Ōtautahi has nurtured some of Aotearoa's most well loved and best known designers across all fields and across many decades.
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Game Design
Jewellery
Workspace Studios
Workspace Studios is all about supporting jewellers and craftspeople from beginners to professionals.
Celebrating Mothers’ Day with the Mother and Daughter Team Behind Mako Design
Meet the mother and daughter team behind Mako Design
Lisa Walker & Karl Fritsch – April’s Residents at Stoddard Cottage
Two of Aotearoa's leading jewellers, Karl Fritsch and Lisa Walker, will be the first of the 2024 Stoddart Cottage-Purau Artists-in-Residence this April...
Graphic Design
Dasha Tofanchuk
Ukrainian artist Dasha Tofanchuk discusses her passion for design and shares some of her favourite spots in Sydenham.
Auspicious Victory
Auspicious Victory is a painter, graphic designer and photographer.
Celebrating Mothers’ Day with the Mother and Daughter Team Behind Mako Design
Meet the mother and daughter team behind Mako Design
Meet the Creatives at Toi Auaha – Fourth Floor
Meet the creatives at Toi Auaha - This week, we speak to the team behind brand and web design studio, Fourth Floor.
Fashion
Naturally Fashionable
Award winning fashion designer Ari Terekhova gets her inspiration from nature and is all about sustainable practice.
Meet the Creatives at Toi Auaha: Brooke Hammond
Brooke Hammond is a designer, pattern maker, artist and fashion label owner who is based in Toi Auaha. She spoke to us about her sustainable fashion lable, Sumor.
Design
Dasha Tofanchuk
Ukrainian artist Dasha Tofanchuk discusses her passion for design and shares some of her favourite spots in Sydenham.
Bevan Whiting and Andrew Veitch
The founders of Frontal Lobe talk about turning their passion for sustainability and design from a side hustle into a full-time career.
Anaïs Guennoc
Anaïs Guennoc shares how her career moved from rebuilding Ōtautahi to opening her own interior architecture studio and what she loves most about Christchurch.
Meet the Creatives at Toi Auaha: Brooke Hammond
Brooke Hammond is a designer, pattern maker, artist and fashion label owner who is based in Toi Auaha. She spoke to us about her sustainable fashion lable, Sumor.
Expressions of Interest Open for Block Party Art Market!
Are you a craftsperson or art maker? Would you like to be part of the Art Weekend Block Party Makers Market? Stalls are free and expressions of interest are now being received...
Got a Creative Project? Let Ara Students Help!
Every year, students in their final year of Visual Communication Design operate the design agency D4 Creative - find out how you can help!
The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa
Objectspace in Ōtautahi presents The Chair: A story of design and making in Aotearoa at the Sir Miles Warren Gallery in April...
Teapot Meditations: The Practical Poetry of Chris Weaver
In assembling examples of his work from three decades, this exhibition contemplates Chris Weaver’s distinctive work as Aotearoa's foremost designer of luxurious handmade tableware