The best thing that's happened to fashion is the fact that has never been more about personal style and expression. Long gone are the days when style would label and stereotype people and designate them to specific social circles. I think fashion has done what reasoning never did, establish the fact that fashion has played an active role in history and as such a consequence of history's many arbitrary actions and inequities. Long gone are the days when Vogue magazine was only acquired and used by a privileged society leaving the people on the other end with no reference what so ever. Boy times have changed, haven't they? Now-a-days it's hard to distinguish and thank God, much less stereotype who is the one wearing the prints or the solids, the turban or the hot, the discrete or the revealing clothes, the ballerinas or the heels? And I think it was clearly about time. Have an excellent free-of-judgment weekend!
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Meet the Architects on September 11 at Auckland Art Gallery
We're delighted to invite you to Meet the Architects, our free evening where you can hear some of the country's best architects in conversation with HOME editor Jeremy Hansen and see slides of their recent and upcoming projects. We're hosting the event with our Home of the Year partner, Altherm Window Systems.
The event is being held at the Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium at 6pm on Wednesday September 11. Entry is free, but please RSVP to Ashleigh Webb, awebb@bauermedia.co.nz, if you're keen to come - it's important we manage numbers so we can fit everyone in. Architects who attend get 15 CPD points.
Here's who'll appearing on stage:
Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson, designers of the Home of the Year 2013, will talk about the winning house and their exciting upcoming projects, which include a medium-density residential development in Auckland, and a theatre in Hawke's Bay.
Aaron Paterson and Dominic Glamuzina of Glamuzina Paterson Architects (recent winners of two NZ Institute of Architects' New Zealand Architecture Awards) will talk about their Lake Hawea House, a finalist in the Home of the Year 2013, as well as other upcoming projects.
Sally Ogle and Ben Mitchell-Anyon are the designers of The Dogbox, the Whanganui house that was a finalist in the Home of the Year 2013. They'll be talking about designing and building that remarkable house, as well as the other projects they've got coming up.
The talk will run from 6pm and finish about 7.15pm. Please come along - it's not only a talk for architects, but for anyone who's interested in design. We look forward to seeing you there.

The event is being held at the Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium at 6pm on Wednesday September 11. Entry is free, but please RSVP to Ashleigh Webb, awebb@bauermedia.co.nz, if you're keen to come - it's important we manage numbers so we can fit everyone in. Architects who attend get 15 CPD points.
Here's who'll appearing on stage:
Nicholas Stevens and Gary Lawson, designers of the Home of the Year 2013, will talk about the winning house and their exciting upcoming projects, which include a medium-density residential development in Auckland, and a theatre in Hawke's Bay.
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The Headland House by Stevens Lawson Architects. Photograph by Mark Smith. |
The Lake Hawea House by Glamuzina Paterson Architects. Photograph by Patrick Reynolds. |
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The Dogbox by Patchwork Architecture. Photograph by Paul McCredie. |
Kitchenettes
Technically a kitchenette is a very small kitchen running along a wall where strictly only the necessary equipments, cook top, microwave and a small fridge, are displayed. They are usually found in small studios and people with style don't let the limited amount of space scare them off. They know that style and good living has nothing to do with space as much as with choices they pick to make their small kitchen look stylish and equally functional. Here are a few ideas to get you all fired up. Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Chanel shopping bag: Deauville tote
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
White washed interiors
Who would I fool if I tell you that I love all white interiors? I don't really admire an all-white space. I'm not dead yet! If you linger and take a deeper look into my blog, you'll know that I favor colors a lot! To be precise colors that are not crazy-looking but colors that complement a harmonious palette. I happen to like these rooms here because of the simple reason that they have the interesting complement of earth tones such as browns, grays, wood tones and some interesting details as metal touches. Now that's a white room I can be in. Enjoy!
My original print White Origami on blur grey
via Pinterest
Palace of Venaria, Turin Italy, via
Monday, August 26, 2013
Forever beautiful living rooms
If you are a blogger you should know that the worst way to make a blog post is via your iPhone. It's truly a nightmare. My google account doesn't seem to want to work today. I get the massage of trying to access an untrusted site, funny! Go figure! Lucky for me I had in mind what I wanted to post about today, beautiful and inspiring living rooms. I found the top living, designed by Bamo and I thought that room deserves a post, so without any more words please enjoy these stunning living rooms and have a great week. Enjoy!
Antony Todd Steven Gambrl
Neal Beckstedt Studio
Steven Harris and Lucien Rees
Catherine Kwong