Riya Panchal is a London-based designer and maker creating expressive, sculptural lighting that bridges function and art. Her work is defined by an intuitive understanding of material, colour, and light play, blending precision with a playful, hands-on approach to making.

Originally from Gujarat, India, Riya’s cross-cultural perspective shapes her sensitivity to form and process. Rooted in a family background in paper-machine engineering, she approaches design with both technical acuity and artistic intuition, balancing structure and spontaneity.

Through her practice, Riya explores light as more than illumination, treating it as a language of emotion, connection, and craft. Her sensory-driven collections narrate through form and feeling, expanding how we experience light in contemporary interiors.

While crafting many of her pieces herself, she often works with skilled artisans and creatives from varying disciplines to explore new material and technical possibilities. These partnerships reinterpret traditional crafts and techniques within a contemporary sculptural lighting language, incorporating dynamic, handmade elements that challenge conventional notions of lighting design.

Her work celebrates duality, precision and spontaneity, stillness and light, modernity and heritage, creating lighting that invites curiosity, wonder, and reflection.