Johannesburg, South Africa

Light Bender Creations

Where light meets craft, and craft becomes art. Anthony works across the disciplines of production lighting design, fine carpentry, precision CNC fabrication, and handbuilt guitars — bringing the same obsessive attention to beauty in all of it — including his own line of organic CNC-cut light fixtures and parametric furniture under the Light Bender Fixtures brand.

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Lighting Design

Carpentry

CNC Cutting

Guitar Building

Light Bender Fixtures

About Anthony

A craftsman who bends the ordinary

Anthony Kuun is the founder of Light Bender Creations  —  Lighting and 3D Design, based in Johannesburg. He has spent years honing a rare set of skills that cross the boundaries between technical precision and artistic vision.


From designing immersive lighting rigs for live events to hand-shaping guitars from raw tonewoods, Anthony brings the same dedication to every discipline he touches. His work is not a collection of separate trades — it is a single creative philosophy expressed in different materials.

20+

Years of experience

5

Creative disciplines

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Custom creations

JHB

Based in Joburg

Anthony Kuun

What Anthony does

Five disciplines, one vision

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Lighting Design

Production lighting for live events, concerts, and theatrical performances. Anthony works with light the way a sculptor works with clay — shaping atmosphere, drawing attention, building worlds.

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Carpentry

Fine custom carpentry rooted in a deep respect for wood and the patience to coax beauty from it. Furniture, fitments, bespoke structures — built by hand, built to last.

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CNC Cutting

Precision computer-aided cutting for complex forms that require both accuracy and artistry. Anthony uses CNC not as a shortcut, but as a tool for achieving shapes that honour the design.

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Guitar Building

Handbuilt electric guitars and custom instruments under the Rensburg Custom Guitars name. Each guitar is a unique object — designed, built, and finished with the kind of care that only comes from someone who lives for the craft.

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Light Bender
Fixtures

Organic CNC-cut wooden light fixtures and parametric furniture for living spaces. Each piece is designed and crafted by hand — where lighting, carpentry and sculpture become one object.

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Selected work

The things he makes

Lighting Design

Live Production Rigs

Guitar Building

Rensburg Custom Electrics

Carpentry

Bespoke Builds

CNC Cutting

Precision Fabrication

Lighting Design

Production Design

Guitar Building

Archtop in Progress

Light Bender Fixtures

Organic Pendant Lights

Light Bender Fixtures

Parametric Furniture

Get in touch

Let's make something

Whether you have a project in mind, a commission to discuss, or just want to talk about the work — Anthony would love to hear from you.

Location

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Disciplines

Lighting · Carpentry · CNC · Guitars

Phone

+27 64 550 5920

Social

@anthony_kuun_thelightbender

Discipline 01

Lighting Design

Production lighting for live events, concerts, theatre, and immersive experiences. Anthony designs with intention — every fixture placed with purpose, every cue written with feeling.

The work

Anthony has been working as a freelance lighting designer and technician since 2018, and as co-owner of Lighting Bender Production Lighting and 3D Design, he brings full-service capability to any production — from design and visualisation right through to installation and operation.

He has served as a presenter at Stage Audio Works and is experienced in the full range of production lighting disciplines — including structural and staging work, project management, and CAD drafting. He is also a qualified Grand MA3 operator and programmer, working at the highest level of lighting console operation in live production.

What sets Anthony apart is not just technical skill but the ability to see a space as a canvas — and to use light to paint something that an audience will feel long after the show is done.

Services

Production Lighting

Full-scale live event and concert lighting design and operation

3D Lighting Design

Visualisation and pre-production 3D renders of lighting concepts

Structures and Staging

Structural design and rigging planning for performance environments

Project Management

End-to-end production coordination and technical direction

CAD Drafting

Technical drawings and lighting plots for venues and events

Discuss a Lighting Project →

Discipline 02

Fine Carpentry

Bespoke carpentry that honours the material. Anthony works with wood the way a luthier does — with deep patience, careful listening, and an eye for what the grain wants to become.

