Time is the judge of great design. Longevity, in both aesthetic appeal and quality, remains one of the surest measures of whether an object has achieved design's imperative to stay relevant and useful.
This spring, The Lightship returns with First Light, a year-long programme that opens with new works by three leading wāhine Māori artists.
With a nod to the mid-century, this contemporary farmhouse set among vineyard-covered hills speaks to its rural setting.
There is a point in every renovation where new and old have to decide how they will live together. In this meticulously reimagined Ponsonby villa, that conversation settles around a single material.
First exhibited as New Zealand's official presentation at the 2005 Venice Biennale, et al.'s major installation the fundamental practice will be on display in its entirety for the first time on our shores at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Architecture is often discussed in terms of spatial experience and context, yet it is the roof that frequently provides a building with its defining silhouette.
At North Tree Cottage, winner of the Resene Colour Award 2026, it is not the view of Napier Port or the layering of earthy tones that first draws the eye, but the painted chequerboard floor that leads from the front door through the home.
On Thursday 30 July, more than 400 architects, designers, industry partners and friends gathered beneath the Dome at Auckland Museum to celebrate the very best of New Zealand interiors at the 2026 Interior of the Year Awards.
Like a sun rising and setting, the Orbit lamp is clean and essential.
If the 2026 Interior of the Year Awards revealed anything about the state of surface design in Aotearoa, it is that natural clay and lime plaster is quietly everywhere.
Colour is one of architecture's most expressive materials. Here, we explore the Resene palettes used in two Interior of the Year finalists where bold gestures and sumptuous detailing combine to deepen the spatial conversation.
Georgia Duncan’s trajectory has taken her from graduate to principal and, most recently, shareholder at Edwards White Architects, the Hamilton-based practice she joined straight out of university.
In the Coatesville hills, architectural designer Jeremy Chapman of JCA Studio composed a material palette of natural, tactile elements to form an interior that gently speaks to the idyllic rural landscape.
Everyday objects seldom seek our attention. Soap, more than most, is made to vanish. With the OBA Soap collection, Danish designer Matias Moellenbach reimagines this essential, shaping it into a sculptural form that sits quietly between product design, ritual and art.
This September, Salone del Mobile Milano opens a new chapter as the SaloneSatellite Permanent Collection touches down in Jakarta, the first destination on its global tour.
Hidden in a vast West Coast forest of Nikau palms and tree ferns, this 36 square-metre cabin occupies a clearing close to the wild coastline of the Tasman Sea.
At M House by Ponting Fitzgerald Architects, bespoke joinery is woven into the architecture. From the kitchen and concealed scullery to American oak panelling and custom bunk beds, Renalls Joinery brings warmth, craftsmanship and function to every space.
The role of the living room continues to evolve. It has become a place that accommodates almost every aspect of daily life — morning coffee, remote work, family gatherings, cosy evenings and impromptu entertaining. The challenge for furniture is not to simply look good; it must adapt, endure and support the changing rhythms of daily life.
A new exhibition at Objectspace, He maramara tupu aranga, brings together furniture, sculpture, archival material and design ephemera to honour the remarkable career of one of New Zealand's most influential designers and advocates.
St Patrick’s Chapel greets you at the front gate of Dilworth School in Epsom, Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Working with Dilworth’s chaplain and its headmaster, Jasmax has created a new spiritual heart for the school.
At Milan Design Week, Poliform transformed the storied halls of Palazzo Clerici. The 18th-century residence, layered with history and texture, became the setting for the brand’s newest kitchen systems.
During Milan Design Week, Artemest’s New Zealand partner Obery Studio guided a group of designers through the brand’s L’Appartamento exhibition. We speak to Jane Mason and Lindy Messam of Obery about the experience.
Celebrating its 15th year, Resident returns to Copenhagen’s 3daysof design, continuing a new chapter for the New Zealand studio within one of the global design industry’s defining gatherings.
Eden Studio works with the raw beauty of natural fibres to craft designer rugs and carpets that are made with intention, and refined in detail.
Twenty-two architectural projects across Waikato and the Bay of Plenty have been deemed the very best in Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Regional Awards in 2026.
In a collaboration with interior designer Tali Roth, Lo & Co Interiors introduces an Italian-inspired hardware collection that echoes some of the country’s most recognisable pasta forms.
