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David Trubridge PO Box 15 Whakatu Hastings 4161, New Zealand
office@davidtrubridge.com davidtrubridge.com +64 6 650 0204
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Kōura in nature
Kitset Feature Furniture Jewellery
Kitset Lighting Our kitset lighting designs are closely linked to patterns found in nature. We make lights of all shapes and sizes to suit any residential or commercial space. They create ambiance and give a warm, dappled light.
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Snowflake
Kitset Lighting
Kitset Lighting
Our lights are sent kitset and we rely on our customers and our stockists to assemble them at location. We call this our Seed System. By helping us to do this it dramatically reduces the design’s volume during transit and this helps to minimize the effects of shipping designs from New Zealand. Assembly is easy and fun!
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We offer 11 stock finish options for most of our kitset range. We use low VOC acrylic paint which is most commonly used on the interior of the light. We stock all colours on natural bamboo only but can paint other colours on natural, or colours on caramel bamboo as a special order. All lights are made from sustainably grown bamboo plywood.
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Natural Bamboo
Caramel Bamboo
Black two sides
Orange one side
Red one side
Pink one side
Aqua one side
Yellow one side
Lime one side
White one side
White two sides
Coral
Floral
Sola
Based on one of the geometric polyhedra that have interested David since he was a boy.
Designed to offer a softer, more decorative offering alongside Coral which is more structured.
Based on the same geometry as Coral and Floral with more connection points, creating an intensely intricate pattern.
Diameter
Diameter
Diameter
400mm (16”)
400mm (16”)
800mm (31”)
600mm (24”)
600mm (24”)
1000mm (39”)
800mm (31”)
800mm (31”)
1350mm (53”)
1000mm (39”)
1000mm (39”)
1200mm (47”)
1200mm (47”)
1600mm (63”)
1600mm (63”)
Finish Options
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Coral 600mm (24”), 800mm (31”) Bamboo Plywood Photo — Daniel Banner
Kitset Lighting
Kitset Lighting
Snowflake
Kina
Flax
Creates a repeating geometric hexagonal pattern based on a snowflake. The light was designed following a trip David made to Antarctica. 2015 Red Dot winner.
References the inner shell of the local salt water sea-urchin called kina in Māori which is often found washed ashore on New Zealand beaches.
Based on the long slender leaves of the indigenous flax plant or harakeke in Māori that has long been grown for its valuable fibre.
Diameter
Height
Diameter
Height
Diameter
Height
200mm (8”)
800mm (31”)
220mm (9”)
600mm (24”)
280mm (11”)
1500mm (59”)
325mm (13”)
800mm (31”)
370mm (15”)
800 mm (31”)
400mm (16”)
440mm (17”)
1000 mm (39”)
500mm (20”)
1600 mm (63”)
700mm (28”)
1000mm (39”)
420mm (17”)
1400mm (55”)
650mm (26”)
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Kina 1000mm (39”), Bamboo Plywood Photo — Patrick Reynolds
Finish Options
Kitset Lighting
Kōura
Hīnaki
Swish
Inspired by woven baskets and also from the curled form of the New Zealand native fresh water shrimp, kōura, which is its Māori name.
Based on fish traps which are called hīnaki by Māori. Hīnaki traps were made from woven vines, some in beautiful forms.
Designed to hide the glare of a lamp, the alternating panels create a subtle lighting effect.
Height
Diameter
Height 900mm (35”)
320mm (13”)
750mm (30”)
330mm (13”)
1400mm (55”)
500mm (20”)
420mm (17”)
1000mm (39”)
550mm (22”) 950mm (37”) 1100mm (43”)
2400mm (94”)
1400mm (55”)
Diameter 230mm (9”)
750mm (29”)
2000mm (79”)
Height 560mm (22”)
500mm (20”)
1600mm (63”)
Diameter 170mm (7”)
300mm (12”)
500mm (20”)
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Hīnaki 900mm (35”), Bamboo Plywood Photo — Colleen Tunnicliff
Finish Options
Kitset Lighting
Nīkau
Half Nīkau
Pola
The form of this light is based on the bulb and intersecting leaf forms of a Nīkau palm tree. 2015 Red Dot winner.
The form of this light is based on the bulb and intersecting leaf forms of a Nīkau palm tree.
Pola sits alongside our Sola pendant and both offer a distinct aesthetic based on the forces of nature.
Diameter 405mm (16”)
Height 1615mm (64”)
Diameter 405mm (16”)
Height 820mm (32”)
Diameter 800mm (31”) 1000mm (39”)
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Coral, Hīnaki and Nīkau
Finish Options
Kitset Lighting
Bounce
Drop
Rise
Designed to hide the glare of a lamp, the alternating panels create a subtle lighting effect.
Designed to hide the glare of a lamp, the alternating panels create a subtle lighting effect.
Designed to hide the glare of a lamp, the alternating panels create a subtle lighting effect.
500mm (20”)
Height 500mm (20”)
Diameter 450mm (18”)
Height 760mm (30”)
Diameter 460mm (18”)
Height 1010mm (40”)
Colour Options
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Drop light, Bamboo plywood, frosted polycarbonate Photo — Richard Brimer
Diameter
Kitset Lighting
Roll
Belle
Beau
Designed to hide the glare of a lamp, the alternating panels create a subtle lighting effect.
A lantern like pendant with waving patterrns that form the shape of a flower bud.
An open form spreading light downwards, making it ideal over work areas.
Diameter 360mm (14”)
Height 920mm (36”)
Diameter
Height
Diameter
Height
330mm (13”)
380mm (15”)
600mm (24”)
280mm (11”)
430mm (17”)
500mm (20”)
750mm (30”)
360mm (14”)
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Belle 330mm (13”), Bamboo Plywood Photo — Hollow Creative
Colour Options
Kitset Lighting
Pequod
Sand Shade
Ulu
Named after the ship from Herman Melvilles book Moby Dick and reminiscent of ocean waves.
