What Lume Design does

Lume Design is a privately-held interior design studio based in Christchurch, New Zealand, founded in 2009. The firm provides full-service interior architecture and interior decoration services for residential projects, spanning full-home renovations of character homes and contemporary new builds. Its service offering covers end-to-end residential design — materials specification, colour schemes, lighting design, flooring selection, and bespoke custom furniture design — delivered under a documented 'sympathetically modern' design philosophy that pairs high-end contemporary finishes with classic home elements. Documented project work includes Lower Hutt House (a character-home renovation with Hutt City Builders), Fendalton House VI and VII (contemporary new builds with O'NEIL ARCHITECTURE, METZGER BUILDERS, and SIMON construction), and a Central City Apartment multi-level project.

The studio operates as a direct-to-consumer professional services business, engaging residential homeowners directly via its Christchurch studio, a Squarespace-hosted portfolio website (lumedesign.co.nz), an Instagram profile (@lumedesign_), a Facebook page (lumedesignnz), and an email newsletter. Revenue is generated through project-based design fees and consultancy on individual residential engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is small (1–10 employees per firmographic data), with no external investment, parent company, acquisitions, or formal management team disclosed in available sources. The brief firm description also flags hospitality as a served segment, though all evidenced projects are residential, suggesting hospitality is an aspirational rather than active vertical.

No technology platform, software product, API, or proprietary tooling underpins the service; the core 'technology' is the design expertise and portfolio of the principals. The studio's market footprint is regional — primarily Christchurch/Canterbury with at least one project executed in the Wellington region (Lower Hutt) — and the customer base consists of individual homeowners undertaking premium residential renovations or new builds.

Name

Lume Design

Legal name

Lume Design

Website

https://lumedesign.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lume Design is a Christchurch, New Zealand-based privately-held interior design studio (founded 2009, 1–10 employees) providing full-service residential interior architecture and decoration, including renovations, new builds, and custom furniture design, primarily for premium individual homeowner clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Interior Design

NAICS

Interior Design Services (541410)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Interior design services
• Residential interior design
• Custom furniture design
• Home renovation design
• Interior architecture studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Interior Design Services: Full-service interior design for residential properties including materials, colours, lighting, flooring and custom designed furniture. Revenue generated through project-based design fees and consultancy services for entire home renovations and new builds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lume Design is an interior design studio delivering full-service residential interior design for home renovations, new builds, and apartment projects. The studio provides end-to-end design solutions including materials and colour selection, lighting design, flooring specification, and custom designed furniture, working directly with homeowners and collaborating with architects and builders on integrated project delivery.

Product overview

Lume Design is a single-service interior design studio offering comprehensive residential design solutions. Their core offering encompasses full home renovation design, new build styling, and bespoke furniture design. The studio works on projects ranging from complete character home renovations to contemporary new builds, providing end-to-end design services including materials, colors, lighting, flooring, and custom joinery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Interior Design Services Full-service interior design for residential properties, covering complete home renovations and new builds. Scope includes materials selection, colour consultation, lighting design, flooring specification, and custom designed furniture, delivered to homeowners and integrated with collaborating architects and builders.

Named customers4 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

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hutt City BuilderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBuilder for Lower Hutt House project - a full character home renovation. The collaboration delivered a luxurious yet homely design with herring bone floor, sculptural kitchen island in contrasting stones, and woven bronze joinery panels.
• O'NEIL ARCHITECTUREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Fendalton House VII - a contemporary new build project. O'NEIL ARCHITECTURE provided architectural design while Lume Design delivered interior design services for the project.
• O'NEIL ARCHITECTUREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Fendalton House VI - a project embodying love of contemporary and traditional design details. Partnership resulted in an interior featuring ornate detailing, striking use of brass, bluestone and marble.
• SIMON constructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction firm building Fendalton House VII - contemporary new build with clean lines and understated elegance, featuring large-format tiles and floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.
• METZGER BUILDERScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for Fendalton House VI and Central City Apartment projects. METZGER BUILDERS delivered high-quality construction for projects featuring intricate materiality and multi-level apartment design.
• Hazel RedmondminorOthersProfessional photographer documenting Lower Hutt House and Fendalton House VII projects, providing high-quality imagery for portfolio and marketing purposes.
• Anna McleodminorOthersProfessional photographer documenting Fendalton House VI project with expertise in architectural and interior photography.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Havenly: A US-based online interior design platform pairing clients with remote designers — an emerging competitor for residential design spend, differentiated by tech-led remote delivery versus Lume's in-person studio service.
• Modsy: An online interior design service using 3D rendering to offer layout and styling for residential clients — an emerging competitor targeting entry-level residential design spend via a tech-first model.
• Decorilla: An online marketplace connecting consumers to interior designers for virtual and in-person consultations — an emerging channel that competes for residential design engagements, particularly entry-level luxury work.

Direct peers

• Atelier AM: A US-based high-end residential interior design firm whose full-service model, emphasis on craft and antiques, and bespoke detailing closely parallels Lume's premium, custom-furniture-inclusive positioning.
• Nate Berkus Associates: A US-based high-end residential interior design firm with a personal-brand-driven, end-to-end service model — comparable to Lume in target client type, design-led positioning, and reliance on curated portfolio for acquisition.
• Loved Home: A boutique New Zealand-based interior design studio serving residential clients with full-service design solutions — directly comparable to Lume in scale, geography, and end-to-end service positioning.

Others

• McKenzie & Willis: An established Canterbury furniture and interiors retailer offering in-house interior design consultations to showroom clients — an adjacent channel into residential design spend in the same region as Lume.

Broad incumbents

• O'NEIL Architecture: A Christchurch-based architecture firm collaborating with Lume on the Fendalton House VI and VII projects — serves a similar premium residential clientele and offers integrated design with interior scope, making it both a partner and a partial competitor.
• Fearon Hay Architects: An established NZ architecture practice with a strong interior design portfolio for premium residential clients — offering integrated architectural and interior solutions that overlap with Lume's custom-residential work.
• Cheshire Architects: A prominent NZ architecture firm delivering interior design as part of integrated residential and commercial projects — an adjacent incumbent whose interior practice overlaps Lume's service offering in the NZ market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/lumedesignnz
• Instagraminstagram.com/lumedesign_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lume-design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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