Event Archive — 2024

Best Design Awards Dinner & After Party

Brought to you by Toi Manahau The Designers Institute of New Zealand, the Best Design Awards is an annual showcase of excellence in Graphic, Spatial, Product, Digital and Moving Image along with three special awards - Toitanga, Value of Design and Social Good.

FRIDAY 11th OCTOBER 6.30pm till 1.00am 

Viaduct Events Centre
171 Halsey Street, Auckland 

As you Arrive
Polestar have wrapped a Polestar and Otis Frizzell will be creating art on the car. 

To set the Best atmosphere we will have Brotherhoodjz. Leading us into the Awards ceremony pre-drinks.

After the Awards Ceremony
For the Best After Party we'll kick off with showstopping Sweet Mix Kids. supported by DJ Venetia.

6.30 - 7.10pm Pre drinks 
7.30 - 10.30pm Dinner & Awards Ceremony
10.30pm - Waiata (audience participation, words on the screen) 
                    - Karakia, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei
10.35 - 1.00am Afterparty

Tickets Sold Out

Welcome
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

MC's 
Stacey Morrison
Scotty Morrison

MC's Lectern
Autex Industries

Walk Up Stings
Maree Sheehan - blending Taonga Puoro with contemporary deep house beats

On You Table
Polestar + Deadly Ponies competition - win a Polestar for weekend.
Powersurge is giving away on the night a Colour Fall Coffee Table and two Colour Fall Side Tables, valued at $4285
Harrows + Whittakers Sante Chocolate bars
Crestline Totes

Dresscode
Dress your Best!

Doorlist
There will be a doorlist of names on the night to help guide you to your tables (no name, no seat)

Photowall
Autex Industries

Menu
Stock 320gsm Burano Black from BJ Ball
Foil 428 satin gold from Kurz
Printed by Logick Print

BEVERAGES YOU WILL BE DRINKING
Moa Brewing
MOA Low-Carb Lager
MOA Motueka Hazy

Bubbles
Tipping Point Prosecco

The Peoples Studies
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Rose

Drylands
Sauvignon Blanc

Finery Cocktails
London Dry Gin with Blood Orange Black Currant
Seven Times Distilled Vodka with Grapefruit Cucumber & Mint

Non-Alcoholic
Finery Cocktail zero% Hawkes Bay Lemon & Yuzu G&T
Finery Sparkling Water with Otago Golden Peach & Passionfruit

KAI YOU WILL BE EATING
3-Course Seated Dinner
Artisan bread rolls, butter

Set Entrée
Smoked Akaroa king salmon, miso mustard, fromage blanc, dashi jelly, beetroot lentil cracker (G)

Pre-registered dietary options- Open beetroot ravioli, pumpkin hummus, herb, beetroot Jelly, petit herb salad (G, VG, N)

Main
Seven spiced rubbed chicken ballotine, potato puff, cherry textures, charred spring onion, choi sum, star anise, chicken emulsion (G)

Pre-registered dietary option- Grilled fenugreek and miso spiced eggplant, puy lentils, Kawakawa coconut yoghurt, Canterbury hazelnuts, chilli roast grapes (G, VG)

Supper
French Fries cone, tomato sauce

THANK YOU to all our Best Partners
:

PRINCIPAL
Resene

PLATINUM: BJ Ball, BremworthCrestline Furniture SystemsLogick PrintMilliken, Polestar, Social Value Aotearoa

GOLD: AUTAutex, HarrowshomestyleItalian Stone, Powersurge

SILVERBlum, ECC

BEVERAGE PARTNERS:  Finery, Moa, The Peoples Studies, Drylands

The Best Design Awards 2024 campaign was created by the team at Extended Whānau.