MARU
Maru’s hidden secret is the kaleidoscopic pattern of light it casts upwards. The torus form is inspired by diatoms, which are at the base of the entire oceanic food chain. The name Maru is found in both New Zealand Māori and Japanese languages, with references to the cycle of life. Maru is a feature lighting […]
Kōura
Kōura pendant light was inspired by woven baskets and is the Maori name for the small, curled fresh water shrimps that live in New Zealand’s rivers. Koura light is also available as table lamp. Key facts: Shipped in environmentally friendly kitset packaging Easy assembly at home via PDF or online video Available in 6 sizes […]
KINA
Kina references the inner shell of the local saltwater sea-urchin called kina in Māori. David saw a kina shell in Antarctica – an exquisite jewel sunk in a tiny hollow in the sea ice. The shell had absorbed enough warmth from the sun to melt the ice around it, an exquisite jewel. Key facts: Shipped […]
Hush
Hush is an award-winning family of acoustic lights which absorb noise and reverberation to create a more peaceful environment. Place Hush over an individual task desk, a group of desks, meeting table or focus space to aid in softening sound and reducing reverberations. This allows teams to collaborate while also aiding individuals to focus – […]
Hinaki
Hīnaki was David’s first exploration into lighting in 1995 when he made a prototype based on fish traps which are called hīnaki by Maori. Hīnaki traps were made from woven vines, some in amazingly beautiful forms. Key facts: Shipped in environmentally friendly kitset packaging Easy assembly at home via PDF or online video Available in […]
Floral
Floral was designed three years after Coral light which is based on geometric polyhedra forms. Floral was designed to offer a softer more decorative offering alongside Coral which is more structured. Floral light is also available as table lamp. Key facts: Shipped in environmentally friendly kitset packaging Easy assembly at home via PDF or online […]
Flax
Flax Pendant is based on the long slender leaves of the indigenous flax plant or harakeke in Maori that has long been grown for its valuable fibre. There is a Maori proverb about preserving important resources: „If you cut the central stalk of the flax bush, where will the bellbird feed?“Í Key facts: Shipped in […]
EBB Family
he original design for the Ebb family came from the sketches of light-play on water ripples that David observed on his travels. Ebb is all about a directional arc that arrays around four different design forms. Originally designed in 2015, they were relaunched in 2020 and now the Ebb family of Swell, Bounce, Roll and […]
Coral
Coral was named as one of the top 20 lighting icons by Home Decor Singapore. To date it is still our most popular design, some classing it a design classic. Coral is a designer pendant inspired by nature and geometric polyhedra. It was David’s first light design which has informed the basis of all our […]
CLOUD
Cloud lights were first launched in 2008 as part of the Spiral Islands installation of matching lights and settees. This was inspired by the clouds that David saw sitting over small islands all over the Pacific Ocean, which were used by Polynesian navigators to find islands from afar. The Cloud lights were made with frosted […]
