Kātoitoi
The Aotearoa Design Archive

Kātoitoi curates work that reflects and responds to contemporary design practice, emerging trends and the cultural impact of design in Aotearoa NZ. The Aotearoa Design Archive is a Design Assembly initiative with funding from Creative New Zealand.

  • Growing an archive – by and for the community

    In Kōrero with… Kātoitoi cofounders, Louise Kellerman and Nicole Arnett Phillips

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  • Preserving a cultural moment in time

    Seen through design artefacts and the kōrero around them, Kātoitoi preserves the collective feelings of Aotearoa in the year 2020 and brings other people into that space to experience it.

    Illustration by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

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  • Design for social good – Influencing the bigger picture

    Communication design is just one thread in the complex web of social discourse that helps shape our opinions, beliefs, and actions.

    Illustration by Carol Green

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  • Kaiwhakanikoniko – kōrero with…

    Kātoitoi commissioned a number of Kaiwhakanikoniko (graphic artists) to visually interpret the written essays sitting within the project. We speak to three (of six) contributing illustrators about their vibrant careers so far, where they draw their creative inspiration and some reflections on 2020.

    Design by Studio South for Kātoitoi

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    Joseph Carrington
    Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

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