Streetwear, craft, music and cultural influence collide in ‘NIGO’, now open at the Design Museum 👟✨
We are proud to have lit this landmark exhibition, creating a dynamic and immersive environment that brings NIGO’s multifaceted creative world to life 💡
Exploring the vision and legacy of Japanese designer and creative director NIGO, the exhibition brings together more than 700 objects spanning fashion, music, vintage Americana, traditional Japanese craft and beyond, offering an extraordinary insight into one of the most influential creative forces of our time.
Each space is carefully illuminated to deepen engagement with the stories, objects and cultural references that define his work.
📍 Design Museum, London
🎟️ Tickets now on sale
🗓️ 1 May - 4 October 2026
📸 Luke Hayes lukehayesphotography for @designmuseum
#NIGOexhibition #DesignMuseum #LightingDesign #MuseumExhibition
Identity, intimacy and power take centre stage at the ‘Catherine Opie: To Be Seen’ exhibition, now open at the National Portrait Gallery 📸✨
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Bringing together portraits from across three decades, the exhibition explores Opie’s powerful examination of home, family, politics and community. From queer communities and mentors to surfers, high school footballers and self-portraiture, her work expands and redefines what portraiture can represent.
Beam Lighting Design is proud to have illuminated this landmark exhibition, and shaping a considered and immersive environment that allows each photograph to be experienced with clarity, depth and presence.
📸 Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
📍 National Portrait Gallery, London
🗓️ 5 March - 31 May 2026
#CatherineOpie #NationalPortraitGallery #MuseumExhibition #LightingDesign
Wishing Martha huge congratulations on their promotion with us at Beam ✨
Over the past 2 years, Martha has been instrumental to our growth and creative output, consistently delivering work that blends innovation with technical precision.
With a background in theatre and a Distinction MSc in Light and Lighting from the Bartlett, their portfolio spans architectural schemes, immersive installations, bespoke projection mapping systems and live camera integrations. From major exhibitions to high profile fashion collaborations, Martha brings a strong artistic vision and thoughtful detail to every project.
Speaking on their promotion, Director Jono Kenyon said:
“Martha’s creativity and technical excellence have made them instrumental to Beam’s success. I am incredibly proud to see them step into the role of Senior Lighting Designer.”
A very well deserved next step, we are excited to see Martha step into this senior role 👏
#promotion #beamlightingdesign #beamlighting #lightingdesigner
Now open at the National Portrait Gallery, ‘Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting’ is the UK’s most comprehensive museum exhibition dedicated to Freud’s works on paper, bringing together pieces rarely seen on public display.
We’re proud to have worked on this remarkable exhibition, using light to create an intimate viewing experience that allows visitors to engage closely with Freud’s intensely observed portraits and studies. Spanning from the 1930s to the early 21st century, the exhibition explores his lifelong fascination with the human face and figure, revealing the dynamic relationship between drawing and painting at the heart of his practice.
Already receiving four-star reviews from The Standard, The Times and The Independent, this exhibition offers a powerful insight into one of Britain’s most celebrated figurative artists.
✏️ Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting
📍 National Portrait Gallery, London
🗓️ 12 February - 4 May 2026
#LucianFreud #NationalPortraitGallery #MuseumExhibition #LightingDesign
Myth, power and cultural legacy collide in ‘Samurai’, now open at the British Museum ⚔️✨
From historic battle armour to contemporary fashion and gaming references, this exhibition reveals how the samurai evolved from medieval warriors into cultural icons that continue to influence the world today.
Beam Lighting Design is proud to have illuminated this major exhibition, creating an atmosphere that brings the story of the Samurai to life and guides visitors through centuries of history, artistry and cultural transformation.
➡️ SWIPE to explore critic reviews of this remarkable exhibition
⚔️ Samurai
📍 The British Museum, London
🗓️ 3rd February - 4th May 2026
🕒 Daily 10.00 - 17.00, Fridays until 20.30
✨ Late openings 7th, 12th and 14th February
#BritishMuseum #Samurai #ExhibitionDesign #LightingDesign #MuseumExhibition
A little look behind the scenes at Beam 💡
Lots of focus, plenty of teamwork, and careful prep as we get ready for ‘Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting’ at the @nationalportraitgallery , opening 12th February - 4th May 2026.
➡️ swipe to see the timelapse of the team hard at work ✨
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Happy New Year from Beam ✨
As we enter 2026, we’re looking back on 2025 and the many galleries, exhibitions, and cultural spaces we were proud to illuminate.
Highlights included: 💡 The Face - National Portrait Gallery 💦 Splash! - Design Museum 🌍 UK Pavilion - Osaka 🏛️ V&A Storehouse 🌌 Space - Natural History Museum 🎨 London Design Biennale - Somerset House ⚡ Blitz - Design Museum 📷 Prix Pictet - V&A 🦁 Wildlife Photographer of the Year - Natural History Museum 🎬 Wes Anderson - Design Museum 🌅 By the Dawns Early Light - National Gallery
Each project was an opportunity to shape atmosphere, guide experience, and let stories shine through light 💡
Thank you to all our collaborators, clients, and creative partners for an incredible year. Here’s to a brilliant 2026!
#HappyNewYear #LightingDesign #ExhibitionLighting #MuseumLighting
Behind every beam of light is our brilliant team.. ✨
This year has been shaped by those who design, collaborate, problem-solve and bring our projects to life - from studio to site, and from concept to the final moments before an installation goes live.
With over 20 years of creative lighting design experience, at Beam we deliver bespoke projects that highlight artwork, enhance architecture, and transform events into memorable experiences.
As we look back on the projects of the past year, we’re celebrating the people who make it all possible 🫶
Thank you to everyone who has contributed - your creativity, care and commitment mean so much to us 💙
#BeamLighting #LightingDesign #PeopleBehindTheProjects #DesignStudio #YearInReview
Exhibition Arctic: Culture and Climate, The British Museum @britishmuseum
As the studio responsible for the exhibition and graphic design of Arctic: Culture and Climate at the British Museum, OPERA set out to bring the Arctic into the centre of London by shaping a landscape rather than a conventional display. A single horizon line structured the space and guided visitors through subtle shifts in light, sound and openness that evoked the vastness of the North.
Film, photography and a custom soundscape created an atmosphere rooted in resilience, ingenuity and a deep relationship with the environment, challenging familiar perceptions of the Arctic.
Developed in close collaboration with curators and Arctic communities, the exhibition wove authentic storytelling with contemporary relevance and invited visitors into the living cultures of a region experiencing rapid change.
Lighting design: Beam Lighting Design @beam_ld
AV production: Studio Louter @studio_louter & SHOSHO @studioshosho
Now open at the Design Museum, ‘Wes Anderson: The Archives’ offers an extraordinary journey into the world of one of cinema’s most distinctive storytellers. 🎞️✨
The first retrospective of Anderson’s work, the exhibition showcases over 600 original objects from his personal archive - many displayed in Britain for the first time.
Beam Lighting Design is proud to have illuminated this remarkable exhibition, shaping an atmosphere that reflects Anderson’s meticulous visual style and unmistakable charm.
Congratulations to our partners and colleagues on delivering this epic production:
Design by @abrogersdesign
Set build by @samforsterassociates
AV by @group_adi
Project management: @giuliacozzi_9
Lighting equipment: @paulsimson101@ultraleds.co.uk
➡️ SWIPE to see critic reviews of this incredible exhibition
🎬 Wes Anderson: The Archives 📍 The Design Museum, London🗓️ 21 November 2025 - 26 July 2026
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