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Things got a little crunchy when Onfire Design turned up the heat for Ingham’s latest fakeaway contender. The brief Ingham’s is a well-established retail brand, bringing quality chicken products to […]

3 weeks ago by Iris Kalff

Daymark breathes new life into the Hamilton Hotel, balancing heritage, humour, and contemporary hospitality in a brand built for a new generation. The brief We were tasked with repositioning one […]

2 months ago by Iris Kalff

From a simple idea to a full world of cards, characters, and connection, our DA Friend, Cheyenne brings networking to life with Totally Legit. The brief My objective: Make networking […]

3 months ago by Iris Kalff

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 […]

4 months ago by Iris Kalff

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 […]

4 months ago by Iris Kalff

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 […]

11 months ago by Design Assembly

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 spend five minutes with Nicholas Walker, Senior Designer at Spruik.

1 year ago by Design Assembly

The Studio Relay: Passing the Leadership Baton in Design is written by Donna Maxwell, an independent consultant with a mixed background in marketing, design, and management.

1 year ago by Donna Maxwell

Fresh from the Field is a weekly article series sharing the fresh and inspiring work of our Aotearoa Design Assembly community. Conveying the idea of change and transformation, and how spaces […]

2 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Design Assembly loves to profile the breadth and depth of design practice in Aotearoa. For September, in line with the Spring Conversations events, we’re putting a highlight on Placemaking & Design. […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. In this episode we chat with […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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. Grounded in collaboration and […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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. Working towards happiness in […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

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, […]

3 years ago by Jess Lowcher

As we come to a close on 2022 we took a trip down memory lane. Here’s a 2022 snapshot highlighting some of the design work, interviews, and connection with our […]

4 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

4 years ago by Jess Lowcher

‘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 […]

4 years ago by Jess Lowcher

Kia ora and welcome to Design Assembly Conversations. In this series we talk to Aotearoa NZ designers, hear their stories and celebrate their work. In this episode we talked with […]

4 years ago by Jess Lowcher