Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Through the Lens – From Coastlines to Cities

    Each month, we explore a new theme through imagery in partnership with Truestock, looking at how stock can support storytelling in ways that feel authentic, grounded, and relevant to life in Aotearoa. This month, we’re focusing on “From Coastlines to Cities: Aotearoa’s Design Geography“. Every place has a story to tell. From rugged coastlines and…

  • Fresh From The Field: Dunedin Works Better – By Strategy Creative

    How do you convince people to rethink where they live and work? Strategy Creative’s Dunedin Works Better campaign does it with wit, warmth, and just the right amount of cheek. The brief Big city life is losing its shine. Traffic. Rent. Bureaucracy. Burnout. Professionals across Aotearoa are over it and looking for somewhere better. Enterprise…

  • Auckland Zinefest Month – By Auckland Zinefest

    Fall in love with zines, print and indie publishing this August. A month dedicated to the beauty and fun of self-published booklets known as zines. Start by visiting our Market Weekend at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, where you can browse the works of 120 zinemakers and enjoy free activities amongst the gallery artworks.…

  • From the Edges — Southern Faces: an Introduction to rock climbing in Ōtepoti Dunedin – By Riley Smith

    In our ‘From The Edges’ series we feature Aotearoa NZ Academic Design Projects. Our practice as designers can be seen to be explored, pushed and perhaps become something entirely new where it exists at the edges of our practice in the world of academia. Free from the constraints of commercial outcomes and clients, designers explore…

EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Aug 27

Give Way To Design Documentary Screening & Wayfinding Design Talk

Join Design Assembly for a special evening celebrating design through film, conversation, and community. We’re delighted to invite you to an exclusive screening of Give Way To Design, a documentary […]

Pōneke

Sep 02

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Pōneke

DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.

Sep 02

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Tāmaki Makaurau

DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.

Sep 03

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Ōtautahi

DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.