Richard Gardiner's Small Houses

<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In our current issue, Christchurch art teacher and model maker Richard Gardiner tells us how he helps people remember their earthquake-damaged homes by building beautiful models of them. Photographer Stephen Goodenough visited Richard's studio to see some of his work under construction, so we wanted to share some unpublished shots here, along with our Q+A with Richard.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZgEJ0ps3DUC8QwkVGrzopZa0teGm8PS-N_dh6sjSFjiX_kDasoEYprFhvCyJXBT8vbZE3TM5JhjDgNdZWeYIwjSb19JuwMuznRldyQyhLZ7d1KZlts2JeegbMhFGcIM4FftwdX77q6y0/s1600/Studio-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZgEJ0ps3DUC8QwkVGrzopZa0teGm8PS-N_dh6sjSFjiX_kDasoEYprFhvCyJXBT8vbZE3TM5JhjDgNdZWeYIwjSb19JuwMuznRldyQyhLZ7d1KZlts2JeegbMhFGcIM4FftwdX77q6y0/s640/Studio-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Richard Gardiner in his studio</i></span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><b>HOME How did your Scaled Down project began?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">RICHARD GARDINER Having taught art for a number of years, with design as my specialist subject, I've always had a keen interest in design and architecture, particularly domestic architecture in New Zealand. A few years ago, I made a model of our house, a 1927 one-and-a-half storey bungalow, and once friends and colleagues had seen it, a number wanted one of their own. as retirement loomed and demand increased, I set up Scaled down and left teaching for model-making.<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoEu8xhV8RxNTu64iqREzuPUoTwnNU3RKsnT_XyJfHFY0pHLFSyDewDDwAG2zspUFte1H5175PAjGQP0Hw-tpLaNTm5gOUncYOyeeN0-P5a__7JgJKLMX7pf-grF8vAkFI9WsmWRdm9HS/s1600/Studio-38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoEu8xhV8RxNTu64iqREzuPUoTwnNU3RKsnT_XyJfHFY0pHLFSyDewDDwAG2zspUFte1H5175PAjGQP0Hw-tpLaNTm5gOUncYOyeeN0-P5a__7JgJKLMX7pf-grF8vAkFI9WsmWRdm9HS/s640/Studio-38.jpg" width="640" /></a> <i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lyttelton Police Station model</span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Have you been busier since the Christchurch earthquakes? </b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Soon after the major quake in February, I met someone whose house - a lovely Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired design in Cranner Square - was ruined beyond repair, and he ordered a model to be made before demolition took place. Since then, there's been a fairly steady stream of people wanting something tangible as a memory of the place in which they invested so much of their lives.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z7x_mTki3NMFnUpQuEIWn_Ug3iHR2lv6hHrMHLNtGn0BaYawyKXuZhVCNEJXpiwEDs6aM4gtk3G3AeqoBsasbxL7uhJUMnWGX3g1FQkMAaJk5wDgmQRJfijeHUgRArvgjsFtU4yEQCmc/s1600/Studio-41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z7x_mTki3NMFnUpQuEIWn_Ug3iHR2lv6hHrMHLNtGn0BaYawyKXuZhVCNEJXpiwEDs6aM4gtk3G3AeqoBsasbxL7uhJUMnWGX3g1FQkMAaJk5wDgmQRJfijeHUgRArvgjsFtU4yEQCmc/s640/Studio-41.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> A model of a home in Cashmere, now under repair.</span></i></div><br /><b>How do you thinks it helps people to have a model of a home they might have lost?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Nothing can replace a home lost suddenly and violently like that. Our homes reflect us and the lives we live in them - they carry our stamp on them and they contain memories, accumulated over decades. but if anything, a model, with the features we knew well, like the downpipes, the front door, the gas bottles and the cat flap, does provide a tangible reminder. It's something we can touch and relate to. a well-made model is also a piece of fine craftsmanship, which can be appreciated on another level too.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vNGpEfTAPPSL2Np0zDmW9wqHre4oQcJmuLUZHTm4bBowjCJWh-3hUc0PMNj3kjoGEg69HSARsdxhwcTB8tFx5vvx1u9Tr5U6RzN1mtO6uH0Xke6HZ7i62s09QEzMy1d2moXWsPMGEz8v/s1600/Studio-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vNGpEfTAPPSL2Np0zDmW9wqHre4oQcJmuLUZHTm4bBowjCJWh-3hUc0PMNj3kjoGEg69HSARsdxhwcTB8tFx5vvx1u9Tr5U6RzN1mtO6uH0Xke6HZ7i62s09QEzMy1d2moXWsPMGEz8v/s640/Studio-14.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm6r4OyZFtC2sMLS5zaZqB25DL8Qu8kel6DQ536rAC86k_iCIaDG15yMlG_JrVe7OaAviASNZPvExVpVvKWCyv7mbeKKPzpuy_9dFkpNSNKArzZ1g9S9e-sxdwv8nuUyehyphenhyphenqhWFlvtbqA/s1600/Studio-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOm6r4OyZFtC2sMLS5zaZqB25DL8Qu8kel6DQ536rAC86k_iCIaDG15yMlG_JrVe7OaAviASNZPvExVpVvKWCyv7mbeKKPzpuy_9dFkpNSNKArzZ1g9S9e-sxdwv8nuUyehyphenhyphenqhWFlvtbqA/s640/Studio-17.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>What's it like living in Christchurch now? do you lament the loss of so many heritage buildings?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was in the city today and to be honest, it's increasingly difficult to find your way in some areas because the gaps outnumber the buildings. The earthquakes were sudden, unannounced and deadly, but the loss of buildings seems to be a more staggered and gradual affair. The machines 'nibble' their way more deeply into the city each week, so despite the sad loss of many architectural icons, we are perhaps becoming dulled by it all.<br /><br /><i>You can see more images of Richard's work and contact him through his website at the link <a href="http://www.scaleddown.co.nz/" target="_blank">here</a>.  </i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakoD787tbw2s8Xh0zNBMxmDtVN0E6vNnkAco-e_xqG-K7NEjqlxL-2MrXvsAnhqj8N4poyUCnLe5PH6N6U1puBf1OhBwSq6zYczrRmIjQSVP_CpQf8qDO5E27-NkhHdVXRQcHaCBwdE10/s1600/Studio-32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakoD787tbw2s8Xh0zNBMxmDtVN0E6vNnkAco-e_xqG-K7NEjqlxL-2MrXvsAnhqj8N4poyUCnLe5PH6N6U1puBf1OhBwSq6zYczrRmIjQSVP_CpQf8qDO5E27-NkhHdVXRQcHaCBwdE10/s640/Studio-32.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /></div>

