Anchoring Colour from Underfoot
In this thoughtfully composed interior, colour and material are carefully calibrated to balance energy with restraint. The result is a series of spaces that feel layered, expressive, and beautifully resolved.
In this thoughtfully composed interior, colour and material are carefully calibrated to balance energy with restraint. The result is a series of spaces that feel layered, expressive, and beautifully resolved.
There’s an elegance to joinery that disappears when it’s not needed. With the newly enhanced REVEGO system from Blum, that discretion — and its design potential — expands considerably.
For one weekend each year, Ōtautahi Christchurch offers a rare proposition: the chance to step inside the architecture that shapes the city.
Hettich’s FurnSpin reimagines cabinetry as a moment of movement and surprise.
With its magnetic presence, the Adrien table adds a quiet monumentality to the spaces it inhabits.
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In conversation with Jonathan Coote and Tobin Smith of Warren and Mahoney, Anna Dorothea Ker explores how New Zealand homes are shaped — not by a fixed blueprint, but by intuition, landscape and the evolving lives they hold.
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Objectspace launches its 2026 programme with a major new commission by Italian designer Martino Gamper, whose work has long explored the cultural and social life of furniture.
A selection of artworks from the private collection of legendary New Zealand architect Sir Miles Warren will be offered at Webb’s upcoming Works of Art auction — with proceeds supporting the preservation of his celebrated Ōhinetahi House and Garden.
Designed by Toronto studio Futurstudio, Sant Roch reimagines ancient bathing rituals through contemporary architecture and sensory design.
Set on a private estate in central Ukraine, Hata-Mazanka by YOD Group offers a contemporary interpretation of one of the country’s most recognisable vernacular forms.
VidaSpace is defined by a certain restlessness, a refusal to be confined by what has come before. With the launch of ALT, that mindset finds its clearest expression yet.
At this year’s EuroCucina, held as part of Salone del Mobile, Aotearoa’s Fisher & Paykel will present its most comprehensive suite of flagship appliances to date.
Inspired by the chair of the same name, the Leopold armchair is distinguished by a generous and enveloping cushion, enclosed in a minimal wooden structure that emphasises its volume and visual lightness.
For anyone considering a new build or renovation, this publication serves as a clear point of departure. It is a guide to navigating the breadth of architectural practice in Aotearoa, and of finding a studio whose approach aligns with the project at hand.
Concrete has long held a defining role in New Zealand architecture — at once structural and sculptural, robust and nuanced. Across many recent Home of the Year winners, the material emerges as a central part of the design language.
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For a house so closely attuned to its coastal setting, material longevity was as critical as visual restraint. On the exterior, Dryden WoodOil in Platinum plays a subtle but pivotal role — preserving the cedar cladding while allowing it to age with grace.
New Zealand’s premier contemporary art event returns to Auckland in 2026 with its largest programme yet — bringing record international participation, expanded sectors, and a city-wide public programme.
A new design showcase puts makers, materials and process at the forefront – offering a rare snapshot of how New Zealand design is being made, right now.
With its barn-like form and finely tuned material palette, the Sorrento Bathhouse reframes the wellness retreat as an exercise in architectural precision.
In our February / March issue, we visit houses that challenge, surprise and inspire — from the limestone hills of Waipara to the sweeping coastal landscape of Pauanui.
Immediately inviting, with a silhouette defined by clean lines, the Allaperto Nautic armchair evokes the sensibility of classic nautical design without ever feeling literal.
We are deeply saddened to mark the passing of Pip Cheshire CNZM (1950 – 2026), a beloved figure in New Zealand architecture whose wit, insight and generosity shaped not only buildings but the way we speak about and understand architecture in Aotearoa.
Contemporary Chinese art, a survey of queer lens-based art in Aotearoa New Zealand and a solo exhibition of Pablo Picasso.
Radical comfort. With modularity as a starting point, Ernest is formed with soft, deconstructed volumes inspired by a down cushion.
Auckland architect Mark Frazerhurst has turned his hand to sculpture. The result is much like his buildings: precise, angular, and compelling — objects that reveal more the longer you spend with them.
