Today’s innovators of fashionable fused with functionality furniture have been whittled down to seven ‘finalist’ designers at this year’s HOME New Zealand Design Awards recently exhibited at Te Tuhi – Centre for the Arts, Pakuranga.
It was renowned British designer, Edward Barber’s judging job to select only one as winner.
The seven finalists included a diverse range of materials and fixtures in their entries.
FIRST PLACE
The slender zigzag coat rack aptly named Twig by Jamie McLellan was crowned the winning piece in this year’s competition. McLellan designed Twig in conjunction with design manufacturer, Fletcher Systems. This piece was deemed number one as its characteristics contain and achieve to be a “functional object” and also a stand only sculpture.
Te Tuhi curator, James McCarthy says hosting this high end collection is a superb example of the style and sophistication of New Zealand based and or born designers.
