Enter Gina Fabish’s New Plymouth store—a treasure trove of memories and dreams that was always meant to be. When asked how she found herself…
Nephi Tupaea, a visionary artist with deep Māori roots, paints a new narrative of decolonisation in Aotearoa. Tucked away on a quiet, nondescript Karanema/Havelock…
Step one on the road to running Emma Hayes Textiles saw its talented founder graduating from Unitec with a Bachelor of Design majoring in…
German-born Elena Renker was into pottery from the moment she was introduced to it by a wonderful craft teacher as a child. She later…
Kiwis Kelly and Josh Müller met in Tauranga, relocated to Sydney, then — craving a slower pace for their young family — settled in Lennox…
Going by the name of Hey Maker Studio, Waihi Beach-based artist Lisa Billing (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui ) is deep in commissions right…
If you ask Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Loren Marks what painting is to her, she’ll describe it as a chaotic blend of exploration, discovery, risk, experimentation,…
Creativity has been a constant in New Zealand-born Samoan/Rotuman/Tongan/Irish artist Serene Hodgman’s life, its meaning morphing over the years. As a child, she recalls…
“When we think of styling our homes, it’s our senses of sight and touch that are typically the priority, yet it’s the finishing touches…
The big decision about what to be when you grow up is even less clean and simple when your talents lie in multiple areas….
He spoke to homestyle editor Alice Lines ahead of Semi Permanent — the festival of creativity and design, a must-see in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington from…
Leanne Culy reckons she popped out of the womb interpreting the world in a creative way. Art was her favourite subject at school, kickstarting…
On now, Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck and Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi’s exhibition ‘Amui ‘i Mu‘a: Ancient Futures at Te Whare Toi o Heretaunga Hastings Art Gallery…
Central to Ōtautahi/Christchurch artist Julia Holderness’ practice is an interest in art history and women practitioners, and how archives might allow us to engage…
Sarah Lindsay’s life less ordinary began in a tiny coal-mining town outside of Birmingham, but funnily enough, fate had other plans, and after falling…
Having worked their way up in the business founded by Bridget Dunn and Jeff Kennedy in 2011, the new owners of Pōneke/Wellington’s Acme, Megan…
Emelia French is breathing a sigh of relief. Having graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts with a Master of Fine Arts in 2017,…
Dave, ceramics are part of a wider creative practice for you — tell us about the various mediums you explore in your art. As…
Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Carina Webb has always has a soft spot for handmade objects and the narratives they carry. She says that as a designer,…
After a decade working as a fashion designer in Paris, Marilou Dadat arrived in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland to run her own small line of accessories…
Being around like-minded people all doing their own amazing thing was so seductive for Ōtautahi/Christchurch artist Emma Fitts that by the time she finished…
Painting pants on, headphones turned up, hot drink in hand, and Ōtepoti/Dunedin visual artist/denim designer Meg Gallagher is ready to create. Hailing from Aotearoa’s…
When you take a chance and the stars align, magic happens. Just ask florist Lucy Houghton of Lu Diamond Flowers and interior/product designer Sally…
Most of Claire Mahoney’s childhood was spent playing in two very different gardens in the foothills of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland’s Waitākere ranges, near Te Henga/Bethells…
Founder of clean skincare brand Maryse, Maryse O’Donnell, has been a busy bee. The former facialist has recently created a new collection, new products…
Because we want to bring you absolutely everything this creative couple had to tell us, below is a bonus extended version of the story that…
As young artists Nikau Hindin and Rongomai Grbic-Hoskins’ recent exhibition at Season drew to a close, the gallery’s founders Jade Townsend and Francis McWhannell…
Sculptor Simon Lewis Wards didn’t fit the school system particularly well, so he left in his early teens, and in a fortuitous twist, ended…
A champion of what she believes is our most underrated sense, the olfactory world has always held a distinct allure for Frances Shoemack. Trouble…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Georgina May Young has always been drawn to textiles and patterns, inspired in part by her grandmother, who was an incredible maker, and her…
