About us
Taman was created by lighting designer Dean Skira, who has dedicated more than 35 years to architectural lighting, product innovation, and urban illumination. With over 50 international awards, Dean has consistently pushed boundaries in how light shapes our cities and our lives.
Taman is the result of this experience: an AI-driven software that generates precise light distribution curves, tailored to each project’s unique conditions. It is built by a designer, for designers, engineers, urban planners, and manufacturers - making lighting more efficient, more sustainable, and more human.
The team
A lighting designer, software and machine-learning engineers, a product designer and a communications lead, building Taman from Pula, Croatia.
Dean Skira
Founder & Lighting Designer
Andrej Vckovski
Angel Investor & Consultant
Mate Mijolović
Machine Learning Engineer
Marin Milina
Software Engineer
Krešo Orešković
Software Engineer
Ivan Milas
Product Designer
Katia Kolovea
Marketing & Communication
Recognition and press
Where Taman has been selected, nominated, presented and written about.
Illuminating Engineering Society · 2026Selected for the 2026 IES Industry Progress Report
ies.org
Build Back Better Awards · 2026Nominated in the lighting category
IALD Enlighten Europe, Paris · 2026Featured session: Light Where It's Needed, Darkness Where It Belongs
iald.org/ee26
designing lighting magazine · 2026Beyond Full Cutoff: Dean Skira and Taman Want to Optimize Cities, Not Fixtures
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designing lighting magazine · April 2026Dean Skira Challenges the Lighting Design Process
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Light + Building, Frankfurt · 2026Taman introduced at the VLDC Future Forum
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Urban planners, municipalities, lighting designers, engineers and manufacturers: tell us about your project, or try Taman on one yourself.