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Ambassadors Alex Walls and Michelle Halford interpret the outside world for interiors. In association with Dulux. THE STYLIST Dulux colour ambassador Alex Walls What seems like a lifetime ago, I used to enjoy travelling the world for my job, but there was nothing better than coming home to New Zealand. As I flew in, I’d gaze at the lush green landscape with its patchwork of...
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Douglas & Bec’s Bec Snelling launches Lens
Her new collection is intertwined with a deeply personal story of reinvention. The past couple of years have been quite a journey for Bec Snelling of Douglas & Bec, the Auckland-based furniture and lighting brand she once ran with her father. In fact, the background to where she is today reads a bit like a Hollywood film plot. Having already reached what she believed...
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She sheds light on a set-up that foresees the indoors linked very closely with out – enhanced by leading tech from Fisher & Paykel. In association with Fisher & Paykel. AHEAD OF THE TREND In imagining this multi-purpose kitchen/utility area, Annique Heesen of Bay of Plenty-based Gezellig Interiors designed for a future that caters to our growing desire to connect with the environment. “My...
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A villa renovation with a difference and an eye for detail, by Malcolm Walker Architects and KKID
Secrets reveal themselves in their own time at this home in Sandringham, Auckland — little quirks in the design that you might only catch a glimpse of when you’re opening a blind, kicking back on a window seat or playing with the dog in the garden. Switch on the indoor/outdoor sound system concealed within the walls and you’re in for another surprise. “There are...
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We speak to Liam Bowden of Deadly Ponies
He’s come a long way from crafting pieces in his garage to the helm of this killer bag label. A natural-born creative, Liam Bowden of luxury leathergoods brand Deadly Ponies has a real love of making things, seeing finished products, and every other part of the process for that matter. A fresh idea is seeded every day at the Auckland studio he runs with...
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How to create multitasking children’s bedrooms
Step-by-step paint projects and interior ideas for teens and tots. In association with Resene. For teens Sleep meets study in this space that caters to both equally well, thanks to a built-in desk that itself does double duty for learning and as a surface on which to arrange decorative vignettes. – Get fit This room celebrates simple, bold forms and a hero piece of...
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