What Occhio GmbH does

Occhio GmbH is a Munich-based designer and manufacturer of premium modular LED luminaires, founded in 1999 and operating across 25 European countries with a workforce of 251–500 employees. The company sells a broad portfolio of indoor and outdoor luminaires organized into named series — including Mito (signature), Coro, Luna, Sento, Più, io, Sito, Lunanova, Gioia, Taglio, lui, lei, Edizione Lusso, and the colors by Occhio capsule collection — covering spotlights, ceiling, pendant, wall, mirror, table, floor, outdoor, and wireless categories. Its products are differentiated by proprietary technologies: Fireball (combining directed and ambient light), Color Tune (adjustable color temperature), and Magic Move (electric height adjustment backed by a 10-year warranty), with a 5-year "Occhio care" warranty on the broader range.

The company operates a vertically segmented go-to-market spanning residential consumers, hospitality, healthcare, and office/commercial end-customers, supported by a dedicated Professionals business unit serving architects, interior designers, electricians, and retailers with project-based lighting design services. Distribution combines company-owned flagship stores, authorized partner stores across 25 European countries, direct e-commerce on occhio.com, and a field-based professional B2B sales motion. Revenue mechanics are primarily one-time luminaire sales supplemented by professional services, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Ownership remains with founders/managing directors Axel Meise and Susann Meise, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, M&A activity, or funding rounds in the available data.

Name

Occhio GmbH

Legal name

Occhio GmbH

Website

https://occhio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Occhio GmbH is a Munich-based designer and manufacturer of premium modular LED luminaires serving residential, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial customers across 25 European countries through flagship stores, partner retailers, e-commerce, and professional B2B channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Indoor Lighting Fixtures Retail (Ceiling, Wall, Pendant, Chandeliers) (CRAIAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor Lighting & Landscape Lighting Retail (CRAIAIAJ), Smart Lighting & Controls Retail (Smart Switches, Dimmers, Hubs) (CRAIAHAF), Industrial & Commercial Luminaires (High-bay, Low-bay, Troffers, Downlights) (IMAGAIAA)

Keywords

• Designer lighting fixtures
• Architectural luminaires
• Modular LED lighting
• Pendant luminaires
• Outdoor lighting systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchheim Bei München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Luminaire Sales: Direct sales of Occhio luminaires including spotlights, ceiling luminaires, pendant luminaires, wall luminaires, mirror luminaires, table luminaires, floor luminaires, outdoor luminaires, and wireless luminaires through e-commerce and physical retail stores
2. Professional Services: Lighting design consultation services for architects, interior designers, and project developers through the Professionals segment

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Occhio GmbH designs, manufactures, and sells modular LED luminaires and lighting systems for residential, hospitality, healthcare, office, and commercial spaces. Its portfolio spans spotlights, ceiling, pendant, wall, mirror, table, floor, outdoor, and wireless luminaires organized into proprietary design series (Mito, Coro, Luna, Sento, Più, io, Sito, Lunanova, Gioia, Taglio, lui, lei, Edizione Lusso, colors by Occhio) featuring technologies such as fireball, color tune, and magic move. Sales are conducted through flagship stores, partner stores, e-commerce, and a dedicated B2B professionals segment offering project-based lighting design consultation.

