2021 Supreme Award Winner
2021 Friends of The Dowse Fashion Design Award Winner
Daniel Collings
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Bound By Binary
Fashion knitwear collection resulting from experimental textile practice that challenges current binary gender fashion norms.
2020 Supreme Award Winner
The Materiality of Winter by Imogen Zino
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (AUT)
This investigation is a response to the Western world’s obsession with the mind and unequivocal reverence of sight to the detriment of the self and all other senses. It considers ways in which other senses, such as dynamic touch and reactive sound, may be ignited and re-united with sight, to re-engage the self and the inhabited environment. It posits that inspiring a sense of awe and wonder through the art of interaction may just be the antidote to a disconnected world.
A central aim of this project was to enable a greater sense of connection between the internal sensory world of the participant and the inhabited environment. Tactile, audible and visual metaphors of Winter sparked hidden narratives revealing realms transcending what the eye can see. Embodied experiences and performative interactions activated deep and ongoing conversations about being-in and being-within oneself and the space we inhabit.
The Materiality of Winter traverses the senses and ponders the potentiality of other imagined worlds. Suspended from the ceiling and dwelling in corners it creates a space within a space. It is a surface, a structure and an environment to be inhabited. This installation endeavours to elicit a sense of awe and wonder through multi-sensory interaction.
Banana Fruit Bowls by Oliver Cain
UNITEC
Recently exploring the realm of ceramics in reference to his work, Oliver Cain uses queer culture to influence his work in a playful non confronting way. Using well know objects to highlight issues and ideas often reliable by the queer community as well as others. Ultimately making work that can evoke pleasure and trigger thought. Standing up wanting to be seen, hostile and fragile exterior, all close waiting to touch and waiting to fill. Yet the bowl remains empty. Which role is in play and who is doing what. Filled up yet always room for another.
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. Situated in what can sometimes be assumed to be a highly sexualised culture; a culture that can be seen as dangerous and unclean. Added to this that many of these encounters and experiences happen within a public setting. A reflection of gay cruising culture and party culture weighted with broad assumptions put on the community by those from the outside.
The work is glazed in a way that is almost cleansingly clinical compared to the idea of sex or public sexual experiences. Revealing elements of personal experience yet also refusing to give details, holding onto the anonymity of each encounter. A lighthearted way to show a part of many homosexual’s sexual history that can be viewed as negative, problematic and confronting.
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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ECC Ltd Lighting Design Category
Te Whare Wānanga by Tessa Williams from Massey University.
Lux Harp by Matthew Ford from Victoria University
ECC Ltd Furniture + Product Category
5th degree by Caprece Trail, Brianna Conelly, Anna-Maria Nilsson and Austin Martin from Massey University
Tulum Riser by Solomon Meredith and Hamish Maunsell from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Category
Kotahi by Milo Meldrum from Whitireia
Friends of The Dowse Fashion and Textiles Category
Salient by Johani Louw from Massey University Wellington
Contrast of Saturation by Guinevere Cherrill from Massey University Wellington
Careful Where You Tread! by Hope Duncan from Otago Polytechnic
GLOW by Tallulah Farrar from Massey University Wellington
The Awards Night
12 November 2019
The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt
Lifewall by Michael Scott Jones
Massey University
Lifewall seeks to ameliorate many of the issues faced in emergency potable water supply due to a natural disaster event. By taking a human-centred industrial design approach, key performance features such as manual handling, usability, integration into the local environment and resilience along with desirability have been addressed. This heuristic design approach has led to an emergency water storage system with a modular product architecture, which maximises water resource survivability and improves utility before and after a disaster event. The Lifewall system automatically filters all water in the home and stores it for an emergency through daily use of the living space.
ECC Lighting Award
Ohm by Elizabeth Cassels, Matthew Robilliard, Shubham Ghanatha, Leslie Meadows from Massey University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Award
Lifewall by Michael Scott Jones from Massey University.
Tuatara Ceramics Award
Nib by Sophie Lemaire-Sicre from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award
Fitting in #5 by Grace Yu Piper from Whitireia.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Award
Beautiful Deception by Hope Duncan from Otago Polytechnic.
