lightmatters a concept
Paddington Reservoir Gardens at night, the brick arches lit Garrison Church, Millers Point, interior lit Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, George Street entrance at dusk AMG Sydney showroom facade at dusk

Forty years of working out what the light should do.

Paddington Reservoir Gardens, 2009 Sunset in Sydney today:

We help clients understand what the lighting needs to achieve before deciding which products to use.

Founded in 1985 by Glen Haron and Murray Robson, and now an independent lighting studio led by Glen.

Independent advice for architects, interior designers, owners, developers and engineering consultants, across hospitality, leisure, commercial, public and residential work.

Selected work

  1. 2009 · With Tonkin Zulaikha Greer and JMD Design, for the City of Sydney

    Light the brick, stone and timber of a 19th-century reservoir ruin, now a sunken public garden.

  2. Sydney Airport dealership

    Make the dealership visible at night with almost no upward spill, as it sits beside an airport, using less energy than floodlighting.

    Good Design Award 2018, Engineering

  3. With Cox Architecture, for West HQ

    Give a three-level atrium over 20 metres high one focal point that reads the same from every level, day and night.

    Good Design Award 2020, Product

  4. Millers Point

    Heritage interior.

  5. The Rocks

    The George Street entrance.

  6. Airport lounges

    Hospitality interiors.

  7. With Lowa Lighting, for Thomas Holt

    Give aged-care clinicians lighting they can tune by colour, intensity and time of day, from 1800K to 16500K and up to 2000 lux, and fit to existing buildings.

    Good Design Awards 2019, Engineering

  8. Retail

    A seasonal light display for the brand.

    Good Design Award 2019, Branding

  9. Commercial

    A ground floor lobby lighting upgrade.

    Good Design Awards finalist 2017

  10. LightWaveAction, 2011 and Infinity Squared, 2012

    Walk-through light sculptures for the festival: a blue wave of light at Circular Quay in 2011, and a glowing geometric frame you could walk inside in 2012.

    IES Luminaire Design Awards of Excellence 2012

Paddington Reservoir Gardens at night, the brick arches lit AMG Sydney showroom facade at dusk Sydney Coliseum Theatre chandelier Garrison Church, Millers Point, interior lit Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, George Street entrance at dusk Virgin Australia lounges Aged-care room at Thomas Holt with the circadian wall lights Paspaley Pearls Christmas lights Central Plaza One lobby, Brisbane LightWaveAction at Vivid Sydney 2011, a walk-through wave of blue light at Circular Quay

Start with what the light should do.

Glen Haron, co-founder

info@lightmatters.com.au +61 2 7903 4567 Level 5, 311-315 Castlereagh Street, Haymarket NSW 2000