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Quiet intellect: Lonely
More than half of the adult population wears a bra but buying one can be an exercise in frustration. Having to squeeze oneself into a harshly-lit dressing room with badly-fitting curtains, poor...
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2016 Supreme Award winner
The contemporary, elegant M11 Studio by Hare Interiors has taken out the top prize at the 2016 Interior Awards evening. Presented by Interior magazine at an exciting industry event at Auckland’s...
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Retail 2.0
Appliance brand Fisher & Paykel has recently opened two ‘Experience Centres’, one in New York and one in Sydney. Both were designed by Fearon Hay Architects. The showrooms do not sell anything,...
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Designing retail success
Since 1987, Aesop has been pioneering an approach to retail that uniquely embraces design and difference, and the tension between localization and globalization. Recently opening its one hundredth...
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Black Building – Mackelvie Street Precinct
Justine Harvey: What was your brief for the Black Building?Richard Naish: The history of the site is that we’ve been working on this particular block, owned by Samson Corporation, for a number of...
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Opinion: revitalisation of Tauranga CBD
Despite its stunning location on the water, Tauranga’s city centre hasn’t met its full potential as a liveable, people-centric, thriving hub. Still ruled by the car and with a waterfront screaming for...
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Gem in the dunes
There is a stunning entry sequence at the clubhouse of the Tara Iti Golf Course in Mangawhai. It is a simple space yet highly considered and, in a way, synthesises some of the key design drivers that...
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Craftman's community: Studio C
This glamorous yet gritty room is the home of Studio C, a collaboration between a boutique menswear tailor, Blair Wheeler, and hairdresser Devo Peng. Jessica Blair of Jessica Blair Design was asked to...
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Breathing space: Simon James
Located in an otherwise overlooked brick building off Broadway in Newmarket, the newest Simon James Concept Store has a stripped back, yet soft aesthetic that creates a feeling of contemplative calm...
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High performance
At 119 Great North Road (119 GNR as the building has come to be known), the luxury cars sparkle like jewels in the windows of the showroom, and the angles of the concrete structure in the building’s...
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A deeper look: Westfield Newmarket
Scentre Group is the name behind some of Australia’s biggest and best shopping centres. Their recently completed Westfield Chermside in Brisbane was named on the shortlist for this year’s World...
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Culinary theatre: Kitchen Things
The experience centre-styled retail showroom is nothing entirely new and in the high-end appliance sector it is becoming the norm rather than an anomaly. Manufacturers such as Miele, Fisher &...
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In focus: Superette
Interior: Do you have a personal philosophy when it comes to design? Mark Simpson (MS): Not something which is easy to distil! Essentially, for us, it comes down to human experience and the connection...
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Post-pandemic design: Buchan on the future of retail
The retail sector has always been in a constant state of evolution, adapting to changes in society, economic cycles, densification of population, and technical advances. Even before the outbreak of the...
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Cloudy Wellington's new silver-lined store
Stolen Girlfriends Club, the contemporary fashion brand known for its independent spirit, has announced a new flagship store for Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.Opening on September 15th, the new store...
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