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David Trubridge: New Lighting, Giant Installation and Evening Talk

Presented by David Trubridge Ltd

DETAILS

Free, no booking required

Mondoluce
272 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC, Australia

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DATES

Thu 14 May 9am – 5.30pm

Watch the assembly

Fri 15 May 9am – 5.30pm

Watch the assembly

Sat 16 May 10am – 4pm

Watch the assembly

Mon 18 May 9am – 5.30pm

View the works on display

Tue 19 May 9am – 5.30pm

View the works on display

Wed 20 May 9am – 5.30pm

View the works on display

Thu 21 May 9am – 5.30pm

View the works on display

Thu 21 May 6 – 8pm

‘Think Like a Tree’ talk. Nibbles and drinks.

Fri 22 May 9am – 5.30pm

View the works on display

Sat 23 May 10am – 4pm

Watch the disassembly

ACCESS

All gender bathroom
Assistance animals welcome
Seating available
Wheelchair accessible

Bilang is a collaboration between DT Studio and Murrup Biik, comprising artists Chris Joy and Kim Wandin, who is Wurundjeri Woiwurrung. ‘Bilang’ means ‘string bag’ in Woi-wurrung. The work is built like giant three-metre-high woven bag, while also expressing the strata and colours of the land.

Visitors can see the installation being assembled by David Trubridge from May 14–16, with Chris Joy assisting on Saturday 16 May. The work will remain on display from May 18–23.

The exhibition also presents David Trubridge’s latest design, Manta – a large hanging light based on the form of a manta ray – and the recently launched Dusk, the studio’s first portable lamp.

Dusk is inspired by the remote and rugged beauty of Tamatea/Dusky Sound in Fiordland, Aotearoa, New Zealand. It forms part of Pure Salt’s Tamatea Art Project. While exploring the fiords by paddleboard, David was captivated by the lush mosses and ferns spilling from branches over the dark, reflective waters. These plants became the heart of Dusk’s story.

A portion of profits from Dusk supports Pure Salt’s conservation work in Tamatea.

Participants

David Trubridge
David Trubridge is New Zealand's best-known furniture and lighting designer. His work, manufactured by his own company in Hawke’s Bay, is sold and exhibited around the world. His designs have featured in countless international publications, where he has been recognised as an instigator of the trend of “raw sophistication” and as an exemplar of environmentally responsible design.In 2008, the French magazine L’Express listed him as one of the top fifteen designers in the world, and in 2012 the Pompidou Centre in Paris acquired his Icarus installation for its permanent collection. In 2019 he was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to design.