At the intersection of form and function, the Resident Cross LED Pendant really shines. Perpendicular aluminum channels each house LED light sources beneath prismatic poly diffusers, propelling warm white light down over surfaces. The clean, crisp silhouette makes a contemporary statement yet does not steal the show. Modern and minimally elegant, the Cross is equally suited to residential and commercial applications.

Clean lines, minimal materials and simple forms belie the amount of work that goes into creating objects that appear so uncomplicated. There is an art to such balance, and Resident's stable of solely New Zealand designers ("people we know and whose work we admire") are invested in a number of disciplines. Artists, architects and, yes, designers, employ a multitude of mediums in the creation of the studio's exquisitely engineered craftwork, from glass to carbon fiber, metals to ceramics.