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Journals of Design continues, covering boutique journeys of a few New Zealanders with fascinating influences within pockets of NZ's coveted design industry, from sculpture, editorial to spaces. You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards your next journey. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches - https://www.paceracer.co/ Session six: Monolithic Sculpture with Levi Hawken Chatting with Levi Hawken, a New Zealand sculptor known for his bold, monolithic forms & unmistakable-captivating art aesthetic. Drawing subtle influence from architectural greats like Frank Lloyd Wright, Levi has evolved from 90's professional street skateboarder & artist into creating concrete sculptural works, made on commission, with pieces now appearing at Webb’s estate auctions. He also aims to break a personal record travelling over 100km'ph downhill on four 55mm urethane wheels.

Journals of Design continues, covering boutique journeys of a few New Zealanders with fascinating influences within pockets of NZ's coveted design industry, from sculpture, editorial to spaces. You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards your next journey. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches - https://www.paceracer.co/ Session five: Historic Jewels with Vanity Fair Editor Annabel Davidson A conversation with Annabel Davidson, Vanity Fair's editor on Jewellery since 2014, originally from the South Island, she's travelled the world covering and quite literally investigating stories abroad from rare gem and gold mines to the ateliers of historic maisons, with a bottomless wealth of knowledge of ageless fine stones to the stories behind them, including some of the world’s most famous jewellery heists. Also including a rich piece of content on her love on New Zealand artisans & celebrating Pounamu.

Journals of Design continues, covering boutique journeys of a few New Zealanders with fascinating influences within pockets of NZ's coveted design industry, from sculpture, editorial to spaces. You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards your next journey. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches. Session four: Architect to Critical Sustainability with Rui Peng A conversation with Rui from Critical, unpacking his journey behind one of New Zealand’s most unique materials brands. From meeting the King to the sharp marketing strategy that’s made recycled plastic unexpectedly entertaining. Including a tornado destroying Critical's facility along with his evolving perspective on...the algorithm, but more importantly architecture.

Journals of Design covers inspiring journeys of New Zealanders who've designed products, created brands & developed new innovations. This series uncovers what joy & divide it can take to create a world-class product or brand, hearing insights first-hand from entrepreneurs & inventors from our coveted New Zealand design industry. You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards inventing something of your own. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches.  Session three: Black Art in Mass Production with Adept. Morningside may be best known for a beloved cartoon show, but hidden amidst its vibrant cafés and breweries lies one of New Zealand's most advanced manufacturing hubs. For decades, this facility has been a cornerstone of innovation, serving as the largest supplier to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and producing hundreds of millions of parts annually. In this episode, we delve into the fascinating journey of taking a product from concept to mass production, exploring the intricate processes, critical skillsets, and resources required. We also shine a spotlight on the cutting-edge world of carbon fiber production. This episode offers valuable insights for anyone in the design industry, or those curious about the intricate art of manufacturing and bringing a product to life.

Journals of Design covers inspiring journeys of New Zealanders who've designed products, created brands & developed new innovations. This series uncovers what joy & divide it can take to create a world-class product or brand, hearing insights first-hand from entrepreneurs & inventors from our coveted New Zealand design industry.  You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards inventing something of your own. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches. Session Two: Fine Jewellery with Naveya & Sloane Picture yourself walking along Queen Street in Britomart, past the row of European brands until you get to an alleyway called Imperial Lane, up the steps is where you’ll discover Naveya & Sloane. Founded over 15 years ago by Rachel Sloane and her husband, Alex Bunnett, this brand has established itself as a true gem that we have here in New Zealand, designing & producing high-end jewellery. 

Journals of Design covers inspiring journeys of New Zealanders who've designed products, created brands & developed new innovations. This series uncovers what joy & divide it can take to create a world-class product or brand, hearing insights first-hand from entrepreneurs & inventors from our coveted New Zealand design industry.  You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards inventing something of your own. Journals of Design is brought to you by Brett Band from Paceracer watches. Session One: Electric Café Racers with FTN Motion Around 8 years ago Luke Sinclair & Kendall Bristow came up with an idea which has now raised over $5 million in capital investment. They design, develop & manufacture electric bikes, inspired by the Cafe Racer archetype - in Hamilton. Two punchlines, the name is R18 & one of their board members was the CEO of Dyson.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Michael Tam.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Nandini Nair.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Sophie Hamer.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Scott Mackie

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Thea Betts

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Tim Kwan.

With the current To The Floor - Well-being competition well under way, we thought we would catch up with Ashley Oswin who won the competition with the theme Lifeforce in 2020. Along with James Mfula, Creative Director at Milliken ANZ.   In the D.Cast James and Ashley discuss the inspiration behind the winning project, the design process, the steps taken to develop the winning design into a Milliken carpet tile.

Good Yarns with Bremworth In the Good Yarns with Bremworth D.Cast series, we will speak with local architects and designers to learn more about their approach to their mahi, them as people, and gain insights into the considerations behind their design choices.  Alex McLeod DINZ & Tomi Williams DINZ In this episode of Good Yarns with Bremworth, we chat with the collective force that is Alex McLeod and Tomi Williams, founders of at.space. We unpack their journey of coming together, their people-centric approach to design and their experience with furniture design.

