Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand

  • On the Side with Design Duo MAKEBARDO

    This series profiles our DA Friends and the side projects they’re working on to develop new skills, test ideas, help people and communities or just do, for the love of […]

  • Five Minutes with… Shay Starrenburg

    Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and […]

  • Five Minutes With… Hayden Burgess

    Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and […]

  • Fresh From The Fields: HOME – By Daylight

    HOME marks a new chapter for Growing Up in New Zealand, bringing the long-running study into a digital-first era. Daylight shares how the platform was designed to help rangatahi and […]

  • MDGA March Motion Meetup – By MDGA

    MDGA is back with their regular motion meetups. This time we’re at an all new venue, the Good Luck Coconut in Wynyard Quarter. Come along to chat motion, meet new […]

  • From the Edges — What Is It, If It Is Not This? – By Thomas Cumming

    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 […]

  • Workshop: Redesigning Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau

    Culturally Authentic Creative Practice and Process Grow your cultural understanding for how to shape great brands, design, creative and storytelling through culturally authentic co-design process and practice. Experience & Benefits […]

  • Workshop: Rethinking Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau

    Cultural Intelligence for Strategic Thinkers & Change Makers Learn how to influence the creation of strategy, organizational culture, communications and storytelling through culturally intelligent processes that deliver authentic and impactful […]

EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

Apr 02

Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | April | 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.

Apr 14

Design Assembly Join the Dots – April

Online conversations with and for DA Friends DA Friends Join the Dots is Design Assembly’s members-only online lunchtime event series. Running regularly throughout the year, each one-hour session brings designers […]

Apr 23

Workshop: Rethinking Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau

Cultural Intelligence for Strategic Thinkers & Change Makers Learn how to influence the creation of strategy, organizational culture, communications and storytelling through culturally intelligent processes that deliver authentic and impactful […]

Auckland

Apr 24

Workshop: Redesigning Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau

Culturally Authentic Creative Practice and Process Grow your cultural understanding for how to shape great brands, design, creative and storytelling through culturally authentic co-design process and practice.   Experience & […]

Auckland