Designer on flight path to New York

(ODT, 24/08/2011)

What started as a suspected spam email ended in a dream come true for fashion designer Amelia Boland.

School of Design collaboration with Otago Early Settlers Museum BEST finalist.

(09/08/2011)

"The Year was 1942" is in the running to be the best student design in the Interactive category of the DINZ BEST Design Awards.

Amelia Boland invited to show collection at New York fashion week

(TV3, 30/07/2011)

A lucky email has given the Otago Polytechnic graduate the opportunity of a lifetime; the chance to show her collection during New York Fashion Week.

Young designer motivated by Milan exchange

Fresh from a five-month exchange in Milan, Otago Polytechnic fashion student Alina Cioaga can't wait to put her new skills to good use.

Inspired by the incidental

(ODT, 02/03/2011)

Twelve months ago, she may not have been able to pinpoint Dunedin on a map, but Dutch designer Marielle van de Ven is calling the southern city home for the next two months.

Fired by father's brigade connection

(ODT, 26/02/2011)

Waitati designer Fiona Clements made the replica of an original Dunedin Fire Brigade tunic for her father, Paul Clements, who is chairman of the Dunedin Fire Brigade Restoration Society.

Fashion Lecturer styles stunning iD image

(ODT, 15/02/2011)

This surreal image of Zoe Cadzow, of Ali McD Model Agency, wearing Nom*D and Richard Moore for Caroline Sills, will head the promotional campaign of iD Dunedin Fashion Week.

Fashion graduate creates couture the European way

(ODT, 16/02/2011)

Three months ago, the 26-year-old launched her fledgling business, Siobhan Moroney Couture. To celebrate, she held a boutique show at which her summer 2010-2011 collection, "Staged", was presented.

Fashion school features in Italy

(ODT, 8/12/2010)

Otago Polytechnic fashion academic leader Margo Barton is thrilled the school and two of its fashion graduates, Meg Gallagher and Roxanna Zamani, feature in this Vogue Italia supplement.

Fashion shoots hit target

(ODT, 24/11/2010)

A collaborative project between communication and fashion students at the Otago Polytechnic School of Design has had some remarkable results, as Jude Hathaway reports.

Shop design students' creative outlet

(17/11/2010)

Take a group of young people, give them some cardboard, glue and cable ties and tell them to build a shop.

Year 2 Product Students Launch into Real World

Port Chalmers Design Store and the Otago Polytechnic have joined forces, for the fourth time, to offer students real life experience in design, marketing and client relationships.

BDes graduate Claire Campbell wins Silver at Best Design awards for 'Len'

'Len', a whimsical stop-motion animation created by Bachelor of Design (Communication) student Claire Campbell for her final year project in 2010 has won Silver in the Student-Interaction section of the DINZ Best Design awards.

Chance for Fashion designers to show at 2011 iD Dunedin Emerging Designer Awards

Entries for the 2011 iD emerging designers awards opened on Friday and show organisers are hoping for a bumper crop of designers to choose from.

Communication Lecturer make Melbourne Visible at Fringe

Visible City was a large scale collaborative artwork and the keynote project of the 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival. 11 artists from Australia and beyond worked in a single space to create, develop and show new artworks for the streets of the City of Melbourne and the City of Stonnington. Their task was to 'make the city visible', their ongoing research and work is archived here.

Design graduate features in Otago Polytechnic marketing campaign

Bachelor of Design (Fashion) 2009 graduate is the face of the 2011 Otago Polytechnic marketing campaign. You can see Sophie on TV, on facebook and even on buses around the country! Read her story and watch the TV commercial here.

Shanghai AM Park Expo

Watch Kerry Ann speak about her Shanghai exhibit. Based on her experiences of living in Shanghai last year, her expo shows this city’s life through the eyes of a Kiwi.

Fashion at School of Design featured in Vogue Italia

(09/08/2010)

The September issue of Vogue Italia calls Otago Polytechnic "one of the most important fashion institutions in the southern hemisphere."

