A quick word with … fashion designer Ingrid Starnes
Getting a fashion label off the ground is hard graft, and designer Ingrid Starnes has cleared more than a few hurdles. More …
Design thinking in action at Methven: Embracing empathy, problems, and prototyping
1Focus groups kill good ideas, and other pearls of wisdom. More …
Distilling design with Ruth Mitchener
Industrial design graduate Ruth Mitchener has won a slew of awards for her endeavours. After nine months in Paris gathering inspiration, she's opening up the creative gates. More …
Marine techniques applied to ASB building
The flagship ASB Building on Jellicoe Street is up and running in Wynyard Quarter and turning heads with its crowning reflector device, installed last week. More …
Win
Win! A Design Yeah calendar!
28Twelve months, 12 of New Zealand’s very best designers and 12 limited-edition art prints for your wall – that’s Design Yeah 2013 (and there'll be more to come, as Design Assembly and Fancy - New Zealand Design Blog plan ... More …
Subscribe to Idealog, receive wicked one-off T-shirt
1Not to brag, but we reckon we’ve had some good designer-y (yes we know that’s not a word) fun with our covers this year. And we thought, wouldn’t it be nice if someone put one of those ... More …
Building
First Light goes public with its first eco house
5It started with four architectural students and an undergraduate design project in 2009, progressed to an international design competition, and now, a range of quick-build design-minded, energy-efficient houses any Kiwi would be proud of. More …
All hail Te Papa’s giant gingerbread house
Last week a giant gingerbread house was erected at Te Papa, the handiwork of executive chef Bernd Lippmann and a team of bakers – and if you're keen to head along for a gawk, it's on display until January ... More …
The pen is mightier than the sword
1Penelope Whitson fondly recalls the pregnant Twink pen. More …
Otago designers win coveted scholarships to Milan
A pair of promising Otago Polytechnic design students are about to embark on a trip to Italy in the new year, after winning international study scholarships to the prestigious Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Milan. More …
Air NZ’s new sleep-inducing video art
1Long-haul Air New Zealand passengers will be soothed to sleep by new Kiwi artwork on the airline’s inflight entertainment programme from mid-January thanks to an AUT initiative. More …
Win! Maori alphabet blocks!
28These stunning Maori alphabet blocks feature in our brand new issue, out this week, and whaddya know – we have a set to give away to one loyal reader. More …
30 seconds with … Dick Frizzell
The artist has an updated version of his book Dick Frizzell: The Painter. More …
NOM*d’s creative director bestowed with honorary degree
Margarita Robertson, creative director at fashion label NOM*d, was awarded an honorary Bachelor of Design (Fashion) from Otago Polytechnic this afternoon. More …
Auckland Advent calendar to unveil Billy Apple artwork
Auckland's giant Advent Calendar went up in Wynyard Quarter this week and come Sunday, an image by artist Billy Apple will be revealed. More …
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