Urbis Designday 2012 on the horizon
Get tickets to Auckland's premier design event on Saturday 24 March, 2012.
iD finalists revealed
Twenty-eight emerging designers will show their collections at iD Dunedin.
Lap it up
From bars to noodle houses and everything in between.
Latest Stories
Hard to buy for: design snob?
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An unforeseen vocational downside of design editing: you can come across as a gift-judging design snob.
Comics: narrative design?
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A new book profiling the best comics has gotten me thinking about great illustration and design in these ‘cartoons’.
Win a DYRBERG/KERN watch
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Urbis is giving away a Palacio BL watch from DYRBERG/KERN Denmark.
Music and art inspired bottles
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Three New Zealand artists and three local musicians have collaborated on a series of limited edition bottle labels for Beck’s.
Fashion beyond silk
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A huge drycleaning bill has prompted a look into easy-care but super-stylish fashion.
Renovating horror stories
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Ah renovating! The Urbis office had an amusing chat about renovating horror stories this morning. Tell us yours.
BMW i3 + i8
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Two concepts that kick-started BMW’s ‘environmental’ sub-brand also stole the limelight at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show.
iD finalists revealed
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Twenty-eight emerging international fashion designers have been hand picked to show their collections at iD Dunedin.
Octavia Cook and Jacqui Chan chosen for Schmuck
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Talented contemporary jewellery designers Octavia Cook and Jacqui Chan have been invited to represent New Zealand at Schmuck.
Venice pavilion shortlist announced
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The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the shortlist for the redevelopment of the Australian pavilion in Venice.