b'in the canleft: David Trubridges iconic kitset lights on display in hisCreating Resene biophilic design approach and making human-createdwaterborne sealer works for coloured and clear finishes Whakat showroom in all their vibrantly coloured glory castWest Side environments more natural to live in. andachievesthedurablefinishneededplus,its fractal shadows on to the wall beyond. Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel is used to colour the inside of theenergy NearlyallTrubridgelightshaveastandardE27Environmental Choice approved.he wouldnt change lights and sometimes the outside. Edison screw bulb fitting, and David says the biggestIf he could go back, David says For David, the exciting part about colour is thechoice is often whether to opt for a clear bulb or aanything about his journey. Whatever I did at the time resonance that occurs between hues. Colour isfrostedone,whichhasasignificantimpactonthewaswhatwaspossiblethen.Youngpeoplewhoare David says that finding international success didntemotional and enriches us; but setting up two orpatterns that get cast. A clear bulb will give strong,interested in design now, no matter what form it takes, take the enjoyment out of his work. If anything, it hasthree colours to create an energy between them,dramatic patterns while those from a frosted bulb willcan step right into it very quickly. It took me years to learn added to the enjoyment because it has allowed methats the real power of colour. When you see abe softer and more subtle. it myself, because when I started in the 70s, there werent to do more of what I wanted to do. New Zealand isbunchofbeautifulcolourstogetherandpickHis coloured lights get their hues thanks to Resenereally any furniture design courses of any note in Britain. such a small market and the reason I went to Europejust one out, its like taking a fish out of water. ItLustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel. The choiceMost of us who were doing it were reviving a craft that had was to try and sell more of the handmade products Isort of dies on its own. It needs others to bounceto use the semi-gloss is purely aesthetic for us as asort of died out, and we were all learning together, so it was designing and making in my little studio. I reallyoff. So, for me, working with colour is absolutelyhigher gloss wouldnt go as well with the natural feel ofwas a long and slow process. It took me a long time to get enjoy going to the shows in Europe, meeting peopleabout matching hues and creating energy ratherthe design. With a gloss finish, you also wouldnt be ableto where I got to in the end, but design is a much more and being part of that whole design scene. It inspiredthan just individual likes or dislikes. to see the colour as well because you would have morewidespread and accepted profession today than it was me to do a lot of new stuff I never would have doneOne of my all-time favourite artists is Anishlight reflecting off it, he explains.when I started. Now people can go much quicker and thats otherwise if I had just carried on as a studio maker hereKapoor. Hes done a whole series of sculpturesThe colour is best viewed from a distance, but it cangreat because theyll end up going further than I could. in New Zealand. in which he uses pure pigment to create piles ofalso be affected by the temperature of the bulb inside. AI guess thats my regret; that I arrived where I did later in Once he had a production and management teamcolour. And theyre the least reflective form ofmuch warmer bulb will turn a blue light greener whereaslife, because if I had been able to start earlier, I might have to assist, the pressure wasnt all on Davids shoulderscolour, so they absorb light in such an incredibleit wouldnt really affect a yellow very much, so you havebeen able to do a lot more.to keep turning out work. I can pick and choose whatway and all you see is colour in its most pure form. tobearthatinmindwhenyourechoosingthebulbMy love of being out on the sea and in the wilderness I do now, so if I dont want to do something, I just passdepending on what colour the inside of the light is. upinthemountainsandtheforests,itsalwaysbeen it onto my team membersand theyre often muchDavidcuratedacollectionofeightResenehuesa massive part of my life, he says. Its essential in my better at it than me anyways. I went from being a one- patterns they make scatter and suddenly make even cold,that are regularly available in stock for his kitset lights:creative process to have silent space in which incipient man band and doing everything myself, and I was doingwhite walls become warmer, softer and more human. Resene Jordy Blue, Resene Hopbush, Resene Half Seathings can form and grow. I have written a book about my a mediocre job of things like accounts, management,IveworkedwithProfessorRichardTayloratFog, Resene Black, Resene Niagara, Resene West Side,experiences of being in wild places, what it means to me invoicingorfreight.ButnowIhavepeoplewhoOregonStateUniversityonfractalswhichareReseneCitrusandcustommadeReseneTrubridgeand how its affected how I work in helping me develop my have core competencies in those areas, and they dopatterns repeated in nature at different levels of scale.Red. Customers can also have a light custom made inideas and creativity. That link to nature is so important for those jobs far better than I ever could. That was theWith a tree, youve got the branches, twigs and leavesanother Resene colour of their choice for an added fee. me. And now that weve discovered that were destroying biggest reward which also came out of that exposurewhere youll find the same patterns again and againWeve worked quite closely with Resene and thatsit, its urgent that were more aware of our environmentthe growth of the company allowed me to employand again. Theres a certain density of pattern whichbeen one of the biggest advantages about dealing withwhichweabsolutelydependonandcanttakefor people to do those kinds of things and not have to dohumans respond toand its no coincidence that thata homegrown company. Bamboo is not a timber, its agranted. This realisation has changed the whole balance of everything myself, says David. density of pattern is the same as what you see whengrass, so paint sticks to it differentlyand not as easilyhuman existence as weve known it, and thats of crucial While his Body Raft design got his foot in the door,you look outside to the forest and trees. As a species,asitdoestowood,saysDavid.WhiletheReseneimportance to me todaymore so even than design. The it was his iconic Coral light that skyrocketed his career.we evolved in the forests over millions of years, soprimer previously used worked well, it was solventbornebook is called The Other Way and the plan is to get it out Though David still designs furniture now and again,its natural that we would be attuned to that pattern.and he was determined to use a fully waterborne lowearly next year. the geometric polyhedrons organic form and fractalProfessor Taylor measured the alpha and beta wavesVOCsystem.Histeamtrialledseveralprimersand shadowssolidifiedhispresenceintheinternationalthatindicatecalmnessorstressinthebrainwhenfound the Resene AquaLAQ system, which is designedTo see more of Davids multi award-winning work,communityasalightingdesignerandspurredapeoplewereexposedtodifferentenvironments.Ifpredominantly for kitchen joinery. Resene AquaLAQvisit www.davidtrubridge.com.collection of nature-inspired lights that have becomeyou put a human in a visually cold, white cube, their integral fixtures in our interiors. stress levels go up. If you throw textures and patternsright: Floral, seen here in Resene Black, was designed three years after Coral to offer a softer, more decorative offering. ReseneLightingisoneofthebestwaystocontrolandin it, the stress levels come down. So, it affects not justTrubridge Redtransform an environment in a way that makes it moreour psychology, but our physical health. Our lightingResene Resene Resene Resene Resene Resenehabitable. Even with just one carefully placed light, thecreates those fractal patterns, so they are part of aHalf Sea Fog Hopbush Citrus Niagara Jordy Blue Black58 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 59'