Urbis - Milan Report 2008 - Issue 44 on sale now!

Hot off the presses, the new Urbis Milan Report issue has all the news you need from the world’s biggest annual design and furniture fair! Check out all the latest releases from design’s hottest names, from Alessi to Zanotta – we’ve got the craziest chairs, the coolest chandeliers, the loveliest lights and the most surreal sofas. Plus, we showcase all the new directions in kitchens and bathrooms, along with dream spaces designed by some of our favourite tastemakers. We’re bringing home the best of international style (including the pieces created by New Zealanders!) – be the first to read all about it.

Take Two

Sensitive planning made this Auckland bungalow renovation into a home that enjoys the best of old and new.

You know you’ve found a good architect when he advises you against buying a particular do-up property, you ignore his advice completely and buy the house...

Back to the Future

Transport yourself to far-flung galaxies with this French take on futuristic mid-century American architecture.

In the village, everyone talks about The House, yet few have actually seen it. Some say it rotates. Others imagine all sorts of fantastical scenarios. Hidden in the middle of a...

Future Perfect

Anchored to the ground by concrete, like spaceships out of a 1960s science fiction film, the Hingarae Resort modules are set to be a new breed of ultra-luxury accommodation. Motivated by the lack of “anything particularly exciting in the global resort space”, Hingarae Developments set out to...

Everything Is Illuminated

If you’re unsure how strongly interior lighting affects us, just conjure up two images: one of the flat, fluorescent glare of a McDonalds at 3am, and the other of a cosy low-lit bistro, with tables centred under gentle pools of light. Good light is vital to good...