Fashion graduates take out Fashion TV online awards

(Fashion TV Oceania 19/10/2010)

FTV would like to congratulate Roxanna Zamani (Evening Wear/Couture), Vanessa Foxover (Swimwear) and Sophie Hardy (Lifestyle Collections) for winning their categories in the FTV Online Designer Awards. After much collaboration, Roxanna Zamani took out the overall prize and will be showcasing her designs at the Perth Fashion Festival.

Otago Polytechnic Fashion graduate wins Italian prize

(Otago Daily Times 3/07/2010)

From models to matrimony - Roxanna Zamani's designs are going places as she wins the 'Wedding Italian Style' prize at the 2010 Mittelmoda Fashion Award in Italy.

Design Graduate makes it big in jewellery

(Apparel Magainze June 2010 - PDF)

Precocious younger designer Anna Ross is an up and coming jewellery designer based in the creative hub of Melbourne Australia.

Invercargill designer finalist in Italy 

(www.Stuffco.nz, 31/05/2010)

Fashion graduate Sophie Hardy has plenty of plans for the future, and is well on her way to making it in a "cut-throat" industry. The 24-year-old finished her Bachelor of Design (Fashion) with distinction at Otago Polytechnic School of Design last year, graduating first in her class.

Dunedin Fashion in ‘Vogue’

(Vogue Italia, September 200?)

The School of Design is going from strength to strength as they receive an official invite to feature in the September issue of Vogue Italia.

Fashion's Margo Barton invited to fashion awards in Italy

(Otago Daily Times 23/06/2010)

Margo Barton will join two Otago Polytechnic fashion graduates at the Mittelmoda Fashion Awards in Italy next month. The School of Fashion academic leader said she was stunned to be invited to be a judge at the event, in which 2009 fashion graduates Sophie Hardy and Roxanna Zamani will attend.

Design students dazzle  

(Otago Polytechnic Article)

As well as being interiors, product, fashion or communication designers, our students use their creativity to look outside the box…. 

Product Design Student Wins Silver

(Otago Polytechnic Article 19/10/2009)

Otago Polytechnic Product Design student Juliet Symes has been awarded silver in the Designers Institute of New Zealand (DINZ) Best Design Awards (Student Category) for her ‘Dusi’ Tea Kettle.

Hundreds of Millions of reasons to smile

(Otago Daily Times 15/08/2009)

The Otago Polytechnic Product Development Centre and Design graduate Griff Humphreys have helped Dunedin architect replicate his 75,000sq m building worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese client.

Humble origins for winning design

(Otago Daily Times 27/07/2009)

Pieces of a man's cardigan which was originally designed for a lawn bowler gave Dunedin designer Laura Marshall a winning edge in Gore on Saturday night.

New Direction for Fashion Incubator

(Otago Daily Times 17/06/2009)

The Dunedin Fashion Incubator has a new home, a new manager and a new plan for nurturing fashion businesses during the recession.

Design staff member wins art prize

(Otago Daily Times 21/05/2009)

Dunedin artist Hannah Joynt has won the Christchurch Centre of Contemporary Art Coca Gallery Anthony Harper Award for Contemporary Art.

New fund will help the entrepreneurial

(Otago Daily Times 23/12/2008)

A Dunedin business couple are the first recipients of assistance from Otago Polytechnic's Evolver project fund.

Experience Passed On

(Otago Daily Times 25/10/2008)

Designing samples for high street stores in England seems a long way from a fashion school in Dunedin, but one former graduate was keen to pass on her knowledge this week of how she got there.

Strong Performance at Hokonui

(Otago Daily Times 28/07/2008)

Fashion students showcase their work at Gore's Peugot Hokonui Fashion Awards.

Design Students Up in Lights

(Otago Polytechnic Article)

Product design students lights are on display at Lighthouse Dunedin competing for the 'People's Choice' Award over the next month 28/07/2008.

Fash+ography - a fashion collaboration

(Otago Polytechnic Article)

A fashion photography workshop held in conjunction with the Zeitgeist becomes Form exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

Students aim to build a better light

(Otago Daily Times 26/06/2008)

Otago Polytechnic product design students take up lighting challenge.