L’affare Innovation in Sustainability Award
Replas Suspender by Justin Bain from Victoria University.
ECC Ltd People’s Choice Award
Rewa by Hanne De Ridder, Clara Gan, Zene Krige from Massey University.
ECC Ltd Furniture + Product Category
Hydrophytes by Nicole Hone from Victoria University
Pepper Mill by Daniel Shorrock from Massey University.
Replas Suspender by Justin Bain from Victoria University.
ECC Ltd Lighting Category
Conic Lamp by Gus Leen from Massey University.
Rewa by Hanne De Ridder, Clara Gan, Zene Krige from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Category
Stems by Cindy Tan from Hungry Creek Art & Crafts School.
Capsule Pendant by Meg van Hale from Otago Polytechnic
Rembrandt Fashion and Textiles Category
Motions from the Hand to the Digital by Rose Turbott from AUT.
Sheep Mask by Yuki Komiyama from ARA Institute of Technology.
L’affare Innovation in Sustainability Category
Golden Hour Dress by Mikayla Hammond from Massey University.
Tuatara Ceramics Category
18k White Set by Oliver Cain from UNITEC.
Dine on Dominion by Benny Butcher from AUT.
Award and Exhibition venue: ECC Ltd Showroom, Wellington
Patō by Rachael Hall
Massey University
Patō is a unique percussion instrument that brings the sound of the South Pacific into the modern digital environment. This new concept in drumming brings indigenous knowledge and performativity into a contemporary musical experience, allowing sampling and remixing for the digitally savvy muso who is looking for a Pasifika inflection.
Patō is tunable, generating at least two pitches simultaneously through a polyurethane resin pitch adjuster; digital through the use of an omni-directional electronic pickup, and streamlined for portability, offering an enhanced and diverse perspective on the creation and experience of making music.
The pickup is located in the left end cap where it is controlled with a rotating walnut disc. Patō’s electronic technology enables the drum to be connected to a computer and easily recorded.
Patō also features a slideable tuner which alters the pitch of the drum at given points with circular mother of pearl reference points - eliminating the need to manufacture multiple drums for various pitches. A polyurethane resin block sits underneath the walnut top of the tuner, and with a pinch, allows it to be easily moved and adjusted to the desired pitch.
The cylindrical maple body of Patō allows musicians to strike the drum from various angles, unlike the traditional Lali - enabling a wide range of possible tonal qualities.
ECC Ltd Lighting Award
io Lamp by Josh Bruderer from Massey University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Award
Patō by Rachael Hall from Massey University.
Tuatara Ceramics Award
Cosmographicum by Jenny Ritchie from ARA Institute of Technology.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award
Bite the hand by Meg van Hale from Otago Polytechnic.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Award
Conversational Skins by Greta Menzies from Massey University.
People's Choice Award
Patō by Rachael Hall from Massey University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Category
Coffee Table 65 by Daniel Cunliffe from EIT.
Baby by Charlotte Klinge from Massey University.
Danza by Melissa Pfeffer from Massey University.
Pare Chair by Glenn Catchpole from Massey University.
Tuatara Ceramics Category
Revolutionibus by Jenny Ritchie from ARA Institute of Technology.
Ceramic Collections by Daniel Cunliffe from EIT.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Category
Sandstone by Nikita Stevenson from Tai Poutini Polytechnic.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Category
‘AVE A FAG by Hope Duncan from Otago Polytechnic.
Body for Gold by Izzy Buttle from Massey University.
Awards and Exhibition venue: ECC Ltd showroom, Wellington
Broke by Talia Betham
Massey University
For my project I have chosen to speak to the unemployment within young New Zealanders. I have based my mini collection off of the old working style of clothing back in the 1980-90s when employment rates were at their highest. The contemporary twist on the uniform aesthetic shows the change in motivation and job involvement. The materials I have worked with are recycled wool blankets. I have decided to use wool as I feel as one of our biggest industries we don’t use it enough and this could contribute to a growth in jobs for New Zealanders. As wool blankets were once a necessity in New Zealand homes I have incorporated the quality tags to restore a kiwi classic into the modern art world. I have also used large metal ware to reflect the heaviness and strain of positioning oneself in the social classes in society today. The garments I have made play with reversibility and flexibility; this represents the need for multiple jobs specifically in growing families. A literal take on adjustment is present in the ‘inside out’ aspect of this mini collection. This collection is a small representation of a current situation in New Zealand today. Using fashion design I have explored ideas around the effects the unemployment can have on young New Zealanders.
