CERAMIC COOL: HORSES + FACETS + ROBOTS

We here at MoAD have a love of quality New Zealand made art + design, after all that is what we are all about! Ceramics always hits our top list of collectible artifacts and our inaugural Market Day will not disappoint. Our selection of ceramic ware ranges from contemporary bowls & vessels to beautifully sculptured vases. All of our ceramic designers + artists have their own unique flair which will give you all a handpicked selection of ceramic ware cool. Come early to get the pick of the crop!

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MoAD MARKET DAY: FAB X 4

Another sneak peek at four more of our artists + designers that will be showcasing their wares at this weekends Market Day at Tyler Street Garage. Check out Kate Barton, Chris Metcalfe, Mark MacClean & T-Shirtopedia.

The weather forecast says that it will be a fine day so come and do a spot of design shopping then head upstairs to the rooftop bar to have a pizza and beer! Don’t forget parking can be validated and it would be silly not to get in and do some produce shopping at the City Farmers market nice and early. Not long to go now.

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$6 Parking at Britomart Car Park this Saturday

$6 Parking at Britomart Car Park this Saturday for Market Day goers, Design shopping made easy peasy!

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TYLER STREET GARAGE + MoAD MARKET DAY: SNEAK PEEK

We are really looking forward to our first Market Day this Saturday 26th, May. We are lucky enough to be working in association with the Tyler Street Garage, an upbeat modern bar and eatery that will create a stylish industrial backdrop for our inaugural Market Day.  We are excited to give you a daily sneak peek of our artists and designers that we have lined up. Check out the works of 326 Design, Charlotte Marjoribanks and NZ Finch. Get in early on Saturday for some Market Day Only deals!

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Tyler Street Garage presents: MoAD Market Day – 26 May 2012

Tyler Street Garage in association with MoAD is bringing some of Auckland’s freshest art and design talent to be showcased at Britomarts newest art and design market day.

Market Day will be held on Saturday 26 May between 10.30am and 2.30pm at Tyler Street Garage and will reoccur on the last Saturday of each month.

Contemporary artifacts for sale include jewellery, ceramics, textiles, limited-edition T-shirts, leatherware, object art and prints.

Pop down and check out all the market fanfare at Britomart, with the City Farmers’ Market also taking place on Gore Street from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

Parking is available at Britomart Car Park located on the corner of Quay Street and Britomart Place with a $6 special rate for market goers between 8.30am and 2.30pm, simply take your parking ticket to the validation point at the City Farmers’ Market.

FEATURED ARTIST + DESIGNER LINE UP

362 Design
Amy King
Aroha Lewin and Zekiah Heath (MoAD)
Charlotte Majoribanks
Chris Metcalfe
Cup and Saucery
Dawn McCarthy
Hunter Gatherer
Kate Barton
Kate McIntyre
Mark MacClean
NZ Finch
T-shirtopedia

Want to get involved? Email a short description of who you are and what you make, with a selection of up to six images to info@moad.co.nz 

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TYLER ST GARAGE ART AND DESIGN MARKET – CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Tyler St Garage in association with MoAD is starting a monthly art and design market. It will be held on the last Saturday of each month from 10:30-2:30, with May 26th as the proposed inaugural event.

We are looking for artists and designers who are producing quality work made in NZ in a variety of disciplines both 2D and 3D. As usual we are looking for ‘not the ordinary’. Places are limited to 20 participants per market.

For those of you who don’t know, Tyler St Garage is an industrial style bar and eatery on Tyler St in the Britomart Precinct that neighbours Zambezi, Kate Sylvester and World’s new flagship stores. The Tyler St Garage ground floor space will be transformed into the markets, but they won’t be your ordinary markets. There is a social element that will be unique to the markets, not only will it be a hub for creatives to promote and sell their work; it will also be a space for customers to enjoy a glass of wine, perhaps a little lunch and really hang out in the space.

Britomart is fast becoming ‘the’ destination in Auckland City, this is a great opportunity for us and you to be a part of this great new precinct and to build something truly exciting in the city.

If you are interested in being involved please email a short bio of who you are and what you do with a selection of up to 6 images to info@moad.co.nz

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TE MERI KIRIHIMETE SALE – BARGAINANZA!

It is our Annual ‘Yard’ Sale this weekend where we do some super sweet deals on seconds, end of lines and samples. MoAD will have a selection of seconds that have not made it to our retail stores but will still add bucket loads of cool to any home. Also in attendance will be Popkraft, t-shirtopedia and art prints by Aroha Lewin. Lots of great gifts for loved ones for xmas or just to spoil yourself without breaking the bank!! Come down for a beer or glass of bubbly and get your Christmas Shop on!! Get there early as stock doesn’t last long! We hope to see you there x

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PRESS: M2 Woman Magazine – Oct/Nov 2011

Thank you M2 Woman Mag!!!

