Best of the Best Designers Speak® Christchurch Ōtautahi

Background
The Best of the Best Designers Speak® series represents the highest calibre of design craft and provides the opportunity to kōrero - sharing knowledge that uplifts and connects our community.
Talking to the values - Whakamana Te Toi, Whakamana Te Tiriti, Whakamana Te Ao, Whakamana Te Tangata.
This event is brought to you by Resene
Speaker(s)
Designworks; University of Ōtākou
Gold Pin

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka - Hone Paul, The University of Ōtākou; Jef Wong, FDINZ & Mike Pepper, DINZ, Designworks.
Tuakiritaka. Restoring pride in identity, and pride in Ōtākou as a place of many firsts.
Alongside mana whenua and The University of Otago, Designworks set out to co-design an identity and brand that would speak to the present, be sensitive to and honour the true past, and provide clear momentum to navigate a path into the future.
DDMMYY & Klim Type Foundry
Gold Pin

American Grotesk - Kelvin Soh, FDINZ, DDMMYY; Kris Sowersby, FDINZ, Klim Type Foundry.
A campaign for the launch of American Grotesk®, a reprisal of Franklin Gothic, which has staked its place as a key part of American graphic vernacular history, notably in persuasive communication.
Like Bollywood in relation to Hollywood, this is an America seen from a non-American perspective, an outsider's cocktail of cultural deconstruction and satire — commentary and comedy — inspired by Colors magazine, Adbusters and S.N.L.
TASKA Prosthetics
Purple Pin

CX Myoelectric Prosthetic Hand - David Lovegrove, PDINZ, TASKA Prosthetics.
Since its launch in early 2023 the TASKA CX Hand has established itself globally as the market leading premium prosthetic hand.
Klein Architects & Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora
Gold Pin

Hillmorton Specialist Mental Health Services - Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora; Ricky Lam & Sam Paterson, Klein Architects.
Two stunning new buildings now house Hillmorton’s specialist mental health services, supporting recovery of NZ’s most vulnerable community.