Japanese kimonos are undoubtedly one of the world’s most famous textile traditions. During the early 20th century Japan rose to prominence on the world stage with a rapid increase in wealth and industry. This particular period was a special time for kimonos with artists commissioned to create individual kimono artworks. We found this incredible collection… Read more »
Alison won the Sponsor’s Choice Award for our furnishing textile competition with her amazing illustrated African tribal print. As the latest crop of design students have graduated, Think Positive has taken the opportunity to catch up with handful in a series of interviews to be posted over the next few weeks. Alison shares with us… Read more »
Chen Chen and Kai Williams (Chen Williams) are two industrial designers that met while studying in New York. Both have gone on to work at some impressive companies: Chen at New York’s Moss and Williams started his own a CNC fabrication company Somewhere in the land between art and industrial design Chen and Williams create… Read more »
In 1965 this beautiful Modernist home was built by architect Ray Kappe for his family. What an incredible example of design to still be relevant today. Strong use of colour, space and light make this home warm, inviting and truly timeless. For more on this house and Ray Kappe read this article in Dwell.
Eight years ago, we hatched a plan with UTS to run an annual tie and scarf print design competition, challenging students to put their creativity to the test with a real brief, rather than designing something for themselves. What began as a casual call for entries is now firmly embedded as a part of the… Read more »
Pink isn’t the earthiest of colours. Musk sticks, fairy floss, lipstick, strawberry milk; these are the things that spring to mind when thinking of the colour pink, not large expanses of salt lakes. Collected over a period of 3 years photographer Steve Back has taken these aerial photographs of Hutt Lagoon on the coast of… Read more »