Light Weight O

By Design Production Limited

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Design Production Limited
Year of completion
2018
Client
Auckland Council Public Art

Light Weight O is a mirror-faced, brass-backed object suspended above O’Connell Street in downtown Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The title of the work riffs off reflection, suspension and typography through materiality, movement and proportion, making a direct nod to the light weight version of a letterform, and as part of an ongoing series of vowel works in public and private spaces by the artist Catherine Griffiths. The 2.4m circular object gently pivots, offering its natural and built surroundings back to the viewer through light and reflection, catching the eye close-up, and at a distance. As in her other works, the viewer is encouraged to observe the above and the below, and consider the space between. It brings to attention the sky, framed by the built environment, and the earth beneath.

Artist: Catherine Griffiths
Commissioned by: Auckland Council Public Art
Installed: 2018

Photo credits:
BMC images: Bruce Connew
CHG images: Catherine Griffiths
DST images: David Straight

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Penrose, Auckland
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Based in Auckland’s industrial heartland, Penrose, Design Production sets the bar in structural steel fabrication and architectural metalwork, using first-of-its-kind robotic welding technology, and advanced 3D CAD software.

Brothers Cameron and Ryan McAuley established Design Production in 1997 from a deep connection to the transformative process and creative capabilities of steel; creating something of function, longevity and beauty from a few lines on a drawing.

Employing the principles of craftsmanship, at-scale, have fostered a reputation of reliability, attention to detail, exceptional quality workmanship, friendly and accommodating service, and the cultivation of long-term relationships.

We have seen 25 years of growth and investment in our people, processes, plant and equipment, and are currently housed in a 3000m² factory using the latest structural steel robotics technology and 3D CAD software.

As a leader in structural and architectural steel fabrication, ongoing investment in technology, commitment to our clients, and compliance with industry standards have allowed us to become the fabricator of choice for many large contractors.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.