At the leading edge of change, Dan Heyworth, the founder of a modular system for building architect-designed, energy-efficient houses, says the whole building industry is “extremely fraught, messy and complex” – and has been for many years. He believes a huge ... More …
On March 22 this year, Adventure Ecology founder and environmentalist David de Rosthschild, along with his crew, set sail from San Francisco on the Plastiki, a unique 60-foot catamaran engineered from approximately 12, 500 reclaimed plastic bottles . More …
If you’re a product designer seeking a little inspiration, or anyone who can appreciate clever design, website thedieline is a fantastic showcase of packaging design excellence. More …
This year marks the 22nd year of the Montana World of WearableArt Awards Show (WOW). The world-renowned design and art event has been attracting ever-growing interest and amazing works of art from across the globe for some time now, and ... More …
This week we profile Katrin Sonnleitner, a product designer’s whose work has been exhibited worldwide. Her work is known for dealing with the relationship between human and object, as well as crossing borders between art and design. More …
Ordinarily, wrapping your bike around a pole wouldn’t be a highly sought after result. But for 21-year-old designer Kevin Scott, that’s exactly the result he was hoping for. His nifty bendable bike is designed to tie securely around ... More …
Design Daily readers, we’d like you to meet our man on the street, Simon Todd. Simon will be offering up regular quirky updates on what’s happening on the urban design-scape of the mean streets of Auckland, in a ... More …
Wellington architect Sam Kebbell of KebbellDaish Architect’s is well practiced at his craft, having worked in architecture and interior architecture in Boston, New York, and Amsterdam. He shares with us his black list of architecture and tells us why ... More …
If you visit New York, you won’t find many people swimming in the Hudson River, but soon enough, you may just be able to find water enthusiasts splashing about in a custom built pool that floats in the river ... More …
Driving upside down along the second floor roof-top of the Mini Garage, a bright red Mini is turning heads in the heart of Ponsonby. The car appears to defy the forces of gravity. But it’s really just a 160kg ... More …
It seems patrons can’t get enough of the Salvador Dali Museum, with the influx of visitors requiring the museum to open up its third home to house its collection of oil paintings, watercolours, drawings, graphics, photographs and sculptures. International ... More …
We love Wu Yu-Ying "Breathing" chair – a chair that moulds specifically to the shape of the person sitting in it. More …
Here’s a novel approach to parking your car when space is at a premium. Cardok is an automated parking solution that doubles your parking space and provides more security than a locked garage. More …
Giving the likes of Rodney Wayne a run for his money, a succession of fresh, hip new Hair Co stores is poised to pop up all over the country. Moroccan hairdresser, developer and entrepreneur Joseph Brookes has arrived in New ... More …
Freshly squeezed onto the design scene is Foxes shop of design and wonderment, an on-line based store selling New Zealand made, contemporary design and handmade pieces. The site launched yesterday and features handpicked pieces from site creator Jessica Whiting, who ... More …
