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The multi-disciplinary design group Brenner Associates was established in 1949 and specialised graphic design agencies including that of Bill Haythornthwaite emerged in the post-war period. Much industrial, interior, graphic, jewellery and fashion design in New Zealand was influenced by international trends although distinctive New Zealand ...
Tāne-nui-ā-rangi, the wharenui at Waipapa Marae, University of Auckland Inside Tāne-nui-ā-rangi A modern wharenui at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. A wharenui ([ˈɸaɾɛnʉ.i]; literally "large house") is a communal house of the Māori people of New Zealand, generally situated as the focal point of a marae.
Indigenous housing design and research is a specialised field within housing studies. There have been two main approaches to the design of Indigenous housing in Australia – Health and Culture. [6] [7] The cultural design model attempts to incorporate understandings of differences in Indigenous Australian cultural norms into housing design ...
Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses (Wharenui). [1] Other names are Tuitui and Arapaki.
Biophilic design is defined as the practice of bringing natural elements inside, in order to seamlessly blend indoors and out. It's a trend that made waves during the Covid-19 pandemic, when ...
Before British colonisation of New Zealand, the Indigenous architecture of Māori was an 'elaborate tradition of timber architecture'. [1] Māori constructed rectangular buildings (whare) with a 'small door, an extension of the roof and walls to form a porch, and an interior with hearths along the centre and sleeping places along the walls' for protection against the cold.
Ngā Aho is a national network of Māori design professionals for people working in architecture, commercial design, engineering and project management based in Aotearoa New Zealand. [ 1 ] Ngā Aho started around 2005 and 2006 after the Ministry for Environment created an Urban Design Protocol that 'failed to meaningfully engage with Māori ...
Here's what experts predict will be the biggest comeback design trends of 2025, from castlecore decor to surrealist themes. ... On the contrary, mixing in old pieces with new lends a sense of ...