Designer Partnership Programme

Vakkerlight · Designer Partnership

Design With Us.
Sell to the World.

We invite designers worldwide to co-develop exclusive product lines under the Vakkerlight platform. Your vision. Our manufacturing, logistics, and global reach. Revenue shared on every sale — or a clean buyout the moment your design is ready to scale.

Apply to Collaborate How It Works
Countries Served
42+
Designers Active
18
Co-Dev Products
60+
Revenue Share
Up to 18%
Vakkerlight designer collaboration

Co-developed lighting fixture

Our Philosophy
"Great design belongs to the world — not locked in a single studio or a single market. We built Vakkerlight to be the bridge: from a designer's first sketch to a living room in New York, a hotel lobby in Dubai, or a villa in Milan. Your creativity. Our reach. Shared reward."
Partnership Structure

Two Ways to Partner

01
Model A

Revenue Share Programme

Your design is manufactured, listed, marketed, and sold globally under the Vakkerlight platform. Every order places a royalty directly in your account — no inventory risk, no logistics overhead, no customer service burden.

  • 8–18% royalty on net sales revenue per unit sold
  • Paid monthly with full order transparency
  • Your design listed as a named designer collection
  • You retain creative credit and attribution on all channels
  • Minimum 3-year listing commitment — your design stays live
  • Performance-based royalty increases as volume grows
Ideal For

Emerging designers building a royalty income stream, or established studios seeking passive revenue from a new channel without managing production.

02
Model B

Design Buyout Programme

We acquire the commercial rights to your design outright — a clean, one-time payment that fully compensates your creative investment. Vakkerlight handles all manufacturing, distribution, and market positioning at scale.

  • Competitive buyout valuation based on projected 3-year revenue
  • Payment in full within 14 days of agreement
  • Designer receives named attribution in all product listings
  • Option for a hybrid: partial buyout + reduced royalty
  • Priority consideration for your next design submission
  • Optional ongoing creative consultancy arrangement
Ideal For

Designers who prefer immediate capital return, studios closing a project phase, or creators wanting to move on to their next work without an ongoing commercial relationship.

The Process

From First Sketch to Global Sale

01
Submit

Submit Your Concept

Share your initial concept — sketches, mood boards, or 3D files. No finished prototype required. We evaluate the design fit, manufacturing viability, and market potential within 5 business days.

02
Develop

Co-Development Phase

Our engineering team works alongside you to refine the design for production — material sourcing, structural requirements, electrical standards, and finish options. You retain creative direction throughout.

03
Sample

Sample & Approval

A physical prototype is produced and shipped to you for review. Unlimited revision rounds until the sample matches your vision exactly. Only when you sign off does production begin.

04
Launch

Global Launch

Your named collection launches across Vakkerlight's website, trade catalogues, showroom partners, and wholesale channels. Marketing assets, photography, and 3D renders are all included.

05
Earn

Earn on Every Sale

Monthly royalty statements and payments. Full order visibility via your designer dashboard. As volume scales, your royalty tier increases. You focus on designing — we handle everything else.

Our Platform

What We Bring
to the Table

We are not a manufacturer looking for designs to copy. We are a platform purpose-built to amplify independent creative talent across the world's most competitive lighting markets.

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Manufacturing Excellence

15 years of precision lighting production. In-house metalwork, glass, and stone capabilities. All products manufactured to EU, US, and AU electrical standards.

  • Brass, alabaster, Murano glass, natural materials
  • Custom finishes and colour matching
  • MOQ from 1 unit for prototype
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Global Distribution

Selling to 42+ countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Established logistics partners for white-glove delivery of large-format fixtures.

  • US, EU, UK, AU warehousing partners
  • Trade and wholesale account network
  • Interior design showroom placements
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3D & Technical Design

Full in-house 3D MAX studio. We produce photorealistic renders, technical drawings, and installation documentation for every product at no cost to the designer.

  • 3D renders for all product listings
  • Technical spec sheets and installation guides
  • Room visualisation for marketing use
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Marketing & Brand Building

Your name is on the product, the listing, the press release, and the trade catalogue. We invest in designer attribution because it drives premiums and long-term loyalty.

