HelenBilt — Custom Lighting Designer Residential. Retail. Restaurants.

HelenBilt is a custom lighting designer based in Sag Harbor, New York, working with clients across the East End, nationally, and internationally. Each fixture is designed and hand-fabricated locally, built to fit the scale, materials, and light of the specific room it lives in. From residential homes to retail spaces and restaurants, HelenBilt approaches every project as a collaboration, starting with a conversation and ending with a piece no one else has.

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LIGHTING DESIGN

Always Custom.

HelenBilt doesn't sell off the shelf. Every piece is drawn, fabricated, and installed with the space — and the people in it — firmly in mind. The result is lighting that feels less like a product and more like a part of the room it was made for.

Three signature collections — the Urchin, the Concord, and the blown-glass Vidro — anchor a practice built entirely around the custom commission.

Always Perfect.

VIEW PORTFOLIO

Woman in black lace top adjusting hanging glass globe pendant lights.

THREE SIGNATURE COLLECTIONS

URCHIN

Living room with a white sofa, blue and gray pillows, a white coffee table with books and decorative vases, a fireplace with a gray mantel, abstract art above the fireplace, two gray ottomans in front of the fireplace, a patterned area rug, and two armchairs with pink ribbon throw pillows. Bright natural light streams in through large windows covered with white curtains.

CONCORD

A modern dining room with a white oval table and six white chairs. A black vase with white orchids is on the table. Pink and red pendant lights hang from the ceiling. A colorful abstract painting on the wall and white curtains on a bright window.

VIDRA

A floral arrangement of white flowers and greenery in a dark green glass vase, placed on a white and gray table against a minimalist gray wall with a modern hanging lamp.

OUR WORK

RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING

From the entryway to the library, we work directly with homeowners and their designers to create pieces that feel inevitable.

that tells your home's story

RESIDENTIAL DESIGNS

Modern living room with a gray stone fireplace, mounted flat-screen TV, two white armchairs, and blue and gray chairs around a round coffee table with a floral centerpiece. Art posters are on the white walls, and a chandelier with multiple white spherical fixtures hangs from the ceiling.

RETAIL LIGHTING

Retail lighting is theater. We help brands shape the way a customer feels the moment they walk in — and long after they leave.

That Makes Your Product Shine

RETAIL DESIGNS

Clothing store interior with hanging dresses and artwork on the walls, including a large photo of a woman swimming and another of a woman with wet hair from the back, with pendant lights and decorative lighting casting shadows.

A vintage armchair with gray velvet upholstery next to a large gold-framed mirror, positioned in a bright room with white walls. A clothing rack with pink and white clothes is nearby.

RESTAURANT LIGHTING

Fixtures that set the scene

The right fixture can change how a table feels at 8 pm. We've lit dining rooms that diners remember as warmly as the meal.

RESTAURANT DESIGN

A view of a modern bar with a grey counter and wooden bar stools, behind which is a wall with bottles of alcohol and glassware on metallic shelves. A framed floral artwork hangs on a brick wall, and pendant lights hang above the bar area.

Empty bar with a long counter, bar stools with red cushions, bottles of alcohol on shelves, wine rack with bottles, and decorative metal ceiling panels.

A crowded restaurant filled with people dining at tables, with decorative lighting fixtures hanging from the ceiling and reflections of the lights in framed mirrors along the wall.

SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING CREATION

By East End Artisans

Woman in black leather jacket and jeans smiling and laughing in a workshop, standing behind a green industrial machine, with a textured spherical object on the machine's surface, shelves and tools in the background.

Sustainability at HelenBilt is not a policy — it is the architecture of how every piece is made. Repurposed incandescent bulbs reduce environmental impact from the very first element, paired with recycled steel and glass throughout the fabrication process.

Each fixture begins with hand-drawn sketches and site-specific photography before Helen collaborates with a carefully chosen circle of East End artisans and craftsmen — all within a 15-mile radius of her Sag Harbor studio. Helen rides her bicycle to most design meetings, and runs HelenBilt as a live-work studio to further reduce the carbon footprint of the practice.

The result is a limited-production facility dedicated to sourcing locally, manufacturing responsibly, and utilizing recycled or repurposed materials at every stage. In an industry where luxury and conscience rarely share the same room, HelenBilt proves they were always meant to hang together.

A woman in a white dress standing inside a modern building with large hanging white spherical light fixtures, large windows, and gray panel walls.

REACH OUT

Whether you have a question, an idea, or just want to say hello, feel free to reach out—we’re here to help.

Email
helen@helenbilt.com

Phone
(917) 449-9677

Address

PO Box 61
Sag Harbor NY 11963

EMAIL HELENBILT

917-449-9677