Design News

Set into a suburban site in Kohimarama, Clay Block House by Daniel Marshall Architects is a study in materiality and environmental performance.

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.

In a new limited-edition release, the Lilum 50 sofa by Antonio Citterio for Maxalto transforms furniture into an abstract canvas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.