Founder

Paul Beale

BEng (Hons), IALD, MSLL 

Paul Beale founder 18 Degrees with Christopher Knowlton in 2017. He believes that great lighting changes lives for the better and has build a practice with the purpose of bringing excellence in lighting design to projects of all kinds all around the world.

He has the privilege of collaborating with some of the best people in our industry on a daily basis in leading our company. As an experienced and passionate architectural lighting designer who thrives on design, he enjoys nothing more than collaborating with our clients to help create inspiring lighting for buildings and places.

Paul has served on the board of directors of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and currently serves on the IALD Europe steering committee and advises the European Commission on lighting related issues. He also regularly writes articles for industry publications, speaks at design conferences and participates in panel discussions.