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New Zealand

  • A New Zealand company is making raincoats out of recycled fibres
    The Humble Raincoat is made of recycled plastic bottles. >
  • CalmingStone
    The Calmingstone counters panic attacks and stress
    This hand-held design emits soothing signals that target anxiety, bringing you back to a state of zen. >
  • Top-10
    Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017
    We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
  • DR. POW
    The award-winning student design that could help save marine animals
    An innovative invention that helps wildlife recover from oil spills. >
  • AllBirds
    Wool shoes to save the environment
    Introducing Allbirds: the comfortable, eco-friendly sneaker. >
  • Kris Sowersby: Breathing new life into old typefaces
    New Zealand typeface designer Kris Sowersby spends time developing new expressions of old analogue typefaces. >
  • Taxidermist Julia deVille uses dead animals to celebrate life.
    Julia DeVille turns death into art
    Taxidermist and jeweller Julia deVille uses reimagined dead animals to celebrate life. >
  • Five New Zealand flag redesign finalists. Image: govt.nz
    The New Zealand flag "disaster", according to a Kiwi
    New Zealand typeface designer Kris Sowersby gives us the lowdown on New Zealand's public flag redesign, a process which hasn't involved any designers. >
  • Jigsurf surfboard by Max Robotham
    A 3D-printed surfboard that can collapse into 48 pieces
    Design student Max Robotham makes carrying a surfboard from place to place a lot easier. >
  • Dean Poole at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
    Dean Poole on playing with words
    The creative director of New Zealand agency Alt Group reveals the ABC's of his creative language. >
  • Dean Poole at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
    Dean Poole on playing with words (trailer)
    "Part of the system of creativity is creating the rules," says Dean Poole at Design Indaba Conference 2014. >
  • This Over That by Dean Poole.
    This Over That
    Creative director and co-founder of Alt Group Dean Poole's delightful little book "This Over That" visualises phrases containing the word "over". >
  • Dean Poole of Alt Group.
    Dean Poole
    Creative Director
    Dean Poole is co-founder and creative director of Alt Group, a multidisciplinary design studio based in New Zealand. >
  • 151 XYZ Shoe design by Earl Stewart.
    Contemporary cobbler
    Industrial designer Earl Steward explores the possibilities of multi-material 3D printing that allows for footwear to be tailored to the individual. >
  • Temporary structure
    Architect Shigeru Ban has designed a temporary cathedral in earthquake-devastated Christchurch, New Zealand. >
  • Essentially organic
    Luxurious, sustainable and gorgeous, Pacific Perfumes rethinks organic scents and its packaging. >
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