Kollision Design Office

What Kollision Design Office does

Kollision Design Office ApS (trading as Kollision, legally KOLLISION APS) is a privately held Danish creative technology studio founded in 2001 in Aarhus, operating with 1–10 employees. The company designs and delivers interactive light installations, exhibitions, media facades, and art installations that combine physical architecture with digital, sensor-driven experiences for Danish and international clients across municipalities, festivals, museums, corporations, and real estate developers.

The technical backbone is MAP (Media Architecture Platform), a proprietary in-house software stack that controls dynamic lighting, projection mapping, sensor integration, and interactive content across 3D spaces, with scheduling triggered by calendar, weather, and sensor inputs. Companion products — Light Spots, MOSAIC, and MAPWEB — extend MAP into modular lighting, video composition, and web-based remote control. Projects span festival installations (NorthSide Arena, Forest Stage, Icosahedron, EELuminate for NorthSide Festival), museum exhibitions (The World of the Egtved Girl, Curiosity Creates New Technology, House of Green), architectural facades (Lighthouse 142m Aarhus highrise, Sparekassen Kronjylland, Den Blaa Silo), and corporate visitor centers (Nation of Health, MissionZero Mine). The Lighthouse project received the Danish Lighting Award 2025.

Kollision generates revenue primarily through commissioned, project-based design services billed on custom quotations and multi-year contracts, with a secondary revenue stream from licensing the MAP platform to clients for ongoing control of their own installations. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales — acquisitions via competitive tenders, invitations, referrals, and repeat client relationships — supplemented by an ecosystem of long-term technology partners (Martin Professional, SGM, iGuzzini, Cipex, Design Smedien) and architectural collaborators (3XN, Cubo Architects, CF Møller, Arkitema). The company has no disclosed external funding, parent, or M&A activity, operating as a founder-owned independent studio.

Name

Kollision Design Office

Legal name

KOLLISION APS

Website

https://kollision.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kollision Design Office is a privately held Aarhus-based creative technology studio that designs and delivers interactive light installations, media facades, and exhibitions — powered by its proprietary MAP control platform — for Danish and international municipalities, museums, festivals, and corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lighting Design and Media Architecture

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural Services (54131), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design Services (BPAHAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Lighting design services
• Interactive exhibitions
• Media architecture
• Creative lighting design
• Exhibition design

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarhus

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-based Design Services: Commissioned design and implementation of light installations, exhibitions, and interactive art installations for corporate, municipal, and cultural clients. Revenue generated through project contracts with varying scopes from single installations to comprehensive exhibition design.
2. Product Licensing: MAP platform licensed to clients for controlling their own installations. Includes proprietary software, content management, and control systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kollision Design Office is a Danish creative studio that designs and implements interactive light installations, exhibitions, and media architecture for municipalities, cultural institutions, festivals, and corporate organizations. The studio commissions site-specific projects that combine dynamic lighting, projection mapping, sensors, sound, and interactive content, all orchestrated through its proprietary MAP (Media Architecture Platform) software. Work spans urban lighting systems, building facades, museum exhibitions, festival art installations, and branded visitor centers.

Product overview

Kollision Design Office is a Danish creative studio specializing in dynamic lighting installations, exhibitions, and interactive art installations for companies and organizations. Their core product is MAP (Media Architecture Platform), a proprietary software platform for designing, programming, and controlling dynamic 3D lighting, projections, sensors, and interactive experiences across architectural spaces. Supporting products include Light Spots for interactive lighting installations, MAPWEB for web-based remote control of MAP-powered installations, and MOSAIC for video composition. The company creates custom installations ranging from urban lighting systems and building facades to museum exhibitions and festival art installations, all unified through their MAP control system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MAP (Media Architecture Platform)

