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She was the first woman ever to pass Unitec’s New Zealand Certificates in plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying, and until recently Kellie Hinton was the…
Heavens above, aren’t these Halo vases produced at Powersurge’s West Auckland workshop divine? A highly refined design hand-forged from solid brass, they make a…
Elevating its surroundings to hero-detail status makes this dwelling on Tasmania’s Bruny Island something you just don’t see every day. In association with Fisher…
Founder of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland label Mahsa, Mahsa Willis, has spent the past two years working with her team in a single room in a…
In their new book, the writer and photographer visit Jo Wakelin’s Otago dry garden, which thrives without a drop of extra water to drink….
For your dining table, here, there or anywhere, the Sacha chair by Philippe Malouin for Resident has a geometric folded backrest, giving it a…
A childhood in a creative, resourceful family, study in fashion design and a stint in high-end streetwear behind him, mostly self-taught and entirely brilliant…
In association with First Windows & Doors. If life is made up of moments, this Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland alteration and extension project might be a…
In association with Resene. THE LOOK These Resene paints translate the carefree feel of bright, new-season, New Zealand-designed sartorial separates into sleep and…
Having begun their enterprise in 1997 in a garage on Motueka’s main street, the family behind Woodwrights are practically old hands in the furniture…
25Originally from the Manawatū, object-based installation artist Debbie Harris started out at art school with the intention of becoming a teacher. She really didn’t…
It was meant to be a bachelor pad — small, simple and bach-like. On a hillside in Sumner in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, this simple abode would…
Crisp mornings and cosy evenings are marking my days at home. As a bit of a winter tradition, my family and I have reconfigured our…
As our Architecture+Women NZ series continues, we’re joined by the boundary-pushing Raphaela Rose. Raphaela, you graduated from the University of Auckland with a Master…
Multidisciplinary artist Cora-Allan Wickliffe is represented by galleries in both Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland (Masterworks) and Pōneke/Wellington (Bartley & Company Art), and has lived and practised…
No stranger to renovating, interior creative Alex Fulton of Alex Fulton Design has traversed some varied terrain while doing up houses to suit the life…
HOMES
In 2013, Kerikeri-based golfer Paul Reid was offered an unanticipated opportunity: a new job and a new lifestyle for him and his wife Siobhan …
The white, double-storey villa in a quiet street in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Cox’s Bay looks like something out of a storybook. With its gracious gabled …
Everyone knows that renovating a character home — such as this one built in the ’30s — is like opening a box of chocolates. …
Once you’ve spent a bit of time with Bailey Meredith, you realise it’s a no-brainer that she’d have created a chic dwelling for herself …
Down a winding side road, over a one-lane bridge and up the last rise to the driveway, an arrow reading ‘This way’ is your …
When it comes to design, Deb Brown loves corners. “They drive sociability,” she says. “If you’re at a pub, people always gravitate to where …
STYLE
Heavens above, aren’t these Halo vases produced at Powersurge’s West Auckland workshop divine? A highly refined design hand-forged from solid brass, they make a strong, simple statement unadorned or with a single sculptural stem tilted just so, or you could offset their clean lines with unruly sprays of foraged flowers. powersurge.co.nz
For your dining table, here, there or anywhere, the Sacha chair by Philippe Malouin for Resident has a geometric folded backrest, giving it a playful visual appeal that belies the ultimate sensible resting angle it provides for your back. Launched last month at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, it’s upholstered in Kvadrat’s Hallingdal 65 fabric, a classic wool-blend textile devised in 1965 by iconic Danish designer Nanna Ditzel and renowned for its durability and colour palette. Choose a bright or neutral hue depending on your bent. resident.co.nz
In association with Resene. THE LOOK These Resene paints translate the carefree feel of bright, new-season, New Zealand-designed sartorial separates into sleep and living spaces that team greens with elegant, grounding neutrals we’ve offset with pops of pink — you could use Resene Drop Dead Gorgeous. MAIN IMAGE: BACKDROP, FROM LEFT Nook walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen in Resene Rolling Hills, right wall in Resene SpaceCote Flat in Resene Solitaire, floor in Resene Walk-on in Resene Half Sea Fog, resene.co.nz/colorshops. ITEMS, FROM LEFT Resort bedspread, from $440, cittadesign.com. Bolster cushion, $255, klay.co.nz. Bon tray by Ferm Living,
PEOPLE
She was the first woman ever to pass Unitec’s New Zealand Certificates in plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying, and until recently Kellie Hinton was the only lady tradie working at her current level in these occupations. She came to her profession through her father, and today they work together in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland on residential, commercial and industrial properties. Kellie’s expertise can also be hired through Tradespeople, Aotearoa’s national directory of woman and gender-diverse tradies, but let’s get to know her a bit first. So Kellie, why do you do what you? It’s simple — I love it. Every day there’s
Founder of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland label Mahsa, Mahsa Willis, has spent the past two years working with her team in a single room in a Grey Lynn villa, but not long ago they took over the whole house, joyfully spreading themselves out. Drenched in beautiful light and with a perfectly imperfect wabi-sabi appeal, every room has been assigned a different purpose, and Mahsa and co are in the process of devising an aesthetic for each space. We asked her to tell us more. So Mahsa, what’s the day-to-day like here? It’s our central hub, where we work independently and together. The
A childhood in a creative, resourceful family, study in fashion design and a stint in high-end streetwear behind him, mostly self-taught and entirely brilliant weaver Christopher Duncan made his start in his current craft a decade ago. He began using gifted looms and materials, his sister helping to support this transition by buying him his first loom off Trade Me. He’s currently making on another Trade Me find, a loom built from Pacific kauri, bought from a woman in her 90s, who also graciously offered him her related books, magazines and all the yarn he could carry. So Christopher,
LIVING
Stick a fork in us, we’re done, thanks to local label Fondu’s rad retro togs. Our hearts have turned to mush over the way …
Traditional methods blend with modern colours and forms in these yummy Nougat bucket vases by Milan’s Stories of Italy. In mouth-blown, hand-finished Murano glass, …
New Zealand’s number-one showcase for contemporary art, Aotearoa Art Fair, is all set for 2022’s programme, which will see more than 40 local and …
An amazing dress can be transformative, and Kate Sylvester’s AW 22 collection has a host of true beauties to instantly improve your ’tude, among …
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