ECC Ltd Lighting Award
Kit Lamp by Rowan Jackman from Victoria University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Award
Track by Xanthe Whiteley, Gregor Wilson, Sophia Martins Irvine, Candence Blaike, Sam Oliver, Tyler Ngaia from Massey University.
Tuatara Glass & Ceramics Award
Becoming Light by Emma Carson from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award
Memory Place by Nick Hanton from Whitireia.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Award
Broke by Talia Betham from Massey University.
People's Choice Award
Broke by Talia Betham from Massey University.
ECC Ltd Lighting Design Category
Lumi by Kelly-Anne Keach from AUT.
Helios Lamp by Felix Turvey from Massey University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Category
Bent Oak Chair by Jacqui Knight from UCOL.
Copper Can by Rachael Hall, Josh Bruderer and Felix Turvey from Massey University.
The Reverse by Katherine Rybinski, Sheldon Warren, Shawnee Death, Michelle Suen from Massey University.
Kit-Netic Cardboard Soapbox Racer by Glenn Catchpole from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Category
Fractal by Jun Xie from Whitireia.
Christo Unwrapped by Nina Van Duijnhoven from Whitireia.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Category
Arcadia by Amy Sio-Atoa from Massey University.
Broken Dreams by Natalie Proctor from Massey University.
Bachelor of Applied Arts, Contemporary Jewellery from Whitireia
Sandra first entered the Awards in 2014 with two unique entries Shelter and Nearly a Diamond. Both were completely different. Shelter made from wood, sterling silver and cubic zirconia's and Nearly a Diamond made from coal and oxidised copper.
In 2015 she entered again with three pieces of work titletd Rockstars and her entry gained her the title of The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award.
Stones are universal and we are constantly surrounded by them. Used in numerous ways, they are appreciated for their hardness, their qualities to be shapeable, durable and lots more. They give us shelter and safety, keep us cool or warm. On a personal level they might carry memories or spiritual powers. They are taken or placed, touched or thrown, adorned or worthless, sacred or discarded. Like stones we come from different places, but we are shaped by our environment. We keep our identity - like stone their properties. Over the years, exposed to nature’s forces, edges are worn and cracks may occur.
The judges were excited by the use of her materials and clever use of a single red string and a knot, that juxtaposed itself against the pure white of the sandstone.
She has a large list of exhibitions and achievements including:
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Handshake 4, Toi Poneke, Wellington
2018 Handshake 4, Avid Gallery, Wellington
2018 Handshake 4, Corbans Art Center, Auckland
2017 In der National, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand 18 May - 8 June 2015 STONE, Visual Culture, Wellington,New Zealand
2014 boondoggle, re.SPACE, Wellington,New Zealand
AWARDS
2015 The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2015 Graduate Metal Award XIV, JMGA Australian and New Zealand Graduate Award, Sydney, Australia
2014 Fingers Graduate Award, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2014 Mana Zonta Award Finalist, Porirua, New Zealand
2014 ECC Student Design and Crafts Award ,“nearly a diamond” Highly Commended, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, NewZealand
2014 ECC Student Design and Crafts Award, “Shadow” Highly Commended, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2013 JIA Student Award of Excellence, Jewellery Industrie Association, Auckland, New Zealand
Awards and exhibition venue: ECC Ltd Showroom, Welliington
NG by Hilary Ng
Massey University
A collection demonstrating a personal exploration and research into ideas centered around shape; with the ability to create and control volume and fullness in a calculated way. Ng created an overall aesthetic that is clean, balanced and controlled.