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ international visitors experienced House of Green exhibition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Martin ProfessionalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Long-term partnership with lighting manufacturer for supplying fixtures and co-development of installations. Martin Professional provides LED fixtures, wash lights, and moving heads used across Kollision's projects including NorthSide Festival installations and building facades.
• CipexcoreTechnology or IntegrationHardware and infrastructure partner handling cabling, sensors, network infrastructure, and installation services. Recurring partner across multiple projects including Via Lumina, The City and Bay exhibition, and MissionZero Mine exhibitions.
• Design SmediencoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFabrication partner producing custom metalwork, structures, and physical installations. Produces lighting structures, exhibition furniture, and architectural elements for Kollision's projects.
• NorthSide FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration on atmospheric light installations for the Aarhus music festival. Partnership includes concept development, sensor systems, and dynamic lighting content. Multiple recurring installations including Arena, Beacons, EELuminate, Forest Stage.
• SGM (SGMLight)majorTechnology or IntegrationLighting fixture supplier providing wash lights, LED strips, and pixel-controlled luminaires for installations. Key supplier for media architecture projects including Sparekassen Kronjylland, Golden Gate Gellerup, and Den Blaa Silo.
• 3XNmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm behind Lighthouse building design. Kollision developed lighting concepts in collaboration with 3XN for the Aarhus highrise project.
• Cubo ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural partnership on multiple projects including UC SYD Kolding building and MCH entrance redesign. Kollision integrates lighting into architectural designs.
• Helene DalgaardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraphic designer collaboration on exhibition identity and visual design. Worked on Egtved Girl exhibition and The City and Bay exhibition.
• SUPERFLEXmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtistic collaboration on Vertical Migration - an interactive real-time graphics installation about ocean biodiversity. Project exhibited at UN building, museums internationally.
• Aarhus MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term municipal partnership for public lighting installations including Via Lumina, Urban Platform, Aarhus Cathedral lighting, and city exhibitions.
• Venge DesignmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign studio collaboration on exhibition projects including The City and Bay for Aarhus Øje visitor center.
• KontekstmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration on BioInnovation Institute Activity Wall project.
• Form3majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm collaboration on Lighthouse project and The City and Bay exhibition interior design.
• ClevermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish charging infrastructure company collaborated on In Light of Today installation for Copenhagen Light Festival, visualizing renewable energy production.
• DLT (DK)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExhibition production partner for physical exhibition construction and installation. Worked on MissionZero Mine exhibitions and The City and Bay.
• iGuzzinimajorTechnology or IntegrationLighting fixture manufacturer providing luminaires for installations including Sparekassen Kronjylland entrance area.
• By+LandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture firm collaboration on urban projects including News Platform and Proppen pavilion.
• Digital Hub DenmarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-funded organization collaboration on Floating Films interactive video installation.
• Atelier Rist (Pipilotti Rist)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist on Jordlys og Pingpong med Solen artwork at Danish School of Media and Journalism. Kollision provided technical implementation.
• CF MøllermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm collaboration on Nation of Health visitors center building conversion.
• Messecenter Herning (MCH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExhibition center collaboration on Jyske Bank Boxen and MCH Entrance dynamic lighting projects.
• TransformmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm collaboration on Golden Gate Gellerup urban transformation project.
• LystekmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInstallation contractor handling indoor electrical work and infrastructure for Lighthouse project.
• Wahlberg Motion DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMotion design studio collaboration on Outside In immersive art installation.
• LynnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSound designer collaboration on Outside In installation spatial soundscape.
• Creator ProjectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtistic curation and production collaboration on Pipilotti Rist Jordlys artwork.
• Arkitema ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaboration on Danish School of Media and Journalism building.
• ELCONminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElectrical contractor for Den Blaa Silo installation.
• Greenlight AarhusminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal installation contractor for urban lighting projects.
• KT ElektricminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElectrical contractor for The Green Crane installation.
• Strøm HansenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInstallation contractor for Aarhus Cathedral and The Prison lighting projects.
• Kjaer og RichterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm collaboration on DASHED installation for IBA Kolding.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Artech Creative: Canadian creative technology studio producing immersive experiences, projection mapping, and interactive exhibits. Direct comparable on medium and project-based delivery to museums and cultural venues.
• Studio Roosegaarde: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde's studio creating large-scale interactive light and sustainability installations (e.g., Van Gogh Path, Smog Free Tower). Comparable in mission, scale, and combination of technology + art for public and architectural spaces.
• Universal Everything: UK digital art and design studio producing generative and interactive installations for brands, museums, and public spaces. Comparable in creative-tech approach to commissioned installation projects.
• WHITEvoid: German design and technology studio (Christopher Bauder) building large-scale kinetic light and interactive installations for exhibitions and public spaces. Direct comparable on technical complexity and use of proprietary control software.
• Obscura Digital: San Francisco-based studio known for large-scale projection mapping and immersive installations. Comparable on delivery of branded and cultural immersive experiences using proprietary technology stacks.
• Jason Bruges Studio: London-based design studio specializing in permanent and temporary interactive installations, kinetic art, and architectural lighting integrations. Closely comparable in delivering embedded media installations for buildings and cultural venues.
• Random International: London-based studio creating experiential, light-based installations (e.g., Rain Room). Comparable in producing interactive public installations commissioned by museums, brands, and cultural institutions.
• Moment Factory: Montreal-based multimedia studio producing immersive light, sound, and projection installations for public spaces, museums, and brands. Direct competitor in media architecture with proprietary in-house control software and a similar project-based + licensing model.

Emerging players

• Leviathan: Chicago-based design and experiential studio working in immersive media, branded environments, and projection mapping. Adjacent comparable on creative-tech installations and event/exhibition focus.

Broad incumbents

• teamLab: Tokyo-based digital art collective operating immersive museums and exhibitions globally at much larger scale. Comparable in medium (interactive light/projection installations) but serves a much higher-volume, consumer-ticketed market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Kollision/191479400936707
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kollision
• Instagraminstagram.com/kollisiondesignoffice

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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