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About CIA Concepts

Where aesthetics
and function meet

CIA Concepts was built on a straightforward belief: lighting should be designed with the same care as the rooms it lives in — considered, matched to the home, and seen through properly.

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Founder & Lighting Designer

Mercia Wolfaard

The person behind the work

A designer who stays with the project

I started CIA Concepts because I kept seeing beautiful homes let down by lighting that was chosen at a counter rather than designed for the space. Light changes how a room feels — its warmth, its scale, the way a material reads — and it deserves the same thought as everything else in the build.

My work is hands-on and end-to-end. I assess a home's colour scheme, materials and architectural style, then design a lighting scheme to match. I work directly with the electricians and installers, quality-check the fittings before they reach site, and stay involved until the last detail is right. It is not a showroom where you pick your own — it is a designer at your side from the first plan to the final switch-on.

How we think

The principles behind every scheme

  • 01

    Aesthetics and function together

    A scheme has to look considered and work in daily life. We design for both at once, never trading one for the other.

  • 02

    Matched to your home

    Fittings are chosen for your colours, materials and style — so the light belongs to the architecture, not to a catalogue.

  • 03

    Hands-on, end-to-end

    From assessment to design, supply, installation and snagging, one designer carries the project the whole way.

  • 04

    Quality before site

    Every fitting is checked before it reaches your build, so problems are caught early rather than discovered on a ladder.

  • 05

    Detail in the proposal

    You get a clear, zone-by-zone proposal with full fitting specifications — nothing left vague, nothing assumed.

  • 06

    Seen through to the finish

    The job is done when the light in the room is exactly as intended — snag-free and complete.

Experience

Established, and known by reputation

CIA Concepts has been established in the lighting industry for more than three years, qualified across residential and larger-scale work — from private homes to institutions such as schools and hospitals.

Much of our work comes through reputation and word of mouth, from clients and trades who have seen a scheme through with us and passed the name on. It is the kind of trust you can only earn one finished home at a time.

Who we work with

Homes, professionals and institutions

The same considered approach, whether the project is a private residence or a building used by hundreds.

01

Homeowners

People building or renovating who want their lighting designed properly, not guessed at.

02

Architects

A lighting specialist who works to your intent and finishes, complementing the design.

03

Builders

A clean lighting package and a designer who coordinates smoothly with your trades.

04

Institutions

Larger-scale lighting for schools, hospitals and similar spaces, planned for daily use.

Let's talk

Work with a designer who cares how it ends

Tell us about your project and we'll show you what considered lighting can do for it.