25 Years of Lafit Lighting: Lighting Up Spaces and Enriching Lives

25 Years of Lafit Lighting: Lighting Up Spaces and Enriching Lives

In the beginning, Lafit Lighting began humbly,  importing desktop lamps, retailing small decorative pieces, and envisioning more. Twenty-five years later, what has been established is much greater than a product line. It is an engineering of innovation, an art of craftsmanship, and an aspirational lighting that defines luxury homes, upscale hotels, spas and wellness retreats, and architectural icons.

As Lafit celebrates 25 years, it's time to take a step back and see how far we've travelled, what we've accomplished, and the role light has played at the epicentre of shaping spaces in India. Beyond looking in the past, this is about learning the promise of light ,  how it changes, uplifts, and sustains.

Early Years: Laying the Foundation

The company began with humble roots when Dispal Sakaria founded Sakaria International, importing desk lights and retailing them in Mumbai. As early as 2005, recognizing the inevitable shift toward energy efficiency and careful design, Lafit ventured into LED lighting, even before many in India realized its full potential, Becoming the first to introduce LED Lights in India. 

It started from a small workshop, unit by unit, line by line, and the business developed its first own manufacturing hands. With the design, R&D, and quality control all improving slowly, Lafit became a firm that could manufacture architectural lighting solutions, not only decorative ones.

Growth, Innovation, and Expansion

It grew in time, the expansion multi-fold:

  • From desk lamps to complete architectural, residential, commercial, hospitality, and institutional lighting.
  • Setting up a manufacturing unit (Upper Thane, Bhiwandi, etc.), investing in machining, quality check, R&D lab, photometric tools.
  • Creating an extensive distribution of dealers and experience centers, Lafit lighting became accessible, not simply premium.
  • By the late 2010s, Lafit had ventured into large-scale developments, residential and commercial, showcasing not merely decorative sense but technical acumen.

Luxury Projects: Where Light Becomes Architecture

Perhaps the most obvious sign of Lafit Lighting's 25-year path is its work on projects. These are areas where light isn't an afterthought; it is integrated into the vision. Some examples:

Ibiza The Fern Resort & Spa, Kolkata (2025): 

Spans 20 acres in Merlin Greens township. Here, Lafit's lighting designates the peaceful haven experience, soothing ambient glow in gardens, highlight lighting on walkways, subtle but refined fixtures complementing spa-like serenity.

 

Radisson Hotel, Prayagraj (2024): 

A building where sophistication and comfort converge. High ceilings, luxurious textures, and expansive open lobbies necessitated lighting that would balance grandeur with warmth at human scale. Light informs architecture, accentuates textures, and brings luxury within reach.


Vertical Sanctuaries, Hyderabad (2024):

It is a residential complex in which clean linear profile lighting, platinum spot lights, and layered ambient lighting give each corner a sophisticated look. Light here serves not only a functional purpose; it creates daily moods.

 

Rivera Elite, Ahmedabad (2023):

The theme is quiet luxury. Lafit employs ambient profiles, recessed downlights, accent fixtures to dissolve the distinction between day and night, in and out. The outcome: spaces that are calm, intentional, crafted.


Private Homes, like Dhanbad, Mumbai, etc., where Lafit Lighting has assisted in defining architecture with unseen lines ,  magnetic tracks, recessed profiles, downlights ,  to make the home feel curated, comfortable, and long-lasting.

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They are some among countless. In India ,  in hotels, wellness centres, homes ,  Lafit's lighting is now a part of what they remember: mood, presence, warmth, clarity.

Technological and Design Milestones

In more than 25 years, the company has surpassed numerous technological milestones:

Early adoption of making LEDs in India, moving from imports to high-quality domestic manufacture. 

Stringent R&D and quality control procedures. Creation of facilities for photometry, testing, and durability.

Expansion of product lines: profile lights, recessed and surface fixtures, magnetic track systems, outdoor wall lights, decorative pendants, etc. Every version improved ,  thinner profiles, more efficient drivers, improved glare control, greater design choice.

Domestic manufacturing capability: now nearly 80% of products are locally manufactured. That entails control of the supply chain, quick innovation cycles, and improved cost-value ratio.

