Nitika
Agrawal
With a background in architecture, Nitika Agrawal believes that interior spaces are inevitable to lighting - “There is no space without light”. Nitika is an established lighting designer with over 10 years of international work experience.
Formerly, she received accolades for being one of the “40 under 40” most talented lighting designers in the industry and WICE’s best woman consultant finalist in Europe. She started her career as a lighting specialist with AECOM in London, where she experienced lighting as a healthy fusion of technology, sustainability and aesthetic.
At AECOM, she focused on diverse projects ranging from commercial, residential, street and masterplan lighting primarily across the UK and the Middle East. After AECOM, she continued her career with Zumtobel Group in Munich where she strengthened her technical lighting skills and product knowledge.
In 2020, Nitika established Light Dew, a small lighting design venture, specializing in commercial-, heritage lighting and bespoke lighting products across Germany. In 2022, Nitika joined Banks Landl Lighting Design, followed by Alfa Tech in San Francisco Bay Area. As a lighting specialist with Alfa Tech, she believes in teamplay and growth by supporting each other. With her diverse international work experience, she believes in self-development and the development of peers. As an international speaker, she has given numerous presentations across the globe, to support her ethos.
Why Did You Want To Be A Silhouette Awards Mentor?
Lighting Design is a specialist profession with a minority of people working in this industry globally. I decided to study Light and Lighting at the Bartlett with the thought of working as an Interior Architect with a specialist knowledge in Lighting post-graduation. I never knew lighting design industry existed as such. After graduation, there were many work opportunities with lighting manufacturers, specialist lighting companies and construction companies, from which I had to choose from. The selection of the company prototype shapes the development of your knowledge and exposure, you get within the industry. As there is hardly any information available online, on the lighting career path, I want to help emerging lighting professionals to understand their core values and interests in lighting and decide on their career paths accordingly.
With international work experience (UK, Middle East, Germany, USA) in lighting design for various companies like AECOM, a big construction company, Zumtobel, one of the biggest lighting manufacturers worldwide, Banks Landl Lighting Design, a specialist lighting design firm, Light Dew my own consultancy, I believe to have understood the industry in a broad context. My experience within the industry at different country level has given me the confidence to answer questions and mentor emerging designers to understand their core values and interests in lighting design and shape their career path accordingly.