Urbanism 14 May, 2009
Milan
The Urbis office has been busy trawling through photos of new furniture and products released at this year’s Milan Furniture Fair for the next issue of Urbis, out 25 May. Punga and Smith designer Matt Smith went to Milan to exhibit his designs as well as report back to us about the best parties, the best stands and, of course, the best designs. Check out all of the coverage in the next issue, as well as a stunning Milan apartment, and a New Zealand designed apartment that has just won a major New Zealand architecture award. We also look at some new book design, architecture couples and catch up with Dunedin design.
>>Visit www.urbismagazine.com
Pitch Black
May is New Zealand music month and Pitch Black, made up of Michael Hodgson and Salmonella Dub producer Paddy Free, are musicians who are just as accurately described a multimedia artists or light designers. Their new Rude Mechanicals remix album entitled: Rhythm, Sound and Movement features not only top Kiwi electronic but the yellow album design is also worth a trip to the music store.
We have two copies of the new Pitch Black album to give away. To enter, email peta.nichols@agm.co.nz by 21 May telling us the name of one other Pitch Black album. (Answer on their website.)
>> Visit www.pitchblack.co.nz
Against The Day
In Against the Day, Auckland photographer Patrick Reynolds (a regular Urbis contributor) continues to explore the possibilities of the subjective camera and the transformative qualities of light. Using the traditional painting technique of Contre-jour as a starting point, Reynolds’ images capture a surprising and emotionally-charged sensibility. On at the John Leech Gallery, 26 May-19 June.
The Against the Day exhibition is part of the Auckland Festival of Photography, a contemporary art and cultural event which takes place within Auckland’s major art galleries, project spaces, non-gallery venues and public sites during June each year.
>>Visit www.photographyfestival.org.nz
LIFT Racer
The words ‘design’ and ‘sneakers’ don’t naturally go together. But the new Puma LIFT Racer is a shoe all about design. The lightweight injected foam technology brings innovation to the running range with a unique construction making the LIFT Racer’s lighter weight and lower profile. Ergonomically designed for the runner looking to get short distances into their workout, it is also a versatile shoe that can be worn anywhere.
Urbis has one pair of Puma LIFT Racers to giveaway. To enter, email peta.nichols@agm.co.nz by 21 May telling us how much the LIFT Racer weighs (answer on the Puma website).
>> Visit www.puma.com
Mark Chown, Writers’ and Readers’ Festival
The Writers’ and Readers’ Festival is on this weekend in Auckland. Urbis Editor Nicole Stock will be speaking to Marcus Chown, Cosmology writer for New Scientist and author of the book Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You. While quantum physics may seem to be on Urbis’ periphery, Chown has proved he can make the most complex scientific ideas understandable.
We have one copy of Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You to give away. To be in to win, email peta.nichols@agm.co.nz by 21 May and answer, true or false: You age faster on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor?
>>Visit www.writersfestival.co.nz
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