Book now: our latest Style Safari

Good news: we're holding another of our popular Style Safaris - a day of design-store tours and expert briefings guided by HOME editor Jeremy Hansen - on October 18.

The all-day Style Safari experience includes visits to five Auckland design stores, briefings on the latest international design trends at each destination, and lunch at Cibo. 

The October 18 Style Safari includes briefings on new furniture arrivals from the teams at Studio Italia, Simon James Design, Matisse, Backhouse Interiors and Corporate Culture. 

You'll be transported between each destination in luxurious vehicles provided by our event partner Mercedes-Benz. It's a hassle-free way for you to get ahead on all the latest design developments and to see what's in stock and on order in Auckland's best design showrooms.

Numbers on the Style Safari are limited to 50, and our last event sold out quickly, so purchase your tickets now. They're available for $95 from Eventopia - click here to reserve your place! 

Vulcano Redesign competition

Last night we had a function at Auckland's Studio Italia to celebrate the announcement of the winner of our Redesign competition, in which we invited nine architecture firms to redesign the 'Vulcano' table by Paola Navoni for Poliform. Here's the original table:

And here are the redesigns from the mag. The winning redesign, by Architectus, is on the opening page. They turned the table into a very elegant lamp:

The other eight redesigns are on the following pages in the magazine:

For those of you who live in Auckland or are planning a visit soon, the tables are on display at Studio Italia, 96 Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, until June 30. There's a silent auction happening for each of them through that period, with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.