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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence

Multi-media artist Tim Gruchy creates a conceptually and technologically complex sculptural installation in Britomart’s Takutai Square.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 22 Feb 2012
Urbis Designday 2012 - collaborations revealed

Urbis Designday 2012 collaborations

New Zealand’s design community gathered at the stunning Roxy terrace for the exclusive launch.
Posted: 21 Feb 2012
Checking out The Mount

Checking out The Mount

Photographer Simon Devitt and I just got back from Tauranga where we met some inspiring creative locals.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 15 Feb 2012
Gem of an event

Gem of an event

The international contemporary jewellery design community gathers at JEMposium to discuss and celebrate the art of jewellery.
Posted: 9 Feb 2012
Interior Awards 2012 entries open

Interior Awards 2012 entries open

Presented by Interior magazine, the awards are open to all New Zealand design professionals.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 8 Feb 2012
Urbis issue 66 out now

Urbis issue 66 out now

The latest issue (special Art issue) features the hottest news in design, style, architecture, fashion, travel and more.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 6 Feb 2012
Calligraphy goes urban

Calligraphy goes urban

Artist Niels Shoe Meulman is coming Down Under with a style that fuses calligraphy with the attitude of graffiti.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 3 Feb 2012
The making of a vase

The making of a vase

London-based designer Phil Cuttance has made this beautiful video showing the amazing way he crafts his new vase series.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 31 Jan 2012
Hard to buy for: design snob?

Hard to buy for: design snob?

An unforeseen vocational downside of design editing: you can come across as a gift-judging design snob.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Comics: narrative design?

Comics: narrative design?

A new book profiling the best comics has gotten me thinking about great illustration and design in these ‘cartoons’.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 26 Jan 2012
Music and art inspired bottles

Music and art inspired bottles

Three New Zealand artists and three local musicians have collaborated on a series of limited edition bottle labels for Beck’s.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 24 Jan 2012
Fashion beyond silk

Fashion beyond silk

A huge drycleaning bill has prompted a look into easy-care but super-stylish fashion.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 24 Jan 2012
Renovating horror stories

Renovating horror stories

Ah renovating! The Urbis office had an amusing chat about renovating horror stories this morning. Tell us yours.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 23 Jan 2012
iD finalists revealed

iD finalists revealed

Twenty-eight emerging international fashion designers have been hand picked to show their collections at iD Dunedin.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 23 Jan 2012
Octavia Cook and Jacqui Chan chosen for Schmuck

Octavia Cook and Jacqui Chan chosen for Schmuck

Talented contemporary jewellery designers Octavia Cook and Jacqui Chan have been invited to represent New Zealand at Schmuck.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 20 Jan 2012
Venice pavilion shortlist announced

Venice pavilion shortlist announced

The Australia Council for the Arts has announced the shortlist for the redevelopment of the Australian pavilion in Venice.
Posted: 19 Jan 2012
Best looking bottles

Best looking bottles

Urbis samples some of the coolest looking drinks from around the country for the February/March issue.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011
Larger than life

Larger than life

Oversized letters designed by a group of New Plymouth architects colour the WOMAD festival landscape.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 20 Dec 2011
Make Something

Make Something

For the second year, Make Something brought graphic designers together with other creatives to see what they might make.
Words: Nicole Stock Posted: 7 Dec 2011
Fashion for Christchurch

Fashion for Christchurch

An auction of five white cotton dresses designed exclusively for Urbis, raised $2,200 for Christchurch Women’s Refuge.
Words: Zara Tempest Posted: 7 Dec 2011
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23 Feb Shop One Night – Public Event, Auckland
24 Feb The Obstinate Object: Contemporary New Zealand sculpture – Exhibition, Wellington
25 Feb Shapeshifter Exhibition 2012 – Exhibition, Wellington
25 Feb The Art of Money – Exhibition, Porirua
1 Mar Art Month Sydney 2012 – Festival, Sydney

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    gearing up for the big reveal of the Urbis Designday 2012 designer pairings, tomorrow morning!

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    Huge congrats to the Urbis Melbourne comp winner, Ruth! She'll be heading to Melbourne with a friend for a luxury weekend very soon!

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