Born in Japan, raised in Aotearoa and based in Italy, designer Keiji Takeuchi talks about walking sticks, and a world without borders. “The studio…
Raised among furniture with stories, Awayday founder Gloria Griffen has built a business around the thrill of the good find and the lasting value…
In a Titirangi workroom, Liz Wycherley and Simon Oosterdijk make ceramics, and candles designed to drip, slump, resist and almost fall apart. Partners in…
Artist Zhu Ohmu works with clay as a material of memory and negotiation, hand-building forms that resist easy definition. Ahead of showing new work…
The best conversations happen when you make time for them. Inside Stories is a podcast series featuring the designers, makers and artists shaping creative…
On a working cattle property in Australia’s Northern Territory, Dunedin artist Meg Gallagher gathered ringers’ worn-in denim, dyed cotton with red ochre and found…
Alice Lines joins him in the studio to talk process, pigment and the everyday moments that end up in his paintings. When you’re standing…
Being named 2025 Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureate is permission, she says, to be “even gnarlier”. You’ve been recognised as an Arts Foundation…
Painting entered Christian Dimick’s universe at the moment he needed it — first as an escape, then as a direction. Since then, encouragement from…
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…
Nelson-born jeweller Warwick Freeman says “materials are my words” and he has been speaking the language of expression and identity through his applied-art practice…
What was the initial spark for the Tukanga TV series? I’ve always been interested in artistic process — how things are made, why that…
Designer, artist, stylist, writer… Jono Fleming does it all. The Sydney-based creative shares a behind-the-scenes snapshot. What’s your secret for a happy home? One…
Since we last caught up you’ve moved to Sydney. Where have you settled and what drew you to this part of the city? We’re…
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…
On the porch with a cup of tea in hand, Bec Snelling pauses between hanging drapes and adjusting finishing touches for the show she’s…
Artist, architect and māmā Raukura Turei works with whenua-based pigments to create textured paintings that speak of atua wāhine, whakapapa and connection. Her practice…
You’ve launched a new category for Sans with solid refillable hair care. Where did the idea begin? The genesis of Perpetual began when visiting…
Makers’ Market is an immersive experience aimed at design lovers. What can we expect? Surprise and delight — hopefully we manage to pull off…
In a penthouse high above downtown Tāmaki Makaurau, designer Rebe Healy invited guests into The Apartment — a live campaign shoot staged as a…
In the studio with influential and esteemed, kiwi-born interior designer Olivia Williams works at a global level, from a very grounded base. Olivia Williams…
Get together at home with family and friends and these trans-seasonal dishes that taste like good times. We’ve worked with Gretchen Lowe in many…
Resident has expanded their collection with the same quiet confidence that has made them a global brand. Creative Director Tim Rundle is helping define…
Fashion-label founder Sarah Harris Gould takes the cosy, considered route in her new Herne bay home. As the co-founder of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland fashion label…
A snapshot of photographer Melanie Jenkins’ life, work and new book Take Me to Spain. When did you first pick up a camera? I…
Conversation. Culture. Colour. Three touchpoints that Naomi Faifai pivots around in her joyful everyday. Tell us about your childhood and your first memory of…
A quick word with artist, stylist and photographer Jessica Crowe. When did you know you wanted a creative career? As a teenager. I remember…
Kowtow founder Gosia Piatek tells us why she hates lawn, loves colour and looks forward to a more sustainable tomorrow. What role does creativity…
Paintings on glass were artist Hannah Ireland’s first love — now she explores her mÉtier across many mediums. Your work is a form of…
What’s one of your earliest memories of appreciating design? Travelling through Europe in my 20s. Its historical architecture had a profound impact. What drew…