03 Magazine: November 03, 2023

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Creative kids
The future of public art is in good hands if the talented winners of this year’s
Re:ACTIVATE Aspiring Artists comp are anything to go by. Open to junior
Canterbury creatives aged between 5 and 18, entrants this year were asked
to respond to the SCAPE Public Art Season 2023 theme of ‘The Gift’. Bella
Gormley, 18, of Lincoln High School, won the senior sculpture section,
Sinai Stagpoole, 9, from Pareawa Banks Avenue School and Hetvi Patel, 13,
from Wharenui School were dually awarded junior sculpture winners, while
Timothy Kernahan, 12, from Christchurch East School and Marcella King,
11, from Chisnallwood Intermediate, took out top prizes for their mural
designs. In partnership with industry experts, SCAPE Public Art will mentor
the winning artists to produce their designs for public display in Te Matatiki
Toi Ora The Arts Centre for the duration of SCAPE Public Art Season 2023
(November 25, 2023, to February 17, 2024).
scapepublicart.org.nz
Bags of style
Designed using La Tribe’s subtle
sophistication, the brand’s first bag
collection is a beautiful line-up of
handwoven carryalls, wooden beaded
bags, macrame totes and handwoven
leather wallets. Crafted using 100
percent handwoven leather and available
in five subtle hues including Pecan,
Cream and Chocolate, the Amelia
Woven bag ($330) is the perfect daily
go-to, while the handmade Beaded Bag
($150, pictured in Bone) is a compact,
sophisticated yet playful evening option.
latribe.co.nz
Oh baby!
Kiwi fave bodycare brand Glow Lab
has welcome two new ranges to the
family: Baby, the first premium-natural
range of its kind in New Zealand
supermarkets, with four products
– Wash & Shampoo, Bedtime Bath,
Bubble Bath and Soothing Nappy
Cream, all detailed with beautiful
illustrated characters by local artist
Samuel Sakaria – and Mama, for mums
to be, including a Bump Bath Soak,
Bump Oil and Mama Bump Butter.
glowlab.co.nz
A perfect perch
Boasting a vibrant menu of seasonal sharing plates and cool
cocktails, offering chic indoor and outdoor spaces and showcasing
the work of four top Ōtautahi street artists (Wongi ‘Freak’ Wilson,
Nick Lowry, Dcypher and Joel Hart), Perch Dining & Bar, on the
first floor of the Ibis hotel in Christchurch central, is set to become
a summer hotspot. The name ‘Perch’ was inspired by the hotel’s
striking exterior mural by Brandon Warrell, ‘Rise from the Rubble,’
which features a kōwhai tree and an inquisitive tauhou silvereye, and
its dynamic location overlooking lively Hereford Street.
perchdining.co.nz