2019 Category Winners

Tuatara Ceramics Award
And Supreme Award Winner

Oliver Cain | UNITEC Institute of Technology | Banana Fruit Bowls

These playful works draw attention to the many experiences that are encountered by homosexual males, as well as openly questioning social constructions of shame, anonymity and sexuality, but in a way that can be viewed as whimsical and lighthearted

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ECC Lighting Design Award

Samuel Bryan | Victoria University | Yoko

Yoko, is hand turned from London Plane Tree, inspired by Samuel watching his grandfather create wooden bowls as a child.

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ECC Furniture & Product Design Award

Sian Hosking Berge | Massey University | BOU

BOU, a kitset balance bike and scooter for 2-5-year olds, enables children to experience creating their own ride-on toy.

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Friends of The Dowse Fashion & Textile Award

Susan Richardson| Otago Polytechnic | Molyneaux Rediscovered

Beginning with a signature on the 1983 suffrage petition, I explored the environment where my great-great-grandmother settled. I experienced a sense of connection with her and the history of the local community while beach combing, reclaiming objects discarded by the ocean for future use.

The rusted object I discovered entranced me with its variation of texture and colour, which has been smoothed by weather and sea to a rich patina of age; as well as a feeling of sadness at the event that caused its shape to warp. Upon the hill, one of the few remaining signs of settlement is the small cemetery. At the family plot, worn by wind and rain, I was struck by the covering of bright yellow lichen. This design transforms the object from its industrial past to an emotive, intimate present. It now invites haptic engagement with past histories through the intimacy of caress. In tracing backwards, new narratives are made in the juxtaposition of object and stitch.

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The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Design Award
& Peoples Choice Award

Sarah Harvey | Tai Poutini Polytechnic | Suspension

A jade pendant carved from the elements of a suspension bridge.

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Laffare Sustainability in Design Award

Steven Almond | Victoria University | Circular Economy Sofa System

The Circular Economy Sofa System is designed with principles of repairability, modularity, redistribution and deconstruction for recycling from the outset.

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