Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand
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From the Edges — Bridging the Gap: Increasing Girls’ Interest in Technology Through Immersive Experiences – By Poornima Meegammana
In this article, we talk with Poornima Meegammana about Bridging the Gap, a designed XR learning project exploring how immersive technology can help girls build confidence, curiosity, and a stronger sense of belonging in technology, from the University of Auckland. What’s your background?I am a Sri Lankan designer, researcher, and social entrepreneur working at the…
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Through the Lens
Each month, we explore a new theme through imagery in partnership with Truestock, looking at how stock can support storytelling in ways that feel authentic, grounded, and relevant to life in Aotearoa. This month, we’re focusing on “Process, Not Just Product“. In a world that often celebrates the finished outcome, it’s easy to forget the…
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From the Edges — Hā — Movement as Ritual Repair – By Linlin Chen
In our ‘From The Edges’ series we feature Aotearoa NZ Academic Design Projects. Our practice as designers can be seen to be explored, pushed and perhaps become something entirely new where it exists at the edges of our practice in the world of academia. Free from the constraints of commercial outcomes and clients, designers explore…
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From the Edges — Woven Silence – By Qianying Li from Auckland University of Technology, AUT
In our ‘From The Edges’ series we feature Aotearoa NZ Academic Design Projects. Our practice as designers can be seen to be explored, pushed and perhaps become something entirely new where it exists at the edges of our practice in the world of academia. Free from the constraints of commercial outcomes and clients, designers explore…
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Sign & Print Expo: Nick Kapica on Wayfinding, Urban Experience and Human-Centred Design
Ahead of Sign & Print Expo 2026 on 17 June, we sat down with Nick Kapica to chat about wayfinding, typography, public spaces, and the subtle design decisions that help people feel confident, comfortable, and connected to the places around them. Your work sits between architecture, urban design, wayfinding, and fabrication. How would you describe…
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Press Release: The Lifecycle Of An Idea – By Auckland University of Technology, split/fountain, Contiguous
THE LIFECYCLE OF AN IDEA: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST How is AI changing the way ideas emerge, evolve, and circulate? The Life Cycle of an Idea (Under AI) is an ethics-approved research project exploring how AI is reshaping creative practice, authorship, decision-making, and the evolution of ideas. We are an international, interdisciplinary research team working across…
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Love Design? We’d Love to Welcome You Back to The Club!
If you’ve been part of the Design Assembly community before, there’s a good chance you still think of yourself as a member. And honestly, we still think of you as part of the community too. Over the years, thousands of creatives across Aotearoa have attended DA events, shared work through the platform, joined Coffee Clubs,…
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2026 Press Release: Te Tuhi May Exhibitions 22 May 2026
Te Tuhi presents six new exhibitions by artists from Aotearoa and abroad. As individual presentations, the exhibitions navigate the discrete emotions lingering around longing or revisit the past to radically transform the present. The exhibitions open on Sunday 24 May 2026, with an opening celebration from 4–6pm on Saturday 23 May. The new exhibitions feature…
Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Jun 30
Design Assembly Join the Dots – June | Trans Tasman Edition
Online conversations with and for DA Friends DA Friends Join the Dots is Design Assembly’s members-only online lunchtime event series. Running regularly throughout the year, each one-hour session brings designers […]
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Jul 03
Design Assembly Coffee Club | July | Whanganui | Free For All
DA Coffee Club is a relaxed in-person gathering for designers, creatives, and curious minds to connect over coffee, conversation, and community. As we begin trialling Coffee Clubs in Whanganui, […]
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Sep 02
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Pōneke
DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.
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Sep 03
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Ōtautahi
DA Coffee Club is a regular in-person gathering for DA Friend Members to catch up over coffee, share ideas, and connect with other designers and creatives. It’s a relaxed space to build your network, find inspiration, and maybe even meet your next collaborator or friend.
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