Seam Design

With commissions in 30 countries and counting, SEAM is an independent architectural lighting design practice led by Marci Song and Emory Smith – each offering 20+ years’ global lighting and architecture experience. Founded 2009, our company today unites seven core multinational, multilingual designers, offering a responsive enterprise with unmatched cultural sensitivity. All of us are architectural designers who specialise in light: SEAM is expertly placed to integrate lighting into the architectural vision and service, having supported Foster + Partners, AL_A, Buro: Ole Scheeren, Tonkin Liu, Zaha Hadid Architects and others to develop buildings and built environments across five continents. Our completed and ongoing portfolio spans from singular residences and landscape artworks through to landmark developments, emblematic towers and transformative masterplans. SEAM’s work uniquely draws from the interior, structure, landscape, product, art, science and psychology, as we bring together lighting, architecture and design with the creation of memorable human experiences.