Sunil Malapat

About Sunil Malapat

I build lighting that starts as an idea… and survives reality.Over the last 13+ years, I’ve gone from trading products to building a sq. ft. manufacturing ecosystem that blends craft, engineering, and large-scale production. Today, we design and manufacture custom lighting for corporate, hospitality, and architectural spaces where design intent matters - and execution is everything.My work sits at the intersection of:• Design ambition• Manufacturing practicality• Material intelligence• Team and system buildingI talk about what most people don’t show - factory floors, failures, redesigns, cost trade-offs, and the real work behind “beautiful” lighting.Because great lighting isn’t bought.It’s built.

Experience

1. Director

   RIPPL Lighting

   Aug 2012 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Reflections Interior Products Pvt Ltd (RIPPL Lighting) is a design and manufacturing studio that specializes in architectural lighting design and custom-made lighting products with an innovative approach, creating products and concepts in collaboration with architects. We integrate the latest lighting technology to light up spaces in an aesthetic and sustainable way providing an end-to-end solution to our clients – including services like lighting concepts, lighting simulation, product design & manufacturing, supply, installation and handover. The key to our success lies in our in-depth knowledge of lighting design, electronics and manufacturing materials. Through our global affiliations and shared knowledge, we offer customer centric solutions and products - be it by building a product using innovative material or by using the best available ready solutions.

Education

• Bangalore University

  BE, Mechanical Engineering

  2002 — 2006

• Sri Jayachamarajendra (Govt.) Polytechnic

  DME (Machine Tool Technology)

  1996 — 1999