Tansy is a design student and a beginner local maker in Auckland. She explores materials through playful, hands-on processes. She enjoys testing different possibilities, noticing small details, and learning through making. Her physics background helps her see how materials respond and transform. She values sustainability and hopes to use both design and physics to help…

Inara is a third year LLB/BDes student at the University of Auckland. Interested in the emergence of AI, Inara inspects the crossover of technology and people, and how artists’ right to their work can be protected. Her designs feature bold, vivid colours and a narrative approach to connect people and foster meaningful connections. In the…

Shiyu Jin is a design student at the University of Auckland working with discarded and natural materials, including jute coffee sacks and bamboo branches. She uses crochet as a way to understand how these materials can be shaped and connected. Her practice develops through simple material tests and close observation of how different structures respond.…