Tag: Behind the object | Architecture Now

Behind the Object: Walker & Bing x Dilana Fez Collection

Review | Design studio Walker & Bing applies a fine art discipline to its textile design projects. We look at the studio’s Fez Collection collaboration with Dilana Rugs and how storytelling is woven into each unique piece.

Behind the Object: La~De~Da Pendant

Review | Nightworks Studio, bespoke lighting specialists in Ōtautahi Christchurch, tell us how they landed on the exaggerated gentility embodied in the design of its new La~De~Da Pendant.

Behind the Object: Colour Theory

Practice | MAD Studio, a collaboration between Matt Liggins Studio and Angus Muir Design, talk about its installation for Splore 2024, an object dedicated to colour theory.

Behind the Object: Kit Stool

Review | Gestalt Studios was established in 2021, by Ella Lilley-Gasteiger and Nathan Swaney. We talk to them about the process behind the creation of their new Kit Stool.

Behind the Object: UKU light fittings

Review | In this series, we talk to object-makers about their creative process. Here, we talk to Amanda Kemp, a ceramic sculpture artist, about her new collection of light fittings.

Behind the Object: The Navicula light

Review | In this instalment, learn more about one of David Trubridge’s most celebrated lighting designs — the Navicula — and its connection to our largest ecosystem.

Behind the Object: The Milford Desk

Review | Behind the Object: We talk to Melany-Jayne Davies, one-half of the husband-and-wife design team at Tréology, about the process of creating a desk reminiscent of Milford Sound.

Behind the Object: Lens collection

Review | Bec Snelling of Snelling Studio (formerly Douglas and Bec) reveals the inspiration and processes behind their latest lighting collection — Lens.

Behind the Object: Lulu Stool

Review | Behind the Object: Lulu Stool. Jacinda Rogers talks to Matt Watkins of Special Studio to discover the process behind the creation of their newest 3D-printed creation, the Lulu Stool.

Behind the Object: The Wanaka tables

Projects | We take a look at the design and creation of these tables from woodworker Yann Gandon of Mobilier Ethique, made from 91 per cent recycled materials and hand-made in Gandon’s workshop in Henderson.

Behind the Object: Te Aka Mātauranga

Projects | A 3D-printed pou – perhaps the first in the world – has been unveiled at MIT’s TechPark campus. We caught up with Neill Laurenson, who devised the concept, about blending new technology with ancient design.

Behind the Object: Topo Map

Projects | This topographical map of New Zealand is handmade from 100 per cent birch ply. We talk to designer Jonty McCool about the process of making it.

Behind the Object: Te Tatau Kaitiaki

Projects | This Graham Tipene work graces the entrance to the new South Atrium of the Auckland Museum. He tells us more about weaving traditional design with modern techniques.

Behind the Object: Te Hau-Ora, The Breath of Life

Practice | As part of its new brand identity, Jasmax designed a 3D printed take on the kōauau (traditional Māori flute) to gift to its staff. Here, the team behind the design tells us more about its inception.

Behind the Object: Wairua

Review | Lighting designer James Russ lets us in on the process behind a recent large-scale commission that explores “New Zealand’s place in the world”.

Behind the Object: Terraced Concrete Bowl

Review | Furniture designer Raimana Jones details the process he used to create what he calls “a bold architectural object designed for everyday life”.