Whisky drinkers, by nature, are often curious, innovative and always eager for new discoveries. Yet as the sobercurious movement draws a burgeoning number of former drinkers, distillers are finding a way to ensure their drops continue to cater for all. The latest addition to the lineup comes from Lyre’s, a global purveyor of non-alcoholic spirits.
Launched just in time for World Whisky Day (this Saturday for those not in the know), Lyre’s Highland Malt is every bit as innovative and delicious as its more conventional contemporaries but is entirely alcohol free. Crafted with distinct, modern flavours to capture the traditional essence of the finest Scottish Whisky, it’s an addition that will revolutionise the modern bar cart.
Unlike many other offerings on the market, it’s not a blend that was thrown together to appease the growing demand. Since the idea’s inception David Murphy, the brand’s Global Flavour Architect, had the vision to draw upon delicate fruits with light and earthy notes but still ensure a dynamic curiosity to the flavour profile that could only be expected in the real deal.
“We understand the popularity and unique history of whisky, and wanted to deliver the same delicious taste, but with a difference,” he shares.
Whether it’s enjoyed in a highball or on the rocks, the complexities of light honey, stone fruit and almond lend a softness to the lightly charred oak — and the neatest part — there’s no hangover to worry yourself with the morning after.
Lyre’s Highland Malt is available now, with an RRP of $54.99 (700ml bottle) or $24.43 ($200ml bottle). Nationwide stockists can be found on Lyre’s website.
As the weather starts to turn, we turn to our wardrobes for comfort and warmth, with cosy knits and outerwear making a welcome return to daily rotation.
One such piece is a classic overcoat. As timeless as it is universally flattering, the overcoat is perfect for adding a bit of tailored polish to any look, and reigns supreme as the hero of winter dressing.
Neutral colours will prove timeless, while sculptural silhouettes can offer a point of difference, whether you’re drawn to an oversized shape or a belt to cinch. If you are yet to find your own, let this curation from the Denizen editors guide you through the best styles to buy now.
From left: Blue Double-Sided Wool Coat from Christian Dior, White wool and silk coat from Fendi, Nautical Masculine Coat from Louis Vuitton.
From left: Acne Studios Belted Textured Double Coat from Workshop, Anine Bing Dylan Coat in Camel from Muse Boutique, Isabel Marant Giboleen Coat from Workshop.
From left: Carolina Coat from Dadelszen, Gainsbourg coat from Dadelszen.
From left: Single-Breasted Overcoat from Saint Laurent, Asymmetrical draped single-breasted coat from Alexander McQueen, Cashmere Trench Coat from Burberry.
From left: Apres Alpacca Coat from Dadelszen, Alexandre Vauthier Runway Cape Coat from Faradays, Victoria Beckham Double Breasted Coat from Adorno.
From left: The Garment Moscow Robe Coat from Workshop, Max Mara Luana Coat from Adorno, Harris Tapper Harris Oak Coat from Muse Boutique.
The skin is the body’s largest organ, and for a year-round effervescent complexion, we have to remain one step ahead of the seasons to give our skin the love it needs (and deserves). Any temperature changes will stress out the skin’s microbiome, and potentially comprimise the barrier’s integrity, meaning that when winter comes around, summer products should be replaced with those more tailored to the conditions. Generally speaking, colder climates lead to drier complexions, which is why we need to be thinking about products and treatments that nourish and feed our skin.
To make the transition to your winter routine more manageable, we’ve rounded up the best products, treatments and rituals to have in your arsenal for the cold months ahead.
La Mer Cleansing Oil, Eve Lom Cleansing Capsules, Tata Harper Purifying Gel Cleanser.
La Mer The Cleansing Oil While La Mer delivers a certain pedigree that makes it stand out in the highly-saturated world of beauty, the claims that support this cleansing oil make it all worth it. Oils are marvellous for winter skin as they work to nourish the barrier rather than stripping it back.
Eve Lom Oil Cleansing Capsules Eve Lom’s hero formula has had a chic update, designed with the best makeup- and toxin-removing (but still nourishing) properties. Plus, this new innovative capsule form makes for the ultimate travel companion to melt away the winter day.
Tata Harper Purifying Gel Cleanser Created to purify imperfections and fight free radicals with an anti-pollution effect while still allowing the skin to retain its natural moisture, this is the go-to for a little extra boost. For the most potent winter routine, practice double-cleansing in the evening, using one of the aforementioned oils as your first step, followed by Tata Harper.
Biologi Restore Face & Body Serum, Codage Oh My Cold Serum, Sothy’s Intensive Hydrating Serum.
Biologi Restore Face & Body Serum A newfound favourite for the Denizen team, this multi-use serum makes nourishment easy. Using a small list of natural ingredients, this serum is as hydrating in winter as it is soothing in summer.
Codage Oh My Cold Serum Codage’s signature serums are what has drawn the brand such acclaim, and the forward-thinking minds have developed a drop for every season. Oh My Cold acts as the nourishing, protective layer your skin craves.
Sothy’s Intensive Hydrating Serum Sothy’s Paris has the most intensive answer when your skin is craving an extra hit of hydration. For a city that knows cold climates, hyaluronic acid in its most accessible form is always essential.
Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream The Rich Cream is an ultra-luxurious, intensely nourishing moisturiser perfect for the harsh winter elements. Designed as a further step to the brand’s acclaimed ‘The Cream’, it’s an essential in our beauty cabinets for this time of year and is the perfect thing to add to your night-time routine.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Face Cream Rich These coveted German beauty products are truly worth their weight in gold. This intensely moisturising product harnesses the healing power of Purslane (a natural ingredient that contains powerful antioxidants) to smooth and strengthen, making it perfect for the winter months.
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré This cult-favourite French beauty product is the ultimate in a low maintenance beauty routine, making it the perfect addition to any beauty duffle for mid-year holidays. Acting as a mask, moisturiser and primer, this 24-hour miracle cream is a must to enhance your winter skin.
Ultra Violette Supreme Screen SPF 50+ In all its extremities, winter calls for SPF — especially when spending days in the snow. Through these months (with the warm sun no longer beating down upon us) sun protection is often disregarded, but it is actually over this time that our skin (already stressed) is at its most vulnerable. This addition to Ultra Violette’s coveted collection is all about moisturising and provides the skin with all the nourishment it needs.
Mara Algae + Zinc Sea Kale Sunscreen Sérum Found on Inès Store, the go-to for beauty enthusiasts in the know, this sunscreen serum brings together the dualities of intense protection and concentrated hydration, with the beneficially added zinc and marine algae to act as a form of aftercare (for those days we sometimes forget).
Ecostore Peppermint Lip Balm When gliding down the slopes, the lips are often the first place to bear the brunt of the conditions. Chapped lips are abundant throughout the season and need the most intensive moisture treatments. This simple balm from Ecostore is a Denizen favourite, as it’s made without petroleum or any other harsh additives, just pure beeswax.
LED Light Bootcamp at East Day Spa Emerging scientific literature speaks to the benefits of year-round LED light usage. Individually targeted towards your own skin concerns, this treatment is the perfect thing to boost your winter complexion and offer som much-needed strength to your barrier. And if you want to get the most from LED light, you really need to do two-to-three sessions per week over a period of time. Helping us get the perfect LED regime locked in for winter is East Day Spa, who offer a consistent 28-day programme promising astonishing results.
Codage Hydration Facial at Spring Ponsonby Even though you might be adding a raft of moisturising treatments to your skincare at home, sometimes you need an extra (professional) boost. Enter Spring Spa’s Codage Hydration Facial. Including an enzyme peel that gently stimulates cell renewal to restore radiance and enhances vitality, this exquisite facial has become our go-to winter treatment.
The Ultimate Haute Couture Facial at The Spa at Park Hyatt If you’re looking for a facial that offers immediate results and intensive actives, look no further than this exceptional offering from The Spa at Park Hyatt. A highly personalised treatment that uses Linda Meredith products combined with algae-derived V-Tox (the natural alternative to anti-ageing injectables), oxygen is infused to feed the skin and to stimulate its natural metabolic process and production of collagen.
