Stanton Collaborative is a full service lighting design firm incorporated in 2006 by Ben Stanton as a response to growing demand for his expertise outside the worlds of theater & live performance. The Collaborative is equipped to handle all aspects of consultation, design, and implementation for projects ranging from industrial & residential architecture, to art installations, to large scale corporate events. Stanton’s skills as a visual story teller and his dynamic aesthetic are a perfect fit for many progressive corporate and architectural projects and the collaborative is often engaged on projects where clients want to break new visual ground.
The Collaborative draws on the talents of the most qualified Designers, Programmers, Project Managers, & Technicians to execute their designs. All aspects of the process are personally supervised by Stanton to ensure that there is visual consistency and a beautiful final product. Each project is staffed on a case by case basis which allows us to keep costs down while hand selecting the perfect collaborators for each new endeavor. Stanton’s 10+ years in the industry have allowed us to build trusted relationships with vendors and collaborators in the United States and Europe and this is how we ensure quality & efficiency on all levels.
The Collaborative’s services & talents have been on display for events including Sony Music Grammy After Party (Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC), Samsung Global Road Show (Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC), Swarovski Crystal Spa (International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC & HD EXPO, Las Vegas), Time Magazine 100 Most Influnential People of the Year Awards show (Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC), Bon Appetit Supper Club Pop-Up Restaurant (former Hard Rock Cafe venue, 57th St, NYC), Conde Nast Fashion Rocks Party (The Rainbow Room, NYC), GQ Man of the Year After Party (Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC), Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids Events 2006-2011 (various venues, NYC), Old Navy Brand Re-launch Event (Eyebeam, NYC), Mercedes Benz “Love” tour, Mercedes Benz “E-Motion” tour, Cat Women Movie Premiere Party NYC (Henri Bendel, NYC), Karastan Corporate Conference (The Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs), Allsteel #19 Launch event (Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC). The Collaborative has enjoyed extended professional relationships with renown New York based architecture & design firm The Rockwell Group, & award winning New York based event planner Eventquest.
