Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light - Red
Kina Pendant Light - Orange
Kina Pendant Light - Yellow
Kina Pendant Light - Lime
Kina Pendant Light - Aqua
Kina Pendant Light - White
Kina Pendant Light - White Two Sides
Kina Pendant Light - Caramel
Kina Pendant Light - Natural
Kina Pendant Light - Black Two Sides
Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light - Red
Kina Pendant Light - Orange
Kina Pendant Light - Yellow
Kina Pendant Light - Lime
Kina Pendant Light - Aqua
Kina Pendant Light - White
Kina Pendant Light - White Two Sides
Kina Pendant Light - Caramel
Kina Pendant Light - Natural
Kina Pendant Light - Black Two Sides
Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light
Kina Pendant Light
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610 – $7,950
$610
$610
$705
$705
$705
$705
$705
$705
$810
$810
$990
$990
$1,260
$1,260
$1,260
$1,260
$1,260
$1,260
$1,325
$1,325
$1,315
$1,315
$1,715
$1,715
$1,715
$1,715
$1,715
$1,715
$1,840
$1,840
$1,660
$1,660
$2,135
$2,135
$2,135
$2,135
$2,135
$2,135
$2,430
$2,430
$5,495
$5,495
$6,860
$6,860
$6,860
$6,860
$6,860
$6,860
$7,950
$7,950
Description
"An exquisite jewel," is how designer David Trubridge describes the kina, the Maori name for a tiny sea urchin native to the waters in the designer's adopted home of New Zealand. It also served as the form for his Kina Pendant Light.
A passion for the environment and earth drives the construction of all David's work, primarily made of renewable bamboo and flat-packed to reduce freighting and packaging resources and the identical pieces make home assembly a snap, literally. Endlessly adaptable, the light is available in 2 sizes and 9 stock colors (custom colors upon request) in natural or painted bamboo with nylon clip fasteners. The celebrated designing craftsman ended up in his adopted home of New Zealand after he, his wife and their two sons sold everything and set off on a yacht for a world adventure. It culminated in 1985 when they decided to remain there. While an artist-in-residence, he built a house and suddenly found himself with further commissions. Before realizing homes, lamps and furniture, David left Newcastle University in 1972 with a degree in Naval architecture. His work has appeared in countless museums, including the Victoria & Albert and the Pompidou Centre. That barely scratches the surface of his fascinating story and work ethos.
Specifications
Size
440: 7" h x 17.25" dia (17.8x44cm)
600: 11" h x 23.5" dia (27.9x60cm)
800: 14.5" h x 31.5" dia (36.8x80cm)
1000: 16.5" h x 39.5" dia (41.9x1000cm)
1400: 26.5" h x 55" dia (67.3x1400cm)
Material
Bamboo
Details
440, 600 and 800 Cord: 6.5' l (200cm)
1000 Cord: 9.75' l (300cm)
1400 Cord: 16.5' l (500cm)
Technical
Packaged as kits, assembly required.
Kina 1400 ships assembled, due to assembly complexity.
Lights include standard E26 UL listed fitting. Outdoor fittings are available on request.
60W max bulb (not included)
Brand
David Trubridge
“I design to communicate, to tell a story,” says the designer David Trubridge, “to relate what I find in the mountains and wilderness and what it is to be human.” Originally trained in boat design, David taught himself how to make furniture and his early work was widely heralded in his native UK. Turning a page in the early 1980s, he and his young family sold everything they had and set sail on their yacht “Hornpipe” around the Caribbean and the Pacific, while he built houses for clients living on nearby islands.
Arriving in New Zealand a few years later, David began to create furnishings inspired by his time at sea and eventually expanded to include his distinctive lighting, becoming an influential presence in the design world. An environmental sensibility governs his operation there, including recycling factory and studio waste, exclusive use of hydro electricity and eco-supportive shipping and freighting. As David puts it, “If design is not actively trying to preserve our future it is, by default, destroying it."
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$11,100
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$8,885
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$8,885
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$8,885