  • Named designer collection pages
  • Social media and email marketing
  • Trade press and editorial placement
Protection & Transparency

Your Design.
Your Rights.

NDA Before Review

Every submission is covered by a mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement before we review a single file. Your concept is never shared, shown, or discussed outside the partnership team without your written consent.

Clear Legal Agreements

All partnerships are governed by a straightforward co-development agreement drafted in English and reviewed with you line by line. No hidden clauses, no perpetual exclusivity traps. You always know exactly what you're signing.

Attribution in Perpetuity

Your name is permanently attached to every product you co-develop with us — across our website, trade literature, wholesale catalogues, and press materials. Designer credit is never optional. It's in the contract.

Full Sales Transparency

Every designer partner receives monthly sales reports with unit volume, revenue, returns, and royalty calculations per SKU. Our dashboard gives you real-time access to exactly how your designs are performing.

No Copycat Production

We commit in writing to not producing unlicensed variations of your design outside the agreed partnership structure. Any modifications to the co-developed design require your written approval before production.

Dedicated Partnership Manager

Every designer partner is assigned a single point of contact at Vakkerlight — one person who manages your product development, production timelines, marketing assets, and royalty payments. Always available, always accountable.

Ideal Partners

Who We're
Looking For

We work with a deliberately small number of designers each year — because we invest deeply in each collaboration. We're looking for creative voices with a distinctive point of view, not volume.

  • Independent product and interior designers worldwide
  • Architects with lighting concepts beyond their current production capabilities
  • Artists and makers whose material explorations translate to lighting
  • Design studios seeking a passive income channel from existing work
  • Emerging designers — portfolio or experience level is secondary to design quality
  • Designers in markets underrepresented on global lighting platforms
What We Look for in a Design

What Makes a
Strong Submission

We evaluate every submission on commercial viability, manufacturing feasibility, and aesthetic originality. Here's what moves a concept to active development:

  • A clear, distinctive visual identity — not trend-following
  • Material specification that plays to our manufacturing strengths: brass, alabaster, glass, natural materials
  • Designs that work at multiple sizes or can be adapted into a family of products
  • A price point that works at $400–$8,000 retail — our core customer range
  • Commercial appeal to the US, European, and Gulf residential luxury market
  • Lighting concepts that are genuinely original — not derivations of existing products
Designer Voices

What Our Partners Say

★★★★★
"I had a lamp concept sitting in my sketchbook for two years — I didn't have the production resources to bring it to life. Vakkerlight's team had a prototype in front of me within three weeks of my submission. The revenue share means I earn every month from a design I only made once."
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Marie-Claire Fontaine
Product Designer · Paris, France
★★★★★
"As an architect in Dubai, I had designed custom lighting for my clients' projects for years — but I had no way to commercialise those designs globally. Vakkerlight turned three of my architectural fixtures into a named collection. The buyout for the first design alone covered six months of studio costs."
K
Khalid Al-Rashid
Principal Architect · Dubai, UAE
★★★★★
"What I wasn't expecting was how seriously they take attribution. My name is on the product page, in the trade catalogue, and in every press mention. The monthly dashboard shows every sale in real time. It feels like a genuine business partnership — not just a licensing deal."
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Sophia Lindqvist
Furniture & Lighting Designer · Stockholm, Sweden
Common Questions

