Opinion: World War I memories made of this
Source: Massey University The New Zealand War Memorial at Le Quesnoy. Places like this town in northern France have additional resonance for New Zealanders following a four-year centenary commememoration programme about World War I By Professor Kingsley Baird As the centenary of the First World War draws to an end it is appropriate to reflect […]
Read More →Swarmstorm design to benefit beekeepers
Source: Massey University Industrial design student Liam Brankin demonstrates how his Swarmstorm backpack would work recollecting bee swarms The 22 year-old has devised a prototype backpack he calls the Swarmstorm that uses a suction hose, similar to a household vacuum cleaner, to suck and capture bees into a cardboard container before they are transferred to […]
Read More →Graduate exhibition offers full Exposure
Source: Massey University Massey University’s end-of-year art, design, creative media and music exhibition of work by final-year students opens on Friday and continues till November 17 at the Wellington campus. Massey University’s innovative and inspiring Exposure exhibition for graduating students at the College of Creative Arts opens on Friday. Featuring colourful, practical and creative exhibits […]
Read More →WearableArt walking trail will surprise and delight
Source: Massey University Spatial design students Sophie Harkness and Hannah Cundy and textile design student Kim Dychinco with the exhibit Voyage to Revolution, which features lace balls suspended from above the installation As part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, WOW enlisted the help of spatial and textile design students from Massey University’s College of Creative […]
Read More →Sustainable designs among the Best
Source: Massey University Projects ranging from an emergency water filtration system to an online political youth engagement web tool, a multi-use courier bag and a reusable nappy service were among the Massey University winners at the Best Design Awards. The online interactive youth engagement tool On the Fence The reusable tote bag called Carrie Promotional […]
Read More →Saddle design wins James Dyson Award
Source: Massey University James Dyson award winner and Massey University industrial design graduate Holly Wright with her therapeutic equestrian saddle for disabled riders. Industrial design graduate Holly Wright’s specialised saddle for disabled riders has won the top prize in the New Zealand section of the 2018 James Dyson Award. She is only the second woman […]
Read More →Teenage designer shows at NZ Fashion Week
Source: Massey University Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye puts the finishing touches to one piece of her collection to be shown at New Zealand Fashion Week. Second-year fashion design student Havilah Koledoye’s talent and past experience helping out behind the scenes at New Zealand Fashion Week has earned her a spot at the event’s […]
Read More →Creative insights offered at inaugural professorial lecture
Source: Massey University Sir Richard Taylor speaks to a capacity audience at his inaugural professorial lecture at Massey University’s Wellington campus Fronting a never-ending show reel of work from Weta Workshop, SirRichard entertains the audience Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor last night shared some of the secrets of his success with a capacity audience […]
Read More →Weta Workshop co-founder to lecture on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University College of Creative Arts Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Claire Robinson congratulates Sir Richard Taylor on his appointment as an honorary professor at the time of the announcement in June. Sir Richard presents his inaugural professorial lecture to a sold-out audience at the Wellington campus tonight. Practical effects designer Sir Richard Taylor, who in […]
Read More →Weta Workshop co-founder to talk on collaboration and creativity
Source: Massey University His inaugural professorial lecture on the subject of Collaboration: forging a foundation for creativity will be delivered to a capacity audience at the theatrette of the Museum Building, Buckle St, on the Wellington campus at 6pm on Thursday August 16. Preferring to be known without the honorific Sir, Taylor, who is co-owner […]
Read More →Recycling plastic for a practical purpose
Source: Massey University Industrial design student Patrick O’Connor who has used computer aided design (CAD) technology to design playground equipment made from recycled plastic. Third-year student Patrick O’Connor used CAD (computer aided design) modelling to envisage safe but enjoyable playground equipment made almost entirely of recycled plastic as part of design research with Lower-Hutt based […]
Read More →Exhibition celebrates style and visibility in the dark
Source: Massey University An example of the reflective fabrics on display at the Retro Reflective Textiles Exhibition. Stylised visibility could be the watchwords for the Retro Reflective Textiles Exhibition that promotes everyday reflective wear to Wellingtonians. The exhibition, which opens tonight ahead of a one-week display at the Wellington Public Library, celebrates the designs of […]
Read More →Hidden Masterton mural in public eye again
Source: Massey University How the re-discovered Early Settlers mural looks after being retrieved from its walled hiding place at the site of the former Masterton Post Office The artist created two ceramic tile murals that capture significant moments in Masterton’s and New Zealand’s history. They include the mural Lest We Forget in the Masterton War […]
Read More →College of Creative Arts supreme winners at Gold Awards
Source: Massey University College of Creative Arts staff celebrate winning the supreme award at the 2018 Wellington Gold Awards with Wellington Central MP and Finance Minister Grant Robertson Massey University’s College of Creative Arts now has new accolades to add to its reputation for delivering premier creative arts education after winning the Supreme prize at […]
Read More →Designer bags to empower diabetics
Source: Massey University Designer Bridget Scanlan with a KYT bag The bag’s versatility means people with diabetes can goabout their daily lives knowing their essential medicalequipment is always with them in an attractive, compact kit. Designer Bridget Scanlan used a combination of her studies and good old fashioned hustle to realise her concept for […]
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