Having found success in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland over the years, 2011 won’t quite be the same, when it comes to Auckland at least, for design event Semi-Permanent. It’s New Zealand partner in creativity crime since ... More …
The University of Auckland’s School of Architecture and Planning will launch its popular Communiqué Autumn Lecture Series with a showcase of national and international experts that spans professions and disciplines. This semester’s offering includes lectures on dance choreography ... More …
Christchurch’s chocolate-box facade has cracked. The city will never be the same— but what will it choose to become? Kris Herbert meets the Cantabrians who are reinventing their city More …
The First Light house is well and truly starting to take shape with the team describing the initial stages of construction in their latest blog. There’s also an awesome time lapse video that brings the process to life. More …
Last night Design Daily ventured into Auckland’s Parnell where members of the creative community packed in amongst an ample amount of delicate and stunning objects to celebrate the opening of the latest Essenze store. With wine glasses and beer ... More …
Aside from the city streets being overtaken by drunken and green debauchery, St Patrick’s Day offers up a good excuse to look at some of Ireland’s more successful inventions. Sure, there may be failures like the counter productive ... More …
It may be selling a drink that's packed with chemicals and inherently presents no health benefits whatsoever, but what the hey, at least the bottle is going a little greener. PepsiCo has announced it has developed what is says ... More …
In 2001, the combination of 9/11 and the collapse of Ansett brought Air New Zealand to its knees. With a loss of self-belief and pride, coupled with a dislocation between employees and managers, the airline needed a transformation and ... More …
It’s one of the most prestigious international product design competitions that honours a broad scope of design categories, including gardens, life science and medicine, households and kitchens, interior design and new to the fold this year, architecture and urban ... More …
While murmurings of a possible merger with the National Bank remain shrouded in secrecy, what is certain is that ANZ’s super-regional strategy, more specifically, the associated brand roll-out that comes with the strategy, is doing something right after Asia-Pacific ... More …
CleverBastards, the self-proclaimed hunters of ingenious ideas, designs, art and craft from all over the country, have launched their CleverBastards 4 Chirstchurch art and design auction, featuring some very cool pieces of work from Kiwi creatives like Tim Wigmore and ... More …
Where does Sci-Fi originate from? This visual stunner of an infographic from New York-based artist Ward Shelley gives you a clue (or many clues, to be exact). Taking the form of a tentacled beast inspired by what Shelley says are ... More …
Designers with an eye for creating sculptural furniture are being invited to take part in a new design competition that encourages both experienced and emerging designers to pit their talents against 10 of the world’s best architects. More …
Kiwi illustrator and animator Kieran Rynhart has beaten out 6,000 submissions to be selected as one of Luerzerʼs Archive Best 200 Illustrators Worldwide for 2010/2011. His submission, titled ʻSt. Brendanʼ, was picked by a panel of the worlds ... More …
Whilst NZPI is currently focused on supporting the broader community of Christchurch through the recovery phase following the devastating earthquake on 22/2, there will come a point when Christchurch city leaders, government and NZPI will be able to turn ... More …