New Zealand born graphic designer Joel Penkman spends his free time deliberately triggering our sweet tooth with his still life paintings of food. He puts a lot of love into the process of these paintings, from using egg tempera and gesso to grinding and mixing his own paint. The combination of the iconic subjects and the style give his work Read the full story

New Zealand label Twentysevennames just released their Autumn/Winter 2012 collection & lookbook, and it looks awesome. With these matching wallpapers, It’s a great way to highlight the prints of the collection and stand out from other designer lookbooks. Love it!

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Although Electric Wire Hustle have yet to really blow up on the music scene, the New Zealand trio made up of David ‘TaayNinh’ Wright (instrumentalist/producer), Mara TK (vocals/guitarist/turntablist/producer), and Myele Manzanza (percussion) has undoubtedly established themselves as a unique and innovative act.  With influences spanning from contemporary artists such as J Dilla, PPP, and Sa-Ra to the classics like Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Charles Mingus and Funkadelic and the Doors their sound is an amazing development of Hip Hop, Soul, and R&B. ’They Don’t Want’, off their album Every Waking Hour (released in September of 2009), is a new school soul anthem that perfectly depicts the crazy talent and soul behind Electric Wire Hustle. Enjoy

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Having only been showing at New York Fashion Week for three years now, little country New Zealand’s big success Karen Walker continues to keep her Northern Hemisphereans on their toes. Past Fall collection themes have included Read the full story

New Zealand design trio, and all around rockstars of the country, Stolen Girlfriend’s Club have been awarded with the DHL fashion exporter of year award.  This award gives recognition and a grant to pump their cool ideas through the veins of the international world.

Peep their site, www.stolengirlfriendsclub.com, for all the creative media and wears they are accustomed to producing. Read the full story