Ataahua pleasing the NYC fashionista

Ataahua, a freindly bunch of textile, linen and fahsion designers from Wellington, have not only been making their mark here in NZ but are shown above to be creating a chatter amongst NYC trend spotters. Their new hats, upcycled from hessian coffee sacks have been plugged by the New York Herald. Nice work Ataahua.

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Flox and the great outdoors

Until September 14th you can see Flox and nine other New Zealand artists on display outdoors in downtown Auckland. As part of their new ‘inspiration collection’, Robert Harris commissioned the artists to transform the humble napkin into art, and they’ve used bus shelters in the Britomart and Custom Street areas as the gallery. “We believe […]

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Win with 1am Magazine

First, If you havn’t read new magazine 1am then you neeeed to. Secondly, go to their giveaway page and enter the draw to win some Catalina necklaces like those pictured above. You can win your own personalised name necklace or the fly…. mean sauce. Finally to top off your “damn i’m cool” status, join their […]

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Are you a freelance/contract designer?

If your a contractor or freelance designer then you need to check out this new local site that has just launched. ‘Crackerjacks’ – which takes the hassles out of contract recruitment – is set to crack open New Zealand’s contracting market. Frustrated by the downsides of hiring contractors himself, experienced business manager Tony Wai has […]

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Turn off your PC and hit the farm

Mai Farm Naturally has come about from the 100 year centenary of the Mai Family. The organic milk and beef farm is in the Beautiful Pohangina Valley. The festival will comprise of natural and organic stalls, live musicians, fire performers and wandering stilt artists, holistic healers, organic water, organic coffee, natural foods and a childrens […]

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