Referencing the timeless silhouette of a lunar eclipse, the Luna wall light is designed to sit effortlessly within a range of settings — from softly lit corridors to living spaces.
The Enn table takes its name from the Japanese word enn, a term associated with connection and harmony.
A manifestation of minimalism and elegance, the Alter Ego table seduces with sculptural purity.
Simple forms crafted from solid and transparent materials, the newest additions to the Lens Collection, the Mini Minor wall sconce and pendant continue Snelling Studio’s earlier design language with experimentation and joy.
From spontaneous gatherings to everyday moments, the Lulu Stool is always ready. Designed and crafted in New Zealand, it is destined to be an enduring interior staple.
Nestled within Fitzroy Gardens in East Melbourne, a modest structure has offered respite and refreshments for more than a century.
Solitary indulgence prevails in this piece of exacting modernist standards.
A growing interior language for 2026, ambient texture explores the interplay of colour, light, and tactility to create spaces that feel layered, considered, and deeply atmospheric.
There’s a new showroom in town, and for those seeking fresh ideas, it’s one to put firmly on the to-do list.
Explore this year’s finalists and vote for the project you believe should win the 2026 Readers’ Choice Award.
We caught up with France-based multidisciplinary artist Jason Pocklington about his latest body of work — a collection of photographs and furniture that pays tribute to Auckland, the city where he lived as a child.
Designed by acclaimed Australian designer Nickolas Gurtler, the space balances restraint and warmth in a gallery-like experience of sculptural forms and refined detailing.
Fisher & Paykel has announced an immersive large-scale exhibition for EuroCucina at Milan’s Salone del Mobile in April 2026.
Grey Lynn has a new local — though local hardly does it justice. Opening this week, Grey Lynn Firehouse offers something special: an eatery in a heritage building, reimagined through a contemporary design lens.
The answer to non-alcoholic festivities this season? A range of grown-up drinks that deliver a cocktail-style burn without the alcohol.
Clouds floating into the unknown, or the poetry of a falling tear. What is it, beyond the physical, that compels us to see more?
We’ve gathered some of our favourite design-led pieces — from elegant homewares and considered books to covetable objects of craft and style.
NZIA has announced the winners of the 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards at an awards ceremony in Christchurch.
An exclusive partnership unites two brands defined by craftsmanship, innovation, and timeless design.
Marlborough winery marks four decades of refinement, balance and place.
Maximalism is not a single look but a language of abundance — a layering of colour, pattern, and texture that favours bold expression. In New Zealand interiors, it has begun to emerge in new and intriguing ways.
Dual-toned coloured concrete gives this home an innately luxe aesthetic that draws on striking, converging forms and decadent detailing.
The 2025 HOME Interior of the Year Awards saw 150 architects, designers, and friends of the design community gather for an evening of inspiration at the Plumbline showroom in Auckland.
We caught up with Jules Taylor as she celebrates a quarter of a century of winemaking in Marlborough — and a host of accolades along the way.
An energy modelling tool by the New Zealand Green Building Council allows architects, designers, and builders to test a home’s thermal comfort, energy, and carbon emissions — and now embodied carbon — from the early design stage.
Fantini’s Sailing tapware, with its precise lines and subtle maritime influences, anchors the 2025 Bathroom of the Year — a perfect foil to the room’s softly sculpted, enveloping composition.
Everything you need to know about the latest from ECC — including what’s arriving soon. This month’s line-up brings together luminous reissues, new collections and materials with a story to tell.
We gathered to celebrate the launch of Homes of this Decade with an intimate evening of connection, conversation, and celebration at the stunning Studio Italia showroom in Auckland.
Over more than 320 pages, this beautiful hardcover book explores exceptional New Zealand residential architecture of the past ten years. Including the work of New Zealand’s top architects, these are homes that are shaping and defining our local design story.
We asked three award-winning interior designers to style the same piece of art in three very different spaces to explore how art can elevate and define an interior, shifting the mood and presenting diverse experiences of a singular work.
As Artbay Gallery turns 20, we caught up with founder Pauline Bianchi about two decades of vision, resilience, and creative connection.
