Sutton Vane Associates

Sutton Vane Associates Independent lighting design consultancy Sutton Vane Associates covers all areas of commercial and residential architectural lighting design.

Independent lighting design consultancy Sutton Vane Associates covers all areas of commercial and residential architectural lighting design, from lighting masterplans for cities to schemes for museums and leisure attractions, exhibitions and specially-commissioned light art. Leading lighting designer Mark Sutton Vane established the practice in 1995. It has since won numerous awards for exterior a

nd interior lighting projects in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, and has been rated as one of the top 10 lighting designers worldwide.

Light in Napoleon Cellar
01/12/2025

Light in Napoleon Cellar

Sutton Vane Associates awarded LIT Honourable Mention for the lighting of Auckland Castle in County Durham. architectur...
18/01/2021

Sutton Vane Associates awarded LIT Honourable Mention for the lighting of Auckland Castle in County Durham.


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Sutton Vane Associates Win LIT lighting design award for: Visitor Experience and Museum Exhibition, project ‘Kings and S...
18/01/2021

Sutton Vane Associates Win LIT lighting design award for: Visitor Experience and Museum Exhibition, project ‘Kings and Scribes at Wi******er Cathedral’. Thanks to all the people that helped make this happen!”
 

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Sutton Vane Associates created the lighting masterplan for Knole House, arguably England’s largest house. The project sp...
03/12/2020

Sutton Vane Associates created the lighting masterplan for Knole House, arguably England’s largest house. The project spanned a number of years and is now open to the public, Covid depending! Knole was once home to Vita Sackville-West and is even celebrated in Virginia Woolf’s novel ‘Orlando’. The National Trust are now in charge of maintaining and displaying the house in all its glory. The project had specific demands, which were met with innovative solutions.
Copies of the original Knole pendant were made from drawings and developed to carry museum quality spotlights to illuminate the important copies of the Raphael Cartoons.
Many of the most important paintings have been lit using specially created luminaires that look timeless and elegant, yet contain the most advanced lighting technology that is capable of revealing the paintings in their true form without glare or unintended spill of light.
The knowledge, passion and attention to detail of the curators was inspiring and made this restoration project a joy to be part of.

In the words of the project manager at the National Trust:
“I wanted to say how wonderful the rooms look and to let you know the positive feedback we’ve had about the lighting generally. It looks stunning.”

Thank you to everyone who made this project a reality.

Here's a photo from our recent work at The Painted Hall, Greenwich. The Painted Hall is Britain's Sistine Chapel. The hu...
05/11/2020

Here's a photo from our recent work at The Painted Hall, Greenwich. The Painted Hall is Britain's Sistine Chapel. The huge painted ceiling had to be lit with no refelection from the difficult, shiny surface. Sutton Vane Associates achieved this with a flexible scheme that gives a lift to the ceiling in the day, but is also perfect for evening functions.

Check out SVA's scheme for the new exhibition at Wi******er Cathedral!  'Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation' inclu...
09/10/2020

Check out SVA's scheme for the new exhibition at Wi******er Cathedral!  'Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation' includes many amazing exhibits. Amongst many pieces, we had the pleasure of lighting rare bibles and undertook the challenging task of balancing the correct amount of daylight and artificial light in relation to highly light sensitive objects, whilst still revealing their amazing features and character. A great exhibition and truly worth a visit.

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A section of SVA’s scheme at the amazing Smith Centre in The Science Museum, London.
01/10/2020

A section of SVA’s scheme at the amazing Smith Centre in The Science Museum, London.

SVA’s lighting scheme at dramatic pool house, UK.
25/09/2020

SVA’s lighting scheme at dramatic pool house, UK.

SVA’s work at the V&A London Garden. Planters made by IOTA. &a
22/09/2020

SVA’s work at the V&A London Garden.

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A selection of photos displaying some of our work at Auckland Castle.
21/09/2020

A selection of photos displaying some of our work at Auckland Castle.

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