Vanessa Kordich.
Landscape lighting designer, Long Island native, and the creative mind behind every HLL project — Vanessa treats your estate as a canvas and light as her medium.
Painting the Landscape with Light.
Vanessa Kordich is a Long Island native who discovered her passion for lighting during her architectural studies — drawn to the dynamic interplay of light with both interior and exterior spaces, and its profound impact on how people experience a place.
Her academic foundation in architecture led to a diverse career across the lighting industry: estimation, project management, and eventually design. A pivotal chapter at Orsman Design saw her collaborate alongside top-tier landscape architects, builders, and designers on complex, high-profile projects — deepening both her technical expertise and her design sensibility.
At Hamptons Landscape Lighting, that expertise found its truest expression. Vanessa's approach is precise and personal — each project begins with an understanding of how the client inhabits their home, and ends with an environment that feels composed, not installed.
"Each project is a canvas for creative expression — captivating points of interest, moments of wonder, and paths of discovery, all through the strategic use of light."
— Vanessa Kordich
Sagaponack — Vanessa Kordich Design
How Vanessa Approaches a Project.
Start with how people live
Every design begins with a conversation about how you use your outdoor spaces — entertaining, unwinding, arriving home. The lighting supports the life, not the other way around.
Restraint over abundance
The temptation is always to light everything. Vanessa's instinct is the opposite — to find the two or three moments that define the property after dark, and compose around those.
Every design is completed at night
Vanessa returns after dark for every project to aim and calibrate by eye — because a lighting design can only be truly evaluated in the dark.
Estates Designed by Vanessa.
Amagansett
Westhampton
Sagaponack
Watermill
Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals
ALA Certified Lighting Specialist
Coastal Source Platinum Partner
Book a Consultation.
Meet with Vanessa to discuss your property, your vision, and what's possible. Consultations are available for properties across the Hamptons and Manhattan.
Southampton · East Hampton · Bridgehampton · Amagansett · Manhattan