Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand
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Five Minutes with… Sam van der Weerden
Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and depth of design practice in our network. Today we speak with Design Club member Sam van der Weerden, who proves that redesigning a bus map…
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Fresh From The Field: Cute & Co – By Onfire Design
Cute by name, clever by design. Onfire gives Cute & Co a fresh new look where connection is all that matters. The brief In just four years, Cute & Co nappies grew from launch to 10% market share, a genuine challenger to the legacy brands. But as competition intensified and new brands entered the category,…
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Five Minutes with Tony Hsiung
Members of Design Assembly make up a network of Friends working together to build a thriving design scene in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our ‘Five Minutes’ series profiles the breadth and depth of design practice in our network. Today we speak with Design Club member Tony Hsiung, whose creative career has taken a few unexpected turns.…
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Press Release – Beginners Letterpress Workshop – By Inkiana Press
LEARN TO LETTERPRESS!A beginners workshop, at the Birkenhead LibrarySaturday August 15, 10.30 – 3.30Cost $125.00. You will be learning handsetting of type, setting up and printing small cards of your design, plus using wood type to set up and print your own poster.The workshop will give you a good understanding of the letterpress process, you’ll…
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From the Edges — Being Mean to Books in Order to Find out the Meaning of Books – By Kayla Lythgoe
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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Fresh From The Field: Big Ag and game of more – By Bryce Groves x Pixelpush
What started with a scroll through the Fresh From The Field archives became an award-winning collaboration. Bryce Groves and Pixelpush joined forces to create Greenpeace Aotearoa’s Big Ag and Game of More campaign. The brief This project was a Design Assembly members collab at its best. Greenpeace Aotearoa tasked me with overseeing and producing an…
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Press Release: Beyond the Surface: Integrating Toi Māori & Pūrākau across built-environments – By Design Programme – Fast Forward. University of Auckland
Professor Johnson Witehira (Tamahaki, Ngāi Tū-te-auru, Ngāti Hinekura) is Head of School of Te Rewa o Puanga – School of Music and Screen Arts at Massey University. An artist, designer and researcher of Māori and Pākehā descent, his practice explores how mātauranga Māori can shape the built environment, public space, and emerging technologies. He has…
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Through the Lens – From Coastlines to Cities
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 “From Coastlines to Cities: Aotearoa’s Design Geography“. Every place has a story to tell. From rugged coastlines and…
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | September | Pōneke
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Aug 27
Give Way To Design Documentary Screening & Wayfinding Design Talk
Join Design Assembly for a special evening celebrating design through film, conversation, and community. We’re delighted to invite you to an exclusive screening of Give Way To Design, a documentary […]
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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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Sep 04
Design Assembly Coffee Club | September | 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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