KAIA

We are a multicultural company with a small team of talented and design passionate individuals. Since 2013 when London based Managing Director Manuela Szewald joined the company, Kaia’s headquarter is based in London. With the Workshop still traditionally based in Austria, Judenau close to Vienna. In 2018 Kaia extended its presence with a representative office in Germany, Munich. The company was founded in 2003 by Peter Straka, who is Kaia’s most influential designer, greatly inspired by the clean lines and geometric decoration of Vienna’s Secessionist architecture. Peter used his hands-on experience, knowledge of engineering and expertly trained eye to produce an impressive collection of sculptural lighting designs that celebrate purity, precise geometry and honesty of construction.