A newly opened 44-room boutique hotel in Copenhagen’s Indre By, Henrik’s Hotel marks the third generation of the Hildebrandt family’s return to the building…
Abel founder Frances Shoemack takes her Aotearoa brand global with new vanilla Double Scoop. In the garden of the Carmen guesthouse in Amsterdam, a…
Our editor’s dispatch from 3 Days of Design, Copenhagen’s citywide summer fair, where endless daylight, a century of heritage and the antipodean contingent all…
In the old fishing village of Durgerdam, a heritage inn on the IJmeer has been restored into a 14-room stay with an honesty bar,…
In a Waterview duplex, Atelier Jones makes the case that half a house can carry the full thinking. When the mid-afternoon harbour light hits…
Photographer Biddi Rowley on what keeps her coming back to Japan, and the slow practice of looking that has grown from it. It’s 7.30am…
In this clever 1930s bungalow renovation, the dysfunctional floor plan is remade into a programme that finally opens up from front to back. In…
A clever collab on an exclusive wool carpet collection brings the understated wonder of wabi-sabi home. In association with Flooring Xtra. The beauty of…
Discreet yet design-led, pocket doors are the quiet performers in modern interiors. In association with Blum. Aesthetics are the visual hero of any design…
Elegantly modern window-treatment solutions that play with shadow and light bring hotel-like serenity home. In association with Luxaflex. Know the feeling when you push…
The best conversations happen when you make time for them. Inside Stories is a podcast series featuring the designers, makers and artists shaping creative…
A cluster of cacti lines the central path through Alex Fulton’s garden. Upright and graphic, their presence is unexpected, setting the tone immediately. Beyond…
I have to admit I never tire of seeing a convoy of Defenders heading into the wilderness: ordered, authoritative, poised. The Walter Mitty in…
Concrete floors are a hard-knock, good-looking solution to the challenges of life with two young boys in this character house makeover. In association with…
Pulling up to one of Ahuriri/Napier’s most historic homesteads, I tried to remember how long it had been since I’d last visited artist/designer Leanne…
Mornings will never be the same with this Plumbline collab that heightens the everyday. In association with Plumbline. Australian designer Greg Natale is a…
In landscapes that are a microcosm of Aotearoa — bold mountains, big beaches, bucolic orchards and burgeoning suburbia — these are the residential design…
Expanded to include Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington for the first time, the 2025 Lexus Design Award highlights fresh talent, thoughtful mentorship and ideas with meaningful potential….
Creating a sense of calm at home often comes down to the details — the tools and routines that help you reset and restore…
It was 11 years ago that Gizzy born-and-bred teachers Cate and Mike King swapped the blackboard for the beehive and ventured into a honey-making…
Tune into a tailored system that lifts cabinet fronts up and away — and gets it right every time. In association with Blum….
Living House introduces a faster, smarter, more accessible way to build light, warm and well-ventilated homes that just feel good. In association with First…
Makers’ Market is an immersive experience aimed at design lovers. What can we expect? Surprise and delight — hopefully we manage to pull off…
Homestyle GM Nicholas Burrowes takes the new Ferrari 12Cilindri for a spin, literally – on spikes, on ice. Some days are once-in-a-lifetime. This was…
A work-and-play trip to the snowy south puts the safety systems and calm capabilities of this hybrid to the test. In association with Lexus….
Lexus New Zealand is expanding the scope of its prestigious Lexus Design Award, with Wellington now joining the programme for the first time. Students…
Coloured concrete floors bring grounded good looks and a practical panache home. In association with Peter Fell. When Sydneysiders Sophie Bowers and Josh…
With a natural flow into the forest that surrounds it, this Wellington garden puts peacefulness on the perimeter. With the pace of everyday life,…
Refined, responsive and reassuring, this new plug-in hybrid is designed to meet the moment. In association with Lexus. The latest addition to Lexus’s most…
This Wānaka retreat, built with enduring materials, brings family together in both lasting and unexpected ways. In association with First Windows & Doors. Holding…