Through sampling I explored the possibilities of what I was able achieve in terms of creating and controlling volume and fullness through manipulating traditional patternmaking techniques. I also experimented with different treatments of materials, fusible interlinings and construction techniques that could aid keeping shape like seaming. I wanted to see what was possible simply with pattern making and construction techniques but without the use of any rigid materials, or underlying structures to hold up the shapes.
ECC Lighting Award
Shibui Pendant by Joshua Lee from AUT.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Award
Inclusion Couch by Marven Reber from UNITEC.
Tuatara Glass & Ceramics Award
Nomadiceramics by Abby Farrow from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award
Rockstars by Sandra Schmid from Whitireia.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Award
NG by Hilary Ng from Massey University
ECC Ltd People’s Choice Award
Glowsticks by Kieren Thomas from Victoria University.
ECC Ltd Lighting Design Category
Glow Sticks by Kieren Thomas from Victoria University.
Clean Lines by Nick Lyford from Victoria University.
ECC Furniture and Product Design Category
Tidal Tea Cup by Annabel Shepherd from Massey University.
Karaef by Nicole Austin, Peter Fulton, Matt Thomas from Massey University.
Tuatara Glass and Ceramics Category
Schism by Melissa McMahon from UNITEC.
Eat Porcelain by Laura Hickling from Massey University.
The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Category
Rustic Metal Neckpiece by Louise Caig from The Learning Connexion.
Second Skin by Emily Brain from Otago Polytechnic.
Rembrandt Fashion and Textile Category
Ceramic Collection by Wilson Ong from Whitecliffe College of Art and Design.
The Revitalisation of the Weaving Mill by Hannah Webster from Massey University.
Keiren Thomas, Victoria University, Wellington
"Glowsticks" table lamp
Awards and exhibition venue: The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt.
Flat Pack Stool by William Nicholson
Massey University
Having an existing background in traditional wood working, I wanted to challenge traditional carpentry practice in furniture design. I began exploring strategic deconstruction of the timber legs. This allowed the material to be manipulated far more than conventional methods. As a designer this was very intriguing when applied to flat pack furniture.
The final solution can be flat packed for transportation. To assemble the unit, the legs are flexed and slotted into the seat. The precision cut timber legs retain pressure when flexed and are firmly held in place, eliminating the need for fastenings. The project was constructed entirely from recycled New Zealand native timber.
Zen Collection by Nicole Wesseling, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland.
Highly Commended Awards
Drum+able by Rowan Baker from AUT
100 grams by Adam Ben-Dror from Victoria University.
Shelter by Sandra Schmidt from Whitireia.
Strap Chair by Glenn Catchpole from Massey University.
Undercover Camper by Nikolai Sorenson from AUT.
Co-nnection Desk by Fraser Callaway and Oliver Ward from Massey University.
JL002 Stool by Joe Levy from Victoria University.
Metamorphostitich by Anna Hicks from Massey University.
Aoki Pendant by James Irvine from Victoria University.
Nearly a Diamond by Sandra Schmidt from Whitireia.
Bunker Raker by Marvin Reber from UNITEC.
Everyday Armour by Chole Rose Taylor from Whitireia.
Assemble by Llyr Williams and Kate McFarland from Massey Univesity.
Everyday Armour by Chloe Rose Taylor from Whitireia.
Venue: The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt
Dark Lamp by Hayden Maunsell
Eastern Institute of Technology
To fulfill the brief I decided to design a table lamp. I wanted to focus on Dieter Rams approach to simplicity in his designs and also to connect to the analogue nostalgia of mid century design.
To do this I found a carbon filament bulb that reminded me of the vacuum tubes used in old mid-century audio amplifiers. I coupled this with a wooden frame and large dial for the dimmer which reflects an analogue volume control.
The table lamp DARK is actually the third lamp I created for this brief with the first two lamps titled DUSK and DAWN. These first two lamps were created to fulfill the brief while DARK was an extra lamp that combined the strongest details of the previous two. DUSK and DAWN were both accepted into and exhibited in the 'Talente' exhibition in Munich earlier this year, however DARK wasn't finished in time to submit/enter, so although I feel it is the strongest piece of the three it was never seen or exhibited.
