Ridge, NY – March 10, 2025 – Lighthouse Design Studio is a leading, national, award-winning, outdoor lighting design firm. The company is expanding into the CEDIA channel to partner with custom integrators and has appointed Muto Communications, LLC as PR agency of record (AOR).
“Muto Communications is guiding Lighthouse’s way, from launch and associated brand messaging to raising the profile of our company. Together will be working with the CEDIA Association, media, integrators, and independent manufacturer reps,” said Lighthouse Design Studio Executive Director and Principal Designer Tim Ryan, adding “Muto Communications will help us accelerate our entry to the channel and shine a light on the many benefits that the rapidly-growing outdoor lighting category brings.”
Throughout the year Lighthouse will be exhibiting at industry events, hosting in-person and online training, and participating in podcasts. With more than 50,000 outdoor lighting installations under its belt, and a portfolio of over 15,000 luxury lighting project photos, Lighthouse has relevant perspective, educational content, and case studies to share. At the 2025 CEDIA Tech + Business Summits, Ryan will be presenting a session titled “How to Sell Landscape and Architectural Lighting to Your AV Clients.”
“The education that integrators will receive, and the attention and insights to the category that our PR campaign brings, also benefits the outdoor lighting industry and product manufacturers at large. I am confident that we are not just establishing Lighthouse Design Studio but also raising the bar for the entire category in the CEDIA channel,” says Paul Muto, President, and Chief Strategist at Muto Communications.
Muto Communications Account Director and CEPro Master Richard Frank, who discovered Lighthouse Design Studio at last year’s CEDIA Expo, had this to say: “It was exciting to discover such a highly credentialed company that is so well-established in the outdoor luxury lighting market. Now targeting expansion in the CEDIA channel to reach more luxury projects, from that first exposure, it was clear there are two factors at work: a big unmet need in the luxury marketplace and a strong desire among accomplished integrators to get into the outdoor lighting category to better support their luxury clientele. Lighthouse Design Studio is the perfect resource to help CI’s more effectively serve and profit from this exploding category.”
About Muto Communications
Founded in 2000 by consumer electronics industry veteran Paul Muto, Muto Communications is a PR and marketing company that specializes in creating and elevating the B2B and B2C brand profiles for technology, product, and service companies. This includes a wide variety of home A/V, automation, power, lighting and entertainment furniture manufacturers, manu-distributors, wholesale distribution, and independent manufacturer rep firms. The company also specializes in market research / analysis and related go to market plans for companies seeking to enter the consumer electronics and CEDIA channels. www.mutocomm.com
Muto Communications Team
Paul Muto: President and Chief Strategist, phone: 516.662.5374, [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmuto1/
Twitter and Instagram: @MutoCommPR
Richard Frank: Account Director, phone: 949.637.0700, [email protected]
Paul Fredrickson: Analyst & Business Development Director, phone: 781.308.2312, [email protected]
About Lighthouse Design Studio
Since 2001, Lighthouse Design Studio is a leading, national, award-winning, outdoor lighting design firm. Led by Executive Director and Principal Lighting Designer Tim Ryan — and supported by a team of seasoned lighting designers, located around the US, each with decades of experience — Lighthouse Design Studio are masters of artistic lighting design that seamlessly integrates with luxury smart homes. Lighthouse is an independent brand-agnostic partner for CEDIA integrators providing comprehensive design services, plus offers training, sales expertise, installation, and after-sales support. This all comes together to enable integrators to confidently close bigger and better deals, driving new high-profit projects and recurring revenue to own their client’s home experience inside and out. www.lights.design
