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The art of interiors

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Design life, and culture • Art, design, books, events, people, and places of note.

Other worlds • Depictions of an imaginary place that feels a bit like Morocco with a splash of Palm Springs; mysterious female figures moving in and out of the scene. That’s the premise of a new body of work by Auckland artist jen Sievers, which blends Al and paint with intrepid strokes.

Cast forms • Just as a coloured logo has to work in black and white, so too does a three-dimensional product have to work in two dimensions first. We speak to graphic designer-turnedproduct designer Kate Slavin about her experience in moving from two dimensions to three, and the intricacies of designing a product to outlive our generation — and the next.

Theatrical colour • The refurbishment of Wellington’s St James Theatre received a coveted accolade at the 2023 Dulux Colour Awards, being named the New Zealand Grand Prix winner. We talk to the designer behind this majestic restoration, Mitchell Burrows of Shand Shelton.

The art of hometime

Material connection • In a rural setting that feels far removed from the city on the outskirts of which it is located, this Auckland home unfolded over a decade or so. Waimauku House is a building that came to life slowly, but one that fosters immediate connections between the people and areas within it.

Books

Arent & Pyke: Interiors Beyond the Primary Palette

Arts • A sample of the music and art events taking place across New Zealand.

Light and shadow • This family home offers both a departure from and a nod to the small concrete-block homes that used to be dotted along the coastal roads of Takapuna.

Nostalgic abstraction • Using splashes of colour and external materials that evoke memories while creating a synergy with the surrounding landscape, this bach, built to Passive House standards, delivers a lot in a joyful and fascinating way.

Muted harmony • A couple of kilometres north of central Wellington, on a ridgeline in Wadestown, architects Seear-Budd Ross envisioned a space of calm: serene rooms with restrained detailing; an addition to an early 1900s brick home that would act as a counterpoint to the rest of the house.

Passive hub • One of only five office buildings in the world to achieve Passive House Plus certification, and the first outside of France, has opened in Wānaka.

The poetry of design • Architect Tony Koia let this house take its own form - from the immediate landscape, the views, and the mountains and lake in the distance.

Art house • A kitchen in a steel-framed glass box sits at the centre of a renovation designed by stylist Sarah Lods, whose home is both a dwelling and a canvas for art.

Spatial rhythm • From the exterior, this small 120-yearold workers cottage in Wellington’s Mount Cook looks like any other, retaining its original façade.

(Dis)connected • This small site down a long, narrow driveway in central Christchurch presented an opportunity: a house that could both exclude itself from and connect with the neighbourhood.

Warm light • Elegant, genteel forms, deep ochres and abstract geometric undertones.

Bathrooms • Reimagining daily rituals - where wellbeing is underpinned by a biophilic outlook and striking geometries, organic curvature, alluring textures, and tonal melodies collide.

Betwixt • A physical divider between public and private land, this house is a collection of rooms for...