Every great house works on more than one level: ready-to-wear for the everyday, made-to-measure for the statement, couture for the one-of-a-kind. Paul Thames brings that logic to light: architectural, engineered and bespoke LED lighting for superyachts and architecture.
From the downlight specified a hundred times per project to the fixture that exists only once, in one space, for one owner. Every level draws on the same direct line.
The essentials, elevated.
Architectural lighting every project needs: LED downlights, panels and linear systems. Above-standard grade, near-unlimited customisation, quoted within days and delivered in 4–6 weeks, direct from the source.
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Statements, tailored to the space.
Existing showpieces, tailored to your space: holographic screens that disappear into glass, circular LED displays that hold a room. Delivered as complete solutions: hardware, software, content and commissioning from one team.
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Made once, from a blank page.
When nothing off the shelf will do. We sit down with owner and designer and create bespoke fixtures, custom content and full programming. Light that exists nowhere else.
Enter the Atelier| The Collection | Signature | The Atelier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Architectural lighting every project needs, a grade above the market standard | Engineered showpieces, delivered as complete working solutions | Bespoke fixtures, custom content and full programming, designed from a blank page |
| Typical products | LED downlights, panels and linear systems | Holographic transparent screens, circular LED displays, starry night ceilings | Pixel-based fixtures in custom form factors, materials and pixel density; one-of-a-kind starry night ceilings |
| Customisation | Configured to your spec: CCT, CRI, beam angle, finish, length, dimming protocol | Size, transparency and ingress rating specified to the project | Everything, starting from the brief |
| What you send to start | A lighting plan: drawings, a schedule or a rough count | The space, ideally while it is still on paper | An idea: sketches, a mood board or a sentence about how the room should feel |
| Lead time | Quotation within days, delivery in 4–6 weeks | Timeline agreed per project, depending on the development work | Timeline agreed per project |
| What is included | Factory-direct fixtures, advice on choosing the right ones for the project, and spare parts | Engineering, integration, content and commissioning under one contract | Design, engineering, prototyping, content, programming and commissioning |
| Markets | Superyachts, architecture, hospitality, residential | Yacht beach clubs, hotel lobbies, retail, museums, corporate and public space | Superyachts, architecture, hospitality, residential |
One conversation covers all three levels. Many projects draw on more than one.
Factory-direct through a strategic sourcing partnership: fewer layers between your brief and the factory, and less time lost.
Quotation within days. Delivery in 4–6 weeks. The direct line is what makes both possible.
Colour temperature, finish, beam, length, protocol: if it can be specified, it can be customised.
Founded on decades of combined experience in the superyacht technology sector. What survives at sea sets the standard ashore.
Owner, designer and build team. Ambition becomes a creative and technical brief.
Custom form factors, materials and pixel density, documented and planned for integration.
Physical prototypes for approval, performance validated, refined until it's right.
Animations, scenes and behaviours designed for the piece, subtle ambience to full drama.
Complete integration with control systems and interfaces. We stay until it runs.
The full process lives in The Atelier, and backs every Signature delivery and custom Collection run.
Not only yachts: hotel lobbies, retail, museums, corporate and public space, and private residences use the same catalogue, the same showpieces and the same process.
Maritime is where we learned the standard. Marine-grade where it matters, refined everywhere. If it survives salt, vibration and an owner's eye, it is ready for shore.
Paul Thames supplies LED lighting and LED display solutions for superyachts, architecture, hospitality and residential projects, factory-direct from Amsterdam and working internationally. It works on three levels: The Collection for architectural LED essentials, Signature for engineered showpieces, and The Atelier for fully bespoke solutions.
The Collection is architectural lighting configured to your spec, quoted within days and delivered in 4–6 weeks. Signature is engineered showpieces, such as holographic transparent screens and circular LED displays, delivered as complete solutions. The Atelier is bespoke fixtures, content and programming designed from a blank page. The levels differ in what the project needs, not in quality.
No. Maritime is where the standard was set, and the same grade, speed and customisation now go into architecture, hospitality and residential projects ashore.
It depends on the level. For The Collection, a lighting plan: drawings, a schedule or a rough count. For Signature, the space, ideally while it is still on paper. For The Atelier, an idea: sketches, a mood board or a sentence about how the room should feel can be the start.
Built for the sea,
ready for shore.
One conversation covers all three levels.
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