The Newbies Workshop

Last Saturday was a lot of fun. The Newbies team have worked like there was no tomorrow over the last month, gearing up for the Auckland Spring Gift Fair. We were assembling products right up until the morning of the Fair, fueled by caffine & adrenaline alone. The coffee that Sal made was particularly strong, … Continue reading

Aesop Tokyo

As I mentioned a few months ago, Aesop was in the process of opening a store in Japan… On the 7th of December, they proudly opened the doors to their very first signature store in Tokyo, located on the Ground Floor of the Asada building in Minami-Aoyama. And from what I hear, it has not … Continue reading

Paper Sky

Urbis Design Day is an annual event, which gives people an exclusive tour of Auckland’s leading interior and spatial design showrooms. Each showroom gets paired up with creatives from different design disciplines, and the challenge is to produce a stand-out installation piece to set the showroom above the rest. There were two installations in particular … Continue reading

Introducing Aesop on rue Saint-Honoré

Finally, the long wait is over! Here is a glimpse into the new Aesop store, which just opened it’s doors to the public last week. It’s located on Rue Saint Honore, in the historical part of Paris. What makes each Aesop store unique is that it responds to the geographical location it’s situated in. In … Continue reading

Ode to Aesop

Imagine my excitement when I heard this week that March Design was in Paris installing the new Aesop store on rue Saint-Honoré. The store was built in Melbourne and transported directly to Paris, which is due to open at the beginning of this month. Not only that but Aesop is also intending on opening their … Continue reading