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Project Solomon Drader Project Solomon Drader

Built for a Galaxy Far, Far Away

When Becky Schoppe started planning her son's bedroom, she had a clear brief: a room that looked like the interior of Anakin Skywalker's Starfighter from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. A custom focal wall. A 3D frame with depth and shadow. LED strip lights that react to music. An exciting project, but definitely not a weekend job.

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The Kitchen Island at the Centre of Everything

In a compact house where the kitchen island is visible from every entry point, Brad at Thornton Bay needed something that did more than most units are designed for. The brief: under-bench storage, a microwave cove, dry goods space, and a surface you could pull a chair up to — all in a single piece that had to look good from all sides.

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Project Dave Sutherland Project Dave Sutherland

Jaguar C-X75 puzzle

A giant car shaped puzzle is how Jeff described the ambitious project of building a Jaguar C-X75 out of 9mm ply cut on our CNC machines.

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Project Keith Hofer Project Keith Hofer

Space maker.

More and more people are searching for creative ways to maximise space in their homes. A murphy bed is a bed that is stored vertically against the wall, often tucked away in cabinets, closets or bookshelves.

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Project Simon Morton Project Simon Morton

Stand out sanitiser stands

With New Zealand’s Covid-19 response Alert Level system, every single workplace is adapting to comply with new health and safety regulations. A collaboration with Terry Woods from Design Signs led to the creation of these flat-pack hand sanitiser stands.

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A start-up ‘work out’

Cutshop® teamed up with Sara to turn traditional baby development toys and objects into modern, beautiful belongings that could be cherished forever.

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Project Keith Hofer Project Keith Hofer

Saving Native Species

We love helping Kiwis ignite their ingenuity and bring projects to life that will serve the nation. We worked with George Campbell from NZ Auto Traps on a distinctively kiwi-esque project to undertake.

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Project Dave Sutherland Project Dave Sutherland

Quest for perfect sound

David Little is a man on a mission to own the best possible sound system within his budget, a sound system capable of reproducing an extremely diverse collection of music while staying true to the original recorded sound.

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Project Keith Hofer Project Keith Hofer

Time for children.

During the construction of the Pentagon Early Learning Centre in Tamahere, the owners and staff wanted to capture and communicate their core values and mission statement in a way that kept the values alive in the centre.

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Project Simon Morton Project Simon Morton

Beauty from waste

Turning MDF offcuts into two sleek, viable products took designer Clark Bardsley and architect Andrew Mitchener nine months as part of the ‘Resource Rise Again’ project.

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