We like: Hometown Boomtown

Preservation arguments are raging in Christchurch right now, which makes this very interesting clip from the documentary Hometown Boomtown ...

We like: Hometown Boomtown 2011-10-25T20:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A word on Heirloom Guilt

My grandmother's pot inspired my home's orange touches "For you, [Bea] you are on a different level, 'Zero waste' means...

A word on Heirloom Guilt 2011-10-24T20:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel

Sometimes those late-night internet shopping binges don't carry any post-purchase regret: this morning our copy of Diana Vreeland: The E...

We like: Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel 2011-10-18T15:53:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Outtakes: Melling Morse's Garden Shed

Wellington's Melling Morse Architects do an accomplished line in compact, relatively cheap, incredibly charming dwellings, and the Garde...

Outtakes: Melling Morse's Garden Shed 2011-10-18T15:38:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

We like: Patti Smith's photographs

There probably isn't anything this woman can't do. In the New York Times' style magazine, T, A.O. Scott interviews Patti Smith, ...

We like: Patti Smith's photographs 2011-10-17T15:34:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Quince: the perfect Zero Waste Fruit

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Open Garden Project, a weekly garden exchange. I love the concept. I brought a couple of jars of homemade p...

Quince: the perfect Zero Waste Fruit 2011-10-17T10:24:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Auto Pilot

Some might think that we are obsessed with Zero Waste. Although it is an eminent part of our lifestyle, I do not consider it an obsession......

Auto Pilot 2011-10-11T15:20:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

From our archives: A royal visit, 1953

In 1953, the visit of the Queen and Prince Philip was considered significant enough to make the cover of our predecessor, Home and Building....

From our archives: A royal visit, 1953 2011-10-06T11:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Events: The Department Store

Thanks to Altherm Window Systems, Waipara Hills wines and The Department Store for their support for a client function we held at The Depart...

Events: The Department Store 2011-10-05T22:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

We like: Al Brown's Depot

We would like to join the chorus of approval for Al Brown's Depot in Auckland's Federal Street. The pleasingly rustic interior, desi...

We like: Al Brown's Depot 2011-10-05T10:30:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Happy Spooning

Little things make me happy. On a Tuesday evening a month ago, Scott and I were kid-less. We contemplated going to the local theatre for Com...

Happy Spooning 2011-10-05T09:36:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Events: Kevin McCloud, a reminder

A reminder, for those of you who don't have your tickets yet (and many of you do, we know), that HOME New Zealand is delighted to be par...

Events: Kevin McCloud, a reminder 2011-10-04T20:54:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

We like: David Hockney's iPad show

One of the best things about our recent visit to Copenhagen was seeing David Hockney's show of his drawings on the iPad and iPhone at th...

We like: David Hockney's iPad show 2011-10-04T02:42:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Outtakes: The Kare Kare house, our Home of the Year 2011 by Michael O'Sullivan

From the black sand of Kare Kare beach, the HOME New Zealand magazine Home of the Year 2011 is almost invisible. The house was designed by ...

Outtakes: The Kare Kare house, our Home of the Year 2011 by Michael O'Sullivan 2011-10-03T15:33:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Real Estate: A piece of New Zealand history, for sale

It's not often you see a piece of New Zealand history in the real estate pages, but now potter Peter Stichbury and his wife Diane are mo...

Real Estate: A piece of New Zealand history, for sale 2011-10-02T14:45:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Zaha Hadid's second Stirling Prize

British architect Zaha Hadid has won the 2011 Stirling Prize for her design of a London school building, the Evelyn Grace Academy. She also ...

Zaha Hadid's second Stirling Prize 2011-10-02T14:22:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Renzo Piano at Ronchamp

There's an interesting piece by Jonathan Glancey in The Guardian about a new convent designed by Renzo Piano at Ronchamp, which of cour...

Renzo Piano at Ronchamp 2011-10-02T14:01:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown