Art and Design

The ability to use imagination and envision future needs is crucial in art, design and architecture. Future thinking and making require imaginationand capability to create narratives for near and far futures and the capacity to compose proposals to meet the imagined future needs

In recent decades, contemporary jewelry has transcended its role of adornment to challenge traditional meanings and become a signifier of new identities

THE NATURE OF MĀORI ART AND DESIGN
Development periods in Māori art
The functioning of Māori arts
The scope of Māori arts
Defining art and design

Originally published in 2002, Pacific Art Niu Sila was the first full-length book to celebrate the vital influence of Pacific peoples in the arts and culture of New Zealand

"With 507 illustrations, 412 in colour."
Peter Brunt, Sean Mallon, Deidre Brown and Damian Skinner are New Zealand authors