Orsman reveals the transformative power of light, where expertly crafted illumination brings extraordinary interiors, architecture, and landscapes to life.

This award-winning lighting design master shows how the art of illumination can elevate interiors and exteriors with captivating, brilliant beauty. Featuring collaborations with top architects and designers, including AD100 talents Ashe Leandro, Gil Schafer, Steven Gambrel, and Kelly Behun, these pages highlight the impact of Orsman’s vision. Readers will see how meticulous design and subtle decisions enhance and embrace some of the world's most beautiful architecture, interiors, art, and gardens helping craft the ultimate mood for any environment.

From sophisticated city penthouses to tranquil beachfront retreats, each project offers a visual blueprint for lighting with intention. This visual primer serves as an inspiring resource for design lovers and professionals alike—anyone drawn to what Le Corbusier called the “magnificent play of volumes brought together in light.”

About The Author

Nathan Orsman, founding principal of Orsman Design, Inc., has spent more than fifteen years shaping how private spaces and galleries around the world are experienced after dark. With offices in New York, Miami, and Southampton, his firm is renowned for its transformative, elegant lighting solutions and is widely recognized throughout the industry with its awards and media coverage. Respected architecture and design critic Ian Volner’s writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Architectural Digest, and The Wall Street Journal. He has also authored such books as Michael Graves: Design for Life and Selldorf Architects: Portfolio and Projects.