• News

    Pantone Beer Could Solve All Your Rookie Questions at the Bar

    Take the guesswork out of ordering with a delicious 4975C.

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    This Artist Makes Amazing Illustrations Out of Clouds

    "When I was a child I was told that clouds' shapes were created by expert balloon twister clowns who live in the sky."

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    Everyone is Freaking Out Over This Australian-Designed Butter Knife

    It's raised over $200,000 on Kickstarter, but is it worth it?

  • News

    Win a Street Art Experience with Co-Founder of Cut Collective Ross Liew

    The opportunity to win a ins and outs of creating a wall piece experience; from concept to watching the paint dry.

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    There’s a New Apartment Tower Designed To Help You Make Friends

    High-rises aren't the most ideal set-up for making new buds. Until now.

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    You’ll Be Able to Toast Season Five with Game of Thrones Wine

    "12 houses. 12 temptations. Where does your loyalty lie?"

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    Sleep-Friendly Benches Respond to London’s Anti-Homeless Spikes

    Ah Canada, you're making us all look bad for all the best reasons.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    Odette's Eatery

    Shed 5, City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street

    Between the lively chat, the excellent dishes and plotting how to run away with all the tableware, we had a wonderful time.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Fashion News | July 3 2014

    Lorde's lippy, timeless timepieces and consuming for a cause.

  • News

    This Abandoned Underground Mine Is Now a Trampoline Wonderland

    This is the stuff dreams (and nightmares) are made of.

  • News

    Artist Carsten Holler Builds Giant Slide in Germany

    Off-hours at work just got significantly more fun.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Fashion News | June 19 2014

    Normcore (noun), the anti-fashion fashion trend that is taking over the world.

Latest Events
  • Event

    Twilight Tuesdays

    Tue, 5 Nov, 2024

    Auckland War Memorial Museum, Parnell

    Wander through Auckland Museum's beautifully-lit galleries after dark.

  • Event

    Smales Farmers Market

    Sat, 9 Nov, 2024

    Smales Farm, North Shore

    Auckland's newest farmers market arrives across the harbour.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets French Revolver Studio

    Talk Dane Rumble and a whole lot of ugly with leading Hair Stylist Brad Lepper.

  • News

    Aesop Opens New Osaka Store with Minimalist Cedarwood Design

    We're inhaling the cedarwood and parsley seed from here.

  • News

    A Town in NSW Yarn Bombed a Submarine in Honour of The Beatles

    No prizes for guessing what colour wool they chose.

  • News

    Some Ponsonby Favourites Get a Winter Makeover

    The Bird and The Cav is back and better than ever.

  • News

    This Treehouse Hotel Offers the Most Relaxation You Can Have on a Plane

    The world's premier destination for finery and fuselage.

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    Ten Online Stores That Are Definitely Worth a Browse

    A list for those who crave the sheer exaltation of a successful online purchase.

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    Life of Pi’s Famous Pool Reopens in Paris

    Pi's namesake gets a renovation - and a price tag.

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    The Crowdfunded Dog Sleeping Bag Designed to Match Up with Yours

    An end to cold, lonely nights in the wilderness.

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    The Crowdfunded Instagram Vision Sunglasses Attempting To Nashville Your Day

    Make your life look immediately more romantic with "the real life photo filter".

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    Concrete Playground Meets the Kubb Brothers

    After having a toss myself, I must say it's quite addictive

  • News

    The Eight Best Films to See at the Architecture and Design Film Festival

    The festival tackles all the grittier issues of design: screening informative, challenging and visually beautiful films.

  • News

    The World’s Smallest Postal Service Has Arrived

    Can our love of adorably small things save a dying industry?

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    These Artists are Painting an Entire Town in Mexico

    'Painting the town red' gets a whole new meaning.

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    16km Park Frontier ‘Big U’ Could Save NYC From Flooding

    Just in case New York wasn't already no.1 when it comes to whopping city parks.

  • News

    Your Guide to the 10th Semi-Permanent Design Conference

    A creative platform spreading art and design inspiration.

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    Nepal’s ‘Hidden Kingdom’ Now Has One of the World’s Most Beautiful Radio Stations

    With prayer flags on the antenna, gneiss stone walls and an FM frequency.

  • News

    Eight Trends from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia 2014 We’ll Soon Be Wearing

    Get set for wetsuits, sparkles and all your mum's style advice.

  • News

    Voice-Activated Smart BBQ Cooks Perfect Steaks When You Tell It To

    Sundays just got lazier — BBQs now come with apps.

  • News

    Win Tickets to Semi-Permanent

    Win one of ten tickets to this annual gathering of creativity and inspiration.

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    Maligned Comic Sans Font Gets a Minimalist Neue Makeover

    Passive aggressive workplace notes have never looked better. Meet Comic Neue.

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