Case Study: Naked EYE Lighting achieves tour-ready, interoperable lighting designs with Vectorworks Spotlight

Cutting-Edge Designs for Enduring Names in Music

Naked Eye Lighting, founded in 2005 by Max Conwell, is a London-based design consultancy creating concert, event, television and architectural lighting for high-profile artists such as Morrissey. The company faced the twin challenges of rapidly evolving lighting and video technologies (including projection, 3D pixel mapping and media servers), wide variations in fixtures across international venues, and increasingly complex control and documentation requirements — all while maintaining close client collaboration and consistent show quality on tour.

Conwell addressed these challenges by standardizing his workflow around Vectorworks Spotlight and integrated tools like connectCAD, Lightwright and Fixture Replace, using Video Screen and 3D modeling to previsualize shows and quickly swap fixtures or update patch information. The result is a faster, interoperable design process with accurate, up-to-date schematics and paperwork for suppliers and techs, smoother international touring, stronger client collaboration and consistently successful high-profile productions.

Naked EYE Lighting

Max Conwell

Naked EYE Lighting