Fiona Clements (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) is director of Ōtepoti/Dunedin’s Res.Awesome, a company that supports businesses, community groups, events and individuals to become…
Launched in December to such acclaim that every last item in their first collection was snapped up within 24 hours, new business Noa Blanket…
Australian-born, with Filipino and Caucasian heritage, Genevieve Black was raised in a little place called Woy Woy, north of Sydney, and moved to Tāmaki…
Pōneke/Wellington-based artist Ann Shelton’s personal ikebana-inspired revival has resulted in some astonishingly beautiful works. Like all good images, those in her series jane says…
In a nutshell, Katrina Wolff helps people optimise their gardens, placing an emphasis on healthy soil via biodynamic methods. She reckons we’re close to…
Some of Raukura Turei’s earliest memories are of time spent along the black-sand shoreline of Tāmaki Makaurau’s Te Henga/Bethells Beach and walking through the…
Award-winning photographer Rachel Mataira says accolades are a nice result, but for her, the highlight of her vocation is being able to access places…
The world has the art department at Wainuiomata High School to thank for fostering maker Olivia Edginton’s creativity. She says her teachers’ incredible support…
As children growing up in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Beth Ellery and her sisters were helped by their mum to design and make their own outfits, so…
At age 18, Josephine Jelicich moved from Auckland to Wellington to study nursing. So far, so good, except that she ended up hating it,…
From a large, light, shared space in Wellington’s Anvil House, Kirsty Lillico creates amazing artworks using textiles as her main medium — cast-off carpet,…
In a little house in Mount Maunganui, not far from the beach, lives a pianist, a potter, a journalist and maker Josh Ford Taylor….
Designer, writer and mum of two Sammy-Rose Scapens grew up between Tauranga and Christchurch in a wonderfully artistic family, with parents who encouraged individuality…
Her new collection is intertwined with a deeply personal story of reinvention. The past couple of years have been quite a journey for Bec…
At the top of a winding staircase above a dairy on Auckland’s Karangahape Road sit a couple of unassuming rooms. Once an apartment, they’ve…
She’s also for hire her via national directory Tradespeople too. Here’s why and how… As a child growing up in Mangawhai, Lou Ashford used…
He’s come a long way from crafting pieces in his garage to the helm of this killer bag label. A natural-born creative, Liam Bowden…
See it at Föenander Galleries from June 3 – but first, read on about the artist… Philippines-born, Auckland-based visual artist Andrea Bolima’s explorations of…
Designing, gardening, sculpting… Is there anything this multitalented Auckland maker can’t do? Amelia Fagence grew up in Auckland in a home filled with art,…
Lighting is just one of the things Kiri and Ben Wahrlich and their team design in their renovated space. Kiri and Ben Wahrlich of…
Join us for a chat with the Architecture+Women NZ members about their practice. What led you to your careers in architecture? Jess: Strangely, we’d…
The new nationwide directory gives us all more choice when hiring, and benefits the industry as well. Already half of design studio Akin and…
The interior-designer magic happens in a former factory turned HQ haven. Stepping into the Christchurch office of Lume Design is like crossing the threshold…
The brass isn’t the only beautiful thing at this West Auckland outfit. The family behind West Auckland’s Powersurge enjoy an enviable relationship. They riff…
Happiness for her is creating with colour, and she can’t stop won’t stop with her lovely landscapes. For Auckland’s Jen Sievers, creating colours and…
Step inside the luxury leather-goods label’s studio and store, where we find out how style meets sustainability. These are productive times for founder Jessie…
He took us behind the scenes as he prepared to end the year on a high note. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
She’s making both a new life for herself and pieces out of clay. Ceramicist Larissa Goodwin and her artist/web developer husband James Wylie spent…
To me, home is somewhere I feel at peace. I make my bed every morning — and actually enjoy doing it. Then I boil…
As she prepared to open her first Paris boutique, the Kiwi bridal designer told us about her new home in rural France. It was…
Why nature and family are her biggest influences. For Salome Tanuvasa, the juggle really is real. After completing her Master of Fine Arts at…
