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New Zealand Design
New Zealand design is a product both of indigenous Māori culture and of European (Pākehā) traditions and practices. The concept of design applies to Māori kaupapa (fundamental principles) as well as to other cultural spheres. Māori design Māori concepts of design involve an active relationship between traditional and contemporary practices. Pre-European Māori had no written language so tribal history and beliefs were kept in the form of objects ranging from woven baskets to complex carvings in wood, bone, shell and greenstone. These objects or 'taonga' were passed down through generations of tribal elders, taking on the spirits of past owners. Therefore, Māori culture incorporates strong links between objects and spirituality. Early colonial New Zealand design New Zealand was explored and colonised by Great Britain, European settlement beginning in the late 18th century with the arrival of sealing and whaling crews. The construction of a schooner was started at Lun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Culture
Māori culture () is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still part of, Polynesians, Eastern Polynesian culture. Māori culture forms a distinctive part of Culture of New Zealand, New Zealand culture and, due to a large diaspora and the incorporation of Māori motifs into popular culture, it is found throughout the world. Within Māoridom, and to a lesser extent throughout New Zealand as a whole, the word is often used as an approximate synonym for Māori culture, the Māori language, Māori-language suffix being roughly equivalent to the qualitative noun-ending ''-ness'' in English. has also been translated as "[a] Māori way of life." The term , meaning the guiding beliefs and principles which act as a base or foundation for behaviour, is also widely used to refer to Māori cultural values. Four distinct but overlapping cultural eras have contributed Māori history, historically to Māori culture: * b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Membership Organisation
A membership organization is any organization that allows people or entities to subscribe, and often requires them to pay a membership free or "subscription". Membership organizations typically have a particular purpose, which involves connecting people together around a particular activity, geographical location, industry, activity, interest, mission, or profession. This might simply be to encourage or facilitate interaction and collaboration, but it also often involves promoting and enhancing the purpose itself. Membership organizations are often not for profit, but there are also many commercially-run membership organizations, and some larger not for profit membership organizations (like the National Trust in the United Kingdom) which have commercial subsidiaries. They vary in size from very small voluntary associations, which may not be formally established, to very large nationally or internationally renowned organizations, like the aforementioned National Trust, which had 3.7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Registered Architects Board
The New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB), is the authority in New Zealand that assesses, registers, monitors and disciplines architects in New Zealand. It gains its authority from the Registered Architects Act 2005, and replaced the Architects Education and Registration Board which had similar responsibilities under the now repealed Architects Act 1963, but less powers of assessment and discipline.http://www.nzrab.org.nz/default.aspx?page=101 About the NZRABhttp://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2005/0038/latest/DLM343166.html Registered Architects Act 2005 Members Members are recommended by the appropriate Cabinet Minister, and appointed to the board by the Governor-General. There are 6 to 8 members of the board, and up to four members of the board may be nominated to the Minister by the New Zealand Institute of Architects Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is a membership-based professional organisation that represents approximately 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Designers New Zealand
Architectural Designers New Zealand Incorporated (or ADNZ) is a professional body for architects and architectural designers in New Zealand. ADNZ was established in 1966, as the Federation of Draughtsmen (FAD), in order to: *Promote and advance architecture in New Zealand through the activities of the Society, its members and its educational activities *Represent and promote the interests of members of the Society *Promote high ethical standards of architectural design practice in New Zealand, including excellence in design and service to clients *Form strategic alliances and contractual relationships with other organisations *Engage in any professional or commercial activities which assist to regulate and promote architecture and associated industries in New Zealand. ADNZ provides enhanced professional development options to members, and is vocal in advocating excellence in design. The organisation holds an annual design awards – The ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Designers Institute Of New Zealand
A designer is a person who plans the form or structure of something before it is made, by preparing drawings or plans. In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, products, processes, laws, games, graphics, services, or experiences can be called a designer. Overview A designer is someone who conceptualizes and creates new concepts, ideas, or products for consumption by the general public. It is different from an artist who creates art for a select few to understand or appreciate. However, both domains require some understanding of aesthetics. The design of clothing, furniture, and other common artifacts were left mostly to tradition or artisans specializing in hand making them. With the increasing complexity in industrial design of today's society, and due to the needs of mass production where more time is usually associated with more cost, the production methods became more complex and with them, the way designs and their production are created. The classica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design Council