What 25 Years Means for the Customer & the Future

Reaching 25 years of age isn't so much about legacy; it's a sign of maturity and dependability. Architects and clients find it reassuring that when a fixture is specified, it will function, last, and age well.

What customers have learned to expect:

  • Consistency: Fixtures live up to design specs, light levels, and colour temperature of initial designs.
  • Support & service: Having dealer networks, experience centres, and local manufacturing presence, clients are provided with after-sales support, replacement parts, and maintenance.
  • Innovation: New product systems, magnetic tracks, trimless profiles, and global best practices applied locally.

And for the future, the direction is clear:

  • Refined light efficiency, minimal maintenance, improved lifetime.
  • Increased integration of smart lighting. Automation, responsiveness to natural light, comfort of people.
  • Increased personalization: adjustable lighting systems that respond to architectural shifts, changes in lifestyle.
  • Global expansion: utilizing India's manufacturing prowess for export and global collaboration.
  • Conclusion: Turning Light into Legacy

In 25 years, Lafit Lighting has gone from a solo desk lamp importer to a leader in architectural LED lighting. The journey reflects not just growth in scale but growth in ambition, quality, and impact. From intimate residences to grand hotels, from custom profiles to outdoor architectural statements, Lafit has helped shape how light supports, enhances, and enriches spaces.

To the next 25 years and many more to come, where each new project extends the limits of what is possible with lighting, where each fixture is more than utilitarian, and each lighted space whispers a story.

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Accent Lighting
Used to highlight design features, artwork, or specific architectural elements.

Ambient Lighting
General illumination that provides overall visibility and creates the foundation for lighting a space.

Beam Angle
The angle at which light is emitted from a fixture, affecting the spread of illumination.

Color Temperature
Measured in Kelvins (K), it describes the warmth or coolness of light emitted by a bulb.

CRI (Color Rendering Index)
A scale from 0 to 100 that rates a light source's ability to reveal colors accurately.

Diffuser
A translucent piece of glass or plastic sheet which shields the light source in a fixture. The light transmitted throughout the diffuser will be redirected and scattered.

Dimmable Lighting
Lighting systems or bulbs that allow brightness adjustment to suit preferences or energy-saving needs.

Downlighting
A lighting technique where fixtures are directed downward to focus light on specific areas, often used for task lighting.

Efficacy
A measure of how efficiently a light source converts energy into light, expressed in lumens per watt (lm/W).

Energy Star
Certification for energy-efficient lighting products that meet strict energy performance standards.

Glare
Uncomfortable brightness caused by excessive light or poorly positioned fixtures.

IP Rating (Ingress Protection)
A standard indicating the level of protection a light fixture has against dust and water. Example IP65 for outdoor use.

Kelvin (K)
A unit of measurement for the color temperature of light. Lower values (e.g., 2700K) are warm, while higher values (e.g., 5000K) are cool.

LED Driver
A device that regulates power to an LED light source, ensuring consistent performance.

Lifespan
The estimated operational life of a lighting product, often stated in hours.

Lumen
A measure of the total visible light emitted by a source. Higher lumens mean brighter light.

Lux
A unit of illuminance, measuring the amount of light that hits a surface.

Photometric Data
Information that describes a lighting fixture’s performance, including beam spread, lux levels, and efficiency.

Retrofit Lighting
Upgrading or replacing existing light fixtures with modern, energy-efficient alternatives.

RGB Lighting
Fixtures that use red, green, and blue LEDs to produce a spectrum of colors for decorative and dynamic effects.

Smart Lighting
Lighting systems that can be controlled through apps, sensors, or automation, offering advanced features like scheduling and dimming.

Task Lighting
Lighting focused on specific areas to assist with activities like reading, cooking, or working.

Tunable White
Lighting technology that allows color temperature adjustments between warm and cool light to suit different moods or tasks.

Uniformity Ratio
A measure of how evenly light is distributed across a space.

Uplighting
Lighting directed upwards to highlight ceilings, walls, or architectural features.

Warm Dim Technology
Advanced LED technology that mimics the dimming effect of incandescent lights by becoming warmer as brightness decreases.