Richard Gardiner's Small Houses

In our current issue, Christchurch art teacher and model maker Richard Gardiner tells us how he helps people remember their earthquake-damag...

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The Roots in Otara

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">The Roots, a new event in Auckland's Otara, was set up by architectural graduates Waikare Komene (below left) and Martin Leung-Wai (below right) to foster architectural engagment from Maori and Pacific Island high-school students. The students created architectural installations at Otara's Town Centre using traditional lashing techniques and thousands of recycled plastic bottles. <br /><br />We speak to the duo in our current issue, but we couldn't fit in as many of photographer David Straight's great images as we wanted to, we decided to feature some extra shots here, along with the interview with Waikare and Martin. Congratulations to both of them for setting up such a successful event - we look forward to next year's version! <br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjo47upS0GYj35VkLaqeqINy91iNCtyZMhVFCW-UF9lQ7mUboJ3Z1WUZsHFznIuwrElbBGx8b5bywCadClx8k266LTQ__IjcEg-t96wtwSBo-pTB8u_4Kss4mSuPD6U0f-g5gnJMqv1Xr/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjo47upS0GYj35VkLaqeqINy91iNCtyZMhVFCW-UF9lQ7mUboJ3Z1WUZsHFznIuwrElbBGx8b5bywCadClx8k266LTQ__IjcEg-t96wtwSBo-pTB8u_4Kss4mSuPD6U0f-g5gnJMqv1Xr/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6494.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>HOME Why did you set up The Roots?</b></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">WAIKARE KOMENE The Roots was established through our passion to encourage young Maori and Pacific Island students to gain insight into architecture and think about pursuing it as a career. We held our first event recently, and want to develop it into an annual regional event.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">MARTIN LEUNG-WAI We had 8000 plastic bottles and 32 students in the Otara Town Centre, and got the students to build structures out of bottles using the traditional techniques of weaving and lashing. The Roots is all about how knowing your roots or identity can help inform your architecture or any creative arts. We wanted the event to create community interaction and for the students to experience the design process.<br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbmeXwNkF7QQ91G5_HaFaCVM4aww80_7l0uJuSbI-hP8Bqob8E5z-ikkNWcTA5km7bpy3_tsaDCeQsaN62bAGYcz75EYm5IPWiTvcmwKsAjBybagzRpnNgLiCe-OMqt67HODH9MZ29lR/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwbmeXwNkF7QQ91G5_HaFaCVM4aww80_7l0uJuSbI-hP8Bqob8E5z-ikkNWcTA5km7bpy3_tsaDCeQsaN62bAGYcz75EYm5IPWiTvcmwKsAjBybagzRpnNgLiCe-OMqt67HODH9MZ29lR/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-324.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q5F6wFQiduSQgqzP7wTXZMxuFqf-PaFXs05kBqWBpDoGoTJt165ElQbu2L84tkyH1sJnop8eloDw1uDphPt7VilZ69FuEe-WqQ3nj9tcQZaEEn6AAbIGjJEJJEy3LwDagUg24Mq02HcN/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9q5F6wFQiduSQgqzP7wTXZMxuFqf-PaFXs05kBqWBpDoGoTJt165ElQbu2L84tkyH1sJnop8eloDw1uDphPt7VilZ69FuEe-WqQ3nj9tcQZaEEn6AAbIGjJEJJEy3LwDagUg24Mq02HcN/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-258.