The story told by my lamp DARK is more clearly seen when all three lamps are together but the same story apples to each lamp. It is a story of where I live and the geography surrounding my city. The amber glow of the bulb represents the sun rise/set over the dark Napier sea (black reflective top). The hard edges, corners, and angles symbolise the landscape and cliffs around my region in Hawkes Bay, and the rotation of the dimmer knob represents the movement of the sun across the sky.
Leveilla by Simon Ellison, Victoria University, Wellington
Vincent by Nichole Wesselling, Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland
Highly Commended
Spool Stool by Joe Levy from Victoria University.
Four Chairs by Tori Gibbs, Natalie Colville, Anna Hunt, Laura Murray, Hannah Roache from Massey University.
Hang it all brooch by Caroline Thomas from Whitireia.
The Navigator Necklace by Moniek Schrijer from Whitireia.
Edge Ring by Soyun Park from Victoria University.
Modsmock by Yvette Kortright from Massey University.
Film Reel by Ian Ferguson from Victoria University.
098 XYZ Bits Shoe by Earl Steward from Victoria University.
Plantonic by Avara Moody from Massey University.
Machine Crafted by Jyoti Kalyanjo from AUT.
They Live in A Mirror by Grace Kim
Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design
Auckland design student, Grace Kim win’s the NZ Student Craft/Design Awards, recently held at the Dowse Art and Design Museum.
The overall winner for the 2012 Awards was Grace Kim with her entry “They Live in a Mirror”. Grace is a 2011 graduate from the Whitecliffe College of Art and Design in Auckland where she studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in Graphic Design.
With over 60 nationwide entries, “Grace’s piece was the most developed and best resolved concept of all the entries for the award. A sophisticated execution that creates a magnetic engagement with the viewer” commented Alison Blain, one of 2012 judges.
Grace’s entry was a series of wooden 3D letterforms formed through a process of using Illustrator, 3D modelling program Rhino, laser cutting and then built by hand. The letterforms where then placed on a mirror which enhanced the forms with reflection. Awards judge Heather Crichton described the work as “a truly engaging and mysterious piece of work”.
Highly Commended
Chip of Minoan Pottery by Casey Lin from Victoria University.
Modde by Buster Caldwell from Massey University.
Other Finalists
Catch me if I fall by Leela Forde from AUT.
Pearl ring and pendant by Melissa Anderson from Manakau School of Visual Arts.
Together by Kohen Judd fromVictoria University.
Stamp Project by Sarah Mithcell from Design and Arts College New Zealand.
Tuner by Hans Kim from Victoria University.
Homeland by Verena Siegler from AUT.
2011
Bamboo by David Van Polanen
Victoria University, Wellington `
Read more at Victoria University
2010
Pinch Salt Shaker by Stephanie Bird from Massey University.
Waka Whakaka by David Hakaraia from Victoria University.
2009
Living The View by Amy Pyle, Massey University
Harper Duo by Zac Robinson, Massey University
Table Cloth by Juliette Wanty, Victoria University
2008
Aerial Antics by Genevieve Packer, Wellington
Read about Genevieve on The Dowse blog.
Kostellow by Palarat Ronkiat (Trong), Wellington
2007
Chinkeha & Rupture/disruption/upheaval by Jacqui Chan, UNITEC.
Huruhuru: Kaitiaki o Te Reo, a soft toy to assist in Te Reo Maori by Emma Riha Kitson, 2006 graduate, Massey University.
Swallow, lamp design by Jin Jin Yang, Victoria University.
Wearable, swappable and playable, foam jewellery/toys by Joo Yick Bong, Manukau School of Visual Arts.
2006
MDF Table, using laser cutting by Daniel Emery, Victoria University.
Capture accidents, rings by Alice Benson, UNITEC.
A deluge of fragments, object series by Nadine Smith, Whitireia Polytechnic.
Ice-cream hangi, ceramic ice-creams and hangi by Andy Kingston, Northland Polytechnic.
