The Flaming Beacon is a professional, specialist, international lighting design practice based in Melbourne, Australia, operating under the design direction of Nathan Thompson. As the company has no ties to suppliers and no investment in manufacturers, it is free to provide informed, intelligent and independent lighting design services. The Flaming Beacon believes that technical competency must always be placed in the service of an informed assessment of the specific needs of each individual project; and that design solutions must always be founded on an awareness of the particular, even while drawing from a diverse knowledge, design and experience base. Also due to the international background of its designers and support staff who have joined the company from 10 different countries, the company is uniquely positioned to sensitively deal with the specific cultural context of each client and each project. While The Flaming Beacon is primarily known for its work and achievements in architectural lighting design, it also has, through the diverse design background of its staff, extensive experience in performance, public and visual arts, and teaching. The Flaming Beacon emphasizes problem solving, values innovation in process and outcome, and maintains its commitment to each project’s specific demands. The understanding that such specific demands are generally not well resolved by the application of standard solutions The Flaming Beacon is proud to offer the design of custom fixtures in-house. A unique range of decorative light fixtures is developed for each project in support of the project’s overall design language, as well as its cultural and site-specific character.