In the Good Yarns with Bremworth D.Cast series, we will speak with local architects and designers to learn more about their approach to their mahi, them as people, and gain insights into the considerations behind their design choices.    Oli Booth In this instalment of Good Yarns with Bremworth, we catch up with the extremely talented Oli Booth. We get insights into his creative process, the materials he likes to work with and touch on what considerations architects and designers should bring into their practices on the back of cyclone Gabrielle.

Historically Foodstuffs have not held and maintained a ‘Format System’ and development of new stores and refurbishments have been quote adhoc with new stores taking on different floor area sizes and varying architecture. Whilst there has been a system for controlling on brand fixtures and fittings, they have not been documented well to allow them to be accessible for stores and repeatable.We are going to share some insights into how we have changed this by moving to a controlled Format pack and team that leads this and the journey to changing the culture of the business to use standards layouts and fixtures. Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ Guests: Ryan Ward, PDINZ, (ex Foodstuffs) Mandy Flett (ex Foodstuffs)   Building Capability: Overarching Purpose of this D.Cast Series   The Business of Design D.Cast is a discussion about running a design business or design in a business. We’re looking at a range of subjects but covering a single theme for each episode. We’re looking for insights, experience and anecdotes to share with the audience and we’ve prepared the questions below as thought/discussion starters. However, It’s less an interview and more a discussion.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ   https://designersinstitute.nz/initiatives/dinz-podcast-series/

In this episode we’re going to discuss optimisation… so you’ve setup, you’ve hired the dream team, sorted your legal entities, dealt with the finance, self promotion is in hand so what’s next? Growth – whatever that means to you – is about optimising your business. Today we’ve got two guests well versed in this topic…   Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ Guests: Catriona Knapp, HonDINZ Treasurer, McQueen Duncan Shand FDINZ, YoungShand   Building Capability: Overarching Purpose of this D.Cast Series   The Business of Design D.Cast is a discussion about running a design business or design in a business. We’re looking at a range of subjects but covering a single theme for each episode. We’re looking for insights, experience and anecdotes to share with the audience and we’ve prepared the questions below as thought/discussion starters. However, It’s less an interview and more a discussion.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ   https://designersinstitute.nz/initiatives/dinz-podcast-series/

Today we’re taking a slight detour and talking about working in house in large organisations. From building internal teams and navigating corporate structures, to championing the value of design and the deep understanding that comes from working in a single organisation. Today we have two very smart designers who have worked on both sides of the divide, to share their experiences and insights.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ Guests: Bevan Tonks FDINZ, ECOYA. Guests:  Head of Creative, ECOYA Luke Pittar PDINZ, The Warehouse Group   Building Capability: Overarching Purpose of this D.Cast Series   The Business of Design D.Cast is a discussion about running a design business or design in a business. We’re looking at a range of subjects but covering a single theme for each episode. We’re looking for insights, experience and anecdotes to share with the audience and we’ve prepared the questions below as thought/discussion starters. However, It’s less an interview and more a discussion.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ   https://designersinstitute.nz/initiatives/dinz-podcast-series/

This D.Cast is about Reputation and Notoriety – Awards and recognition, portfolios and case studies, clients and sales... it’s all a bit chicken and egg, without the portfolio you can’t win work and without work, you can’t write your case studies. To help us with these conundrums and share their experiences are two accomplished creative business owners who will be joining us on this episode.   Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ Guests: Ryan Marx, PDINZ, Marx Design Fraser Calloway, Strategy Creative   Building Capability: Overarching Purpose of this D.Cast Series   The Business of Design D.Cast is a discussion about running a design business or design in a business. We’re looking at a range of subjects but covering a single theme for each episode. We’re looking for insights, experience and anecdotes to share with the audience and we’ve prepared the questions below as thought/discussion starters. However, It’s less an interview and more a discussion.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ   https://designersinstitute.nz/initiatives/dinz-podcast-series/

Welcome to the D.Cast. Today we’re going to talk about Money, Fees and Liabilities. Bank managers, the IRD and your landlord. Learning to talk about money is one of the most important skills you need in running a design business, whether it’s understanding a balance sheet or negotiating your fees, if you get it wrong it will cost you… literally. To share their experiences and knowledge today we have two very experienced designers and the Designers Institute’s own chartered accountant. Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ Guests: Catriona Knapp, HonDINZ Treasurer, McQueen  Paul Izzard PDINZ, Izzard  Jen Cheyne PDINZ, Mind and Matter   Building Capability: Overarching Purpose of this D.Cast Series   The Business of Design D.Cast is a discussion about running a design business or design in a business. We’re looking at a range of subjects but covering a single theme for each episode. We’re looking for insights, experience and anecdotes to share with the audience and we’ve prepared the questions below as thought/discussion starters. However, It’s less an interview and more a discussion.  Hosted by Gideon Keith FDINZ and Ryan Ward PDINZ   https://designersinstitute.nz/initiatives/dinz-podcast-series/