About
Archifos is a boutique agency focusing on the sectors of communication, design and lighting. We bring people together by creating impactful experiences with light and immersive design!
Our Story
Archifos’s concept was born in Barcelona in 2015 while Katia was doing her internship in Architectural Lighting Design.
Inspired by the design culture, the great museums, design talks, and various exhibitions in Barcelona, she felt the need to start a design blog (dedicated to building awareness about the medium of light.)
Archifos have traveled from Athens to Barcelona, to Stockholm, and to its latest home, London.
Within the last few years, archifos transitioned from a blog into a personal brand, and today, it is a multidisciplinary business working globally at the intersection between Lighting Design, Storytelling, and Communication Services.
Discover here how we can work together!
Our Founder
Katia Kolovea is a lighting designer, communication strategist, and advocate of the lighting design profession. Her passion for light, people, and the creation of engaging and immersive experiences led her to start her business, Archifos. Katia has been involved in a variety of international projects from architectural lighting, to event lighting, to stage lighting design, private parties, high-end brand presentations, product lighting, and public art installations to mention a few.
When she is not designing interactive and immersive lighting experiences, Katia collaborates with businesses in the lighting industry to support them communicate their brand and services in a meaningful, innovative, and personalised way, online and offline.
Her work as a designer has been awarded a “Darc Award” and was honoured with the prestigious 40under40 Lighting Design Award. Katia has been involved in various community-based and educational projects of the lighting industry like the Silhouette Awards and the VLD.Community. She loves storytelling, public speaking, and bringing the right people together. Katia is the founder of the Lighting Police, an educational platform with the mission to raise awareness about the importance of the right light to the general public. She is a team member of the global Women in Lighting Community managing all social media communications, a Judge of the LIT design awards, and an elected council member of the Society of Light and Lighting.
