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Arts in Profile – Ben Pearce: Seeing the Light

December 16, 2008

By Brooks Belford Ben Pearce, a young sculptor, arrived at Cicada in 2005.    At that time, David Trubridge’s manufacturing plant included a nascent “arts incubator”…a place where artists and designers of different persuasions could work individually as well as collaborate. Like an artist-in-residence, Pearce focused on his own art in a Cicada studio.  Today, the [...]

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Arts in profile – David Trubridge

December 16, 2008

By Brooks Belford French design magazine L’Express recently hailed him as one of the 15 best designers in the world. New Zealand Institute of Architects last year awarded him their highest distinction.  The United Nations gave him the Green Leaf award for artistic excellence.  “His work knows no boundaries.” “A design visionary.” “The world’s most [...]

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