Tag: Design | Urbis Magazine

Six Barrel Soda Cafe

Spaces | A boutique New Zealand soda syrup brand has opened shop on the former site of an iconic Wellington cafe.

King’s Cross: Regenerating a London Landmark

Calendar | Exhibition, London, 19 May 2012 to 21 Oct 2012
An exhibition on the regeneration of London’s King’s Cross Station will be held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Venice Architecture Biennale

Calendar | Festival 29 Aug 2012 to 25 Nov 2012
The 13th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Common Ground, will open to the public later this year in Venice.

Aroma cup by Nendo

Blog | Japanese designers recreate a tub of Haagen-Dazs from ceramic and add melting ice-cream details to emulate the real thing.

Win a designer concrete clock from The Object Room

4th Dimension Cement Clock giveaway

Competitions | Urbis and Object Room are giving away a beautiful concrete wall clock designed by Taiwan’s 22designstudio.

Win a digital music player from Absolute Sound

Competitions | Urbis is giving away a premium-quality digital network music player from Absolute Sound.

Design-led wedding inspiration

Blog | An elopement in the Urbis office late last year had us chatting about nuptials and gifts for the design-conscious couple.

Designer Rugs Evolve workshops

Calendar | Public Event, Auckland, 24 May 2012
Handmade contemporary rug design entails much more than transposing a two-dimensional graphic onto the designated surface. Find out how the professionals do it.

Tomas Gabzdil on art and science

Blog | An artist by training, Gabzdil’s work has ventured into industrial design exploring the line between art and design.

2012 Milan Furniture Fair – the best so far

2012 Milan Furniture Fair round-up

Blog | The 2012 Milan Furniture Fair is already in full swing and there is plenty of eye candy around to whet the appetite.

Inspiring ideas at Better by Design

Blog | Tim Brown from design consultancy IDEO talks to Urbis about design’s role in business.

Colourways Workshop

Calendar | Conference, Auckland, 4 May 2012
Experience exciting guest speakers, an insightful discussion panel which should provide for some robust and inspiring exchanges and an overview of the latest January Maison et Objet show in Paris.

Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival

Calendar | Festival, Auckland, 10 May 2012 to 20 May 2012
Rialto Cinemas and Design Onscreen have announced a collaboration that has secured 20 exciting films from the world of architecture and design to play in Auckland.