Explore brand new design from Aotearoa New Zealand
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Workshop: Redesigning Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau
Culturally Authentic Creative Practice and Process Grow your cultural understanding for how to shape great brands, design, creative and storytelling through culturally authentic co-design process and practice. Experience & Benefits […]
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Workshop: Rethinking Aotearoa | Tāmaki Makaurau
Cultural Intelligence for Strategic Thinkers & Change Makers Learn how to influence the creation of strategy, organizational culture, communications and storytelling through culturally intelligent processes that deliver authentic and impactful […]
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The Everything Bagel Exhibition – By The Visual Narrative Lab
The Everything Bagel Exhibition Date: Friday the 13th of March Time: 5:00pm to 10:00pm Location: Thistle hall (upstairs) 293 Cuba Street, Wellington, Aotearoa, NZ. An eclectic spread of flavourful narratives crafted […]
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Five Minutes with… Claire Prangley
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 […]
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Design that Leads Lives Here: 2026 Australian Good Design Awards Open for Entry
Great design deserves great recognition. Enter the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards and showcase your work to the world. Entries for the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards are now open. […]
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Fresh From The Field: For Another Self – By MAKEBARDO
Tattooed skin as narrative space, that’s the idea behind For Another Self, and this week MAKEBARDO walks us through how they built an inclusive, expressive brand identity that treats tattoo […]
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2026 Hot New Things: Rebekah Wood, Wellington School of Design Ngā Pae Māhutonga, Massey University
Design Assembly profiles a selection of the top graduates from the best Art and Design Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn […]
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Fresh From The Field: Anitya – The Lyric Book – By Alexandra ‘Severely’ Dawson
When Tom Scott described Anitya as ‘his first daughter’, designer Alexandra ‘Severely’ Dawson responded with a lyric book that feels intimate, feminine and strong — layered with collage, childhood drawings […]
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | April | Ōtautahi
EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Apr 01
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | April | 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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Apr 01
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | April | 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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Apr 02
Design Assembly Members Only Coffee Club | April | Tāmaki Makaurau
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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Apr 14
Design Assembly Join the Dots – April
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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