Sothys Bespoke Facial at Sofitel Spa, Wynyard Quarter A considered, individualised philosophy underpins this luxurious one hour and fifteen-minute experience and allows you to get the most effective treatment for your winter skin. Designed to offer precisely the kind of attention your skin needs, both relaxation and effectiveness go hand-in-hand as Sothys’ excellent products work their magic, with no two appointments the same. We recommend seeing therapist Jenny Natividad for this service, as her knowledge and expertise will make it all the more worthwhile.
While much can be said about the products and treatments you harness this winter, daily healthy habits will be what ultimately lend themselves to nourished skin. Hydration, as always, is key, and while the weather doesn’t leave you constantly thirsty, it remains just as important to keep drinking your water. Daily doses of collagen support the skin barrier through this time, too, allowing you a buffer to still enjoy the splendours of this season without sacrificing radiance.
This week, Afterpay Australian Fashion Week has seen Sydney’s most style-savvy set hit the streets in fine form. Showcasing the best in Australian fashion (alongside some recognisable names from New Zealand too) the week has served to show how the industry ‘down under’ is still thriving.
From an innovative use of New Zealand wool to an inspired take on vacation-dressing, here are some of our highlights from the AAFW Resort ’23 runways.
Effortless luxury at Esse A brand built on the idea of timeless styles made with a focus on superior quality, Esse has made effortless luxury its calling card. Taking over the iconic Bennelong Restaurant at Sydney Opera House to showcase its new Edition No.08 collection, Esse served up a masterclass in restraint, where perfectly-proportioned tailoring met a cool oaky palette of contemporary neutrals. Alongside the ready-to-wear, Esse’s presentation highlighted an exciting collaboration the brand has undertaken with New Zealand handbag and leather goods label, Yu Mei — with every model sporting one of the brand’s elegant new bags. A partnership born from shared values (including functional luxury and high quality, regenerative materials), the sleek Yu Mei bags seen on the Esse runway offered the perfect finishing touch, and hinted at further collaborative projects to come. (Apparently the two brands are working on a bespoke colourway to be released later this year.)
Wynn Hamlyn.
Wynn Hamlyn’s Fashion Week debut Another New Zealand name gracing Australian Fashion Week this year was Wynn Hamlyn — presenting a collection that captured the brand’s unique blend of wearable, everyday luxury with a distinctly laid-back edge. Taking us on a journey through bright neon moments, unexpected knitwear silhouettes (fast becoming a Wynn Hamlyn signature), showstopping handmade macramé pieces and grown-up tailoring, the brand offered a collection that was full of fun and finesse. One thing to note, however, was the puffer jackets. Born from Wynn Hamlyn’s relationship with Wisewool, the jackets had been created with insulated padding entirely made from unused wool (instead of the synthetic fibres or down usually used in pieces like this). Thanks to some creative sleight-of-hand, the lining of the jackets was allegedly able to be removed via a series of zips, allowing the wearer to re-fluff if necessary.
Matteau, Oroton.
Vacation vibes at Matteau and Oroton Continuing in its quest to give us the ultimate capsule wardrobe, Matteau certainly didn’t stray from its signature elevated basics in its new collection — a chic, pared-back affair that conjured a sense of beachside vacations. Think relaxed trousers, flowing dresses and loose shirting that walked the line between undone and considered. Over at Oroton, the vacay vibes were slightly more on-the-nose, but no less enticing. From poolside-worthy prints to skin-baring vintage silhouettes and a good dose of colour, the looks at Oroton were sleek, simple and exactly what we will be throwing over a swimsuit when the weather warms up.
Bondi Born, Aje.
Colour, colour and more colour From Bondi Born’s neon greens and lavender looks to Aje’s high-saturation to Karla Špetic’s surfer-girl pinks and blues, colour was applied courageously and generously throughout a number of the brands showing at this year’s Fashion Week. It’s a good indication of fashion’s optimism and the fact that the industry at large is emerging from the last two years ready to dress will aplomb again.
