People to Know

Fiona Pardington will represent Aotearoa at the 61st Venice Biennale
Lighting designer Ben Dalgleish on creativity, success and designing back-to-back Coachella shows
Julie Pelipas, former Fashion Director of Vogue Ukraine, on her impressive career and on life disrupted by war
Entrepreneur Anna Mowbray on dreaming big, hard work, and what it took to build Zuru Toys into a billion-dollar company
Caroline Montague of Matisse on French aesthetics, German design, and Havelock North, ironically
Todd Stevenson of Powersurge on transformative design, David Bowie and duck delicacies
Olivia Vincent Healy of Muse Boutique on style predictions, motherhood and positive energy
Gochu’s Oliver Simon on David Chang, secret talents and the surprising ingredient you’ll always find in his fridge
Artist Karl Maughan on smartening up, switching off and the joy of dancing
Meet the best friends behind Doe Donuts, the sweet home of some of the city’s best doughnuts
Meet creative Rob Tennent, whose photography book will have you both nostalgic and excited for summer
Ockhee owner Paul Lee on motorbikes, social media and Korean fried chicken
Keeping us up-to-date on world issues and important stories, meet the people behind the ‘Shit You Should Care About’ Instagram
Why singer-songwriter Niko Walters is the vibrant new voice you need to know
CTRL Space founder Chris Stevens on Pinterest, surfing and the key to strong design
Yuka O’Shannessy of Public Record on half marathons and 1000 piece puzzles
Director and photographer Tom Gould on life in New York City and a simple cure for homesickness
Sarsfield Brooke’s Donna Higginson on sentimental objects, guilty pleasures and what matters most
Sonja Batt of Scotties Boutique on 40 years in fashion, future-proofing and fashion’s million-dollar question
Studio Italia’s Valeria Carbonaro-Laws on guilty pleasures and 30 years in the design game