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PRESS: Cuisine Magazine – Aug/Sep Issue

Thank you Cuisine Magazine!!

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DUST OFF THOSE $100 BILLS…

Because opportunities like this don’t come everyday.

Yes that’s right folks, The Poi Room are having their annual Matariki exhibition this Friday 17th of June at 6pm and this year it is going to be BIG. 45 Artists all in one show, all selling works for yes, you guessed it $100. They are keeping the line up under wraps but check out their website for some of the artists they stock and you can only imagine…

I would advise, that if you want to miss the chaos and mayhem that may come from other art buyers trying to scoop up some super bargains – you should make sure you get there early to secure your place at the front of line.

And then to top it off – they will be serving wine and mussell fritters aaaand Nice Blocks. Holy Smoke what more could you ask for… So there is is folks the art event not to be missed this week – Friday 17th June. Be there or frankly, miss out!

www.thepoiroom.co.nz

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MoAD now at the amazing new Essenze Store in Parnell

Ok, so we are little slow off the mark with our blogging this first quarter, what with proposals and planning going on behind the scenes for all that MoAD will be undetaking this year. Details will be released soon!

But back to business. MoAD have finally found the perfect stockist and are now situated amongst other awesome NZ design at Essenze design store in Parnell. We have been receiving lots of great feedback from the new collection and you can pop in anytime to check out the selection in stock. For a peek of some of what was taken in this collection check out our designware page. But here is a peak of Essenze collection on site. I do encourage you to check out the new store – it really is raising the bar in NZ design awareness.

I am pretty sure they have been shuffled around now, but this was the awesome window installation. So exciting to have the pieces available all the time. Good work Clare Mora and the team at Essenze for all their hardwork.

*images courtesy of Essenze

P.S Check out Thread.co.nz for Urbis Design day highlights – they gave MoAD a nice little mention that makes us blush!

*image from thread.co.nz

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Your Design Guide for Xmas Shopping this weekend.

So if you are looking for some sweet deals this weekend for Christmas presents – don’t forget T-Shirtopedia, Popkraft + Aroha Lewin will be doing some great deals on some not so perfect (but still perfect) design items, artist proofs end of lines and I hear they have thrown a garage sale into the mix as well. With bargains on bric-a-brac and items for the home. Cash Sales only.

And if that is not enough, they are also giving away Nice Blocks with purchases over $50. Have you managed to get your fix of Nice Blocks yet? Perfectly branded Summers New Best Friend these gluten free delights put your everyday ice blocks to shame! They taste sooooooo good we are already addicted! Check out www.niceblocks.co.nz for more info.

AND….

THE BOILER ROOM IS BACK!
With what promises to be another superb display of unique and highly original, one-off industrial creations. Not to be missed, this exhibition of finely reconstructed furniture and objet d’art. We have been and we can guarantee it is well worth the visit into the city. Go and check this awesome local design. We are sure you will not want to walk away empty handed!

There they go…. Making an exhibition of themselves again…..

Location: Shed 9 – 90 Wellesley Street – Auck. [Entrance through Shed 5 - Cafe]

Dates: Open now till the 20 December 2010

Opening hours:

Monday: 10am – 5pm

Tuesday – Friday: 10am-7pm

Saturday – Sunday: 10am–3pm

Tel: 027 665 80 84


To view exhibition pieces
click here.

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ART SALE THIS SATURDAY – First in First Served!

We are having an Art sale this weekend and are pulling together 3 great brands for some super sweet deals just in time for Christmas! Art + Design at a steal. Continue reading

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Only 2 days to go so get your butt down here!

If you haven’t come down to the hottest exhibition in town, then this weekend is your last chance. This is your opportunity to see what New Zealand has to offer. From furniture, lighting, ceramics, glass, photography, print, object art, painting, jewellery and home-wares we really do have the best.

Here’s a taster of some of the amazing pieces that you could pick up for Christmas – but only if you’re quick!

The fabulous Dawn McCarthy…

MoAD Alice In Wonderland Range…

Oh la la Carry Corp bags….

Amber Smith ceramics, no two are the same…

And these beautiful hand carved bone china pieces by Kate McIntyre…

Last but no means least the cutest badges by the one and only Sensitive Boyfriend…

PLUS: This SATURDAY 20TH we have amazing Coffee Supreme in giving away the tastiest coffee in town and the equally fabulous NICE BLOCKS to refresh you on SATURDAY afternoon.