“My husband Alex, pug Harvey and I have lived in our villa for over a year. We were immediately attracted to the great dining…
In her first book, Hiakai, Monique Fiso shares methods for food gathering and cooking informed by her Māori heritage. When I returned home [at the…
As you’d expect from our homestyle art director, Juliette and her partner Robin have created a home that embraces playful design. Homestyle art director Juliette…
The fashion label co-founder opens the door of her recently renovated central Auckland villa. Half of design duo Harris Tapper (with her friend Lauren Tapper), Sarah…
Step inside her small-scale slice of paradise, redecorated without compromise in striking black and white. Founder of creative ideas agency Tradecraft, Morven McAuley, says…
The Coromandel Peninsula artist crafts all kinds of custom pieces on beautiful timber looms. Upping sticks with her family from Auckland to Tairua in…
He tells how mindfulness and homeware help him embrace the everyday. “I split my time between my place and the home of my girlfriend…
Repped by McLeavey Gallery, the painter explores colour, memory, pop culture and history on canvas. Since graduating from Whitecliffe in 2018 with a Master…
The Kiwi-in-London creative director opens the door to her eco-minded home. “I live with my partner, film director Thomas Napper, and our son, Laker,…
The owner of Jhana Millers Gallery offers insights on collecting art. On the first floor of the heritage-rated Mibar Building in central Wellington is…
The Auckland fashion designer is big on community as a tool to change how we view our wardrobes. After finishing her fashion degree at…
Her thought-provoking pieces are grounded in feminist theory. Abstract-minimalist artist Rachel Hope Peary says she’s always been an expressive person, drawn to playing with…
The Auckland creative tells how scent shapes her life. “Scent has always been an integral part of my life, from spending time as a…
Captivating the eye and demanding to be touched, Devyn Ormsby’s juicy objects introduce her as one to watch. Devyn Ormsby has been drawn to…
Of all the projects the interior designer has worked on, the refit of this modernist building has been one of her favourites. Auckland’s Janice…
George Wilkins and Will McCallum on their anything-but-average office, complete with huts you can make at home. From humble beginnings in their parents’ sheds,…
The Auckland artist’s process can’t be pinned down, but one thing’s for sure in her studio: there’ll always be music playing. Artist Grace Bader’s…
The Berlin-based Kiwi creates with waste for the benefit of people and the planet. It’s a gigantic geographical and cultural leap from Auckland’s leafy…
These New Zealand aid workers spent six years in Uganda. We were lucky enough to visit them before they moved back to Aotearoa. For…
Local company General Sleep is supporting traditional craft on the other side of the globe. We quizzed its co-founder Greta van der Star. Born in…
At home and work, Natasha Mead’s serene, contemplative aesthetic gently blurs boundaries in a celebration of design for the ages. Graphic designer Natasha Mead…
These appealingly precise pieces depicting folks going about their business are made by Melbourne-based Kiwi Mark Alsweiler, who joined us for a friendly chat….
The day potter Grace Uivel discovered clay, she knew she’d found her calling. Lyttelton’s Grace Uivel has recently opened the door to her new…
Fashion designer Maggie Hewitt believes style and sustainability can coexist, we’ve just got to get on board. Fashion label Maggie Marilyn was established with a…
No flower is safe from the watchful eye of Melbourne-dwelling Kiwi Sam Michelle, and lately the same can be said for landscapes. New Zealand-born…
The door to multidisciplinary artist Areez Katki’s home away from home in Mumbai, India is a portal to a whole lot more. On a…
Andrea Harradine of Powersurge, makers of marvellous metalworks, shares why it pays to go where the wheels take you. One fine day almost three…
Industrial designer Ted Synnott needed some convincing of his abilities, but we can’t help but notice his talent now. Ted Synnott had always been interested…
Carter Were has traded the city for a farm in Byron Bay’s hinterland, and on that farm she has some chickens. In 2017 —…
Alana Wilson’s deep connection to the natural world is infused into her work. A resident of Manly with a studio in Curl Curl, ceramicist…
The home of interior stylist Ange Dye reflects her impeccable taste, but she also likes it to feel lived in, and here she tells…
Aiming to encourage curiosity, a prolific pair of West Auckland neighbours have opened a new online store, The Library. Writer Yasmine Ganley of anyonegirl.com…