Care for a good smothering of design inspiration in the near future? If creative goodness by way of art, design and creative technologies sounds like a bit of you, be sure to check out upcoming event We Can Create, courtesy ... More …
All Blacks sponsorship is generally quite rife but in Rugby World Cup year, it’s notched up to another level entirely. But if Dan Carter posing as a heat pump doesn’t make you want to buy one, will the ... More …
Being celebrated as “a leading light” in 21st Century architecture is no mean feat, especially when you’re competing on a global stage. Enter Kiwi firm Patterson Associates who, together with practices from Norway, Japan, Spain and Denmark, have been ... More …
Care for a good smothering of design inspiration in the near future? If creative goodness by way of art, design and creative technologies sounds like a bit of you, be sure to check out upcoming event We Can Create, courtesy ... More …
The Type Directors Club (TDC) is something of an institution in the graphic design community. Founded in 1994, it works to support excellence in typography—both in print and on screen—supporting research and education, and disseminating information relating to ... More …
Blending commercial needs with sustainable building principles can prove very successful, as Peddle Thorp Architect's double win at the 2011 New Zealand Architecture Awards demonstrate. The firm won awards in both the Sustainability and Commercial categories, something it says ... More …
There’s something about logos that seems to spike people’s interest. The recently launched Z Energy logo is testament to that and now it’s the turn of Sealord to show off its new corporate identity, unveiling it at ... More …
There’s any number of ways you can get creative with business cards, but we particularly like what Spanish telecommunications engineer Ramiro Pareja Veredas has done with this one. The circuit board business card not only looks pretty cool, it ... More …
They’ll add anywhere between $2,000 and $9,000 per property to residential building work, but new rules from the Department of Building and Housing will make for stronger building foundations in Canterbury. More …
When it comes to winning awards, the Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre has just about ticked off every local award on the list. It even picked up an award across the ditch at the inaugural Trans-Tasman Timber Design Awards last ... More …
Gapfiller's Coralie Winn presented at TEDxEQChCh in the weekend, and blogs about nerves, laughter and determination More …
Can you make a beer taste better by changing the shape of a bottle? The makers of Tui Blond Lager must think so, announcing a few changes to the traditional bottle design. Beer brands are always looking for ways to ... More …
Kitchen and bathroom designer Sue Gillbanks’ career has spanned over 30 years. Having worked at Alno & Poggenpohl, and having also run her own independent kitchen design company, she now finds herself at home as a director at Kitchens By Design ... More …
It's been an incredibly busy time for the Victoria team as they continue on with their Meridian First Light house. In their latest blog the team detail the construction process as they set about building their house in just ... More …
With the debut issue of Colab’s Journal: Creative Technologies done and dusted, the hunt is on for content for the second issue of the online, open-access publication. Emerging and post-graduate researchers from around New Zealand are invited to contribute. More …