 

So what are you waiting for!!!! 10-6, last day Sunday at 110-116 Carlton Gore Rd, Newmarket. The old Christmas shop.

See you there! x

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We would like to sincerely thank the good people at Jules Taylor Wines, Hancocks, and namely Jules Taylor herself for their support during the show. We have been pleased to be able to serve some of this good wine at our both opening event and our Pecha Kucha which is happening tonight at the MoAD showroom 110 – 116 Carlton Gore Road in Newmarket. As Jules always says – all her wines are best enjoyed with great food and good friends. Continue reading

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PKN_AKL_23

PKN_AKL_23 // Thursday 18 November // as part of the MoAD & Unitec NZ Art + Design Week // 110 Carlton Gore Rd(the old christmas shop), Newmarket // doors open 7.30pm, start 8.20pm // $9 cash doorsales

  • Romain Perin // Photographer // his experiments with long exposure photography
  • Morag Magnolia Brownlie // Film Maker/ Show Director and Choreographer / Costume designer/Performance artist // i do too many things //www.birdsofparadise.co.nz
  • Luke Hedley // Tshirt Designer and Screen Writer
  • Clayton Smith // Owner of The Poi Room Art and Design Store
  • Michael Craig // Photographer
  • John Pusateri // Founder of the Auckland Print Studio
  • Anna Rowsell // Film and Television Art Department
  • Tristan de Chalain // Plastic Surgeon and Writer // Design in Plastic Surgery
  • Jade Tang & Eddy Helm // Co-directors yMedia // yMedia connects students, industry and not-for-profit organisations to develop and implement new media initiatives for collective growth // www.ymedia.co.nz
  • Mark Buntzen // Science! Product Design! Sustainability?
  • Martin Horspool

For more information see http://pechakucha.co.nz/

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Come and see what all the fuss is about!!!

The opening weekend of MoAD + Unitec presents: Art + Design Week went of with a bang! We had lots of people come through the doors and there is still time for you to come and check out what all the fuss is about!

So many great things to look at you will not be disappointed by the selection of amazing art + design that we have on show. Heres a peek at what went on over the weekend. To see more go to our event page

Photography by Grant Apiata

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MoAD Open for Business 13 – 21 November. 10am – 6pm daily.

We are offcially open for business as of today, so come on down and check out the amazing space that we have. We have an awesome array of NZ creative talent that will not disappoint.

13 – 21 November. 10am – 6pm daily.
110 – 116 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket.

 

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MoAD ♥’s Coffee Supreme

We have a favourite haunt where you know the coffee is going to be right on, and that’s because its made with love and attention to the right things. Not only do we enjoy Coffee supreme at MoAD meetings but we are going to be lucky enough to have these awesome folks come in and give us some good coffee throughout the duration of our show!

Coffee Supreme is a high-end boutique roaster which started in Wellington in the early 90s. It’s expanded into the rest of the country with satellite HQs in Christchurch, Auckland and also in Melbourne Australia. Coffee Supreme is also focused on pushing methods of making coffee other than espresso such as filter coffee which is perfect for displaying beautiful Single Origin coffees. Our base in Auckland is in Ponsonby and fronted by our cafe “Good One” at 42 Douglas St. Continue reading

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Oooooh Ahhhh – This guy is going to be BIG, yes thats right – its Rob Tucker!!!

Subverting advertising plays a big part in Rob Tuckers work. We are bombarded with advertising, mass media and mass production on a daily basis. Tuckers recent work is a response to these machinations that have become our contemporary codes of living practice. Continue reading

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More awesomeness for MoAD & Unitec NZ Art + Design Week – Photographer – Michael Craig

Michael Craig studied HND Reportage photography at Cleveland College of Art and Design, Middlesbrough, England. Whilst studying Craig attended courses on new media and documentary practice run by Sunderland University and the Impressions Gallery in York and the National Museum for Film, Photography and television in Bradford. After graduating with Distinction in1995 Craig went on to study in professional documentary practice lectures at the London College of Printing. Craigs practice has and always has been concerned with communicating in thestrictest documentary tradition. He is concerned with offering a chance toquestion, constantly searching for the narratives of what has been witnessed.

Craig is especially interested in the new colour, new work movement of photography. Photographers such as Jeff Jacobson, Tom Wood, Richard Misrach and Taryn Simon are visually exciting for him.

Michael Craigs work has been extensively published internationally in newspapers, magazines, journals and books. He has also received two awards from the humanity photo Foundation of Beijing in 2002 and 2004.

