Gabriel Barbu

Architectural LT Design Director

Incorporated Mechanical Engineer

Chartered Mechanical Engineer

Gabriel Barbu

Architectural LT Design Director

Incorporated Mechanical Engineer

Chartered Mechanical Engineer

About Me

I’m Gabriel Barbu, a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Design Director with over 20 years of experience. I specialise in Architectural Lighting Design, blending science and art to create lighting solutions that enhance visibility, comfort, and ambiance. My expertise also extends to Product Design, where creativity, empathy, and problem-solving come together to shape both physical products and digital experiences.
From VR previews to lighting product design and manufacture; we work with you on new projects or upgrade your old installations with cutting edge tech and controls.

My Services

Architectural Lighting Design

Architectural lighting design blends science and art to create lighting solutions that improve visibility, comfort, and ambience in both interior and exterior spaces. It focuses on enhancing poorly illuminated areas while ensuring optimal conditions for occupants.

Product Design

Product design is a dynamic field that blends creativity, empathy, and problem-solving. Whether you’re shaping physical products or digital experiences, we understand that each category plays a crucial role in delivering successful solutions!

VR Previews

Our VR packages are compatible with screen or headset viewing, and we offer on-site support from our technicians to setup and run VR sessions.  We know that the devil is in the detail and VR is a great tool for continual design refinement.

Project Upgrades

We can deliver anything from simple lighting controls to layers of lighting behaviour; from generative digital lighting content and contextual responsiveness, integrations with external data and sound inputs, reactive and interactive…no limits!

Installation

Beyond our products, we can project manage the production, delivery and installation of the lighting systems and controls. Our team of designers, engineers and installers are involved in every stage of the design, making sure detailing and development is optimised to the project construction programme and site conditions.

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Resume
Experience
2019 - Present
Founder/Design Director
Fabricate Studios
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2019 - 2019
Lighting Designer
The Design Academy
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2011 - 2019
Senior Production Manager
The Light Lab
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2007 - 2011
Senior Site Manager
Fit Out UK
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2004 - 2006
Managing Director
YF SRL
Education
2003 - 2006
Master of Science
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bacău
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1998 - 2003
Bachelor of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bacău
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General Skills
Skills
  • Architectural Design
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
  • Engineering
Languages
  • English
    100%
  • Romanian
    100%
  • Italian
    50%
Software
  • Fusion 360
    80%
  • AutoCAD
    85%
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
    50%
  • SketchUp
    80%
  • ProtoPixel Create
    50%
  • SolidWorks
    50%
  • Autodesk Revit
    75%
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
    75%
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