Fashionable interiorsFashionable interiors

Our next issue, which we've just sent to press, is our annual focus on the connections between fashion and home design.One of the things we think New Zealand homes could do with more of is colour, so for this issue of the magazine our stylists Tanya Wong and Jessica Allen decided to do a shoot that …

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30Sep2010

Chic Rainy DayChic Rainy Day

Rain and chic are two words that are not usually found in the same sentence unless one dares to wear a pencil skirt and high heels to go out and face this showery, showery day. Oh well, at least I can always have my espresso. …

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27Sep2010

As of YesterdayAs of Yesterday

Yesterday I had the pleasure to be a part of "What's New/What's Next" and had a great time. I was kindly invited by Elle Decor to attend a presentation of their new online 'Designer's Registry', which "is an online community and interactive database that connects design professionals with potential…

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23Sep2010

Carry it onCarry it on

The boots are lined up, the cape is neatly folded awaiting on the couch and the purse ready to be picked up on the way out. Have a boots-on-ready week, but remember... come back.…

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20Sep2010

World Architecture FestivalWorld Architecture Festival

Exciting news - two homes that have previously featured in our pages have been shortlisted for awards at the World Architecture Festival, to be held in Barcelona in November. One of those houses is Te Kaitaka - the Lake Wanaka retreat by Stevens Lawson Architects, which won our Home of the Year awar…

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19Sep2010

Fall inspired interiorsFall inspired interiors

 I refuse to make my home look like a pumpkin station in order to make it look more appropriate looking for Autumn. I love how the interiors in these images below give that understated feeling of warmth and nostalgia without screaming Autumn. It's amazing how simple things such as exposed wood, to…

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16Sep2010

What's new what's nextWhat's new what's next

New York Design Center located at 200 Lexington Avenue, is celebrating a day of discovery. On September 22nd from 3-9pm leading designers and design industry connoisseurs will be introducing what's new what's next in design, products and more as well as offering their knowledge on their field throug…

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16Sep2010

David Mitchell & Julie Stout's studioDavid Mitchell & Julie Stout's studio

As promised earlier (and our apologies for this being a promise we've been slow to deliver on), here are some extra shots of David Mitchell and Julie Stout's studio, which is adjacent to their new house on Auckland's North Shore. The house was the subject of an earlier post, but as the studio is an …

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13Sep2010

Daniel Marshall's other Waiheke houseDaniel Marshall's other Waiheke house

Many of you who have the Home of the Year issue will already know this, but architect Daniel Marshall has two homes among this year's Home of the Year finalists, both of them on Waiheke Island. We featured one of the homes, at the eastern end of the island, in an earlier post. Let's now take a walk …

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13Sep2010

A perfect Fall InteriorA perfect Fall Interior

I covet summer and although this past Saturday was a gorgeous day in the city; today Sunday, is a complete different story. It's looking and feeling a lot more like fall. I'm not complaining here. The fall season certainly has its beauty. It's the neither-hot-nor-cold temperatures that unnerve me. W…

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12Sep2010

Warren & Mahoney on Nine to NoonWarren & Mahoney on Nine to Noon

"In my 80th year, I've got a big project". There's something quite marvellous about the optimism of architect Sir Miles Warren in this interview with Kathryn Ryan on Radio New Zealand National's Nine to Noon. Sir Miles believes the stone part of his historic home, Ohinetahi, will have to be demolish…

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09Sep2010
 
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