The lead up to our most prestigious night of the year is the ideal time to bring the design community together to reflect and connect. During Best Week we hold a series of events that build towards the industry's big night out at the Best Design Awards.
The more we talk about design in New Zealand, the more robust the conversation becomes. Our Designers Speak events give our members the chance to hear top designers sharing insights into their work.
Best of the Best Designers Speak® Auckland3 — Boutique Awards
Designers Speak® at Massey — Aaron McKirdy DINZ, Chrometoaster
Designers Speak® - a conversation between Peter Haythornthwaite FDINZ , ONZM and Michael Barrett
Designers Speak® at Victoria — Simon Hardy, Studio Pacific Architecture
Designers Speak® — Danny Coster: Exploring the Tapestry of Creativity
Great design can flow both ways across the ditch. This event encourages that trans-Tasman design dialogue, and is a collaboration between the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) and DINZ.
Dulux DIAlogue on Tour is a Study Scholarship, brought to you by Dulux, The Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) and the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).
Supported by design schools and studios, Folio Night is an initiative from the DINZ Student Council. Each event is a prestigious opportunity for nominated students to present their work for discussion and critique.
Good design can transcend geography’s barriers. And many inquisitive and ambitious New Zealand designers have made the brave and uncertain move of shifting overseas. At No Borders, they return home to share what they have learned.
We all have a natural curiosity about the spaces in which designers create. Open Studio offers a rare opportunity to enter these private worlds, and see the inner workings of some of New Zealand's best studios.
Hamilton Design Series — Open Studio™ at Edwards White Architects
With digital technology, design is in a state of constant change. This event series gives designers a forum to discuss how this impacts on their innovation process; how they push ideas from the abstract into the real; and on how quickly they bring products to market.
This series of informal events is primarily a forum for spatial designers to meet and share insights. A broad range of relevant topics are presented and discussed including useful tools and tips, the latest design trends and best industry practice.
This series of informal events is primarily a forum for graphic designers to meet and share insights. A broad range of relevant topics are presented and discussed including useful tools and tips, the latest design trends and best industry practice.
The Graphics Forum — Getting the Best from Photography — Christchurch
The Graphics Forum — Getting the Best from Photography — Auckland
This series of informal events is primarily a forum for product designers to meet and share insights. A broad range of relevant topics are presented and discussed including useful tools and tips, the latest design trends and best industry practice.
Exhibition Open — Olafur Eliasson: The cubic structural evolution project
Jacob van Rijs: Architectual Inspirations — Auckland & Christchurch
Exhibition Open — Olafur Eliasson: The cubic structural evolution project
Design Law — Christchurch, Getting Paid & Keeping Your Shirt
Dale Herigstad — Evolution of the Screen in Media: A Post-Screen Future