St. Agni.
St. Agni revives 90sminimalism Column dresses, straight-across bodices and loosely-buttoned shirting set the tone at St. Agni, where silhouettes played into the 90s revival currently taking over our closets. Minimalism abounded with more than one look that felt reminiscent of Kate Moss’ iconic 90s era. Simplicity was the name of the game here, with looks that were unfussy but undeniably wearable.
There is nothing like a new piece of art to change your perspective and lend new life to your space. From abstract figures to undulating colours, these refined masterpieces will elevate your surroundings and spark conversation.
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Bonjo by Christian Dimick
Bonjo by Christian Dimick
2022
Pencil and oil on canvas
260 x 210mm
Available from Parlour Projects
Tender by Catherine Roberts
Tender by Catherine Roberts
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
1000 x 1500 mm
Available from Parnell Gallery
When Philip Guston Lies on Your Floor by Natasha Wright
When Philip Guston Lies on Your Floor by Natasha Wright
Concrete is a timeless interior material, long used in spaces that require an industrial ‘edge’ and traditionally seen in infinite shades of grey. But for the experts at PeterFell, concrete holds far more creative potential. This season, PeterFell is highlighting the use of concrete in various colours, tones and finishes to reflect different moods and create spaces that feel fun, unique and contemporary. Anything but mundane, this new wave of concrete proves how the material has evolved, and how it should now be used as the backdrop for fine art and sculptural pieces of furniture. Here, we take you through Studio Ben Allen’s House Recast project in London to provide some much-needed inspiration for how coloured concrete should be used in your future home.
Image: French + Tye
Image: French + Tye
Conjuring a holiday in warmer waters, summers spent in the Greek islands, or the palette of Morocco, understated hues are leading the pack in design trends, and no home utilises them quite as cleverly as House Recast. Here, the team from London-based Studio Ben Allen have applied coloured concrete generously, using muted hues that feel subtle, timeless and lived-in.
Image: French + Tye
Image: French + Tye
Taking cues from the home’s surrounding Victorian architecture, coloured concrete is used in a variety of ways, including on moss green, patterned columns and beams and salmon pink textured walls. But where the coloured concrete truly comes into its own is in the primary bathroom. There, verdant, nature-inspired tones take on a deeper hue, reminiscent of the pond near the house, or of any one of London’s iconic green parks.
Image: French + Tye
Image: French + Tye
Lending further dimension to the colour palette is the clever harnessing of light. Still retaining the integrity of old Victorian builds, high ceilings and extended glass windows (that open onto a Mediterranean-style courtyard) bathe the interiors in natural light and add another dimension to the textured concretes.
Image: French + Tye
Image: French + Tye
Using pigments from Bayferrox (a leading name in pigment production), this renovation exudes confidence and quality. For those in New Zealand inspired to create a similarly bold build of their own, PeterFell is the country’s only construction supplier of Bayferrox High-Quality Oxide. Here are the colours used in House Recast.
From left: PFL-791, PFL-890 and PFL-Guava all from Peter Fell
While we find ourselves quite comfortable and adequately repleted with our inner-city dining options, when good food calls, we will happily go further afield. And now with a new Manukau eatery on our radar, we find ourselves heading out south for a delicious sojourn.
Left: Pork belly bao with herb slaw and hoisin dressing.
From the brains behind Newmarket’s Leafe and Ormiston’s Journal comes Amble + Birch, a cafe space designed to unite beautiful food and an inviting atmosphere where diners can have a work meeting, a catch up with friends or a bite on the go. It’s a much-needed addition to the South Auckland dining scene, and we, for one, are very happy it’s here.
The menu (alongside delicious daily cabinet food) focuses on fresh and seasonal, with a touch of the unexpected. It’s all-day dining at its finest, offering everything from smores pancakes to chilli prawn pasta, but where the meals truly thrive is in their presentation, which has seen Amble + Birch’s tasty-looking dishes flood social media. Couple that with a lengthy coffee menu and some of the freshest pastries on that side of Manukau Harbour, and we’ve found ourselves a winner.
