Lightbeans®

Lightbeans® is a Canadian technology company based in Quebec City, founded in 2018. It specializes in a dual-sided digital platform that connects building material manufacturers with architects and designers through high-resolution 3D textures, virtual samples, and visualization tools. The platform enhances material selection for architectural design and construction by enabling photorealistic renderings and reducing the need for physical samples.

Lightbeans offers a free digital material library featuring over 3,000 seamless PBR textures compatible with major 3D design software. Its key offerings include E-SAMPLE™, which provides interactive digital samples for virtual material exploration, and Smart Textures, which deliver high-resolution textures for various materials. The company also creates custom 3D visualizations and supports manufacturers with digitization, publishing, and promotional services. Lightbeans emphasizes sustainability by minimizing physical sampling and fostering better project specifications through its innovative technologies.