Through her artisan soap-making business Sphaera, Wellington’s Ali Johnson finds joy in taking a personal approach to an old tradition. Long before Ali Johnson enrolled …

As long as Father Rabbit co-founder Claudia Zinzan has the essentials in place, she can handle the odd crease.

We chat to Bree Leech about her role as creative director of the Dulux Colour Forecast 2019. Bree, what does your work with Dulux involve? I …

Auckland artist Nick Herd takes an energetic, childlike approach to painting. Drawing has always been part of Nick Herd’s life – it just gradually took …

More than a collection of objects, An Astute Assembly is about connection – and might change how you feel about life. After running their business …

Art and Erin O’Malley go way back, and she’s never stopped keeping the faith. “I’ve always painted,” says Erin O’Malley, artist, interior designer and owner …

There’s nothing in Tessuti director Ali McIntosh’s Auckland apartment that doesn’t feel like her. For more than a decade, store owner Ali McIntosh has been …

Courtney Petley is finding success handcrafting some of the coolest cooking utensils around. While working long hours in the fashion industry, Auckland’s Courtney Petley found …

Christchurch store Frances Nation has a family name on the sign and good old-fashioned values at its heart. Here’s the extended version of our interview …

Natasha Murray is The Boho Thrifter, Papamoa finder of pre-loved treasures and happy hoarder of wicker everything. For me, a house becomes a home when …

Like standing at the foot of a mountain, Auckland artist Grace Wright’s twisting, turning paintings make you feel grounded yet draw you right in. Lately, …