Duncan Meerding Design

01/06/2026

Not firewood, not plastic, made from salvaged macrocarpa, these 13 Stump lights are taking their mood lighting effect to a hotel Project in France. There are some pretty cool ones in this batch. Video description: a man is central to the camera frame, he talks. In a workshop environment with a table of tree stumps with crack like fissures in each one, the tops are polished and oiled, showcasing the rings of timber grain. Each stump is approximately 40cm in height and each has quite a different profile. The camera pans across the 13 stump lights and back to him wearing a yellow and black down vest, blue jumper and hand made green beanie.

28/05/2026

from 3 years ago at ‘light Forest’. Image descriptions: series of. tree vessels with cracks radiating out of each stump and trunk sum of 40 cm high. Some range between 1 m and 2 m in height.. some photos are taken during late afternoon and sunset and summer are taken as it’s darker…. Some photos have people around them giving the overall context for size… The light installation is arranged somewhat like a forest clearing or circle of stones., with the Light interacting in Waze similar to the Light throne by the dappling effects of Forrest canopies.

23/05/2026

Packing up the ‘Wild Light’ exhibition at cradle Mountain this weekend. Thanks to for having this showcase over the last few months. Here is a video. Showing the exhibition and me talking about it on its last day.. if you’ve missed this exhibition in person there’s a special audio description in the comments below as a link or if you want to have a look through some of the photos have a look on. My website link is in the bio., exhibitions is under designs link and then exhibitions link. Video description: a man with black trousers green jumper and blue flat cap sits on top of a tree stump.. he sits under a decorative light about 1 m in diameter with petal inspired blades shading a central bulb. The tree here sitting on has light going from multiple crack like fishes radiating around the tree stump section, there are multiple Stump lights scattered around the floor of a similar height to about 40 cm… And three human sized trunk lights each also with cracks running up the length with light radiating from these fishes. The room also has an A-frame styled hanging structure with multiple further propeller and floral inspired light shades hanging from it., and smaller products on the table including a lily inspired reading light and bankers lights with a log shade twist.

21/05/2026

Talking tape measures or talking talking tape measures?…
video description: a man in workshop sits at a wood workshop bench, with a range of tools on a white wall styled shadow board. He holds out various tape measures.

18/05/2026

At for a pop up market 1030am to 1230pm today {Monday} . celebrating 10 years of hamlet. Check them out and the work they do.

15/05/2026

Looking forward to participating in this pop up market at , celebrating 10 years. Come down and meet some different socially and ethically minded enterprises/ businesses. … image description: The image is an announcement for a “Pop up Market!” event. The event is scheduled for Monday, 18th May, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at Hamlet Cafe. The design includes yellow flower-like shapes and green leaves around the border. At the bottom, there is a logo or graphic indicating “10 years” with the text “Celebrating a decade of impact.”

12/05/2026

Stump Light. This unique and original design continues to make its presence felt, through quiet contemplative mood light effect, each Stump Light positively enhances a space with the light bursting from its crack like fissures. Available in wired version for indoor use, install version with intergrated outdoor light source for outdoor installation and battery version, suitable for both indoor or out. We have some interesting projects coming up with different variations, watch this space, for hand made lighting from Tasmania, Australia. Photo by .crerar.words.photos at Winter Light festival from a few years back at aprox measurements 40cm high by 30cm diameter.

11/05/2026

Often when you walk into a gallery setting you are looking forward to a casual day out, enjoying some art or other culturally significant exhibition.
It is great we have public institutes and some private ones to showcase this work.
However, as a vision impaired designer/ maker (artist) practicing in a sight dominated paradime, I feel that access should be thought about more about for various sections of the community, specifically for those who can not see it in this case, vision impaired and blind people.
I am nearing the end of my time showcasing a solo exhibition called 'Wild Light' at the Cradle Mountain Wilderness Gallery. This exhibition showcases various works and how nature influences light and mood.
I realised after 16 years of practise where I was showcasing my work, I should try to expand accessibility, past just allowing people to feel my work and look at ways of expanding to audio description for visitors in person but also an accessible audio described 'tour' walk through.
Link via website is:
https://www.duncanmeerding.com.au/exhibitions
Or if you want to find the audio description audio tour by UK art / design Disability specialist Zoe Partington click here:
https://soundcloud.com/duncan-meerding/wild-light-solo-exhibition
This was made possible by RANT Arts Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant Funding.
The idea behind this, is to show, that if small scale sole practitioners can make this possible, why can not large scale institutes?
Regional Arts Australia RANT arts Zoe Partington

Audio Description written and voiced by Zoe Partington. Sound edited by Tom Walker. Audio Description is of Wild Light exhibition by furniture and lighting designer Duncan Meerding. Solo exhibition at

05/05/2026

Patina Propeller Pendant Light. Each light is highly unique and the dappled patina pattern is hard to fully illustrate through photos… these photos by .carrasco.m do a good job, illustrating the galaxy like pattern from underneath and the synergy between the natural eucalypt and the turquoise and other Hughes in the patina pattern. We have a bit of a back log of orders of these ones at the moment and the team have been enjoying the various processes we use for creating such a different light.