Modulightor, Inc.

Modulightor was founded in 1976 by renowned Modernist architect Paul Rudolph, who envisioned an innovative approach to architectural lighting.

Rudolph believed furniture design was integral to his building projects—and aspired to the same for lighting. While the lighting market offered numerous “off the shelf” fixtures, he thought that there was much more creative potential for light fixture design. So, he envisioned “systems” that offered great flexibility—lighting which is “designed to be designed”—a standard set of components that can be combined in almost endless variety.

Rudolph also thought that miniaturization of the fixtures was important—allowing fixtures to be as elegantly slender as possible, so that the effect was to “see the light, not the fixture.”

Today, Modulightor continues to manufacture its products by hand in New York City, upholding its founder’s legacy of design excellence and innovation in the lighting industry.