Let your light shine: Trenzseater

It goes without saying that the right lighting can transform a stylish house into a much-loved home.

The advice of a good interior design specialist can take the headache out of choosing and positioning lights – especially one that has the world’s top lighting companies at his fingertips. Enter Trenzseater’s Ben Lewis, a New Zealand design talent with a notable pedigree.

Trenzseater is distinguished by its truly international style – modern but also sophisticated, playful and elegant. The company’s interior design projects have been recognised within New Zealand and internationally for two consecutive years with three honourable mentions at the International Design Awards (IDA).

The business offers a portfolio of European light fitting brands handpicked by Lewis and his brother Hamish for their style, name, quality and heritage. Citing the Bomma, Buster + Punch and Eichholz names as some of his clients’ favourites, buyers can see examples of all

Trenzseater products in the showroom. Lewis says one of the hottest looks emerging from Europe are metallic finishes done in a fresh way, with gold and silver leaf among recent standout offerings. “We are even seeing gold and other metallic tints on glass, which looks amazing and is very hard for mainstream manufacturers to copy.

There are also dulled down and worn-in bronze and matt black features,” Lewis adds, “which create a lived-in feel that lends a touch of understated elegance. Many of the designs arriving in the showroom have a truly timeless look about them, meaning you will love them for a lifetime rather than a season.”