Our Design Awards winner

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMNc2ZpfB76omrzwUGpo0UwRzpDSCbctEOnX5vsaW8-BlYQF53-kVyMZ1I1OvTBx_fiQ-ecBPetLZDODSsBXFA3F-RrVkQMC0kUIUsBlIPSdLaBHdRosI7joNFyrX-f3ucimKFXMg7bTA/s1600/Faceture+vases+by+Phil+Cuttance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMNc2ZpfB76omrzwUGpo0UwRzpDSCbctEOnX5vsaW8-BlYQF53-kVyMZ1I1OvTBx_fiQ-ecBPetLZDODSsBXFA3F-RrVkQMC0kUIUsBlIPSdLaBHdRosI7joNFyrX-f3ucimKFXMg7bTA/s400/Faceture+vases+by+Phil+Cuttance.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congratulations to Phil Cuttance, whose 'Faceture' vases are the winner of our 2012 Design Awards. </span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Our awards recognise excellence in New Zealand furniture and homeware design. This year's judge, Christian Rasmussen of Denmark's Fritz Hansen, praised Phil's creations for the way they blur the boundaries between digital and hand-made objects by creating an interplay between craftsmanship and technology. "They feel like something special that I haven't seen before," Christian said when he examined the vases on a recent visit to Auckland. (In the image above, the vases sit on a 'Gallons' table by Holly Beals, one of our 2012 Design Awards finalists. The photograph is by Toaki Okano, styled by Alicia Menzies and Juliette Wanty). </span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The vases are made from water-based resin using a polypropylene mould. You can see Phil make them on a machine he created in the short film below. Our congratulations to Phil and the other finalists in our 2012 Design Awards.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35912908?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can see full coverage of the awards in our June/July issue, on newsstands from Monday June 4. </span></div></div></div>

Our Design Awards winner

Congratulations to Phil Cuttance, whose 'Faceture' vases are the winner of our 2012 Design Awards. Our awards recognise excellence i...

Read more »

Design Awards 2012 - the finalists

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're delighted to reveal the finalists in our 8th annual furniture and homeware Design Awards. The winner has been selected by our very glamorous judge, Christian Rasmussen of Denmark's Fritz Hansen (who was in New Zealand recently), and will be revealed in our June/July issue, which is on newsstands from Monday June 4. All the photographs are by Toaki Okano, styled by Alicia Menzies and Juliette Wanty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here are the finalists, in no particular order. First, London-based New Zealand designer Jason Whiteley's 'Studio' chairs for Resident, made from blockboard wood sheets (created from the waste of other industrial timber processes).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j60Zq9hEERrwZXJxMmPKYSxShyGSTAColfAKW46XOv-v0p3su6n8440CQ6lPTz_RvBjj8ojSPwLkLJnnKjCa73Ii61WXHLiB8tB9vyD8eijboCY3nlRxL001Wqpx__OAeahCJ6FEOWdt/s1600/Chairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j60Zq9hEERrwZXJxMmPKYSxShyGSTAColfAKW46XOv-v0p3su6n8440CQ6lPTz_RvBjj8ojSPwLkLJnnKjCa73Ii61WXHLiB8tB9vyD8eijboCY3nlRxL001Wqpx__OAeahCJ6FEOWdt/s400/Chairs.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next, David Moreland's 'Pendant 45' light, made of spun aluminium and spun copper. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OLB6XIRDXdbk1l9r1rBvtEjGwx8xcIJHBN0Tcp_CsLRuRDy3gF7SupYqtZGBDduvBeFRsqAL7HocavBmffDYCwfCmIZ3u1bmNl4Qg_761Wga9pfbFtMmodt9FL79eVrNlCQKgo6BzVEM/s1600/David+Moreland's+light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OLB6XIRDXdbk1l9r1rBvtEjGwx8xcIJHBN0Tcp_CsLRuRDy3gF7SupYqtZGBDduvBeFRsqAL7HocavBmffDYCwfCmIZ3u1bmNl4Qg_761Wga9pfbFtMmodt9FL79eVrNlCQKgo6BzVEM/s400/David+Moreland's+light.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Emma Hayes designed the 'River' print and fashioned it into silk throws, cushions and pillowcases for her firm MM Collections. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwCY-AFciYvS5PcnU-j6GCqXsSsXVkZJFEJifdoZIc1ZJAuJZDrvkvySJzW7MeCzim1yRyb1FIliPYHXfHBbDcaK_awZ_FLNk-EJTNerD8TEzziLBC2lo0jL3TbKyXgVAujg4ovTonF4J/s1600/Fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwCY-AFciYvS5PcnU-j6GCqXsSsXVkZJFEJifdoZIc1ZJAuJZDrvkvySJzW7MeCzim1yRyb1FIliPYHXfHBbDcaK_awZ_FLNk-EJTNerD8TEzziLBC2lo0jL3TbKyXgVAujg4ovTonF4J/s400/Fabric.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">London-based Phil Cuttance's 'Faceture' vases are made from water-based resin in a polypropylene mould, using a machine Phil made himself. Also in this shot is Design Awards 2012 finalist Holly Beals' 'Gallons' table. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFAhwMn_kr5UywE005A9z3FD0IdTfRYAOHoD3JlNUYhB3LtDdADMj9UPV7zgRKpzzY-4sl1sPTDnhHT6v2AoYfYP-MbfcEpfXJUdJqw-2afxVmb8EUDdkN-zyI4QwDpPcfxCjxy7eJMaP/s1600/Faceture+vases+and+Gallons+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFAhwMn_kr5UywE005A9z3FD0IdTfRYAOHoD3JlNUYhB3LtDdADMj9UPV7zgRKpzzY-4sl1sPTDnhHT6v2AoYfYP-MbfcEpfXJUdJqw-2afxVmb8EUDdkN-zyI4QwDpPcfxCjxy7eJMaP/s400/Faceture+vases+and+Gallons+table.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nathaniel Cheshire's 'Oud' lamp for Resident is a homage to JJP Oud's 1928 Piano lamp, as well as incorporating references to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion and OMA's CCTV Tower. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7bHIwqB4UUZMfDX5TKbBz5IianMZ92Wy24-SoWCMm817dj0jwNLVBdUwbgqxZpPJxdXRKmt0cKzd1h0YuHVsw2yGXCNbtlfmI4zhGXnD0XQb5ZBLBPsPw9fG-dGznKduG_mffwKM_Pck/s1600/Oud+lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7bHIwqB4UUZMfDX5TKbBz5IianMZ92Wy24-SoWCMm817dj0jwNLVBdUwbgqxZpPJxdXRKmt0cKzd1h0YuHVsw2yGXCNbtlfmI4zhGXnD0XQb5ZBLBPsPw9fG-dGznKduG_mffwKM_Pck/s400/Oud+lamp.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Two-time Design Awards winner Jamie McLellan's 'Spar' floor lamp for Resident was designed as a contemporary alternative to Achille Castiglioni's 'Arco' light in the way it cantilevers illumination into the centre of a space.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0evABDu_gVld8It73-qzdwYPBjG0ryx1G6F9ANg-m3drYkneezqVpz7yf9AXCRVga8y7CtrskQAOV2GW6HBIo77SSGYiiKN0-fESF_Cnx-rIOynCOcb6-H4lpCot8tm6ca1LhWqzaXlT/s1600/Spar+floor+lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0evABDu_gVld8It73-qzdwYPBjG0ryx1G6F9ANg-m3drYkneezqVpz7yf9AXCRVga8y7CtrskQAOV2GW6HBIo77SSGYiiKN0-fESF_Cnx-rIOynCOcb6-H4lpCot8tm6ca1LhWqzaXlT/s400/Spar+floor+lamp.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tim Webber's 'Y' stools are elegant combinations of wood and powder-coated, primary-coloured steel. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBk353KtDMYi5hPjU9qZBZ9d4iYDMqY13Az3_iLeZzHS1DG-9to4KjJTSQQ2hAU2vn1jKHtm51vsaszepc1eNO0k5qiWzxoUFM1bnpxzOvXgccQ7diTkRfgSin0-m76ha0c-_29zraisc/s1600/Stools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBk353KtDMYi5hPjU9qZBZ9d4iYDMqY13Az3_iLeZzHS1DG-9to4KjJTSQQ2hAU2vn1jKHtm51vsaszepc1eNO0k5qiWzxoUFM1bnpxzOvXgccQ7diTkRfgSin0-m76ha0c-_29zraisc/s400/Stools.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our lineup of Design Awards finalists appears to grow more impressive every year, a vote of confidence not only in the increasing appreciation for local design here in New Zealand, but the ingenuity of our designers in creating export-ready objects. Our congratulations to all the designers whose work appears in our June/July Design Awards issue. We look forward to revealing the winner to you on June 4.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Design Awards 2012 - the finalists

