EP4 - Sophie Hamer - D.Cast Outside In | No Borders

Journals of Design covers inspiring journeys of New Zealanders who've designed products, created brands & developed new innovations. This series uncovers what joy & divide it can take to create a world-class product or brand, hearing insights first-hand from entrepreneurs & inventors from our coveted New Zealand design industry.  You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards inventing something of your own. Session Two: Fine Jewellery with Naveya & Sloane Picture yourself walking along Queen Street in Britomart, past the row of European brands until you get to an alleyway called Imperial Lane, up the steps is where you’ll discover Naveya & Sloane. Founded over 15 years ago by Rachel Sloane and her husband, Alex Bunnett, this brand has established itself as a true gem that we have here in New Zealand, designing & producing high-end jewellery. 

Journals of Design covers inspiring journeys of New Zealanders who've designed products, created brands & developed new innovations. This series uncovers what joy & divide it can take to create a world-class product or brand, hearing insights first-hand from entrepreneurs & inventors from our coveted New Zealand design industry.  You might encounter a few gems that could lead you towards inventing something of your own.   Session One: Electric Café Racers with FTN Motion Around 8 years ago Luke Sinclair & Kendall Bristow came up with an idea which has now raised over $5 million in capital investment. They design, develop & manufacture electric bikes, inspired by the Cafe Racer archetype - in Hamilton. Two punchlines, the name is R18 & one of their board members was the CEO of Dyson.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Michael Tam.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Nandini Nair.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Sophie Hamer.

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Scott Mackie

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Thea Betts

Outside In | No Borders is a D.Cast series where we explore the lives, perspectives, and reflections of a diverse range of New Zealand designers who live and work overseas. In this first instalment of Outside in | No Borders, Brendan Jarvis PDINZ, the Managing Founder of The Space InBetween speaks to Tim Kwan.

With the current To The Floor - Well-being competition well under way, we thought we would catch up with Ashley Oswin who won the competition with the theme Lifeforce in 2020. Along with James Mfula, Creative Director at Milliken ANZ.   In the D.Cast James and Ashley discuss the inspiration behind the winning project, the design process, the steps taken to develop the winning design into a Milliken carpet tile. 

Good Yarns with Bremworth In the Good Yarns with Bremworth D.Cast series, we will speak with local architects and designers to learn more about their approach to their mahi, them as people, and gain insights into the considerations behind their design choices.  Alex McLeod DINZ & Tomi Williams DINZ In this episode of Good Yarns with Bremworth, we chat with the collective force that is Alex McLeod and Tomi Williams, founders of at.space. We unpack their journey of coming together, their people-centric approach to design and their experience with furniture design.