Press Release – New Auckland arts club creates landing place for ideas from overseas – By Waitematā Arts Club
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Auckland arts club creates landing place for ideas from overseas A new speaker series is bringing the ideas, experiences and inspiration of Auckland’s returning travellers into […]
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Fresh From The Field: Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Trophy – By Strategy Creative
A rivalry so strong, it needed magnets. Strategy Creative gives 100+ years of competition a trophy to match. The brief Two nations. One trophy.New Zealand Rugby and the South African Rugby Union came together with Strategy Creative to create a trophy for Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry — one that could capture more than 100 years of…
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Press Release – Shortlist celebrates the most beautifully designed books in Aotearoa – By Publishers Association of New Zealand
The most beautifully designed books in Aotearoa are recognised with the announcement of the finalists for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards. The Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) established the awards to promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best book design in Aotearoa New Zealand. “The standard of…
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Fresh From The Field: Auckland Home Show – By Spruik
A little renovation of its own. Spruik gives the Auckland Home Show a refined new identity designed to evolve, expand and reconfigure. The brief Auckland Home Show is Australasia’s largest home, renovation and building event, with more than 40 years of heritage. While the brand had strong awareness, its visual identity had become fragmented and…
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Press Release – Meraki – A university capstone exhibition exploring experimental cyanotype and anthotypes!
Come along to Lakhena Mao’s exhibiton called Meraki, which will be displaying her Victoria University of Wellington Design Capstone project — experiments with cyanotypes and anthotypes! You can see her physical pieces of experiments in person, along with fieldnotes and the materials she used to create the prints. The exhibition will be displayed seperately at…
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Five Minutes with… Liisa Tervinen
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 depth of design practice in our network. From studying design in the Arctic Circle to biomaterials, vegan food, cultural projects and life in Aotearoa, Liisa…
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Press Release: The Playground Studio – By The Playground Studio
What if, for a little while, you could step outside the roles, expectations and rules of everyday life? The Playground Studio is an immersive participatory experience that invites adults to explore possible versions of themselves through making, movement, imagination and play. Rather than asking you to define who you are or decide who you should…
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Fresh From The Field: Elmore Booth – By PERKS
It takes two. PERKS marks Elmore Booth’s next chapter with an identity built around two architects, two perspectives and the point where they meet. The brief Oli Booth Architecture had evolved into a creative partnership and needed an identity to reflect. The rename to Elmore Booth wasn’t simply a cosmetic change, it marked a…
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Press Releas: The Future of Print — Panel Discussion – By Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University
The Future of Print — Panel Discussion The Pit, Block 12, Massey University College of Creative Arts. Wellington, Wellington Tuesday, September 8, 5:30 PM–8 PM Join leading experts in typography, print culture, and design history, including Vanessa Wairata Edwards-Buerger, Professor Indra Kupferschmid, Kris Sowersby, and Professor Johnson Witehira, as they explore the past, present, and…
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | Pōneke
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Oct 02
Design Assembly Coffee Club | October | Whanganui | Free For All
DA Coffee Club is a relaxed in-person gathering for designers, creatives, and curious minds to connect over coffee, conversation, and community. As we begin trialling Coffee Clubs in Whanganui, […]
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Oct 07
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | 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.
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Oct 16
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | October | 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.
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Oct 16
Design Assembly Join the Dots – October
About DA Friends Connect DA Friends Connect is Design Assembly’s members-only online lunchtime event series. Running regularly throughout the year, each one-hour session brings designers together from across Aotearoa New Zealand to share ideas, exchange experiences, and learn from one another.
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