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New Zealand Design Heroes I was asked by Dorenda Britten to write an article about New Zealand design heroes for her designindustry site. "Of course," I said, knowing immediately I did not have the time. "When in doubt - or short of time - do a list," so here is my list of 100 New Zealand "design" heroes. |
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There are few "designers" on the list; what everyone shares is an edge aesthetic that for me is what design is all about. Edge is about how the periphery influences the centre by way of new ideas, new forms and new aesthetics. Beautiful global ideas and performance achievements laced with edge. My New Zealand design heroes are a broad group of innovators who inspire the view that creativity, originality and performance are embedded in our culture. Here are just over 100 people from both our history and contemporary life who in their own ways have been world-changing. Each person is linked to their principal Google reference or to the nzedge.com essay on them. Brian Sweeney, producer, New Zealand Edge www.nzedge.com
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