Hervé Descottes

Hervé Descottes founded the architectural lighting design and consulting firm L’Observatoire International in New York in 1993, following eight years of professional practice in Paris, France. He personally creates the lighting concepts for all projects designed by the firm and oversees their development through completion.

Over the past three decades, Descottes has built long-standing collaborations with many of the world’s leading architects and designers, including Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Jean Nouvel, KPF, SHoP Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, James Corner, Richard Meier, Peter Marino, Shigeru Ban, Dubuisson Architecture, Selldorf Architects, Roman and Williams, Agence Jouin Manku, Thomas Heatherwick, James Turrell, PAU, and Studio Sofield, among others.

Recent and notable projects include the Fondation Cartier, the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing, The Frick Collection, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the British Galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.