The Design Council, formerly the Council of Industrial Design, is a United Kingdom Charitable trust, charity incorporated by royal charter. Its stated mission is "to champion great design that improves lives and makes things better". It was instrumental in the promotion of the concept of inclusive design. The Design Council's archive is located at the University of Brighton Design Archives. The Design Council operates two subsidiaries, the Design Council Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (Design Council CABE) and Design Council Enterprises Limited. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment The Design Council Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (DC CABE, alternatively Design Council CABE, CABE at the Design Council, or simply CABE), is one of Design Council's two subsidiaries. It supports communities, local authorities and developers involved in built environment projects by providing services in three areas: design review, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Sutch
William Ball Sutch (27 June 1907 – 28 September 1975) was a New Zealand economist, historian, writer, public servant, and public intellectual. He was suspected of being a Soviet spy and in 1974, he was charged with trying to pass New Zealand Government information to the Soviet Union. He was acquitted, an outcome that has been the subject of much debate since then. Although there were subsequent disclosures from the KGB which indicated that he may have been a spy, no definitive proof that he was has ever been uncovered. Early life Sutch was born in Southport, England in 1907, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was eight months old. His father, Ebenezer (Ted) Sutch, was a journeyman carpenter, and his mother, Ellen Sutch (née Ball), a dressmaker. He grew up in the Methodist faith, which was to have a strong influence on him throughout his life. He went to Brooklyn primary school, Wellington College, then the Wellington College of Education and Victoria Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chartered Society Of Designers
The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) is a professional body for designers. It is the only Royal Chartered body of experienced designers. Its membership is multi-disciplinary – representing designers in all design, disciplines including Interior Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Fashion and Textile Design. History The institute dates back to 1898 and can trace its origins as far back as 1236 to the Guild of Peynters and Stainers. The Society of Industrial Artists was formed in 1930 following an inaugural meeting at the '' Ye Olde Cock Tavern'' in London's Fleet Street. The first regional group formed in Stafford, West Midlands, in 1932. In 1951, the Society and its members took a leading role in the redesign of Britain after World War II. In 1963, it changed its name to Society of Industrial Artists and Designers. In 1976, the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers was granted the Royal Charter in recognition of its role in establishing the profession of des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Society Of Industrial Designers
The New Zealand Society of Industrial Designers, known as NZSID, formed in 1959, was a professional body for designers in New Zealand. Its membership was multi-disciplinary, representing designers in all branches of design for industry— interior, product, furniture, graphic, packaging, exhibition, apparel, design education, design management... It was rebranded New Zealand Society of Designers (NZSD) and reconstituted on 28 May 1988 with a full-time office, the Designers Secretariat, from 1 August, and The Best New Zealand Graphic Design Awards scheme from 1 October. The Society merged with the New Zealand Association of Interior Designers (NZAID) to form a new society, the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ), in April 1991, which was incorporated on 23 August 1991. NZSID and NZAID were formally dissolved as incorporated societies on 11 August and 10 October 2000 respectively. Regional groups Three regional groups (branches) were established on 18 February 1967—two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design Association Of New Zealand
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something – its design. The verb ''to design'' expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan may also be considered to be a design (such as in arts and crafts). A design is expected to have a purpose within a specific context, typically aiming to satisfy certain goals and constraints while taking into account aesthetic, functional and experiential considerations. Traditional examples of designs are architectural and engineering drawings, circuit diagrams, sewing patterns, and less tangible artefacts such as business process models.Dictionary meanings in the /dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/design Cambridge Dictionary of American English at /www.diction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design Guild
The Design Guild, also known as the Auckland Design Guild, formed in Auckland in June 1949 for the promotion of good design, was a short-lived professional body for designers in New Zealand. Background The Guild emerged just over a year after the publication of ''New Zealand Design Review'' in Wellington in April 1948, and soon after the New Zealand lecture tour of industrial designer and president of the Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) in Britain, Milner Gray, in April 1949, arranged by the British Council in Australia and New Zealand. Gray's lecture, ''The Industrial Design Profession in Great Britain'', touched on the design organisations there. Amongst these, the most complete effort to organise the profession had been that of the Society of Industrial Artists formed in 1930, "to establish for designers a status comparable with that of the architect and the engineer." And on that path, "in 1936 the Royal Society of Arts singled out a limited number of designers of hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
