Find your zen: Resene
Japanese design proudly refers to thousands of years of traditional art while also often being considered the epitome of what’s contemporary and modern. Japan has a diverse artisanal history and an incomparable attention to quality due to the cultural belief that what you create is a direct reflection of you and your family’s […]
The Influencers
Alison Adams: CHRISTCHURCH NZ CEO Support Growth A key job for ChristchurchNZ as the city’ sustainable economic development agency is to raise the city’s productivity. There are many ways we can help facilitate this, one of which is ensuring the city has a vibrant innovation ecosystem. And we are making progress — Christchurch […]
Tips for bookcases
Stack books from big to small or mix it up.You could curate small piles of three or five books, which makes it easier to read the spines and locate a book when you need it. Spread out each styled placement and don’t put all the same textures or colours together. For example, give […]
Unique gifts: French Blue
Gift a French-inspired style this Christmas. French Blue has a collection of beautiful and antique pieces, each carefully selected by owner Catherine Matthews. Vintage grain sack and linen cushions, gorgeous European jewellery, bags, scarves, rugs, and linen are just some of the choices. An array of fragrant candles, diffusers, soaps, and atomisers, mix […]
Looks like Christmas: Cosi Fan Tutte Christmas Shoppe
The different, the unusual, the creative – these are concepts that often hold considerable allure as we strive to stand out from the crowd. Something as small as a Christmas decoration can help achieve that point of difference. The team at the Cosi Fan Tutte Christmas Shoppe in The Tannery have made it […]
Stylish wood: Lockwood Homes
Celebrating its 71st anniversary, Lockwood Homes is reinvesting in an extensive South Island network. The company opened its second Christchurch show home in July, on its display site and Southern Regional Office in Hornby, and is now gearing up for further expansion. Outfitted by a group of carefully selected partners, the show home […]
Thinking outside the square: Murray Hewitt Joinery
The contemporary home is all about contrasts in texture and colour, be they elegantly subtle or inspiringly vibrant. Combining aesthetics with practical hardwearing use asks for joinery that covers the gamut from traditional hardwoods to the latest and greatest in synthetic polymers. Any joiner operating at the top of their game in the […]
Getting organised
The minimalist life doesn’t work for everyone. If you are a collector of many things, it can be easy to let your house slip slightly out of order. Want to be true to the (messy) you? Here are some tips to keep your household chaos under control. Find a system that works for […]
Home and work space: Resene
If last year taught us anything, it’s that is is a good idea to be prepared with a functional home office space. Whether you were unable to cross everything off your to-do list at work or perhaps a global pandemic has suddenly made remote working the norm for you, having a dedicated home […]
Summer shade: The Tree People
Be it barbecues or backyard cricket, gardening or grooming the spoodle, we are in our backyards as often as the weather allows. Shade in outdoor space is critical once that temperature creeps up. Our trees: native, ornamental, or fruiting, create the urban forest and play a bigger part of the picture than you […]