The work

Growing out of a long tradition of woodworking that runs through the Kuun family, Anthony's carpentry practice is rooted in a genuine love for the material. He approaches every project with the same question — what does this piece want to be?

From custom furniture to bespoke fitments, structural builds, and artistic installations, his carpentry work carries the same fingerprint as everything else he makes: precise, considered, and deeply human.

No two pieces are the same. That is the whole point.

Services

Custom Furniture

One-of-a-kind pieces designed and built for your space

Bespoke Fitments

Built-in cabinetry, shelving, and architectural woodwork

Artistic Installations

Sculptural and structural woodwork for creative and commercial spaces

Restoration and Repair

Careful restoration of pieces that deserve to be kept

Commissions

Custom work built to your brief and your timeline

Commission a Piece →

Discipline 03

CNC Cutting

Where precision meets possibility. CNC allows Anthony to work at a level of complexity and accuracy that pure hand-cutting cannot achieve — but the creative vision behind every cut is entirely human.

The work

CNC routing is a tool in Anthony's hands the same way a chisel is — something to be used with intention, not just capability. He brings his background in CAD design and carpentry to every CNC project, ensuring that what comes off the machine is worth putting your name to.

His CNC work spans custom components for guitar builds, decorative and structural panels, signage, precision-cut parts for furniture, and bespoke fabrication for clients who need something that simply cannot be bought off a shelf.

If you can draw it, he can cut it.

Services

Custom Components

Precision-cut parts for furniture, instruments, and structures

Decorative Panels

Intricate cut patterns for interiors, feature walls, and installations

Signage and Branding

CNC-routed signage in wood and composite materials

Prototype Fabrication

Rapid prototyping for designers and product developers

Guitar and Instrument Parts

Precision-machined components for instrument building

Discuss a CNC Project →

Discipline 04

Guitar Building

Handbuilt custom guitars under the Rensburg Custom Guitars name. Every instrument is an act of devotion — to the player, to the tone, and to the craft of building something worthy of music.

The work

Anthony builds custom electric guitars under Rensburg Custom Guitars, and is co-founder of Fat Pug Custom Drums and Iron Bark Stixx — a family of instrument-building ventures that reflects his belief that the finest instruments deserve to be made by hand, with care, and with a maker's full attention.

Each guitar begins as a conversation. What kind of player are you? What does your music need? What should this instrument feel like to hold? The answers shape every decision — the wood selection, the electronics, the neck profile, the finish.

The guitar you've always wanted exists. Anthony builds it.

Rensburg Custom Guitars

Custom Electric Guitars

Fully bespoke electric guitars designed around the player

Wood Selection

Careful sourcing of tonewoods for every application and sound profile

Electronics and Hardware

Pickup specification, wiring, and hardware specification for your sound

Custom Finishing

Hand-applied finishes in oil, lacquer, and paint

Fat Pug Custom Drums

Custom drum builds and Iron Bark Stixx handmade drumsticks

Commission a Guitar →

Discipline 05

Light Bender Fixtures

Organic, sculptural light fixtures and parametric furniture designed and crafted by hand. Where CNC precision meets living wood — and every piece becomes an object worth looking at even when the light is off.

The work

Light Bender Fixtures is Anthony's most personal creative expression — objects that exist at the intersection of lighting design, carpentry, and sculpture. Each piece begins as a digital form and ends as something you want to touch.

Using CNC precision to cut organic, flowing shapes from natural wood, Anthony creates pendant lights, floor lamps, and furniture that bring warmth and architecture into a living space simultaneously. The Light Bender gold flame logo marks every original piece.

All fixtures are available in custom dimensions, wood species, and finishes. No two pieces need to be identical — and they rarely are.

What is available

Pendant Lights

CNC-cut organic wooden pendant lights in natural and painted finishes

Floor and Table Lamps

Sculptural base designs with custom shade options

Parametric Furniture

Chairs, shelving, and statement pieces built from CNC-cut organic forms

Feature Wall Installations

Large-scale parametric wood installations for residential and commercial spaces

Custom Commissions

Bespoke designs built to your space, palette, and brief

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