2019 Highly Commended

Tallulah Farrar | Massey University | Glow

‘Glow’ is a knitted safety apparel solution, using light reflecting, generating and enhancing materials to increase visibility of cyclist commuters.

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Guinevere Cherrill | Massey University | Contrast of Saturation

Contrast of Saturation - Weaving, Dyeing and Embroidery

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Johani Louw | Massey University | Salient

Salient is a fashion collection subverting patriarchal ideals of the feminine so as to promote living unapologetically as a woman.

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Hope Duncan | Otago Polytechnic | Careful Where You Tread!

Careful Where You Tread! Is a hand-tufted woollen rug, replicating a wolf skin but made in that of a sheep’s.

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Tessa Williams | Massey University | Te Whare Wānanga

Use this whare wānanga, to raise confidence to speak Te Reo Māori, live by Māori values and discuss Māori issues.

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Matthew Ford | Victoria University | Lux Harp

Lux Harp is a distance operated visual and auditory interactive light fixture.

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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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Solomon Meredith, Hamish Maunsell | Massey University | Tulum Riser

A sustainable dining chair with flat pack design combines raw nature with geometric forms.

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Caprece Trail, Brianna Conelly, Anna-Maria Nilsson, Austin Martin | Massey University | 5th degree

5th degree is a dynamic geometric design with angles that make the chair more comfortable for the person sitting on it. Arms extent out beyond the back of the chair to act as a hook for a bag or jacket.

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Milo Meldrum | Whitireia Community Polytechnic | Kotahi

With their unique structures, strengths and weaknesses bronze and pounamu are fused with love, linked together and stronger as one.

Banana Fruit Bowls by Oliver Cain | UNITEC Institute of Technology

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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