Dulux has unveiled its highly anticipated 2026 Colour Forecast, and the message is clear: in an era marked by global uncertainty and digital overload, our homes, more than ever, are sanctuaries of calm, warmth and reconnection.
Homestar offers a modern approach to home building — designed for the future, environmentally conscious, and economically smart.
The 2025 Interior of the Year jury brings together leading voices from the design world — Federico Monsalve, Alex McLeod, Tim Kwan and Isabelle Sun.
We’re thrilled to reveal the finalists for Interior of the Year 2025 — a celebration of the most compelling, beautifully resolved, and conceptually rich interiors from across New Zealand.
Be in to win a weekend at the 2025 Home of the Year, Bunker House by Chris Tate Architecture.
Indice Studio has opened its doors in Grey Lynn, bringing Driade — and now FontanaArte — to Auckland’s design landscape.
On a site tightly bordered by neighbouring properties, this New Plymouth home speaks directly to the landscape that stretches out beyond — towards the distinctive peak of Taranaki Maunga and the wildly beautiful coastline it overlooks.
The full range of Aotearoa’s architectural talents are on display in the shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
Sometimes, landscapes are too layered to describe in words. For artist Andrea Bolima, a place is less a fixed location than a mood — a feeling.
A bold interiors movement finds its footing — and its grounding — in considered and playful material choices.
From cloudscapes to cosmic forces, New Zealand designer Richard Clarkson continues to redefine atmospheric lighting.
The use of PeterFell coloured concrete in this Queenstown home allowed architect and owner Maja Marshall the opportunity to further cement the calming, neutral palette she had envisaged.
An object of pure geometry in a vast mountainscape, this Otago home rejects distinctions between interior and exterior spaces.
Industrial designer Henry Caird’s premise is straightforward: when he can’t find what he’s looking for, he makes it.
We chat to Nodi founder Olivia Moon about the artisan brand’s story, growth, and commitment to its original ethos.
Designed by Joachim Nees for Belgian furniture house JORI, there’s something distinctly unhurried about the Daydreamer.
Nathan Goldsworthy has been making furniture for as long as he can remember. The first iterations were the work of a creative young child, crafted with tree branches and rusted tools.
Entering a new chapter of creative expression, &Tradition presents a collection of reissued classics and contemporary forms that resonate with both the past and the present, now available in New Zealand from Cult.
The latest from Italian design house Lema embodies softness, comfort, and dynamism in pieces of gently curving silhouettes.
The Angelo M table by Leo Aerts for Alinea reads as one continuous form, shaped in stone but with the softness of something turned on a lathe or coaxed from clay.
In Milan, on the 60th anniversary of the Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand Collection, Cassina took to the stage — quite literally — with a dramatic performance and installation at the Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber.
Surrealism made a resurgence in Milan this year, perhaps articulated nowhere more strongly than in the former Pasino greenhouses, once filled with white orchards, where a series of 3D-printed sculptures by Marcin Rusak entitled Ghost Orchid threaded their way skywards
A return to earthy, grounded hues is evident in interiors; colours that feel both timeless and distinctly of the moment.
The Portrait Chair by Simon James draws inspiration from the Brutalist architecture of the 1950s, reimagining it as a modern take on the club chair.
In the latest edit from Matisse: Blown glass pendants suspended like precious objects; Stella McCartney x B&B Italia, and Rimadesio’s Sail sliding doors.
Boffi’s Kitchenology collections seek to create a distinct way of living.
In Milan this year, the kitchen emerged as a theatre — concealed function gave way to quiet drama where form and material took centre stage.
Pac Studio took out the New Zealand Grand Prix award with its residential project, Lava Flow, while Richards Stanisich won the Australian Grand Prix title for a graphic retail space.
In this expansive central Auckland home, designed by Masonry Design Solutions with interiors by Franc Atelier, spaces of scale and volume were imbued with character and detail.
Queenstown-based architectural duo Alister Brown and Katrina Dravitzki, aka Dravitzki Brown, have long embraced working from home. It was part of their lifestyle well before the pandemic reshaped the way we work for good.
Known for its tactile, handcrafted rugs, New Zealand design studio Nodi has expanded its material language — introducing carpet in a thoughtful reimagining of the category.