Licht01 Lighting Design

What Licht01 Lighting Design does

Licht 01 Lighting Design is an independent architectural lighting design practice founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hamburg, operating as a civil law partnership (GbR) owned by founders Katja Winkelmann and Robert von Sichart. The firm delivers comprehensive lighting design services across all German HOAI performance phases (1-9), spanning concept development, design planning, special luminaire development, implementation planning, tender documentation, artistic supervision, construction supervision, and acceptance. Its technical platform combines BIM methodology, artificial and daylight planning, and advanced lighting control systems including tunable white LED, human centric lighting (HCL), and scene-based automation, with a distinctive capability to design bespoke luminaires and chandeliers for individual projects.

The firm serves an enterprise B2B client base across six primary verticals: luxury and lifestyle hotels (Rosewood, Radisson, Marriott, The Home Zurich, Ritz-Carlton, InterContinental), museums and cultural institutions (Ernst Barlach Haus, MK&G Hamburg), corporate offices and headquarters (Lufthansa IOCC, Sparda Bank Berlin, AstraZeneca, Commerzbank Haller Haus), healthcare facilities (Dräger Design Centre), heritage and public buildings, and retail/showrooms (Porsche Design, Olympus). Projects are delivered through direct engagement with property developers, hotel operators, corporations, and public institutions, often embedded alongside named architects including Behnisch Architekten, Stölken Schmidt, Stylt Trampoli, Studio Besau-Marguerre, and Büro Korb. The client roster includes Lufthansa, Commerzbank, Radisson, Rosewood, Marriott, Dräger, Ernst Barlach Haus, and AstraZeneca.

Licht 01 generates revenue through project-based professional services fees negotiated per engagement under the German HOAI framework, with no publicly disclosed pricing or revenue. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supplemented by referral relationships with architects and developers, and the marketing mix relies on an active website/journal, trade journal coverage (Licht, Lichtarchitektur), industry award participation (Deutscher Lichtdesign-Preis, MUSE Hotel Awards, German Design Award), and conference lectures. Geographic scope is primarily DACH (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) with selected international projects in Belgium, Kuwait, Kenya, and Czech Republic. The firm has won the Deutscher Lichtdesign-Preis 2022 Lighting Designer of the Year award, German Design Award Special 2017, RIBA International Award 2010 (Unilever Haus), and MUSE Hotel Awards 2024 Gold and Platinum.

Name

Licht01 Lighting Design

Legal name

Licht 01 Lighting Design Diplom-Ingenieure Winkelmann/von Sichart GbR

Website

https://licht01.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Licht 01 is an independent Hamburg-based lighting design practice founded in 2001, delivering architectural lighting design, bespoke luminaire development, and lighting control systems across all HOAI phases for enterprise clients in luxury hospitality, museums, corporate offices, healthcare, and heritage buildings, primarily across DACH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Design Services

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Custom luminaire development
• Lighting control systems
• Human centric lighting
• BIM lighting planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Lighting Design Services: Licht 01 provides comprehensive lighting design services across all HOAI performance phases (1-9), including concept development, design planning, special luminaire development, implementation planning, tender documentation, artistic supervision, construction supervision, lighting scenarios, and acceptance. Services are project-based and delivered through direct client engagements with architects and developers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Licht 01 Lighting Design is an independent lighting design practice that delivers comprehensive architectural lighting design across all HOAI performance phases (1-9), including artificial and daylight planning, lighting control system specification, and the development of bespoke special luminaires and chandeliers. The firm plans lighting for hotels, museums, corporate offices, healthcare facilities, and heritage-listed buildings, employing BIM methodology and specialty approaches such as Human Centric Lighting and tunable white LED systems.