We're delighted to reveal the finalists in our 8th annual furniture and homeware Design Awards. The winner has been selected by our very...

Read more »

Designer Phil Cuttance's new range

<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">More NZ design, this time from regular Design Awards nominee, London-based Phil Cuttance. We like the look of his new 'Faceture' range, produced by casting water-based resin into a hand-made mould. Stocked at </span><a href="http://www.essenze.co.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Essenze</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.workroom.net.nz/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Douglas + Bec</span></a> <span style="font-family: Georgia;">and <a href="http://www.simonjamesdesign.com/" target="_blank">Simon James Concept Store</a>. </span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35912908" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe>

Designer Phil Cuttance's new range

More NZ design, this time from regular Design Awards nominee, London-based Phil Cuttance. We like the look of his new 'Faceture' ran...

Read more »

A little tease

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A little tease - we're announcing the winner of our furniture Design Awards at a function in Auckland on Thursday night (the full results will be published in our June/July issue, on shelves Monday June 6). The image below by Toaki Okano shows a few (but not all) of our finalists: the 'Odin' chair by Jamie McLellan (last year's Design Awards winner with his 'Flyover' table), the 'Fiord' table by Sam Haughton/IMO, a 'Weld' vase by Phil Cuttance (on the table), David Trubridge's 'Sola' light, and 'A2' stools by Sam Haughton/IMO.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rrUyCOGpKR0ehIwyE8vYolflZrngiFhhYptPU9n-fUijixppiFhfJAj6S6tT7uw5DmIhX1DTYc-c2C2rdFNsNZup22-byij9q39bLn4KtyLv11Hoc3wVapJI0xeuHbP7lqPdRvGES_TQ/s1600/General+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rrUyCOGpKR0ehIwyE8vYolflZrngiFhhYptPU9n-fUijixppiFhfJAj6S6tT7uw5DmIhX1DTYc-c2C2rdFNsNZup22-byij9q39bLn4KtyLv11Hoc3wVapJI0xeuHbP7lqPdRvGES_TQ/s400/General+shot.jpg" t8="true" width="266" /></a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Not pictured: the 'Isla' chair and ottoman by Alex Webster for Coast, the 'Adjutant' table by Nathan Goldsworthy, 'Band' shelves by David Moreland, and the 'Ruin' side table by Mark Seeney. You can check in here on our blog on Thursday night to see who the winner turns out to be. </span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Thanks again to our Design Awards partner, Daniel Le Brun, who made the awards possible and will be giving the finalists some of their fine product on Thursday night. </span></div>

A little tease

A little tease - we're announcing the winner of our furniture Design Awards at a function in Auckland on Thursday night (the full result...

Read more »