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgMETZUwIzRB4xln2hMXar0mps2mfR8c2WFs5Cfbpvd5PSfBjkHn4x4hM5VbBjgElTueOhEAwzZeiU6hFPhrcoY1Q-F4FInFSkN1qLqLxtCQIFGDB0EEnTpGGUYtklHvKO0Y-1IO0M_IX/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgMETZUwIzRB4xln2hMXar0mps2mfR8c2WFs5Cfbpvd5PSfBjkHn4x4hM5VbBjgElTueOhEAwzZeiU6hFPhrcoY1Q-F4FInFSkN1qLqLxtCQIFGDB0EEnTpGGUYtklHvKO0Y-1IO0M_IX/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> Above: One of the Otara installations, built by teams of students using traditional lashing techniques and recycled plastic bottles.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>What got you guys interested in architecture in the first place?</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">MARTIN LEUNG-WAI Seeing prominent architecture projects in magazines and books in the Manukau Library attracted me. I was inspired by the works of Renzo Piano, Antoni Gaudi and Frank Gehry when I was in high school. From there I aimed to study architecture and travel to visit the buildings I saw in books and magazines.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">WAIKARE KOMENE I became interested in architecture at Otahuhu College; as a youngster I really enjoyed the practicality and hands-on experience taught in workshop technology and graphics. I've always enjoyed sketching, drawing, designing and building - these skills have been a talent of mine.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-9ARW_hk2U7QFgQ_pnwlMjgOnKC4KVQnzmwU7UGQEaKhZ1IQ72JgGaZg6mhW0LhgBoSdLQoMjdCENtiJvroZQ8yzb8iFhjuo1X_LEnQxgTH2szVdn4865lCZfubnFHGbB6i3fmtGEDE_/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-9ARW_hk2U7QFgQ_pnwlMjgOnKC4KVQnzmwU7UGQEaKhZ1IQ72JgGaZg6mhW0LhgBoSdLQoMjdCENtiJvroZQ8yzb8iFhjuo1X_LEnQxgTH2szVdn4865lCZfubnFHGbB6i3fmtGEDE_/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6381.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nd9wMotaf2VCCYRt-0nkgp4sTRdPsoZGmwo_Ij01gW0dA6A6t0UuyCKz8VV-qnpZGKQiaGiKiYHBMfZSl30Usad2IHGUWwJgcD7W1Cmr080G6uB8JB2lPMf7c4ezkjDZ_QXV3oaSpq49/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nd9wMotaf2VCCYRt-0nkgp4sTRdPsoZGmwo_Ij01gW0dA6A6t0UuyCKz8VV-qnpZGKQiaGiKiYHBMfZSl30Usad2IHGUWwJgcD7W1Cmr080G6uB8JB2lPMf7c4ezkjDZ_QXV3oaSpq49/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-6476.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Architecture is more likely to be associated with central city areas and wealthy suburbs instead of Otara, where you work. How are you hoping to change that?</b></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">WAIKARE KOMENE Otara is not only the place where we work, but also where we grew up and continue to live today. Otara produces amazing talent: athletes, rugby and league stars, rappers, artists, bands, the mayor of Auckland and now, through us, architects and designers. Architecture allows people to relate to the environment we live in and also take a sense of ownership and pride.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJfPnrgZzRDK-t7yrpFBOEsNF4A4gKr77cy195jalN23jmSuO6lL90vPuP0YbjBAR2jfsv3qotf5KO4-XRahDUaJ0fQ4Z5lBOR6JjT7o8u1YsqZHgjpaDrJpH7bTdHz0xtlVqHBU0kkJs/s1600/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJfPnrgZzRDK-t7yrpFBOEsNF4A4gKr77cy195jalN23jmSuO6lL90vPuP0YbjBAR2jfsv3qotf5KO4-XRahDUaJ0fQ4Z5lBOR6JjT7o8u1YsqZHgjpaDrJpH7bTdHz0xtlVqHBU0kkJs/s640/DST-AUTSCULPTURE-2-327.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">You can read more about Martin and Waikare's work on Martin's blog </span><a href="http://martinleungwai.wordpress.com/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and their firm Creative Native's website </span><a href="http://www.creative.maori.nz/" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">. </span>

