CLIENT REVIEWS
Selected client feedback...
“We have completed a few projects in Spain with VBK. Max has a refreshingly direct and unpretentious approach. He understands what we want, knows how to achieve it, and hassles everyone to make it happen. VBK always seem to take us in a direction we had not thought of; light is so difficult to envisage, and if we cannot always understand the proposal, they smile and assure us it will be fine...and it always is. They are reassuring and a pleasure to work with”
Miguel Arenas | Estudio Arenas, Mallorca, Spain
“Working in the film industry I fully appreciate the reliance on light as a visual medium - I think of Max as the Stanley Kubrick of lighting; he is original in concept, groundbreaking in application and uncompromising in direction...VBK are the go-to practice if you have a tough, challenging brief”
Simon Emanuel | Producer & Director - Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Batman
“We have worked with VBK for many years and it has been a delight. To the invaluable art of lighting design they bring great originality, lateral thinking and a lot of fun. They avoid standard solutions always striving to create lighting which not only does the right job, but does so in a way that is unusual, subtle and discreet. Their encyclopaedic knowledge of products notwithstanding, they promote light itself rather than the fittings. Their skills are not just creative; they include efficiency combined with excellent documentation”
Edward Hill, MD | EHP Architects, UK
“We are fully conscious of the importance of a well-thought out lighting scheme and VBK made it possible for us to achieve the impact we wanted from the lighting. We have worked with the VBK team on several projects and Max is quick to interpret the look we are aiming for, and to translate it into a workable scheme. Based on our experience I would highly recommend them”
Philip Vergeylen | Nicholas Haslam, UK
“We have worked with Maxim on many projects. He brings a light touch to his schemes allowing the lit objects to come forward, and a theatrical edge to our schemes. We are currently working on more projects together which will amplify the success of our relationship”
David Bentheim | Bentheim Trolliet Architecture, UK
“We are always very happy with the work you and your team undertake for us. We would not keep coming back if it were not the case. We greatly appreciate the level of service and professionalism in making sure everything works as intended”
MD | Krimson Developments Limited, Greece
“We have had the pleasure of working with VBK on a dozen projects throughout Europe. Whatever the brief, they have proven their ability to deliver creative lighting solutions. Professional and flexible, they work well with designers and contractors, and most importantly from our perspective, they generate proper and detailed documentation which we can access any time.”
Nick Moore | AV:Matters Ltd, UK
Seriously hardcore 'old school'...he does everything instinctively and won't be drawn in to CGIs..quite rightly he pushed us in to a mock-up so we could see exactly what we were getting. Mood boards and renders are nothing compared to a real prototype which cost no more to produce - counter-intuitive genius! Go with it."
Miles Butterworth | GrafikBuro, Switzerland
Having worked with VBK on high profile projects I cannot praise too highly the professionalism and dedication of the VBK team led by Max. Our recent project in Formentor is a masterpiece of lighting design” Tim de Rosen | de Rosen D&B, Spain
“Trying to build a house on a tiny island off the US coast, designed from the UK, was a challenge to say the least, but Max was instrumental in making it look brilliant, working closely with the local contractors and our US architects to ensure his design was realized. After that success VBK were appointed to help design lighting for the school on-island, and after that we had no hesitation in handing them control of our house in Boston...they are original, creative and reassuringly focused”
David Rosenzweig | Boston, USA
“A pleasure to work with; A welcome relief to find a lighting designer who can produce details and avoid problems by thinking ahead”
John Ronayne | Ronayne:Design, UK
“Everything was in danger of falling apart until VBK came on board. They sorted out the Lighting Design, produced all the necessary information for the local builders, easing their nerves about such a complex system. VBK sorted out everything with the manufacturers, getting all the equipment to site on time. They managed everything from design, supply and execution..great”
Antje Geczy | Chateau Puyvigier, Bordeaux, France
“A pleasure to work with Max. Without understanding the technical aspects being proposed it was a bit of a blind faith - in the past we got a list of products but this house has no visible lights so it was a pleasant surprise to see the finished results. They even set out projected supply costs so we had a handle on budgets which was super useful ”
Paul Zogala, Emerson Consulting, Canada
“VBK are an exemplary design consultancy; a constructive and responsive part of the design team. They understand architecture and design the lighting to perfectly suit the spaces and finishes. Excellent at the creative process but also the meticulous detail and specification, working well with other services and delivery within deadlines. We enjoy working with them and wholeheartedly recommend them to our clients” Adrian James | AJA Architects, UK
“Love the house; love the lighting. Amazing”
Bernie Ecclestone, | F1 Director, Global