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NewsAustralian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow
A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.
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NewsThe World’s Largest Wooden Structure Appears in Seville
The recently completed Metropol Parasol marries aesthetics and functionality.
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NewsInterview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids
Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.
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NewsEcohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design
A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.
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NewsRealise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses
An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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NewsCreative Art Shelves Combine Form and Function
Creative modular shelf units that can fold up against a wall, revealing artwork on the underside.
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NewsPrison Populations Going Through The Roof
A prison in the sky wins the 2010 Skyscraper Competition.
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NewsDavid Lynch Opens Mulholland Drive Inspired Nightclub
A new nightclub designed by David Lynch and inspired by a fictional venue from his film Mulholland Drive is set to open in Paris.
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NewsArtist Designed Hotel Without Staff Opens in Paris
Designed by artist Matali Crasset, Hi-Matic is a self-service hotel completely devoid of staff.
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RestaurantThis That
57 Lorne St , Auckland City
A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss Clawdy
12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland
There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.
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NewsSteve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership
Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.
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NewsDiscover the Beautiful World of Fonts with New Typography Application
Eye. Aperture. Descender. Spine. A weird collection of words, but for a typographer, a publication nerd like me or the owner of this new app they make perfect sense together.
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NewsBranding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning
Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.
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NewsNext Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings
Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?
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EventTwilight Tuesdays
Tue, 5 Nov, 2024
Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell
Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.
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EventPasta and Peroni Nights at The Grounds
Sun, 3 Nov, 2024
The Grounds at Whoa! Studios, Auckland
See out the last sunny evenings of autumn with fresh pasta handmade by an ex-Baduzzi chef and ice-cold beers on tap.
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EventSmales Farmers Market
Sat, 9 Nov, 2024
Smales Farm, North Shore
Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.
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NewsThe Next Step for Smart Phones: Paper Thin
Introducing the PaperPhone: an extremely light weight and, as the name suggests, paper-thin smart phone.
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NewsUse Your Design Skills to Change the Way We Comprehend Nutrition
Do you have what it takes to redesign the nutrition label to make sense out of confusing percentages, milligrams, serving sizes and calorie counters?
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NewsNissan to Produce New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow
The iconic New York yellow taxi will be produced by Japanese manufacturer Nissan in the years to come.
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NewsSustainable City in United Arab Emirates
First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsFloating Golf Course in the Maldives
Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.
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NewsHeineken’s Glow in the Dark Bottle Lights up the Night
Heineken's glow-in-the-dark aluminium bottle enhances the beer drinking experience.
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NewsThe Evolution of Web Design over Two Decades [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet has become a more friendly, accessible and interactive animal over the past two decades. Here is an incredible infographic that maps out the role design has played.
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NewsThe World’s Tallest Lego Tower
Brazil takes the title of building the World's Largest Lego Tower
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NewsRalph Lauren’s Solar-Powered Backpack
Ralph Lauren's Solar Panel Backpack can charge iPhones, iPads and iPods in a matter of hours.
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NewsAquaNotes Create Waterproof Notepad for Shower Thinkers
Shower-thinkers now have a creative outlet with waterproof AquaNotes notepads
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NewsCaipiroska Flavoured Vodka Comes in Peelable Bottles
Smirnoff introduces their new flavour, Caipiroska, in funky peelable skins.
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NewsThe Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development
Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.
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NewsFunctional Wall Stickers Make Organisation Fun
Being well-organisation has never looked so good.
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NewsTurn Your Favourite Book Into A Lamp
Designer Boris Dennler lets you highlight your book collection by turning them into functional lamps.
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NewsA Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket
An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat
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NewsSilicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere
Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.
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NewsIKEA Helps Organise Your Computer Desktop
Can't get enough IKEA in your home? Download IKEA's digital storage solutions for your desktop
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NewsPepsi Develops 100% Sustainable Plant-Based Bottle
Pepsi trumps Coke with a 100% plant-based bottle made of switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.
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NewsThe new look Concrete Playground
We've nipped, tucked and delivered Concrete Playground to you in a shiny new package, re-imagining everything from the ground up.
