Celeste, Founder of StudioC

DA Conversations Podcast with Celeste Skachill

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In our podcast series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. This month across the entirety […]

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Meet our Friends . . . EY wavespace

‘Meet our Friends’ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

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Stolen Girlfriends Flagship Store Wellington

Fresh From The Field — Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store – By Jasmax and Alt Group

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa New Zealand Design Assembly community. A sculptural shaping of space, art, and contemporary […]

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On the side with Chris Flack

This series profiles designers and the side projects they’re working on to develop new skills, test ideas, help people and communities or just do, for the love of it. This […]

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Under the Hood with Studio C and Catalyist IT

Under the hood with …Christine Luiten, Senior Creative at Studio C and Katherine Rayn from Catalyst IT

Ahead of our upcoming online event, Under the Hood – Women in Design, we sat down for a quick q&a with two of our featured speakers, Christine Luiten, Senior Creative […]

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Laura Feaveryear of Creative Jam

Women in Design . . . Laura Feavearyear

In our Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design series, we celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their day-to-day routines, […]

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Under the Hood with Fiona Kerr, Head of Creative Content at ZURU Edge

Ahead of our upcoming online event, Under the Hood – Women in Design, we sat down for a quick q&a with one of our featured speakers, Fiona Kerr from ZURU […]

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MDS Bright Awards Winners 2022

Media Design School Bright Awards Winners 2022

The Bright Awards recognise young New Zealand high-school talent within the creative arts and technology fields. Since 2016, Media Design School has committed to help lift these creators and give […]

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Fresh From The Field — Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa – By Gusto Design

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our New Zealand Design Assembly community. Informed by research insights and te ao Māori concepts, […]

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Behind the Curtain — Picnicka website design – By Relatable Design Co, Rocketspark Design Partner

In the ‘Behind the Curtain’ series we sit down with Rocketspark Design Partners to explore their work and how the Rocketspark platform and partnership program has helped grow their design businesses. This […]

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Women in Design . . . Sita Narsai

In our Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design series, we celebrate Aotearoa New Zealand Women in Design as they share their work and processes and we learn more about their […]

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Fresh From The Field — Moksha – By Libby & Ben

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Overloading all of the senses, from sight and smell to taste […]

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Tanker creative website mockup for Nga Hua Toi

Fresh From The Field — Ngā Hua Toi Website – By Tanker Creative

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. This week, Tanker Creative take us through each stage of their […]

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How to create a Strengths-based studio culture

How to create a Strengths-based studio culture

The ‘Discover your Designer DNA’ workshop series with Leadership Performance Coach, Jason Biggs, is happening in March 2023 this year across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. In this workshop individuals will […]

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Meet our Friends . . . Flight Digital

‘Meet our Friends‘ series is where we take a moment to celebrate and share a little about the diverse studios who make up our DA Friends. Today we spoke to […]

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Bio image of Amanda Aitken

Aotearoa NZ Photographers . . . Amanda Aitken

In our ‘Aotearoa Photographers’ series we sit down with NZ based photographers to learn more about their photographic practice and how their photography career got started. This week we chat […]

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Maramataka Maumaharatanga is a memory card game designed to teach whānau about the Maramataka lunar calendar by Annalise Scott

2023 Hot New Things: Annalise Scott, Victoria University Wellington – Te Herenga Waka

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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Izzy Rob's 'Body of Matter. Physical representations of anatomical data'

2023 Hot New Things: Izzy Robb, Victoria University Wellington – Te Herenga Waka

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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Design Assembly February 2023 Pulse Check Survey

Pulse Check Survey – February 2023

Kia Ora Aotearoa NZ, We’ve created a short survey to check in with our design community – How are we doing right now? Where are we setting our sights to […]

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Fresh From The Field — Arka Modular – By Curious

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. Balancing bold with a softer human edge, Curious take us through […]

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Eva Meeuws - Tahanga

2023 Hot New Things: Eva Meeuws, Otago Polytechnic

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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2023 Hot New Things: Maryam Al-Essa, Creative Digital Design, Yoobee

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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2023 Hot New Things: Kat Urquhart, Creative Digital Design, Yoobee

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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Fresh From The Field — JONI – By makebardo

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Design Assembly community. ‘It is non a wine or a simple grape juice; it […]

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2023 Hot New Things: Lewin Waters, Creative Digital Design, Yoobee

Each summer DA profiles a selection of the top design graduates coming out of our tertiary institutions. We welcome these talented emerging professionals to our industry, learn about their passions, […]

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