Few shapes are as iconic as Mario Bellini’s Le Bambole for B&B Italia — a seat and sofa pairing that has been making its mark in design since first being released in 1972. Now, the trend-defining style is celebrating 50 years with an anticipated relaunch (landing at local design Mecca, Matisse) that will have you falling for its comfortable curves all over again.
St Georges Road by Bayley Ward Architects & Larritt Evans. Photography by Eve Wilson.
Le Bambole is one of the most coveted products by architect and designer Mario Bellini, whose innovative styles helped define the design landscape of the 1970s. The concept of the style is simple yet considered and started when Bellini considered the shape that an empty plastic bag took when it was turned upside down. Applying his creative eye, the designer used his observations to craft the unique shape the La Bambole chairs are renowned for today.
In line with modern tastes and innovative technologies, the re-release of La Bambole gives the iconic style a decidedly responsible twist, as it considers the longevity of both the object and the materials that make it. And the furniture is now more sustainable, thanks to a construction method that allows its components to be disassembled entirely — making them easily recyclable.
The relaunch also offers a refreshed take on upholstery that allows La Bambole to be dressed up or down to suit any kind of space; Sila is a new sablé fabric available in eight colours, Manila is a dreamy and humorous floral print characterised by large roses with a classic feel and Kasia is an extremely soft and naturally marked full-grain leather.
Tamsin Johnson.
From its sharp corners to its comfortable, cocooning cushions, La Bambole is attention-grabbing in a subtle, sophisticated way and can be used to introduce intrigue and dimension to an interior. With new finishes that place it perfectly at the heart of the contemporary home, the style is cementing its legacy as an undisputed icon of design — one which, thanks to Matisse, we can all now add to our collections.
Whether draped over a sofa or wrapped around your person, a soft throw blanket is the surprisingly versatile essential we are coveting this winter. For interiors, a cosy throw will add texture, depth and a touch of personality, although if you can’t quite tear yourself away on cold mornings, simply draping one over your shoulders is an easy way to layer — provided the throw in question isn’t too oversized. Here are some of our favoutites.
Few classics come as close to authentic New Zealand cuisine as our beloved fish and chips. An iconic summertime or Friday-night staple, fish and chips are about as ‘Kiwiana’ as rugby or Tip Top or jandals. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find a New Zealander for whom this dish doesn’t serve up some serious childhood nostalgia. And while we do like to indulge in a newspaper-wrapped classic from time to time, our tastebuds have refined somewhat since childhood, and now, we seek a version of fish and chips that feels more elevated.
Enter Nate’s Plaice: Grey Lynn’s newest fish and chippery taking the core elements of the chip shop experience and lifting them to delicious new heights. The brainchild of chef Nathan Ward, Nate’s Plaice takes everything we love about contemporary cuisine and marries it with a classic chip shop — which is proving to be a successful combination.
Fish tacos, beer bettered fish.
Ocean to plate is the approach, with a curated sustainable seafood menu courtesy of Kiwifish — a supplier that specializes in catches from fresh, local fishermen. The offering is simple but delicious, with fish boxes including the holy trio of fish, chips and coleslaw, and re-imagined chip-shop burgers with 100% NZ prime beef patties or freshly caught seafood or even a vegan option for anyone that way inclined. The menu boasts sides, salads and simple sweets (the national hero pineapple fritter makes an appearance here), and gluten-free options are also available.
And although Nates Plaice is new, Ward has been honing his skills in the kitchen for years. The chef has worked in Melbourne, London and on superyachts all over the globe. In fact, Nates Plaice arrives on the back of One Fish Two Fish, another new spot Ward recently opened in New Windsor. He is also the founder of From The Pass, a not-for-profit that aims to support workers’ mental health in the hospitality industry.
With a vision to create a healthy but authentic fish and chip shop that used fresh local produce and fish from independent fishermen, Ward is reimagining the classic takeaway for a more discerning customer. With Nates Plaice, he has created the perfect spot to reignite the Friday night traditions of our childhoods and indulge in some deliciously easy and guilt-free fish and chips.
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