Design

Living in smaller spaces without compromising design or comfort.Smart, space-efficient houses are becoming the way of the future. Catherine Foster's book Small House Living showcases a collection of… Audio, Gallery

One of the judges in this year's New Zealand Best Design Awards competition, Wellington designer and design teacher Tony Parker, explains what good design means for consumers and for the country as a… Audio

Reporter Max Towle went along to the preview night for the World of Wearable Arts. Audio

Banknotes, passports and subway maps Audio

Now the Christchurch Town Hall rebuild is officially happening, a rare opportunity has come up to see the original plans from 1968.The Warren & Mahoney drawings are kept in the MacMillan Brown… Audio

Sonya Cotter is at the Auckland Home Show this weekend and tells Wallace that green is pretty hot right now. Audio

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets textile design students at Massey University who are developing innovative new ways with wool. Audio, Gallery

In a New Zealand first, design students from AUT are working in-house at Auckland City Hospital to help improve the health and wellbeing of patients, staff and visitors. Video, Audio, Gallery

The Ogo is an electric wheelchair that runs on lithium-ion batteries. Kevin Halsall designed it for his friend Marcus Thompson, a paraplegic since 2003. Amelia Nurse visits his workshop in Otaki to… Video, Audio

Flags, currency and design. Audio

A designer says the four alternative proposed national flags are poorly thought out and too complex. The Government's panel has whittled more than 10 thousand designs down to four, and people are… Audio

We're down to four in the battle to design a new national flag, and people are already complaining they look too similar. Three of them have a silver fern, while the other is an unfurled fern, a koru… Audio

Four flags have been revealed as the top picks to replace our current national flag. Dr Claire Robinson tells us what she thinks of the designs, and the political marketing behind them. Audio

New Zealand Fashion Week kicks off in Auckland from 24-30 August, and this year, Jessica Grubiŝa and Madeleine Harman are showing their label, Harman Grubiŝa for the first time. Sonia Sly caught up… Audio, Gallery

Australian Tony Burton is a vexillogolist - someone who studies flags. He's the editor of Crux Australis, author of Flag Design: An Illustrated and Practical Guide, and he's playing host to other flag… Audio

It's a dream job - designing the set and costumes for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's brand spanking new production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Tracy Grant Lord designs for intimate theatre… Audio

The heat is on as designers make a push to complete their A/W 16 collections for New Zealand Fashion Week, 2015. But part of their process is also about finding the right talent to showcase their… Audio

New Zealand Fashion Week is only a week and a half away, so in the spirit of the theme, Sonia Sly heads in to the workroom of Wellington's Mandatory Menswear to find out how shopping habits have… Audio, Gallery