Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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Design Hunter™ Q+A with Rebecca Snelling

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Design Hunter™ Q+A with Rebecca Snelling

This week we hear from the daughter half of Auckland-based father-daughter duo Douglas and Bec.

Your name: Rebecca Snelling

What you do: Designer of Made By Douglas and Bec and owner of our store Douglas and Bec.

 Your latest project: We are working on a restaurant in San Francisco for the America’s cup.

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:
1) Daphna Laurens
2) Kristine Crabb
3) My dad Douglas

 What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: ooh a Rolls Royce Wraith or a Land Rover Defender in gun metal

Chair model: Hans J Wegner Peacock Chair

Residential space: Evie, Melbourne

Commercial space: Jasmax HQ Parnell, Auckland

Decorative product: Doug Johntson Torse

 Functional product: The Futagami Cresent bottle opener

Handmade good: Dawn Nwad ceramics

Mass-produced good: I’m Boo Carafe by Muuto

Meal: Japanese

Restaurant: Clooney, Auckland

Drink: Dry Stolichnaya Vodka Martini with Olives

Bar: The Elbow Room

Item in your studio: By Best Made ruler and a sharp HB pencil

Piece of technology: iPhone

Historical figure: Michelangelo

Fictional character: Oscar the grouch

Vice: Not good a disciplining or talking about money

Virtue: generosity

What does the term ‘Design Hunter™’ mean to you? The art of pursuing visually pleasing matter.

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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.