Project: Lounge Table Made from 3D Printed Titanium Design: Y.S. Collective – James McNab, Sam Griffin and Daniel Kamp Materials: New Zealand Tawa – Hand worked by traditional wood worker Nigel Cotterill Selective Laser Sintered Titanium Contributing parties: Rapid Advance Manufacturing and TiDa – titanium manufacturing Nigel Cotterill of NDC – wood craft The Titanium-Tawa […]
Design led childcare company New Shoots, approached Think & Shift to design a product that provides children a comforting sense of enclosure in their childcare centres; a chair that serves as a space for children to get away from the noise and busyness of their surrounding environment. The chair was required to be aesthetically on brand,
Castle Rock house is designed by Herbst Architects and won the NZIA – Auckland Architecture Award 2015. The house is located on the coast of New Zealand, near Auckland. The architect’s description: 2015 NZIA Jury Citation: “Yet another in a series of exemplary beach houses by this practice, this project has a directness and simplicity that
offSET Shed House is a small family house designed by Irving Smith Architects. The house is located in the coastal community north of Gisborne, New Zealand. The architect’s description: From a context of accrued bach-esk dwellings in a south facing coastal surf community, a strategy of sequencing building sets (aka surf) was generated to scale new
Eyrie Retreat is a project that includes two cabins designed by Cheshire Architects to an hour away from Auckland, New Zealand, close to Kaipara harbor. The architect’s description: Eyrie comprises two houses near Kaiwaka. Each is barely larger than four sheets of plywood. They are made from wood, are off-grid and autonomous, their outsides burnt
Kitchen Cafe is an interior design project realized by the designer Natalie Du Bois, from Auckland, New Zealand. The designer’s description: Careful thought was put towards mixing colours and textures in this kitchen space. The mouth watering chocolate, caramel, and buttery tones chosen were all inspired by sweet confectionary and the aim of making the
Jonathan’s own home was designed to make the most of the north facing aspect of one of the few remaining, undeveloped sites in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden. The design response to this core idea is the formation of a black cedar barrier wall which slices centrally across the site …
Studio Roller is an idea put into practice by George & Willy in New Zealand and materialized in a wall mounted kraft paper roll display. Mounted on the wall, the paper roll offers an effective way to display, for example, in cafes and restaurants the menu or to present in shops various offers, lists, jobs,
