What Patdo Electrical Supply Co. Inc. does

Patdo Light Studio, legally Patdo Electrical Supply Co. Inc., is a privately held premium lighting showroom and design consultancy founded in 1973 in Port Chester, New York. The firm serves high-end residential clients, commercial customers, builders, contractors, landscape architects, interior designers, and decorators primarily across the Tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT), with a particular concentration in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Revenue is generated through two streams: hand-curated lighting product sales from the physical showroom at 25 South Regent Street, and hourly design consultations plus full design services delivered by appointment.

The company's core technology and service capability centers on LED lighting expertise spanning residential, commercial, interior, and exterior applications. A proprietary asset, 'The Lighting Lab,' houses over 40 LED recessed fixtures across varying shapes, sizes, and color temperatures in an interactive demonstration environment. Services include custom fixture and shop drawing design, lighting control systems design, energy analysis, mock-ups, construction supervision, and post-installation aiming. The firm has produced award-recognized work featured in Architectural Record, Architectural Digest, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and HBO's Succession, and has sustained long-term design relationships with architects including Barnes Coy Architects (15+ years) and Charles Hilton.

The business operates as a founder-owned, single-showroom entity with no external funding, no e-commerce presence, and a small staff of 8-10 employees including co-owners Gary Novasel (Design Principal) and Mari-Lou Nania (Showroom Principal). Marketing is conducted through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest), an email newsletter, website content, and earned media. Pricing is opaque: design consultations are billed hourly by appointment and product pricing is available only in the showroom.

Name

Patdo Electrical Supply Co. Inc.

Legal name

Patdo Light Studio

Website

https://patdolight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Patdo Light Studio is a privately held, founder-owned premium lighting showroom and design consultancy in Port Chester, NY, serving high-end residential, commercial, and landscape clients across the Tri-state area via curated product sales and appointment-based design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lighting Design Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

Keywords

• Architectural lighting design
• Residential lighting
• Commercial lighting
• Lighting showroom
• Landscape lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lighting Product Sales: Sale of premium, curated lighting products through the physical showroom. Products are hand-selected for fresh design, current trends, quality of materials, precision in craftsmanship and manufacturer integrity.
2. Design Consultation Services: Hourly design consultations offered by appointment. Co-owners provide in-depth design discussions for residential and commercial projects. Includes site visits during construction and post-installation aiming and adjustment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Patdo Light Studio operates a curated physical lighting showroom at 25 South Regent Street in Port Chester, NY, selling premium hand-selected interior and exterior lighting fixtures. The company complements retail sales with expert architectural lighting design consultation services for residential, commercial, interior, and landscape projects, plus an interactive Lighting Lab featuring over 40 LED recessed lights for hands-on demonstrations.

Product overview

Patdo Light Studio is a premium lighting showroom and consultancy operating as a unified service offering rather than a software platform. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of lighting design services anchored by its physical showroom and The Lighting Lab resource. Core offerings include residential, commercial, and landscape lighting design consultation, with supplementary services such as custom fixture design, lighting control systems design, energy analysis, and mock-ups. The showroom serves as the primary retail touchpoint, while The Lighting Lab provides an interactive testing environment with over 40 LED recessed light options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lighting Design Consultation Expert lighting design services provided by co-owners Gary Novasel and Mari-Lou Nania, offering hourly consultations and complete design services for residential, commercial, interior, and landscape lighting projects.
• Residential Lighting Design Luxury residential lighting design services for properties ranging from simple room additions to 50,000 square foot residences, including both traditional and contemporary design approaches.
• Commercial Lighting Design Commercial lighting design services that fully understand business identity, architecture intent, and space function while considering maintenance, energy efficiency, and budget.
• Landscape Lighting Design Exterior lighting design with hands-on approach including field location of fixtures, construction supervision, and nighttime aiming, with access to thousands of products.
• Custom Lighting Fixtures and Shop Drawings Design services for custom lighting fixtures including detailed shop drawings for implementation.
• Lighting Control Systems Design Design of lighting control systems integrated into architectural projects.
• Energy Analysis Energy analysis services to evaluate and optimize lighting energy consumption.
• Premium Lighting Product Sales Curated physical showroom at 25 South Regent Street, Port Chester, NY featuring hand-selected lighting products for residential and light commercial projects, showcasing current trends, quality materials, and precision craftsmanship.

Quantifiable outcome

• Residential projects range from simple one room additions to residences of 50,000 square feet
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Visual Comfort & Co. Large premium lighting manufacturer and retailer formed from the merger of Circa Lighting and Visual Comfort. Comparable because it sells curated, designer-grade fixtures through showrooms and to-trade channels, overlapping directly with Patdo's premium product assortment and trade customer base.
• Lumens: Online-first premium lighting retailer (acquired YLighting) offering designer and architectural fixtures with national reach. Broadly incumbent in the premium lighting retail category Patdo serves, but operates at much larger scale online rather than through a single showroom and design consultancy.
• Flos: Global premium architectural and decorative lighting manufacturer whose products are stocked by Patdo. Comparable as a peer through overlapping brands and customer base (architects, designers, luxury projects) and a shared design-led positioning, though Flos is a manufacturer rather than a showroom-and-consultancy like Patdo.
• Restoration Hardware (RH): Large home furnishings retailer with galleries featuring premium lighting among broader categories. Broadly incumbent because it sells curated, high-end lighting and serves overlapping luxury homeowner customers, but does not specialize in architectural lighting design services the way Patdo does.

Direct peers

• Schoolhouse: Premium lighting and home goods brand that operates showrooms and sells curated fixtures with a design-forward positioning. Comparable to Patdo in its blend of retail showroom, curated designer products, and a brand identity rooted in design expertise rather than mass-market distribution.
• Apparatus: Designer and manufacturer of premium lighting and accessories, with a flagship showroom and a strong design-trade following. Direct peer to Patdo because of the overlap in high-end designer clientele, showroom-led brand experience, and trade channel distribution.
• Lightology: Chicago-based premium lighting retailer with both a physical showroom and design consultation services. Direct peer because it combines curated high-end fixtures, design assistance for architects and homeowners, and an emphasis on contemporary designer lighting — the same combination Patdo delivers in the Tri-state market.
• The Urban Electric Co. Custom and semi-custom decorative lighting manufacturer selling to designers, architects and luxury homeowners. Comparable to Patdo in the high-end, specification-driven decorative lighting category and in the to-trade distribution model that underpins much of Patdo's design business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PatdoLight
• Facebookfacebook.com/patdolightstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/patdo-electrical-supply

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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