The Roots in Otara

The Roots, a new event in Auckland's Otara, was set up by architectural graduates Waikare Komene (below left) and Martin Leung-Wai (belo...

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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our new cover is a photograph by Emily Andrews of the home of fashion designer Rebecca Taylor and her husband Wayne Pate in New York City. You can read Sam Eichblatt's in-depth interview with Rebecca Taylor</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> about this confidently eclectic home (as well as see more of Emily's beautiful photographs) in our new issue, on newsstands Monday August 6th! We hope you like it.  </span><br /><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/AVvXsEh_QAMt9C7lABSPBGzoP3Edli2br211N_uX7E8IKTk4b93VosC9PY-oUR_gd-uWd6FgF8hMTH1gLyjOWBjCf1__CWauduEr_xloV1Sdl0MHiA6UMV5Yy6tNjC-mJlbrSHpavcsbAMhXEIOC/s1600/AugustSept.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QAMt9C7lABSPBGzoP3Edli2br211N_uX7E8IKTk4b93VosC9PY-oUR_gd-uWd6FgF8hMTH1gLyjOWBjCf1__CWauduEr_xloV1Sdl0MHiA6UMV5Yy6tNjC-mJlbrSHpavcsbAMhXEIOC/s640/AugustSept.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This issue's content features:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Karen Walker's new homeware line</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fantastic new guest quarters at Cloudy Bay, designed by Tim Greer and Paul Rolfe</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A 1928 Arts & Crafts abode by James Chapman-Taylor, brought back to life by architect Andrew Bull and fashion designer Sandra Harden</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A clifftop home by Malcolm Taylor on an "almost too perfect" Auckland site</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Architect Marc Lithgow uses the footprint of an old brick garage for a compact, elegant new home in Auckland</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">An innovative Z-shaped house by Glamuzina Paterson Architects</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A cleverly redesigned garden in New Plymouth by Michael Mansvelt of Plantation Design Studio</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and terrific stories by writers Jolisa Gracewood, Simon Devitt, Caroll Bucknell, Sam Eichblatt and others...</span></li></ul>

Our new cover

Our new cover is a photograph by Emily Andrews of the home of fashion designer Rebecca Taylor and her husband Wayne Pate in New York City. ...

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