We picked Michaels brain for some of his fav things…

Your favourite material to work with?

Film. It’s slower than shooting digital, so allows for more time to think. It’s more expensive to shoot than digital so again, film encourages you to think more before shooting.  When not working, favourite material to work with/ play with, would be food, especially if it’s gathered, hunted, caught, grown or picked.

Your favourite film?

Kodachrome, wonderful colour, beautiful grain.

Favourite movie, Amelie. Fantastic colour, food and fantasy.

Come and See more of Michael Craig At the 1st NZ Art + Design Week. See you there!!!

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Another NZ talent yet to be discovered…Mark Seeney – Furniture Designer

Mark is yet another soon to be Unitec graduate from the Bachelor of Design Contemporary Craft pathway. He is so awesome that he is off to Denmark on the 1st November for a design conference. Best to hop skip and jump to the upcoming Art + Design Week to see Marks new collection of pieces. Go Mark!

Marks faves:

Your favourite material to work with? Mild steel because its forgiving!

Your favourite film? Oh hard one….Natural Born Killers/Antichrist/Shining(original)/most of Wes Andersons work.

Your favourite international artist? Again, hard one….Nacho Carbonell, Tejo Remy, Lebbeus Woods.

Yep you guessed it, Mark will have his graduate work available to order at NZ Art + Design Week and at the Unitec Grad Show.

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But wait theres more!! John Pusateri and the Auckland Print Studio

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, John Pusateri moved to New York in 1996 to study fine arts at Syracuse University. While in Syracuse, Pusateri became involved in a series of projects and art workshops that took place in New York Correctional Facilities. Here, he came to understand the importance of creativity and the many positive roles it can have on people and communities. After graduating with his BFA (Hons) in 2001 he participated in numerous exhibitions in The USA, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Japan and Mexico. In 2004, Pusateri moved to NZ to undertake a Master’s degree at Elam School of Fine Arts. While in NZ, Pusateri developed a strong appreciation for the country’s culture and ecology. He decided to remain here and apply for residency upon the completion of his Masters degree in 2005.

In 2008, Pusateri opened Auckland Print Studio, a professional lithography studio which is involved in projects with professional artists, architects and other design-based practitioners. He was recently awarded the prestigious 2010 Black Church Print Studio Residency in Ireland and was a finalist in the 2009 Waiheke Art Award and the 2010 WSA New Zealand Painting and Printmaking award.  Yep he’s pretty flash!

Some of Johns Faves….

Whats your favourite Material to work with? My favorite material to work with is lithographic limestone (and lithographic ink on paper).  The stones are roughly 170 million years old and and can be polished or grained to varying degrees.  Each stone has its own characteristics which respond to the lithographic process in varying ways.  On the backside, many of the stones still contain commercial printing images and labels from the 1940′s.  Mostly though, the stones are an amazing surface to draw upon and print from.

Your favourite film? My favorite film is the Big Lebowski by the Coen Brothers.  A good quote from the movie is:
Walter Sobchak: You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don’t wanna know about it, believe me.

Your favourite international artist? My favorite international artist changes, but at the moment it is William Kentridge.  He’s an inspiring and successful artist who’s work primarily involves drawing and printmaking.  His images and films are made with skill yet are loose, experimental and socially poignant.

If you want to see some of John and the Auckland Print Studio artists work in the flesh you better get yourself down to NZ Art + Design Week!! 13-21 November, 110 Carlton Gore Rd, Newmarket, diarize it now!!! Do it!!!!

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Keep an eye out for this up and comer Corrina Hoseason

Corrina is just about to finish her final year of her Design degree majoring in Contemporary Craft at Unitec. Her work is absolutely incredible! You really want to come to the show to see her very first official collection!

So what does this country gal like? MoAD asked her….

Your favourite material to work with?
My favourite and least favourite material to work with is clay. It would be my ultimate favourite if it was self centering and non cracking! But I love it for the challenges it presents as well as its countless possibilities, there are just so many ways to use it!
Your favourite film?
It has to be The Notebook, I am a sucker for old romances!
Your favourite international artist?
So many people spring to mind for this one, there are so many that have influnced my work but I have to say my favourite thing is Eighteenth Centry Sevres Porcelain. It has such a rich history and is so incredibly well crafted plus the designs are amazing!

You are so going to want to buy some of her work at Art + Design Week before she gets snapped up!!!

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Share the joy. Spread the word. It is going to be Massive!!!!

Come on down to
110 CARLTON GORE ROAD, NEWMARKET, AUCKLAND
TO SEE SOME NEW & EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN NZ ART + DESIGN
IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!

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