We transcend illumination

At Tirschwell Lighting Design, we don’t just design lighting—we redefine what lighting can be. We create lighting environments so exceptional, they defy description.

Our mission revolves around the seamless integration of light into architecture, creating an ambiance that resonates with your vision and enhances the overall aesthetic and functionality of the space.

Light, to us, is not an afterthought. It is the architecture’s quiet protagonist—the unseen force that shapes emotion, mood, and meaning. We choreograph light with precision and poetry, revealing the extraordinary in every surface, every shadow, every moment.

For over 25 years, the world’s leading architects and designers have turned to us to illuminate their most ambitious visions. Each project is a singular masterpiece—a fusion of art and science that doesn’t just meet the standard, but sets it.

This is not lighting design as you know it.
This is Tirschwell Lighting Design.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

“A powerful visual experience that enlivens the architectural design.”

DAN SHANNON, PRINCIPAL | MdeEAS ARCHITECTURE

Our calling card

Below are some of the esteemed architects and designers we have had the pleasure to collaborate with over the past twenty-five plus years.

Peter Marino Deborah Burke David Hotson Maya Lin Steven Gambrel Elizabeth Graziolo Stephen Sills Jacques Grange Ingo Maurer MdeAS Gensler Vocon Paul McClean Shubin Donaldson Tim Barber Historical Concepts Peter Pennoyer James Hyatt Landscape Architecture Landry Design Magni Kalman Grade Studios Architecture Sawyer Berson David Monn Robert Couturier LaGuardia Design Tadao Ando Hollander Design Deborah Nevins David Lucas Martyn Lawrence Bullard Meyer Davis Rockwell KPF Foley & Cox John Murray Ferguson Shamamian Doug Wright Glen Coben Melissa Bowers D’ Apostrophe Tristan Auer Alberto Pinto 1100 Architect Philippe Starck Lo-tek i-Crave Shelton Mindel and so many more.

OUR PORTFOLIO

Delivering a transformative experience for our clients

Matthew Tirschwell, owner and creative force of Tirschwell Lighting Design, crafts lighting applications with the eye of a true artist and master illuminator. Tirschwell injects joy, humor, subtlety, grit and warmth into his design concepts. He devours lighting challenges and brings a fresh perspective to the industry treating each project as a blank canvas on which to paint a unique vision for the client. These efforts are supported by his team— some of the most talented, creative and technically superior in the business.

OUR TEAM

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“His intuition, research and creativity have brought focus and power to our work as architects, helping us to define space, form and material”

DAN SHANNON, PRINCIPAL | MdeEAS ARCHITECTS

Every design is a unique prototype

We design by building—not rendering. Our discovery through full-scale physical mock-ups allow for unmatched refinement and authenticity in real-world conditions.

INNOVATION

PORTFOLIO

City Residential

Central Park West

William Leeds Architect, PC / New York

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East 72nd St

A Tadao Ando Masterpiece

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432 Park

Interior Designer Jacques Grange’s Midtown Marvel

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Waterfront

Architect Shelton Mindel designed

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Central Park South

Billionaires’ Row

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Downtown Loft

Architect Deborah Berke Designed

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Grove Street

Architect Brian E Boyle Designed

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Park Ave

Architect Douglas Wright & Interior Designers Foley + Cox Stunning New York Renovation

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Riverside Residence

Victoria Hagen Design / Wiliam D. Earls Architecture