Everything You Need to Know

01 / Question
Do I need to have a finished prototype to apply?
No. We evaluate concepts at the sketch or 3D render stage. A strong concept in sketches will advance more quickly than a weak design with a polished prototype. Include as much visual context as you can — references, materials, dimensions, mood — but do not delay your submission waiting for a finished sample. What we want to see: hand sketches, 3D renders (Rhino, Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp), CAD drawings, or even clear reference photographs annotated with your design intent. The clearer the visual communication, the faster we move to the next stage.
02 / Question
How is the royalty percentage determined?
The starting royalty rate (8–18%) is determined by three factors: (1) the design's originality and market premium potential — distinctive, brand-defining pieces command higher rates; (2) the complexity and cost of manufacturing — designs that fit our existing production capabilities favourably affect margins; (3) the projected annual sales volume based on retail price point and target market. Rates are tiered — as your design sells more units, your royalty percentage automatically increases at predefined thresholds (typically 250 units, 500 units, and 1,000 units sold). The full rate structure with all tiers is shared with you in writing before you sign any agreement.
03 / Question
What happens if my design doesn't sell well?
In the Revenue Share model, you bear no financial risk — there is no upfront investment required from you, and we absorb all manufacturing, photography, listing, and marketing costs. If performance is below expectations after 12 months, we work with you on three options: (1) marketing adjustments — repositioning, new photography, fresh editorial; (2) pricing repositioning — sometimes a 15% price adjustment unlocks a new buyer segment; (3) variant development — creating size or finish variations to broaden appeal. The decision to delist is always made jointly with you, never unilaterally. In the Buyout model, this risk is eliminated entirely — you've already been paid in full at the agreement stage, regardless of future sales performance.
04 / Question
Can I submit a design that exists in another market or is already in production?
Yes, if you own the commercial rights and the design is not already widely distributed on major global platforms. We may request exclusivity for specific new markets (typically North America and the EU) while you retain rights for your existing regional distribution. This is negotiated transparently on a case-by-case basis. What we cannot accept: designs licensed exclusively to another global manufacturer, designs sold on major mass-market platforms like Amazon or Wayfair (which devalues the luxury positioning), or designs that are clearly derivative of another protected design. If you're unsure whether your design qualifies, send us an email — we'll tell you within 48 hours.
05 / Question
How long does the full process take from submission to product launch?
Concept review: 5 business days from submission to decision. Contract and NDA finalisation: 1 week. Co-development and engineering: 2–6 weeks depending on complexity — simple pendant or wall light designs are faster, large multi-component chandeliers take longer. Sample production and approval: 3–4 weeks, including shipping time to your studio for physical review. Photography, listing, and launch prep: 2 weeks — we produce all photography, 3D renders, technical drawings, and copy in-house. Total: typically 8–14 weeks from a signed agreement to a live product listing on Vakkerlight and trade channels. Complex bespoke designs may take 16–20 weeks.
06 / Question
I'm based outside the US or Europe — can I still partner with Vakkerlight?
Absolutely. We actively seek designers from markets that are underrepresented on global luxury lighting platforms — including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Oceania. All agreements are drafted in English (with translated reference copies available in French, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, and Portuguese on request). Royalty and buyout payments are made in USD or EUR via international wire transfer directly to your bank account, with all transfer fees absorbed by Vakkerlight. The co-development process is entirely remote — video calls, shared 3D files, and physical sample shipments to your address. We have active designer partners across 14 countries on 5 continents.
07 / Question
Who owns the intellectual property of the co-developed design?
This depends on the partnership model. Under the Revenue Share Programme, you retain full ownership of the original design IP. Vakkerlight receives an exclusive commercial license to manufacture, market, and distribute the product for the duration of the agreement (typically 3–5 years, renewable). You retain attribution rights in perpetuity. Under the Design Buyout Programme, commercial rights transfer to Vakkerlight upon payment — but your moral rights and attribution remain protected by contract, meaning your name is permanently associated with the design across all channels. Either model, we never claim authorship — your name is the designer of record, full stop.
08 / Question
Do I need to handle customer service, returns, or warranty claims?
No — Vakkerlight handles 100% of post-sale operations. Customer enquiries, warranty claims, replacements, returns, freight damage, and after-sales technical support are all managed by our customer service team. You never receive customer calls or emails about your product. Your only obligation as a designer partner is to be available for occasional consultation on technical questions (typically 1–2 enquiries per year per product) — for example, if a customer requests a custom finish or asks about installation in an unusual context. Royalty calculations net out returns and warranty replacements, so you're never paid for sales that don't ultimately stick.
Begin Your Partnership

Your Next Design
Could Sell Worldwide.

Send us your concept — sketch, render, or reference. Our team reviews every submission personally and responds within 5 business days. The NDA is countersigned before we open a single file.

Submit Your Design Ask a Question First

info@vakkerlighting.com · Response within 5 business days