Product overview

Licht01 Lighting Design is an independent lighting design practice based in Hamburg, Germany, offering professional architectural lighting design services. The firm provides a unified portfolio of services centered on lighting design, including custom luminaire development and lighting control systems. Their core offering encompasses artificial and daylight planning following German engineering standards (HOAI phases 1-9), with specialized expertise in bespoke luminaire design and intelligent lighting control systems. The company serves regional and international projects spanning hotels, museums, office buildings, healthcare facilities, and public buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lighting Design Services Comprehensive architectural lighting design services, including artificial and daylight planning, following the German HOAI standard performance phases 1-9. Covers concept development, design planning, implementation planning, tender documentation, artistic supervision, construction supervision, lighting scenarios, and acceptance. Uses BIM-supported planning methodology and serves hotels, museums, offices, healthcare facilities, heritage buildings, and commercial towers.
• Custom Luminaire Development (Sonderleuchten) Design and development of bespoke luminaires, chandeliers, and special lighting objects tailored to each project's unique requirements, including variable colour temperature chandeliers, decorative pendants, custom ceiling structures, and project-specific decorative elements. Targets enterprises that need differentiated lighting identities beyond off-the-shelf catalogs.
• Lighting Control Systems Design Specification and design of lighting control systems that integrate lighting quality, energy efficiency, user-friendliness, and space staging. Includes scene-based automation, tunable white control, presence-controlled dimming, daylight-responsive control, and Bluetooth-controlled preset scenes. Combined with Human Centric Lighting approaches that support circadian rhythm in 24/7 workspaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won Deutscher Lichtdesign-Preis 2022 (Lighting Designer of the Year category), Haller Haus won Public Areas/Interior category
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arabella Hospitality (Rosewood Schloss Fuschl)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Arabella Hospitality is the client/owner of Rosewood Hotel Schloss Fuschl. Licht 01 worked on the extensive renovation of this historic castle hotel, preserving its listed character while delivering high design standards through custom luminaires and integrated furniture lighting.
• Feuring Hotel DevelopmentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Feuring Hotel Development is the operator/developer behind multiple hotel projects including Rosewood Schloss Fuschl and Berlin Marriott Hotel. Licht 01 has collaborated on multiple Feuring projects, providing comprehensive lighting design services from concept through construction.
• Stylt Trampoli AB (Gothenburg, Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Stylt Trampoli is the interior design studio behind The Home Hotel Zurich and The Hide Hotel Flims. Licht 01 has executed lighting designs for multiple Stylt Trampoli projects, creating distinctive atmospheric environments that enhance the interior collage concepts.
• Studio Besau-Marguerre (Hamburg)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Studio Besau-Marguerre designed the MK&G museum foyer redesign. Licht 01 delivered the lighting concept connecting the new colour guidance system with architectural elements, including custom floating luminaires for checkout counters.
• Combine Consulting GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Combine Consulting GmbH provided interior design for AstraZeneca's German headquarters in Hamburg's Marzipan Factory. Licht 01 delivered lighting across all 5 floors including reception, offices, meeting rooms, lounge, workshop, and cafeteria areas.
• Art-Invest Real Estate ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Art-Invest Real Estate Management is the developer of the Haller Haus renovation project in Hamburg. Licht 01 delivered the complete lighting design for this landmark heritage building, winning the Deutscher Lichtdesign-Preis 2022.
• Nest One (Hamburg)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Nest One is the interior architect for the Porsche Design Store Frankfurt. Licht 01 delivered the lighting design including a tunable white LED light ceiling, perimeter coves, and minimalist shelf-integrated lighting.
• Büro Korb (Hamburg)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Büro Korb is an interior design studio that has collaborated with Licht 01 on multiple projects including Restaurant Drei Rendsburg, Meridian Spa Wandsbek, and Weissenhaus Grand Village Resort event building.
• Ernst Barlach Haus — Stiftung Hermann F. ReemtsmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Ernst Barlach Haus, Germany's first private art museum in northern Germany (founded by Hermann F. Reemtsma), engaged Licht 01 for a sensitive LED renovation that preserved Werner Kallmorgen's 1962 ceiling architecture while upgrading to tunable white LED technology.
• DLH Deutsche Lufthansa AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Deutsche Lufthansa AG engaged Licht 01 for the Human Centric Lighting design of their Integrated Operations Control Center at Frankfurt Airport. This 24/7 facility required specialized circadian rhythm-supporting lighting solutions.
• Behnisch ArchitektencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Behnisch Architekten designed the Unilever Haus headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity, one of the first buildings worldwide predominantly equipped with LED technology. Licht 01 delivered the complete lighting design, winning the RIBA International Award 2010.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Licht Kunst Licht: German lighting design firm with comparable boutique positioning and architectural lighting focus. Serves similar client types including museums, offices, and public buildings, and competes in the same German-speaking premium segment.
• Lichtvision Design: Berlin-based architectural lighting design consultancy. Directly comparable as a German boutique lighting design practice serving hotels, museums, offices, and public buildings with a similar project-based professional services model.
• Bartenbach: Austrian lighting design and research firm based in Aldrans, with a similar boutique positioning and architectural focus. Directly comparable as a premier specialist lighting design practice serving international premium clients across museums, hospitality, and research-driven projects.
• Office for Visual Interaction (OVI): New York-based architectural lighting design firm. Directly comparable as a specialist boutique lighting design practice serving museums, cultural institutions, and signature architectural projects at the premium end of the market.
• Speirs Major: UK-headquartered architectural lighting design firm with international reach. Directly comparable as a specialist lighting design practice serving museums, cultural institutions, and high-end architecture at a similar premium positioning.
• Studio Dinnebier: Berlin-based lighting design firm specialising in architectural and museum lighting. Comparable to Licht01's museum and heritage building expertise and similar German boutique positioning and project typology.
• Tropp Lighting Design: Munich-based lighting design studio with a similar boutique profile and architectural focus. Comparable as a specialist German lighting design practice serving premium commercial, hospitality, and cultural projects.
• a·g Licht: Bonn/Köln-based architectural lighting design consultancy. Comparable as a German boutique lighting design practice serving commercial, cultural, and public-sector clients with a similar service scope.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: Global engineering and consultancy firm with integrated lighting design capabilities. Comparable for similar client types and project typologies but offers lighting within full MEP/engineering services rather than as a specialist practice.
• Arup Lighting: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated architectural lighting design practice. Comparable because it serves similar client types (hotels, museums, offices) but offers lighting as part of a much broader integrated engineering portfolio, not as a specialised boutique service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/licht-01-lighting-design

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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