Product overview

Occhio GmbH is a Munich-based lighting specialist that creates luminaires and lighting solutions for residential, hospitality, office, and commercial applications. The product portfolio consists of multiple luminaire series organized by luminaire type (spotlights, ceiling, pendant, wall, mirror, table, floor, outdoor, and wireless luminaires) and design collections. The core product series include Mito (the signature 'myth of light' series with multiple variants including sospeso, volo, soffitto, aura, and sfera), Coro and Coro moon (featuring fireball technology for hospitality applications), Luna (candlelight-inspired series with pura, sospeso, and scura variants), Sento (timeless icon with vertical and suspended configurations), io (joy of light series with multiple spotlight variants including giro, verticale, piano, pico, and alto), Più (purist spotlight series in alto and piano variants), Sito (outdoor series), Lunanova (luxury collection), Gioia, Taglio, lui, lei, and the exclusive Edizione Lusso. The company also offers the colors by Occhio capsule collection. Products feature technologies including fireball technology, magic move (electric height adjustment), and color tune (adjustable color temperature). Occhio provides comprehensive lighting design services for projects and offers a 5-year warranty (Occhio care) plus a 10-year magic move warranty.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coro moon Pendant luminaire series featuring Occhio fireball technology that combines powerful directed light with soft ambient light, drawing inspiration from the night sky; targeted at hospitality and premium residential interiors.
• Coro Luminaire series with directional light creating a luxurious, intimate atmosphere with elegant restraint and impressive presence; designed for hospitality, residential, and commercial spaces.
• Mito Signature luminaire series described as 'the myth of light', available in configurations including sospeso, volo, soffitto, aura, sfera, and cosmo move variants for residential, hospitality, and commercial use.
• Mito linear Linear luminaire series offering streamlined linear illumination for offices, residential, and commercial spaces.
• Luna Luminaire series inspired by candlelight, available in pura (table), sospeso (pendant), and scura (wall) variants delivering warm atmospheric illumination.
• Lunanova Luminaire series representing 'the new opulence', combining luxurious design with advanced lighting technology for high-end interior applications.
• Gioia Luminaire series representing 'new horizons', offering distinctive lighting solutions for residential and commercial applications.
• Taglio Luminaire series representing 'shaping the future', featuring innovative design and lighting technology.
• Sento Timeless icon luminaire series available in verticale and sospeso configurations, creating light contours with upward and downward light beams for residential and commercial spaces.
• Più Luminaire series described as 'perfect purism', available in alto (surface-mounted spotlight) and piano variants for high-output directed illumination in treatment rooms, seminar rooms, and residential settings.
• io Luminaire series described as 'the joy of light', featuring rotatable and swiveling spotlights in giro, verticale, piano, pico, and alto configurations creating contoured arcs of light.
• lui Luminaire series featuring 'light in a radical form' with distinctive design aesthetics for residential and commercial interiors.
• lei Luminaire series featuring 'magical transformation' through lighting design.
• Sito Outdoor luminaire series for indoor and outdoor use, available in verticale, lato (ceiling), and giro configurations with spherical designs and upward/downward light beams.
• Edizione Lusso Exclusive form of Mito described as 'Mito in its most exclusive form', representing luxury lighting design.
• colors by Occhio Capsule collection offering a range of color options across Occhio's luminaire portfolio.
• Mito sospeso move Suspended pendant luminaire from the Mito series equipped with the magic move electric height adjustment system.
• Lighting Design Consultation (Professionals) Project-based lighting design consultation services for architects, interior designers, electricians, and project developers through Occhio's dedicated Professionals segment, including appointment booking and direct project engagement.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rosendale DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on Row on 5 project in London with chef Jason Atherton. Rosendale Design provided architecture services for the fine dining restaurant where Occhio luminaires were installed.
• Axel Meise and Christoph KüglercoreOthersProduct designers responsible for Occhio's product design, creating the design language and product development

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flos: Italian premium architectural and decorative lighting manufacturer with iconic design collaborations and a global multi-channel distribution model. Directly comparable to Occhio as a European premium design-led luminaire brand serving residential, hospitality, and contract segments.
• Artemide: Italian high-end lighting manufacturer with a broad architectural, residential, and hospitality portfolio built around proprietary LED and optical technologies. Comparable to Occhio on premium positioning, R&D-driven differentiation, and pan-European distribution.
• Slamp: Italian decorative lighting brand with proprietary material and optical technologies and a strong international showroom and e-commerce footprint. Comparable to Occhio on design-driven decorative portfolio, premium positioning, and multi-channel European distribution.
• Vibia: Spanish premium architectural lighting brand focused on decorative and technical luminaires for residential, hospitality, and contract projects. Comparable to Occhio on Iberian-European premium design positioning and project/specification sales motion.
• Luceplan: Italian design-led lighting manufacturer with a portfolio of architectural, residential, and outdoor luminaires. Comparable to Occhio on Italian/European design heritage, project-based specification sales, and premium price positioning.
• Moooi: Dutch premium design lighting and furniture brand with a designer-collaboration model and global showroom presence. Comparable to Occhio on premium decorative lighting positioning, design-led product strategy, and showroom-and-partner distribution.
• Louis Poulsen: Danish heritage premium lighting brand known for design collaborations and architectural luminaires for residential and commercial use. Closely comparable to Occhio on Scandinavian/Northern European premium design positioning and B2B architect/designer go-to-market.
• Foscarini: Italian decorative and architectural lighting brand with strong design credentials and a multi-channel European and international distribution footprint. Comparable to Occhio on design-led portfolio and premium residential/hospitality customer base.
• Modular Lighting Instruments: Belgian architectural lighting manufacturer specializing in modular technical and decorative luminaires for residential and commercial projects. Comparable to Occhio on modular luminaire architecture, European specification sales, and premium pricing tier.
• Tom Dixon: British premium design house producing decorative and architectural lighting, furniture, and accessories with strong hospitality and residential brand pull. Comparable to Occhio on design-led brand equity, signature product families, and hospitality project business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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