What Arik Levy art does

Arik Levy Art, also operating as Arik Levy Art and Design Studio, is an independent artist-designer practice founded in 1992 and headquartered in Paris, France. The studio operates across two integrated disciplines: art (sculptures, light sculptures, video art, paintings, drawings, commissioned pieces) and design (furniture, lighting, objects, jewelry, packaging, graphic design, publications). The practice is led personally by founder Arik Levy and maintains a small team of 1-10 employees.

The studio generates revenue through two primary streams: one-time sales and commissions of original artworks to collectors, galleries, and museums, and licensing of designs to international manufacturers who produce and distribute furniture, lighting, surfaces, bathroom fixtures, architectural panels, crystal, and glass products globally. Named licensing partners include Vibia, Delta Light, COMPAC, THG, Ton, Fiam Italia, Coalesse, Archipanels, Lalique, Swarovski, Viccarbe, Punt, and Gaia&Gino. Additional collaborations span luxury verticals including Hennessy Paradis Imperial and Issey Miyake.

The go-to-market is sales-led: direct commissions and gallery sales on the art side, and co-development licensing agreements with manufacturers on the design side. Visibility is maintained through an editorial-heavy content strategy — a portfolio website (ariklevy.fr), a steady cadence of published monographs (InSideOut, Formations, Ghosts, Fixing Nature, Unnatural History, Experimental Growth), coverage in international design press (Architectural Digest, Wallpaper*, Forbes, Le Monde, Frame, Elle Decoration), and participation in art fairs and sculpture park installations. The studio is privately held, founder-owned, has no disclosed institutional backing, and has not raised external funding.

Name

Arik Levy art

Legal name

Arik Levy Art and Design Studio

Website

https://ariklevy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arik Levy Art is a Paris-based independent artist-designer practice founded in 1992 that creates contemporary sculptures and licenses designs for furniture, lighting, surfaces, and luxury goods to international manufacturers and collectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art and Design Studio

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art, Photography & Illustrated Books Publishing (MPAJAAAF), Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration) (EDAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Contemporary art design
• Sculpture art studio
• Furniture lighting design
• Design licensing studio
• Commissioned art installations

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales and Commissions: Sale of original artworks, sculptures, and commissioned pieces to collectors, galleries, and private clients. Revenue generated through direct sales and gallery partnerships.
2. Design Licensing: Licensing of designs to manufacturers such as Vibia, Delta Light, COMPAC, and others who produce and sell furniture, lighting, and other products under license.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ARIK LEVY ART creates contemporary art, sculptures, design objects, furniture and lighting for galleries, public spaces and brands. The studio operates two divisions: Art (sculptures, light sculptures, video art, paintings, drawings, commissioned art) and Design (furniture, lighting, objects, jewellery, packaging, graphic design, and publications). Original artworks are sold through galleries and direct commissions, while designs are licensed to manufacturers such as Vibia, Delta Light, and COMPAC who produce and distribute the products globally.

Product overview

Arik Levy Art and Design Studio is a multidisciplinary practice spanning art and design. The studio operates across two main divisions: Art (sculptures, light sculptures, video art, paintings, drawings, commissioned art, and benefit projects) and Design (furniture, lighting, objects, jewellery, packaging, graphic design, and publications). The product portfolio includes named sculptural works like RockGrowthCube and RockFormationTower, lighting designs for brands such as Vibia and Delta Light, furniture for companies like Coalesse and Ton, and published books documenting the studio's work. The art and design offerings are presented as a unified creative practice.

