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
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
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.