By Alina Suchanski Reading time: 14 minutes The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to promote world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences, and culture. Founded in 1945, it has 193 member states and 11 associate members. One of its...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 13 minutes I visited the auction house of Dunbar Sloane on a recent trip to Wellington. The pretext was a catch up with a friend who is catalogue photographer for the company. Stumbling down the stairs of DS, although landing safely, I...
By Alina Suchanski Reading time: 12 minutes Allotment gardening has been deeply rooted in Europe’s urban culture for over 200 years. The idea first germinated during the era of industrialisation, a time of mass migration of farmworkers from villages to cities. Allotment gardens not only provided a...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 13 minutes On a new day, Nicola Payne stands at her shopfront and looks out on the leafy suburban street beyond. The morning sun streams in as she affectionately clothes the svelte mannequin at the door, perhaps wrapping her in a ‘50s...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 13 minutes Scrummaging in our lumber-room come Christmas time, I'm guaranteed to find a box of unused greeting cards. They’ve piled up as leftovers from years gone by, and I feel quite chuffed as I haul them out, ready for a spate...
By Alina Suchanski Reading time: 13 minutes Polish art conservators Ludmiła and Edward Sakowski were told they’d never find a job in their profession in New Zealand because the country was so young; there was no art there to restore. What they found when they moved to...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 15 minutes “My immediate question when I see a piece of art is, without fail, ‘what is its story?” – Artworkarchive "My task is to simplify and go deeper, making a commitment to what remains. That's what I've been after. To care and polish...
By Philippa Hadlow Reading time: 14 minutes Gardens are purposeful, and the evolution of any garden always begins with a plan. This ego-centric composition comes from the thought processes of its creator, and the design itself is a rational action. The designer works towards achieving personal ideals,...
By Hayley White Reading time: 12 minutes “Where words fail, music speaks” – Hans Christian Andersen The Romantic era brought forth some of the most beloved music from the most prevalent classical composers. European Romanticism was a stylistic movement that related to literature, music, and art, but Romantic...
By Katie Stone Reading time: 12 minutes As the sun rises over the small southeast Asian city of Luang Prabang, a silent procession of saffron moves down the street. Heads bowed, feet bare, wooden bowls clasped at their hips, these reverent figures walk calmly in long lines....