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St Matthew-in-the-City in Hobson Street is one of Auckland's finest churches. The present church was opened in 1905. It was designed by architect Frank Loughborough Pearson in Early English style and constructed of white Oamaru stone set on a bluestone stylobate.

ECC was engaged to design a permanent lighting system for the church that would replace the need to hire lighting for various events. ECC selected products from iGuzzini, an Italian brand with strong credentials in lighting historic buildings around the world.

The fittings selected can colour change from white to any RGB colour. The colour settings are controlled by a laptop, and selected colour combinations can be pre-programmed for added simplicity. This enables the church to colour code individual events.

Photography by Jono Parker

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ECC has built a reputation for providing the absolute finest in European designer lighting and furniture. ECC was established in 1909 by George Levett Thorburn and is now run by grandson Mike Thorburn. Mike has been the driving force behind the development of an extensive range of designer lighting and furniture products over the last 30 years.

ECC continually searches the world for innovative designs and inventive solutions to meet increasingly complex lighting and design requirements. Every item in our showroom has been personally selected with an eye for the unique and original, something we have a true passion for. We firmly believe in building long term relationships with manufacturers as evidenced by our 20 year association with iGuzzini, Flos and Artemide; brands which draw on the talents of some of the world's leading designers.