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Britomart VIP Shopping Spree
Auckland’s Britomart precinct is offering an evening of boutique shopping and pre-Christmas festivities on Thursday 21 November. There will be lights and festive finery strung across The Pavilions and...
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Step up
He’s been footwear Designer of the Year and won an award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America for best accessory design but, with his flagship store, Brian Atwood can add interior designer...
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Footloose
Kurt Geiger, one of Europe’s leading luxury shoe retailers, has several stores across the English capital but the most striking is his Covent Garden store.Designer Daniel Beardsley of London’s Found...
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Eat, Drink, Design
The 81 shortlisted entries in the 2013 Eat-Drink-Design Awards have been pared back to reveal eight winners and 22 highly commended hospitality design projects.The annual Eat-Drink-Design Awards —...
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Kymyka
When you’re trafficking in high-end labels such as Jimmy Choo, Missoni and Christian Louboutin, you need a retail outlet as stylish as is the product. That’s why Dutch designer and founder of eponymous...
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If the shoe fits
Kathryn Wilson has long made some of the most beautiful shoes in the country but her new shop is her first foray into interior architecture. The boutique, designed by Wilson and builder Scotty Pearson,...
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Wellington: Out & About
There are two constants in Wellington these days: the wind and movie-making.First, the wind. It’s always there, in varying degrees of ferocity and direction. It’s tiring and tiresome but it’s also why...
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A Winter Warmer
For the first time ever, a bunch of Herne Bay, Auckland, stores are getting together (not just for warmth) to celebrate Winter Solstice on the shortest day of the year, Saturday 21 June. Participating...
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Rooms to move
BoConcept’s most recent feat, BoConcept Collaborate, launched 25 June 2014 and it might just be our favourite collab to date. The furniture company invited the three designers, Meadowlark, Juliette...
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A world of wonderful
Fashion house WORLD has re-opened its Wellington store and inside is rather magnificent. Situated at 102 Victoria Street, the space (which incorporates a new WORLD Beauty Store as well as its regular...
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Retail therapy
New Zealand fashion house Ruby has opened its largest store yet in the Christchurch suburb of Merivale and it’s gorgeous. The 120m² space was custom-built for the label known for its fresh, youthful...
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Deadly Ponies open a new Auckland store
Nestled among boutique retail outlets and eateries, 16 Osborne Street is now home to Deadly Ponies’ second Auckland store. Once again, creative director Liam Bowden collaborated with interior designer...
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The Shelter meets BMD
The Shelter concept store in Ponsonby has already made the huge move from a former laundromat to an award-winning contemporary shared retail space. It was also named winner of the Retail Category at...
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Superette to shore
Auckland’s Takapuna continues its ascent from drab suburb to hot destination. If the recent arrival of Josh Emett’s Madam Woo didn’t drive the point home, its next-door neighbour Superette (store and...
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Totally tea
Residents of Auckland (and beyond) who know Assam and Oolong from Rooibos and Sencha will be thrilled by the Tea Total concept store in Mairangi Bay. Think of it as a bookstore for tea enthusiasts –...
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Displays come to life
There is another great reason to do a little window-shopping in Newmarket this week, as the shopping strip takes part in an inaugural window design competition. A group of 51 AUT students, working in...
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New Plymouth's beating hart
The White Hart building in New Plymouth has been many things throughout its 130 years: hospital, biker gang hang-out, derelict. Its latest iteration as the social axis of the West End Precinct – by...
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Casa Perfection
A house in the hills of Los Angeles has recently become a showroom for The Future Perfect, a design store with additional locations in Manhattan and San Francisco. Named Casa Perfect, the modernist,...
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The Urbanists: Parnell
The groundwork for the revitalisation of this small portion of Parnell started about two to three years ago but, according to locals, its recent boom became audible in the last year, with the...
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Quiet intellect: Lonely
More than half of the adult population wears a bra but buying one can be an exercise in frustration. Having to squeeze oneself into a harshly-lit dressing room with badly-fitting curtains, poor...
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