Designed to fit an existing electric drop, the light has a hidden pattern when turned on.
Its shape mimics the leaf of a Tahitian tree, its form that of a standard drum lightshade.
Height
Diameter
Height
Diameter
Height
270mm (11”)
380mm (15”)
240mm (9”)
240mm (9”)
385mm (15”)
400mm (16”)
350mm (14”)
380mm (15”)
350mm (14”)
300mm (12”)
385mm (15”)
650mm (26”)
Finish Options
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Sand Shade 240mm (9”), Bamboo Plywood
Diameter
Feature Lighting Our feature range are made one at a time in our workshop or shipped close to your location for assembly. Also based on nature, these works were often designed as part of larger installations.
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Navicula
Feature Lighting
Feature Lighting
Small Cloud
Medium Cloud
Large Cloud
A seemingly weightless cloud-like feature pendant made from a spiral-like, twisting skin.
A seemingly weightless cloud-like feature pendant made from a spiral-like, twisting skin.
A seemingly weightless cloud-like feature pendant made from a spiral-like, twisting skin.
1540mm (61”)
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Width 1230mm (48”)
Length 1925mm (75”)
Width 1100mm (43”)
Length 2360mm (93”)
Width 1150mm (45”)
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Cloud Lights, Frosted Polycarbonate Photo — Rix Ryan Photography
Length
Feature Lighting
Wing
Mānuka
A feature sculptural luminaire with presence, emitting a diffused neutral light. Wing was part of our ‘Icarus’ installation shown in Milan, based on the Greek myth about the boy who flew too close to the Sun.
The inspiration for Mānuka came from the native New Zealand Mānuka flower and diatom structures.
Length 2800mm (110”)
Width 800 mm (31”)
Diameter 800mm (31”)
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Wing 2800 mm (110”) Photo — Simon Devitt
1100mm (43”)
Feature Lighting
Aluminium Kete
Bamboo Kete
Frosted Kete
An aluminium basket-like form based on the māori myth of the three baskets of knowledge. Kete Tuauri (Aluminium Kete) contains our rational knowledge.
A wooden basket-like form based on the māori myth of the three baskets of knowledge. Kete Aronui (Bamboo Kete) contains our knowledge of the natural world.
A frosted polycarbonate basketlike form based on the māori myth of the three baskets of knowledge. Kete Tuātea (Frosted Kete) contains our spiritual knowledge.
800mm (31”)
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Height 2000mm (79”)
Diameter 800mm (31”)
Height 2000mm (79”)
Diameter 800mm (31”)
Height 2000mm (79”)
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Bamboo Kete, Bamboo and Frosted PETG Photo — Paul McCredie
Diameter
Feature Lighting
Navicula Navicula is derived from nature, in this case from one of the many microscopic diatoms that float around in the oceans.
1500mm (60”)
Width 570mm (22”)
2000mm (78”)
900mm (35”)
2500mm (98”)
1000mm (39”)
Colour Options
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Navicula 1500mm (60”), Bamboo Plywood
Length
Kōura Pendant
Nananu, American ash Photo — Simon Devitt
Furniture
Jewellery
Many of our furniture pieces remain unchanged from David’s original works. We make these by hand from the highest quality, sustainable materials. All are numbered and branded with our maker’s mark.
We often hear our lights being compared to jewellery so we took the cue from our customers and designed the Adorn collection based on Wing, Kōura, Flax and Cloud. They are small glistening gems brought to life; experiences within a granule of sand, a drifting twig, a shell gleaming in the sunlight.
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David Trubridge PO Box 15 Whakatu Hastings 4161, New Zealand
oďŹƒce@davidtrubridge.com davidtrubridge.com +64 6 650 0204
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David Trubridge Atlas Version 1.0
Hello, We live and work in New Zealand.
Whanganui River, New Zealand
This is our story.
The magical mirror land of the Noosa River, Australia
Frozen melt pools on the Koettlitz Glacier, Antarctica
A walking coral skeleton that really does move
Artistry From Nature
KĹ?ura and Kina
We are driven to tell stories through our design. We want to reassert our connection with nature so that people care for the Earth that gives us life. Nature is the supreme inspiration. We can never begin to approach the depth of its design sophistication.
Kina in nature
David’s workshop 1999
David Trubridge’s early work came to prominence in 2001 when the Italian design house Cappellini bought the rights for his recliner Body Raft. The Coral light followed in 2003, establishing a blueprint for kitset products that minimised environmental footprint.
HÄŤnaki in nature
The bench room in our workshop
Today, David Trubridge Ltd makes everything in our New Zealand factory — which includes a showroom and design studio. We have a team of skilled designers working on a range of projects: both bespoke for an international client base and for our own production.
David works on a design for a concept light
Driftwood Bench and Beneath Rug
The company also has a dedicated design facility; DT Studio, which works internationally on commission work, public art and licensed designs for other companies. These projects have taken place all over the world and for varied clients, both large corporations and small businesses.
Flow Bench
Hush acoustic light for IQ Commercial
We can project manage for, or collaborate with, an existing team. We accommodate any scale from jewellery to giant sculptures. We have worked on a varied range of projects including fabric collections, wall coverings, sustainable outdoor screening, acoustic products and natural homewares.
We believe that every day is a footprint in time for which we must be held accountable. We aim to be as sustainable as possible. All aspects of our company and products are continually developed to be better. Our goal is to leave a delicate footprint on this Earth.
David at a workshop he held in Australia