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Urbis Designday 2011 People’s Choice Award and Best HP Future Designer winners announced
Mar 23rd
Thirteen stunning installations produced by over 50 creative practitioners from worlds of fashion, art, architecture, multimedia and design captured the imagination and attention of a record number of Urbis Designday guests last Saturday as they voted in the 2011 Urbis Designday People’s Choice Award and their favourite HP Future Designer.
A model at the Kohler installation at Urbis Designday 2011
With the votes tallied, the dynamic partnership of Kohler and Salasai walked away with the public’s vote this year. Kohler, the worldwide leader in quality, cutting edge bathroom products combined with Salasai; one of New Zealand’s fastest emerging fashion brands known for its androgynous approach to fashion.
Editor of Urbis, Nicole Stock was delighted that in 2011 the public, not the industry voted for their favorites this Urbis Designday. “Urbis Designday allows the public to see and experience the amazing creativity of designers up close; it enables us to pull all the creativity from the magazine and put it in front of a discerning and design loving audience” she says.
“The standard of the 13 installations was so high this year, and the young designers work so innovative, that it’s really set the tone and expectation for an even better 2012 Urbis Designday!” More >
Mini Countryman’s Urbis Designday Out
Mar 21st
The exciting new Mini Countryman had a fantastic outing as the official vehicle for Urbis Designday.
A Mini Countryman welcomes visitors to Poggenpohl as part of Urbis Designday (photo Kevin Robinson)
In a variety of colours and at several of the 13 Designday locations, the Mini Countryman – the first four door Mini – attracted a huge amount of interest from guests.
Meanwhile the fabulous Mini Garage on Ponsonby Road, Auckland, served as home base for the event and was visited by thousands of guests throughout the day. It also served as the home of the HP Future Designer exhibit, which displayed works by top 3D animators from Media Design School.
(picture by Kevin Robinson courtesy of Thread.co.nz)
Thread Does Urbis Designday
Mar 21st
A great item by Anya Brighouse from Thread on her Urbis designday experience last weekend as she toured the 13 participating showrooms, ate the food and viewed the art.
At The Fisher and Paykel Social Kitchen with Megan Robinson (right), her baby Lily and associate Anya Brighouse
Sounds like she had a great time!
Designday highlights
From pretentious art to the best tasting menu food and best use of nubile young models, we look at our highlights of Urbis Designday 2011 from the worthy to the downright wacky.
Over 50 creative practitioners from the worlds of art, fashion, design, multimedia and architecture created installations in 13 design showrooms, open to the public for a $30 admission ticket which included transportation around town in Mini Countryman cars.
This year, the creative brief which all partners have been challenged to interpret is ‘State of Transition.’
The “best food we may have ever tasted” award goes to Natalia Schamroth and Carl Koppenhagen from The Engine Room in their collaboration with Fisher and Paykel at The Social Kitchen… MORE
Urbis Designday On Breakfast with Alison Pugh
Mar 15th
A nice item on Breakfast this morning with Alison Pugh giving a plug for Urbis Designday and showing a bunch of great images from last year’s day.
Alison Pugh talks Urbis Designday on Breakfast
Urbis Designday powered by Mini Countryman is a real gem of an event, with 13 stops on a circuit of Auckland’s best design spaces. This year it has stepped up and is becoming a real festival of design, with evening events during the week as well as a huge day on Saturday.
For more information on Urbis Designday and how to get involved, see http://www.urbismagazine.com/designday
The home base this year is Mini Garage, in Ponsonby, Auckland, where you can register, but also see the HP Future Designer installation.
Urbis Designday runs for one single day on Saturday the 19th, from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Anzac Tasker wins Best HP Future Designer at Urbis Designday 2010
Mar 26th
Urbis Editor Nicole Stock, Anzac Tasker and Hewlett-Packard's Jess Rangi
Seven stunning installations by recent AUT design graduates captivated the imagination and attention of Designday guests last Saturday as they voted for their favourite HP Future Designer. The votes were tallied and Auckland based graphic designer Anzac Tasker walked away with the top prize — and a Special Edition Mini PC from HP.
The award was announced at the Urbis Designday Wrap Party held on Wednesday, 24th March at the Steel Works, Auckland. The votes were close but it was Anzac&s unique and fun approach to typography that captivated the audience.
Bringing type ‘away from the computer and back into the craft& was the concept behind Anzac&s installation and this was demonstrated with white panels and 3D type; some rotating, some only making sense from certain angles, but all fresh, innovative and intriguing.
Urbis Designday 2010 Designer and Showroom Pairings Announced
Feb 23rd
Urbis Designday powered by the Audi A5 Sportback, is back for its 5th year on Saturday 20th March with a fantastic new lineup of showrooms and designers and a new creative brief that will ensure visitors can expect the most inspiring Designday yet.
The format for 2010 includes creative practitioners such as multimedia creators, architects, furniture designers, landscape and fashion designers, all working in partnership with 13 of Auckland&s leading showrooms. In all, around 42 creative individuals; designers or artists will play a part in this year&s Designday.
Another first this year is the introduction of a design brief – ‘Off the Grid& – where creative pairings have been challenged to go the extra mile to interpret this theme.
In addition to this is the HP Future Designer, where AUT&s top design graduates from Graphic, Fashion and Spatial design faculties will work with HP in a series of installations at the Simon James showroom.
The 2010 showrooms and designer pairings were announced this morning at The Steel Works in Mt Eden, Auckland, with each participant receiving a bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne.
Urbis Designday is Back!
Feb 8th
Lucie Boshier and Tami Smith at Natuzzi, Urbis Designday 2009
Celebrating style, design, and original thinking, Urbis Designday will bring top creative practitioners from the worlds of fashion, art, music and architecture together with Auckland&s leading design showrooms to create 13 unique installations on Saturday 20th March 2010.
These inspiring collaborations will transform the showrooms into a riot of colour, light and imagination. Join the 2010 Urbis Designday tour with fellow design lovers and be transported from showroom to showroom to see the creativity up close. You could be drinking a cocktail among fashion models one moment or watching an audio-visual creation the next.
A truly inspiring day of creativity, inspiration and a fun day out.
Registrations are essential and if you register for Urbis Designday before 01 March you&ll go into the draw to win a fabulous VIP Audi experience for you and three guests. Enjoy a champagne breakfast and an exclusive Designday tour accompanied by your own personal chauffeur!
Design showroom and creative practitioner pairings will be announced soon. For more information or to purchase Designday passes please visit: http://Urbismagazine.com/Designday
