Tillotson Design Associates, founded in 2004, is a WBE lighting design consultancy based in New York City. A diverse staff with backgrounds in architecture, interior design, and theater, including several LEED accredited professionals, combine talents to create exemplary work. Together, our five principals provide over 100 years of lighting expertise. The launch of Tillotson Design Associates came just after Ms. Tillotson completed lighting designs for the Seattle Central Public Library and Prada Beverly Hills with the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Collaborating with developers, architects, and interior designers throughout the world, our diverse portfolio includes interior and exterior lighting for corporate headquarters, universities, hotels, libraries, master plans, museums, parks, performance halls, residences, restaurants, and retail establishments.

Our passion for design excellence, meticulous attention to detail, and heavy principal involvement from concept to final focusing contributes to our success. We have no preconceived notions about what works. We welcome new challenges and enjoy the exploration and research of unique materials and ideas. We offer solutions, but encourage collective decision making by the entire design team and client. Our goal is to provide the best possible lighting design service for our clients.

Our architecturally diverse and prestigious clients include: Alexander Gorlin Architects; Allan Greenberg; Architecture Research Office; Asymptote; CR Studio; Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Foster + Partners; FX Fowle; Gabellini Sheppard Associates; Gensler; Hanrahan Meyers; James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc.; Kallmann, McKinnell and Wood; Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa - SANAA Ltd; Kliment Halsband Architects; Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects; Leven Betts; Michielli & Wyetzner; Morphosis; Office for Metropolitan Architecture; PKSB Architects; Perry Dean Rogers & Partners: Architects; REX; Rogers Marvel Architects; Swanke Hayden Connell Architects; SHoP Architects; Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects; West 8 and Work AC.

Tillotson Deisgn Associates, with seventeen professional and three administrative staff members, has technical expertise in the following specialty areas:

• custom luminaire design
• daylighting
• exterior building and site lighting
• LEED certification and energy compliance
• restoration, renovation
• computer calculations and simulations

We offer a full scope of services from schematic design through the construction phase. In
addition to luminaire specifi cations, shop drawing review, and lighting drawings, our services
include production of meticulous working details for custom fi xtures and mock-ups, as well as
daylighting and computer rendering capabilities. Our team approach allows us to produce cost
effective designs in an efficient manner. The accessibility of all team members during all phases of the project assures timely responses.