Product of the Day: Coral by David Trubridge
The light that brings a room to life
Some pieces simply illuminate a space; the Coral pendant transforms it. Suspended above a dining table or in an entryway, its open lattice of bamboo casts soft, shifting shadows across walls and ceilings as the light glows through. The effect is calm and sculptural — a quiet centrepiece that softens hard edges and gives a room real warmth and personality. It feels less like a fixture and more like a piece of art you happen to live beneath.
Why it's a smart buy
At $389 NZD, the Coral sits at a genuinely accessible price for a signed, award-winning design icon. You're getting a piece that is widely regarded as a modern classic — the kind of statement light that anchors a whole room — without the price tag usually attached to designer lighting. It ships as a flat-pack kitset that clips together by hand, so it arrives ready for you to assemble in an afternoon, and it rewards you every evening thereafter.
The design story and its conscience
Coral was David Trubridge's very first lighting design, inspired by the intricate geometry of coral reefs he loved to snorkel over. Built from a single component repeated sixty times around a geometric polyhedron, it set the template for every Trubridge light that followed and remains the studio's most popular and most awarded creation. It is crafted from sustainably forested bamboo plywood and shipped flat to dramatically cut its freight footprint — a design philosophy Trubridge describes as a way to help protect the very sea and land environments that inspire his work. Beautiful to look at, and thoughtful all the way through.