Lighting enhances the positive experience of spaces and areas,
We are a creative design house with a focus on lighting design and spatial experiences.
We have received numerous recognitions and design awards for lighting design, structures, lighting equipment, exhibitions, and light art works.
Dario Nunez Salazar
Lighting Designer M.A. / IALD - Architect dario@hildiberg.is Darío is an architect with a master's degree in lighting design from Hochschule Wismar in Germany. He began his career in 2004 at Artenluz in Mexico and moved to Iceland in 2007, where he began working at Lumex. Darío then gained international experience and worked for, among others, Light-Cibles in Singapore, L-Plan in Berlin and WSP Ljusdesign in Malmö. In recent years, Darío has been a leader in lighting design at Verkís Engineering Office. He has also been vice-chairman of the Icelandic Optical Society. Darío has also participated in various events related to lighting design here and abroad, both as a speaker and as a leader of working groups. He has also received numerous awards and recognitions in lighting design. In 2023, Darío decided to join Hildiberg Design House. Dario is a member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD).
Kristjan Kristjansson
Lighting Designer MSLL kristjan@hildiberg.is Kristján has 16 years of extensive experience in lighting design and has been involved in a variety of international projects. Kristján has also worked as a light artist and has set up light art projects around Europe in recent years. As well as having been responsible for lighting works and objects for art museums in Iceland and the UK. Kristján began his career at Lumex in 2004, but after working as a lighting designer and artist for several years, Kristján studied lighting technology and then lighting design, which he completed in 2009. Kristján was hired by EFLA Engineering in 2013 as a lighting designer. In 2015, Kristján moved to Edinburgh and started working at the design studio KSLD, where he worked until 2019. Kristján worked for over a year at Liska Lighting and Electrical Design before founding Hildiberg Design House in 2020. Kristján is recognized as a professional lighting designer by the British Association of Lighting Engineers (CBISE – SLL) as well as being a member of the dark sky association
Kjartan H. Oscarsson
Lighting Designer / Furniture and Interior Architect MFA kjartan@hildiberg.is Kjartan worked as an interior architect from 1998, first in Italy after his studies and then at Arkþing Architects until he started working independently. In addition, he worked as a lighting designer for Rafkaup hf intermittently. Since 2014, Kjartan has mainly worked in the design and production of lights and furniture for his own company, both in Iceland and the United States, and still does so while working for Hildiberg. Kjartan has participated in many design and product exhibitions around the world and has received various awards and recognitions for his work. Kjartan is a trained furniture and interior architect from ISAD in Milan, Italy and has a master's degree (MFA) in furniture design and production from RISD, Providence USA.
Brynjar Oli Olafsson
Lighting Designer brynjar@hildiberg.is Brynjar is passionate about aesthetics and technical lighting design. Brynjar holds a journeyman's degree in electrical engineering and has gained extensive knowledge of lighting system installation as well as knowledge of lighting controls. In 2019, he began working in sales and lighting consulting at Rafkaup, where he specialized in, for example, lighting controls for homes. Brynjar was then hired by EFLA Engineering in 2021 as a lighting designer.