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David Trubridge NZ Designer - Hawkes Bay

"Where design meets art"

David Trubridge is a true creator. An artist, a designer, whatever it is he creates he communicates from the heart. A storyteller. His inspiration comes from the unique physical attributes of this bountiful land. And that interpretation is real and lasting. No fashion. No trends. Just "bringing lasting cultural nourishment into people's lives" as he calls it. In a way that respects the environment and it's inhabitants.David's philosophy sums it up:"My ideas come from the wild places,edges of turbulence and renewal,where seas break on beaches and headlands,where land and air meet on mountain ridges.I make forms of elemental simplicity,as the erosion of air and water on wood and stone, forms that speak of humanity's survival on earth, of life's fragility and dependence,of comfort in the ways of the past that have succoured us, and optimism for a sustainable and enriching future. I work within the limits of what I have and know, simplicity and low ...more

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