Five Minutes with Jerry Beale

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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Five Minutes with Meagan Bach

Ahead of our next Tāmaki Makaurau event on the 16th September, we caught up with designer Megan Bach, who along with Sarah Baker has designed Design & Sensing The New, a hands-on picnic event!

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Five Minutes with Maddy Lissington

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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5 Minutes with Nick Kapica

Learn about the breadth and depth of design practice in our network.

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ReFrame: Celebrating the first MFA programme cohort from VUW’s Visual Narrative Lab

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is Aotearoa New Zealand’s globally ranked capital city university. In 2024, to support growing interest in visual storytelling, Te Herenga Waka introduced the Visual […]

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5 Minutes with Emma Taylor

Learn more about the breadth and depth of design practice in the Design Assembly network of Friends

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5 Minutes with Sarah Walter

Learn more about the breadth and depth of design practice in the Design Assembly network of Friends.

6 months ago by

Five Minutes with Nan O’Sullivan

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 […]

8 months ago by

Women in Design . . . Aakifa Chida

Today we are chatting with Aakifa Chida, Communication Designer and Lecturer, AUT School of Art and Design. Aakifa is joining the Decades of Design session.

9 months ago by

Women in Design . . . Cat van der Werff

Today we are chatting with Cat van der Werff, Executive Creative Director at Canva, who is headlining Women in Design Day 2025 with a keynote address, 

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Victoria University of Wellington’s Visual Narrative Lab

To support growing interest in visual storytelling Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington has introduced the Visual Narrative Lab, a creative initiative that explores visual storytelling across various media.

10 months ago by

Announcing Decades of Design session at Women in Design Day 2025

We are excited to announce the incredible lineup for the Decades of Design session at Women in Design Day 2025 taking place on 21 March in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

1 year ago by

Walking the talk with Eric Thompson – Head of School, Design Innovation at Whitecliffe

Whether it’s designing your own line of products or delivering tailored creative services, how many of us have thought of starting our own businesses? According to Whitecliffe’s Head of School, […]

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Watch: Under the Hood Women in Design, Mar 2023

For the month of March, to honour International Women’s Day, we highlighed and celebrated (as we always do) women in the design industry at our Under the Hood webinar. Each […]

3 years ago by

Unlocking your Designer DNA: The unique talents and strengths you bring to the table.

Unlocking Your Designer DNA: The unique talents and strengths you bring to the table.

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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🔊 DA Conversations Podcast with Heath Lowe

‘Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work.’ Heath Lowe is Executive Design Director […]

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Design Careers: From Brand/Marketing to Product Design at Auror, here’s how one designer made the switch.

The idea of making a career transition can feel a bit daunting at times. That’s why we sat down with one of our DA Friends – William Lee from Auror […]

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