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Innovation driven
How did you get drawn towards architectural design as a career?As cheesy as it sounds, it was an idea from when I was as young as 12. I have primary school projects of floor plans drawn to scale – in...
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Out of the box
The struggle is real for creative types trying to balance work and family life while still finding time for ‘passion projects’. There can be a real sense of isolation toiling at home after hours, as...
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In focus: Marcel Wanders
Rufus Knight (RK): From early on in your career you have been branded as ‘rebellious’ – why do you think this is?Marcel Wanders (MW): While attending the Design Academy Eindhoven, I didn’t necessarily...
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Inside story: Karen & Avril
Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and her wife Delphine Planqueel (better known as Avril) bring a touch of eccentricity and high-end glamour to the New Zealand fashion scene. The pair has worked as stylists and...
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Inside story: Ralph van Dijk
Working in advertising, Ralph van Dijk knows how to create twists on everyday ideas. And the same can also be said of Ralph’s collection of furniture, objects and artworks, which includes mid-century...
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Laid back approach
Maybe they were bored. Or perhaps they’d had too much sun. And not enough sleep. But when George Wilkins and Will McCallum were asked to come up with an end-of-year project for their University of...
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2018 Interior Awards Q&A: David Hoad
What are you doing these days and what have been your career highlights since the award?Since the award I have progressed to a senior role in the Warren and Mahoney Sydney studio. I am currently taking...
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Traces of presence
New York based artist Maria Moyer was in New Zealand recently to promote her exhibition, Thisness, at Hawke’s Bay gallery, Parlour Projects. The exhibition runs from 21 March to 21 April.Amanda...
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On form
It is almost every creative’s dream to be ‘discovered’, to have all those hours spent toiling over your work in solitude finally amount to something tangible. Social media is making these kinds of...
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Inside story: Dion Horstmans
Dion Horstmans is heading back from the beach when I meet him at his art deco apartment in Bondi, Sydney. The beach is a big reason Dion lives here and has done for 20 years. “The ocean is pretty wild...
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Urbis long read: The Music Box
Click here to find out how to enter to win two tickets to see Integral Man in Auckland or Wellington.Federico Monsalve (FM): How did you first come across James and his home and how did he come to...
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Island Metal
Matthew Von Sturmer and his business partner Carmen Sosich run BlackSand Bronze, which makes bronze hardware, and, concurrently, MvS Studio, which has a wider reach in terms of crafted and sculpted...
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The Coal Office: Tom Dixon's new home
It’s the opening of Tom Dixon’s new headquarters and the British designer is showing a gaggle of journalists around. He’s very good at this kind of thing – laid back to the point of being lugubrious...
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Inside Story: Jesse and Jackie
Jackie van Beek sees life as a series of moments that create memories, consolidate relationships and, it seems, buy homes. This suggests the life and times of this actor/film-maker/comedian must be...
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Singing in the rain
Rain clouds are duelling, southerlies are shunting planes across the harbour and I’m negotiating the steep path to Nick and Nevada Leckie’s house, a wooden villa, which hangs precariously off the side...
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The art of domestic life
Federico Monsalve (FM): The home is a very important stage set for a lot of your work. Why?Marie Shannon (MS): When I was at art school and first working with a large-format camera, I used to...
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Collecting design
Federico Monsalve (FM): How did Nomad start?Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte (NBL): Nomad is the result of an analysis, by both Giorgio and me, in terms of what was missing that was not a fair. High-profile...
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Interview: Phil Redmond
Urbis: Can you tell us a bit about your professional background?Phil Redmond (PR):I studied architecture at RMIT university in Melbourne. I returned to Christchurch in 2008 to work with Thom Craig who...
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The Urbanists: Riverbank Lane
For one reason or another, Hamilton City’s main drag has always turned a cold shoulder to the central artery and original avenue of commerce of the city: the Waikato River. But attitudes are changing,...
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Dear readers…
Nearly 400 of you entered and, thanks to our friends at L’affare and G.H. Mumm Champagne, 20 lucky readers, special industry guests and the Urbis team came together on 17 July to enjoy a flute or two,...
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