Seeing the Light

It's a while since I've photographed this now famous David Trubridge lighting design, Coral/Floral. But here it is en masse in a Christchurch store. To see the many other ways I've photographed this design, click on Trubridge in the label line below.

Re-Visiting the Light

Our old friend the David Trubridge light Coral/Floral is back

In Another Guise.

Click on David Trubridge in the label line below to see some of the other settings I've photographed this popular light design in.

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For Furniture Fans.

'Ply-ability' is the first exhibition in New Zealand devoted to the fascinating story of innovation and change in New Zealand plywood studio furniture. I was sent these gorgeous images from the show, which is showing at Hawke's Bay Museum and Art Gallery until June 27.

The exhibition is a celebration of the extraordinary talents and innovation of one of New Zealand's most important furniture designers, Garnet Campbell (Garth) Chester [1916-1968], who was a self-taught designer who worked from the 1940s through to his retirement in 1964. He is recognised for his innovative bent-plywood furniture designs from the mid-late 1940s and for his steel-framed designs from the 1950s.

Ply-ability also recognises the work by other New Zealad designers working with plywood. It includes rare examples of local Modernist furniture, experimental works by amateur designers and designs by some of our leading contemporary furniture designers - like David Trubridge, Humphrey Ikin, a number of architects (John Scott, Michael Payne and Allan Wild) and many more. www.hbmag.co.nz

Here's That Light Again...........

......'Coral/Floral' by New Zealand designer, David Trubridge.

En masse in a Christchurch retail outlet.

www.davidtrubridge.com You can see this lighting design photographed in a myriad of different settings by clicking on David Trubridge in the label line below this post.

Still Life With Lightfitting

Coral/Floral - The David Trubridge lighting design.

Photographed in a shop window with dead gladioli.

See the many other photographic renderings of this design

By clicking on David Trubridge in the label line below.

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Lighting by Design

Another Trubridge Moment

This Time in Queenstown

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Reflecting on the Trubridge

Re-visiting Coral/Floral, the bestselling lighting design by New Zealand's internationally regarded designer, David Trubridge. www.davidtrubridge.com

Lighting the Way

I loved this composition in a High Street Window - a very pleasing retail still life complete with Trubridge-designed light shade on the far left. For others in 'the continuing saga' of one of my favourite David Trubridge lighting designs, click on David Trubridge in the label line below. www.davidtrubridge.com

The Trubridge Returns

Coral/Floral

By New Zealand designer, David Trubridge

In a Reflective Mood

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Bright Lights

Christchurch. September 2009 Ajr

Internationally acclaimed New Zealand designer, David Trubridge needs no introduction - certainly not on this blog! I have after all, featured his immensely popular lighting design 'Coral/Floral' (and a close 'cousin') more often than is probably decent, in all manner of locations. This is one I snapped when I was out and about walking around the city about ten days ago - the en masse department store approach. www.davidtrubridge.com

Turn Me On

We're back with 'Coral/Floral' the best-selling lightshade by internationally-regarded New Zealand designer, David Trubridge. This fitting has made numerous appearances on this blog - just because I love photographing it in different locations. Click on David's name in the index line below this blog and you'll see some of the other versions I've snapped. www.davidtrubridge.com

Lights on in Petone

Wellington April 2009. Ajr

David Trubridge's 'Coral/Floral' shines a light in a Petone cafe.

For more in situ shots of this popular lightfitting design from one of New Zealand's top designers, click on Trubridge in the label line below. www.davidtrubridge.com

The Return of the Light

Auckland. April 2009. Ajr "Coral/Floral" by internationally regarded New Zealand designer, David Trubridge makes yet another appearance in Blogsville! My favourite light fitting - from a photographic point of view at least. I love it for the glorious shadows it casts. You can see a number of variations on this theme by clicking on David Trubridge in the label line below this post. www.davidtrubridge.com

I Can See Clearly

Auckland. April 2009. Ajr And here we are, back with the 'most photographed lighting design in New Zealand' - or so it feels to me. I can't walk past David Trubridge's 'Coral/Floral.' It's become something of a photographic habit. I spied this threesome in lower Queen Street in Auckland - in a 'glass cube of a cafe.' I loved that whole see-through aspect. I meant to go back at night and see if it was open but ran out of time. You can see others in this photographic series by clicking on David Trubridge in the label line below this post. www.davidtrubridge.com.

The Trubridge Returns

Auckland. April 2009. Ajr Anyone following this blog will be familiar with my rather odd obsession with David Trubridge's lighting designs, especially 'Coral/Floral' and this one ('a similar sister') above, photographed in an Auckland design store recently. While the light itself is nice enough (I'm almost over it), it's the reflections and shadows it casts that interest me more. That's not quite so evident in this shot. Here it was more a case of lovely forms and colours clustered together to make a pleasing chance composition. To see others in this series, click on Trubridge in the label line below this post. www.davidtrubridge.com

Seeing the Light - Again!

High Street, Auckland April 2009 Ajr

I wonder if there has been another lightshade - in recent times - that has soared to the impossibly dizzy heights of popularity afforded 'Coral/Floral' designed by Napier-based New Zealand designer David Trubridge? I don't have one in my house - but I do have dozens of photographs of it in numerous different settings. I quite like that - seeing how it looks in different locations, hung in different ways. You can see my other images of it (and it's close relative) by clicking on 'David Trubridge' in the label line below this post. www.davidtrubridge.com

THE Light Returns

At Little Rock, Kaikoura. April 2009 Ajr

Another spotting of New Zealand designer, David Trubridge's circular light shade that I love photographing in different settings. You can see the others by clicking on David Trubridge in the label line below. www.davidtrubridge.co.nz

Lone Lamp

A Lampshade by David Trubridge

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I've photographed this bestselling lampshade (and it's near cousin) many times.

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In the Black

"Coral/Floral" by David Trubridge. Napier 2008. Ajr

Just by way of a change, let me introduce David Trubridge's wildly popular lighting design, "Coral/Floral" in black. I photographed this last year in David's hometown, Napier. You don't often see it in black so of course I HAD to snap it. For others in this series click on David Trubridge in the label line below. www.davidtrubridge.com

Back By Popular Demand....

FOUND, Christchurch. Feb. 2009. Ajr

…… "Coral/Floral” by Napier-based designer, David Trubridge. ….photographed amid a selection of lighting designs in the front window of Christchurch vintage and new design store, FOUND in High Street. Click on David Trubridge in the label line below to see all the other locations I’ve photographed this popular lighting design in. www.davidtrubridge.com www.found.co.nz