Kiwi Kayak Heralds New Era of Design

NZ biochemist Murray Broom’s FirstLight Kayak received a three-page spread in I.D magazine, America’s leading authority on the art, business and culture of design. Reviewer Barbara Flanagan (I.D contributing editor and product designer) hails the 20-pound collapsible kayak as a perfect meeting of form and function. “To paddlers, Broom’s FirstLight Kayak is a sublime achievement. It means we can finally store our boats wherever we live, and take them wherever we go – on foot, by air, by subway … To designers, the museum-worthy vessel is thrilling proof that the age of textiles is here, and that metal is over.”


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Emilia Wickstead Helping Airline Make an Impression

Emilia Wickstead Helping Airline Make an Impression

Around the globe, airlines and hotels are collaborating with top fashion houses to reshape brand narratives, like Air New Zealand and their partnership with London-based Emilia Wickstead. Condé Nast Traveler’s Caitlin…