consultancy with international reach and a focus on museums, public spaces, and heritage. Their project profile and studio-led delivery model closely mirror Fortheloveoflight's approach.
• Bartenbach: Austrian independent lighting design and research firm with deep expertise in daylight, museum, and architectural lighting. Comparable to Fortheloveoflight in combining bespoke product development with design services for cultural buildings.
• dpa lighting consultants: UK independent lighting design consultancy with a similarly sized team and a strong cultural/architectural portfolio. They compete directly for the same kind of architect-led museum, heritage, and urban commissions Fortheloveoflight pursues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fortheloveoflightcph
• Facebookfacebook.com/fortheloveoflightCPH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fortheloveoflight

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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