Weekly Special – 25% off all plush and art toys

This week only 25% off all plush and art toys. Most of the toys are one-off so don’t wait around, get your favourite before someone else does. Geek Freeks are are made by Alex Leighton (aka Xander, artist/animator/designer from Mukpuddy) and Karla Hanson (professional tattoo artist and painter) STFYM are made by New Zealand street […]

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Vans and DYO (Design Your Own)

Staff member Anthony, dropped in his Design Your Own Vans entry today at C4tv. Lets hope he wins the trip to L.A to see a huge skate competition and get his shoes made at Vans. The competition closes tonight, so if you think you can design a pair of shoes in a day give it […]

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Winner of the $150 Voucher

Congratulations to Sarah from Wellington, the winner of the $150 voucher we had up for grabs….wahoooo. Thanks again to our members for supporting nz design…. more competitions coming soon!

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Future of Dr Martin shoes in your hands

Big companies are jumping on “ART” as the new cool by inviting design submissions. Nike did it, Vans are doing it and so are Dr Martins. So get out your pens and pencils (or photoshop on your mac of course) and start designing. Would be cool if someone from New Zealand won. Its Aussies vs […]

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The Stitches….for him and her

This week we feature The Stitches. Underground t-shirts designed by George Goldsack and Simon Bayliss. Models Tobias and Angie show off their “Last Call for Regrets” and “Like a Thief in the Night” T-shirts. These prints are limited edition of 7 in each size. endemicworld.com is the exclusive online retailer for The Stitches. Do you […]

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World Environment Day

Today New Zealand hosts World Environment Day. So today we show off all of the products and designers who incorporate sustainable features. Kowtow is a certified organic fairtrade cotton streetwear business form Wellington. Paradigm is a creative studio who produce carry bags from billboards and brooches from waste perspex. Ooid collect design submissions for their […]

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Creative Trophy

Spotted recently in Mangarakau, at the southern end of the Whanganui Inlet. A Trophy worth winning. The thought of having this on top of my fridge would focus my mind on winning at Pool, Darts, Bowls and Table Tennis.

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Meet the designers…

When you shop for great design products from New Zealand you can now meet the wonderful people behind the brands and discover their stories. What inspires them, likes and dislikes, how their brand and products came to life and links to thier own myspace and other community pages. You can view all of the designer […]

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