Titled Ai Weiwei: About Silk, the installation recasts silk as a medium for ideas, resistance, and memory
From a new purpose-built headquarters in Christchurch to sculptural works shaped by playfulness and atmosphere, Nightworks Studio enters a new era under the direction of Kiri Morgan.
A softer, more tactile language is becoming prominent in the global design story. In New Zealand, this direction is finding expression in interiors that offer a more profound connection to nature.
At this year’s edition of Milan Design Week, light became sculpture – art that transcends function and encourages contemplation.
Wandering Melbourne’s laneways, Rachel Rush was always fascinated by the juxtaposition of the static built forms and the ever-changing canvases of their walls.
A piece that captures the easy rhythm of holiday living and brings it quietly into the everyday.
Muuto introduced its annual living space during Milan Design Week, this year exploring the interplay of feeling and function.
Fourteen architectural projects across the top of the South Island have been deemed the very best in Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Regional Awards this year.
At the inaugural Salone Raritas, Xavier Lust presented forms that seemed to defy gravity, defined by unexpected influences.
We speak with internationally renowned French architect and designer Jean-Marie Massaud about the shifting definition of luxury, and how flexibility, restraint, and the discipline of subtraction inform one of his latest collections.
Auckland-based movement studio Sala has expanded its Brown Street site in Ponsonby with the opening of Sonar, a new 150sqm reformer Pilates studio designed to refine both spatial experience and practice.
A Sydney harbour-side apartment is reshaped through material continuity, softened geometry and a considered approach to light, creating a composed interior that frames its expansive outlook.
International artists feature strongly at this year’s Aotearoa Art Fair, with galleries presenting a range of global voices alongside local talent.
Drawing a continuous horizontal line through the room, the Orizzonte sofa is low and composed.
With sculptural clarity as a starting point, the Jube pendant is formed from two perfectly balanced volumes of hand-blown glass.
Drawing inspiration from the New York skyline, the Boulevard handle elevates entries with effortless appeal.
As part of the upcoming Aotearoa Art Fair, Wall House Party brings together leading contemporary galleries at the forefront of object-based practice to celebrate how we design and adorn domestic spaces as an act of self-expression.
What does it mean to truly care for the things we live with? Not just in the moment, but over time — across years of use, wear, and return.
Brick and terracotta bring permanence and expression to residential architecture — with CSR’s systems and digital tools enabling a more considered approach to material selection.
Two sisters — a creative director and an artist — have launched a new studio, bringing painterly abstraction into the tactile realm, with handwoven rugs that honour craft, place, and process.
More than 200 architects, designers, suppliers and homeowners gathered in Auckland to celebrate this year’s Home of the Year — an evening that brought together the breadth of Aotearoa’s residential design community.
An exhibition of Chinese contemporary art arrives in Auckland, tracing decades of cultural transformation through works that span performance, installation and digital media.
Set into a suburban site in Kohimarama, Clay Block House by Daniel Marshall Architects is a study in materiality and environmental performance.
A new architecture magazine, Architecture Aotearoa: New Zealand’s Buildings, Cities, and Culture will launch in late May 2026 as a collaboration between Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects and the publishers of HOME: Nook Publishing.
At the heart of this Wānaka home by Johnston Architects is the enduring presence of Jura Grey limestone from Quantum.
In Two Sheds by RTA Studio, winner of the 2026 Readers’ Choice Home of the Year, material choices play a crucial role in shaping the home’s quiet, tactile atmosphere.
Coloured concrete by PeterFell becomes the unifying thread of Two Sheds by RTA Studio.
Across the finalists and winners of the 2026 Home of the Year awards, colour reveals a notable shift in the way architects and designers are shaping contemporary homes in Aotearoa.
Whether bold and vibrant or soft and tonal, Fermob’s considered use of colour invites a more expressive approach to outdoor living.
With its refined materiality and clean lines, the Pipe Collection demonstrates how furniture can extend the language of a home beyond its walls.
In a new limited-edition release, the Lilum 50 sofa by Antonio Citterio for Maxalto transforms furniture into an abstract canvas.
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.
Three 2026 Home of the Year-winning projects demonstrate the versatility of Abodo timber across vastly different conditions.
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.
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.
