Modulightor, Inc.

What Modulightor, Inc. does

Modulightor, Inc. is a New York City-based manufacturer of custom architectural lighting fixtures, founded in 1976 by renowned architect Paul Rudolph and operating from the landmarked Modulightor Building at 246 East 58th Street in Manhattan's Decorative Arts district. The company designs and handcrafts a comprehensive line of made-to-order fixtures spanning art lights, wall washers, linear sconces, linear pendants, chandeliers, pendants, sconces, vanity lights, task lights, accent lights, and holiday lights, organized around proprietary modular shapes (Minilux SQ, Minilux HR, Microlux, Luxline, HRL) and an extensive catalog of mounting methods (MM01A/B through MM09) that enable integration into diverse architectural settings. Fixtures support LED, halogen, xenon, and specialty lamp options, with products certified by Intertek to UL 1598 and UL 2180 (LED) standards under the ETL/cETLus program for the US and Canadian markets.

Name

Modulightor, Inc.

Legal name

Modulightor, Inc.

Website

https://modulightor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Modulightor handcrafts custom architectural lighting fixtures in Manhattan for the trade, serving architects, interior designers, and lighting designers with modular LED, halogen, and xenon fixtures and ETL-certified products sold project by project.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Lighting Fixtures

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335131), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural/Recessed & Track Lighting Retail (CRAIAHAH), Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

Keywords

• Custom lighting fixtures
• Architectural lighting
• Modular light fixtures
• Trade lighting manufacturing
• Decorative light fixtures

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Light Fixtures: One-time purchase of bespoke architectural lighting fixtures manufactured to client specifications. Products include chandeliers, pendants, sconces, vanity lights, task lights, accent lights, wall washers, and holiday lights. Revenue generated through direct sales of custom-manufactured fixtures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Modulightor designs and handcrafts custom architectural lighting fixtures sold exclusively to the trade. Its catalog spans eleven product families — Art Lights, Wall Washers, Linear Sconces, Linear Pendants, Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces, Vanity Lights, Task Lights, Accent Lights, and Holiday Lights — built on modular extrusion profiles (Minilux SQ, Minilux HR, Microlux, Luxline, HRL) with multiple proprietary mounting methods and finishes. Every fixture is handcrafted in the landmarked Modulightor Building in New York City and configured to client specifications for residential and commercial projects.

Product overview

Modulightor, Inc. is a New York City-based manufacturer of custom architectural lighting fixtures sold to the trade. The company produces a comprehensive portfolio of lighting products including Art Lights, Wall Washers, Linear Sconces, Linear Pendants, Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces, Vanity Lights, Task Lights, Accent Lights, and Holiday Lights. Every fixture is handcrafted in their Manhattan headquarters using U.S. and imported parts. The product line features multiple fixture families including the Minilux SQ (Square extrusion), Minilux HR (Half Round extrusion), Microlux (slender extrusion), Luxline (Modernist Rectangle extrusion), and various glass styles such as WAGRAM, SHILO, RICO, LUCCI, CANDELA, and PIPETTE. Fixtures support multiple lamp types including LED, halogen, and xenon, with various mounting methods and powder coat finishes from TIGER Drylac. The company recently transitioned ownership to the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Lights Custom art lighting fixtures designed for illuminating artwork in galleries, museums, and private collections, sold to architects and designers specifying residential and commercial projects.
• Wall Washers Lighting fixtures designed to wash walls with uniform light, commonly specified for architectural accent and artwork illumination in residential and commercial settings.
• Linear Sconces Linear wall-mounted lighting fixtures that provide diffused or directional illumination along surfaces, configured to order for trade clients.
• Linear Pendants Hanging linear lighting fixtures designed for ceiling suspension, providing ambient or task illumination in residential and commercial interiors.
• Chandeliers Decorative ceiling-mounted lighting fixtures, including the CH99 Minilux SQ Rectangle Up & Down chandelier designed by Julien Aleksandres, handcrafted in NYC.
• Pendants Hanging light fixtures suspended from ceilings, available in various shapes and configurations for residential and commercial settings.
• Sconces
• Vanity Lights
• Task Lights
• Accent Lights
• Holiday Lights
• Pin Wheel Table

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern ArchitectureflagshipOthers · 17 January 2025Following the passing of Ernst Wagner, Modulightor is now officially owned by the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The Institute will guide Modulightor's next chapter, continuing the company's commitment to bespoke lighting solutions and the creative spirit founded by Paul Rudolph.
• IntertekcoreTechnology or IntegrationModulightor partners with Intertek's ETL Certification program, an independent safety laboratory recognized by OSHA as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Products are tested and certified to UL 1598 and 2180 (LED) standards. The ETL Mark provides proof of product compliance to North American safety standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Visual Comfort & Co. Visual Comfort sells decorative and architectural lighting fixtures to the interior design and architecture trade, mirroring Modulightor's designer-to-specifier B2B motion with a much broader SKU catalog and authorized dealer network.
• Workstead: Workstead is a design studio producing handcrafted lighting fixtures and interiors, selling architecturally-minded pieces to designers and discerning residential clients in a similar high-end, made-in-the-US vein.
• Schoolhouse Electric: Schoolhouse designs and manufactures design-forward lighting and home goods with strong trade and DTC channels, overlapping with Modulightor on designer-grade architectural fixtures with a more retail-leaning go-to-market.
• Cedar & Moss: Cedar & Moss designs and produces architectural lighting fixtures with designer and trade pricing, sharing Modulightor's made-to-order, finish-customizable approach in a similar price tier.
• Apparatus Studio: Apparatus designs and produces bespoke high-end lighting fixtures and objects for interior designers, galleries, and collectors, sharing Modulightor's design-led, made-to-order approach and designer-customer base.
• Circa Lighting: Circa Lighting is a trade-only retailer of premium decorative and architectural lighting fixtures serving interior designers, sitting one channel upstream of Modulightor's direct-specifier sales motion.
• Allied Maker: Allied Maker is a Brooklyn-based maker of handcrafted, customizable architectural lighting sold to designers and architects, closely matching Modulightor's artisan-built, project-driven model in the same NYC design-trade ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• FLOS: FLOS is a global design-lighting manufacturer offering architectural and decorative fixtures through specification channels, overlapping with Modulightor on design-grade architectural lighting but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• RH (Restoration Hardware) Lighting: RH Lighting offers large-scale designer-grade fixtures through galleries and trade programs, competing with Modulightor in the high-end residential and hospitality segment but with mass-produced manufacturing and broader assortment.
• Lucifer Lighting: Lucifer Lighting manufactures architectural recessed and specialty lighting for high-end residential and commercial specifications, competing with Modulightor's architectural fixtures at the specification stage but with a focus on downlights rather than decorative forms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/modulightor

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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