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Products and services

• RockGrowth Sculptural Series Signature sculptural artworks including RockGrowthCube, RockFormationTower, and LogFusion works that explore growth patterns and natural forms through industrial materials such as Corten steel. Sold to private collectors, museums, and galleries.
• Light Sculptures Sculptural works incorporating light as a medium, sold as original artworks.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VibiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighting design collaboration with Vibia, a Spanish lighting manufacturer. Arik Levy has created signature collections including Wireflow and Sparks for the brand, featuring innovative pendant and decorative lighting designs that have been featured in major international projects.
• Delta LightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Belgian lighting manufacturer Delta Light on the Butler collection. The partnership has produced architectural lighting solutions that combine Levy's sculptural sensibility with Delta Light's manufacturing expertise.
• COMPACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurface materials collaboration with COMPAC, a Spanish manufacturer of quartz and marble surfaces. The Genesis collection translates Levy's sculptural vocabulary into architectural surface solutions.
• SwarovskicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with Swarovski including Crystal Palace installations, Crystal Worlds exhibition, and the BRILLIANT book documentation. The partnership explores the intersection of crystal craftsmanship and contemporary sculptural art.
• LaliquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with French crystal house Lalique including the RockStone 40 commemorative booklet celebrating 40 years of Lalique's Alpine Museum. The partnership bridges crystal art and sculptural installation.
• THG (THG-Bathing)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBathroom fixture design collaboration with French manufacturer THG-Bathing. The System collection brings Levy's design language to high-end bathroom fixtures.
• TonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurniture collaboration with Czech furniture manufacturer Ton on the Split chair, with behind-the-scenes making-of documentation showcasing the manufacturing process.
• Fiam ItaliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlass furniture collaboration with Italian manufacturer Fiam Italia on the Silica collection, featuring sculptural glass pieces.
• Hennessy Paradis ImperialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury collaboration with Hennessy Paradis Imperial including visual identity work and promotional video production.
• Issey MiyakeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFragrance packaging design collaboration with Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake.
• CoalesseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurniture design collaboration with Coalesse including the Marien152 collection for the California-based manufacturer.
• ArchipanelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural system design collaboration with Archipanels on the METRIX modular panel system.
• ViccarbeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish furniture manufacturer collaboration on the Platform collection.
• PuntminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration with Punt on the Coral collection.
• Gaia&GinominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighting design collaboration with Gaia&Gino on the Light in the glass collection.
• Fondazione BisazzaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Fondazione Bisazza for the Experimental Growth book published in 2012, exploring the intersection of design and artistic expression.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Marcel Wanders: Dutch designer and founder of Moooi, working across furniture, lighting and product design with global licensing partners (Flos, Kartell, Bisazza). Same dual art/design practice and licensing-heavy business model.
• Patricia Urquiola: Spanish designer and architect with her own studio, collaborating with leading furniture, lighting and bathroom brands (Moroso, Foscarini, Axor, Haworth). Comparable cross-category licensing profile.
• Philippe Starck: French industrial/product designer operating a similar founder-led model with extensive licensing across furniture, lighting, and consumer goods (e.g., Kartell, Duravit, Baccarat). Direct comparable on model, geography and licensee base.
• Tom Dixon: British designer with eponymous brand spanning furniture, lighting and accessories sold globally through own and licensed channels. Comparable on the art-design hybrid and licensing-driven distribution.
• Jaime Hayon: Spanish artist-designer straddling fine art and product design, with licensing across Fritz Hansen, BD Ediciones, Lladró and others. Comparable profile as a Mediterranean-based designer-artist with multi-category licensing.
• Marc Newson: Australian industrial designer known for limited-edition objects and broad licensing (Knoll, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Qantas). Comparable model blending fine-art-grade pieces with luxury brand collaborations.
• Zaha Hadid Design: The design and product arm of Zaha Hadid Architects, producing furniture, lighting and objects licensed to manufacturers (e.g., Vitra, Slamp, Villeroy & Boch). Strong comparable on founder-led, architecture-rooted design licensing.
• Ross Lovegrove: Welsh industrial designer with sculptural, nature-inspired product language licensed across lighting, furniture and consumer electronics (Yamaha, Artemide, Vitra). Strongly comparable creative and commercial positioning.
• Faye Toogood: British designer with a studio practice that spans furniture, objects and installation art, collaborating with manufacturers and galleries. Comparable on the small-studio, art-led, multi-disciplinary licensing model.
• Karim Rashid: Industrial/product designer with hundreds of licensed products across furniture, lighting, packaging and homeware. Closely comparable on the breadth and depth of licensing relationships.

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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