Ali McIntosh is surrounded by beautiful objects at home and at work.

Renowned for his curving furniture and elegant lighting, lead designer David Trubridge's new book So Far explores his fascinating life and approach to design. Here he shares his approach to the creative process.

White paint on floors lends sparkle and energy to a formerly drab space

Greig Morgan's clever little dolls house will make young eyes light up.

Subtropicals come out on top in dry summer, writes Meg Liptrot.

Mosaic by numbers; Anna Subritzky works wonders with broken china.

Furniture maker Sam Orme-Gee shares a few of his favourite things

Recycled materials and inexpensive character touches kept the costs down on this charming renovation

If you want to make something a little quirky on St Patrick's day, Greig Morgan has just the idea.

It’s a sad state when cracks are the only things growing in the garden.

A London couple find the nirvana they longed for on Waiheke Island.

One of the most important things furniture designer Simon James learned from his spatial design degree at AUT University was how designers and manufacturers best work together.

Recycling character furniture helped give new life to a former state house

Hot weather hasn't been kind to fruit trees, writes Meg Liptrot.

A timber slat doormat stays looking good for longer.

Scraps of leftover material are handy to use to make some colourful pin cushions.

Auckland Art Gallery director Chris Saines leaves next week for Queensland after 17 years of working towards the gallery’s expansion and rejuvenation. But he’ll be back one day, he tells Linda Herrick.

The top 10 things you can do to get the best price for your property.

Where once this bungalow’s interior was cramped and gloomily dark, clever remodelling has opened it up to the sun’s rays

Is your garden parched? Meg Liptrot says greywater could be a big help.

Last weekend, Auckland's soil temperature was over 27C. Soil temperatures will remain warm well into autumn, so there are plenty of growing opportunities to be had.

Your child can pick a design for this pen holder, says Greig Morgan.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to fashioning your own beads from this hobby clay.

At the North Shore Woodturning Guild, Danielle Wright discovers a piece of the past with a link to the future

With expanded floor space and a cluster of boutique retailers, Mt Eden's BLOC collective is now a one-stop design destination.

Walk into a Redcurrent store and it's a sensory overload: a rainbow of colour, beautiful smells and interesting textures.

When Meredith Crawford and her husband Michael came back to New Zealand in 2008 they planned to extend and renovate a home they already owned on Auckland's Northcote Pt.

This is the kind of project that can give craft a bad name and yet here I am promoting the virtues of a peg bag made from a tea-towel and an old coat hanger.

Ella Mizrahi and Celia Harrison are bringing Auckland to life - their events company, Celery Productions.