Hawke's Bay designer David Trubridge is to be this year's Hawke's Bay Wine Auction feature artist, and is looking forward to sharing a unique piece he is developing for auction on November 10.
Well known for his signature light shades, he's also internationally recognised for his stand-alone sculptures and artworks, both large and small, which are developed collaboratively with his team.
Most recently, his works have included a Rotorua Redwoods Nightlight entry platform, Rotorua Library (Table, Tree and Tawhaki panelling) and Manukau Transport Hub Auckland (two large 6m suspended kite sculptures), all with varied budgets from $50k to $110k.
For this year's auction, he said was working on his art piece, at this point called Network for Life, which would be displayed at the Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition for the five days leading up to the auction.
"I am very pleased to contribute to such a worthy charity, through involvement with Hawke's Bay Wine Auction and Wildflower Sculpture Exhibition.
"My art piece is an evolving design I have in my mind. I will work on the design and creation over the coming months and look forward to sharing the completed piece later in the year."