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ISSUE 5 NOVEMBER 2010 Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to ignition, the magazine that puts a spotlight on all things creative at CPIT. Without doubt, 2010 will go down as one to remember. Vividly.

Since the last edition of ignition, the Christchurch community has experienced a major earthquake and its aftershocks. We are all survivors of an event which, in other parts of the world, would have caused serious loss of life. CPIT buildings were unscathed thankfully and we were operating again within a few days. Thanks to good timing, and good building codes, we’re all still here to tell our stories.

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In the midst of the quake, and in the days following, it became obvious that, on top of the damage to bricks and mortar, so too was there damage and loss for many of the creative people in the city. Artists, musicians, designers, and performers of all sizes and scales were facing serious threats to their livelihoods. Between the loss of venues and spaces, and the loss of customers and audiences, the creative industries have been hit hard. And yet in such times as this, it is to the arts that people turn for relief, context and sustenance. This is why it is fundamentally important that we do not allow the priority lists we draw up as part of the city’s rebuild to leave out spaces and places for creative people that sustain their practices. Already, groups like Ideas for Christchurch, Greening the Rubble and Gapfiller have presented us with fresh and energetic concepts to revitalise the city in all of its textures. It is our challenge now to engage and champion these ideas for the future vitality of our city.

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In this edition of ignition we explore how creative people are responding to the challenges the earthquake has brought. As well, we showcase some of the brilliant work of the students in the Faculty, widely seen over the period of our recent, highly successful Creative Festival.

Nga mihi o te kirihimete me te tau hou.

Jane Gregg Dean, Faculty of Creative Industries.

EDITOR Martin Trusttum GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Caitlin Toye, Emma East, Angela Whyte, Annabelle Fitzsimons, Anna Eyles COPY EDITOR Hazel Barrer

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PHOTOGRAPHY Gill Taylor Winner: William Cumming Memorial Art Award Highly Commended: Mortlock McCormack Art Award

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ILLUSTRATION VisCom graduate Sean Bremen.

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AFTER THE QUAKE REBUILDING CHRISTCHURCH Ideas for redesigning and rebuilding Christchurch.

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AFTER SHOCK The creative industries pull together.

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VISCOM VisCom graduate Paris Tutty.

FASHION Jess Britten, Emilie Pullar and Sighle Illston.

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MUSIC Kaylee Bell releases her first CD.

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PHOTOGRAPHY Featuring works by Emma Cameron and Anna Hansen.

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ARCHITECTURE Success story of CPIT student Ben Comber.

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ARCHITECTURE Success story of CPIT graduate Tania Gorton.

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VISARTS Featuring works by Genevieve King.

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BROADCASTING Marty Hehewerth on The Edge.

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ILLUMINATI Creative Industries Award Winners.

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Sean Bremen Sean Bremen recently completed his final year of the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication.

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Sean has a passion for obscure images, evolving interesting illustrations and drawings from almost nothing “I enjoy building images in my mind from shapes and textures that I see in the everyday; water stains on walls, or strange shapes on the grains of wooden fences, and this is reflected in my work.

My subject usually stems from what I see in the marks I’ve made on paper or canvas. I dont think too long about what needs to go on the page, more how it relates to the other elements around it. When I need to I can create illustrations in a similar manner with content and meaning, but for now I take pleasure in producing the nonsense that gets filtered from my head to the page.�

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Imagine a vertical farm in the centre of Lyttelton, a multistorey building covered in cascading plants like a tiny slice of Babylon; or a bridge across Lytteltton Harbour; or the giant earthquake rifts in the Canterbury Plains ‘stitched’ together.

Picture a city sculpture made from the bricks of Christchurch’s broken buildings, or a mosaic created from the broken china that scattered through Christchurch homes on September 4, when the 7.1 earthquake struck. These are just a few of the ideas you’ll find on Ideas for Christchurch (www. ideasforchristchurch.org), a website put together in record time by young architectural graduates Andrew Just, Julia Taylor and Joseph Hampton, a few days after the quake struck.

“It was chaos after the quake and it felt surreal to be sitting in a day job, so we sat down together to figure out what we could do as young architectural graduates,” says Andrew Just.

“We had skills and knowledge applicable to the event; we had ideas for the future, so we decided to facilitate a place that would get creative ideas for the city’s re-development out into the public arena.”

The trio worked fast. Using every outlet at their disposal – Facebook, Twitter, blogs, major educational institutions, the Designers Institute of New Zealand, art schools, student associations and the New Zealand Institute of Architects - they sent out a call for future planning ideas on September 11th, allowing just ten days for submissions.

“We wanted to keep the impetus going,” says Just.

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Author: Andrew Just Profession: Architectural Graduate Location: Christchurch

“We also wanted to get fresh ideas in before any decisions were made about the city’s future. The whole thing was an experiment but we got

over 54 submissions from around New Zealand and one from Holland.”

From the outset, Keith Power, Head of CPIT’s School of Architectural Studies, was right behind the project.

“On-the-ground learning is always the best,” he says.

“We’re always right behind projects that expose our architectural students to problem-based learning and the challenges they’ll have to face in real life, beyond the classroom. The earthquake has generated many questions about building, restoration and urban design, so we saw Ideas for Christchurch as an excellent opportunity for students to get involved.”

“Andrew came in and spoke with the students and they then formed think-tanks to exercise their imaginations and come up with ideas for the redevelopment of inner city Christchurch. The whole project fitted perfectly with the way we like to work and our students rose to the challenge,” says Power.

The call for re-development ideas was open to anyone, anywhere and Andrew Just says there were some “stand-out, thought-provoking concepts in the mixed bag” of submissions.

“There were no prizes, no promises, just total creative freedom and we wanted people to take a fresh look at the city and how it might be reconstructed. We wanted the website and the submissions we feature there, to engage members of the public in dialogue around building decisions that will affect

building Christchurch Story by Adrienne Rewi

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Gardensity.co.nz - an online discussion surrounding the future of Christchurch City Authors: Ash Keating in collaboration with Dorian Farr, Patrick Gavin, Chris Toovey, and David Campbell courtesy of the artist and BREENSPACE, Sydney

them. Over the coming months, hugely significant, city-defining architectural and planning decisions are going to have to be made and we hope everyone will become involved in positive, productive discussion over the nature of those decisions,” he says.

For those submitting ideas to the website, there was a chance to play with total creative freedom. People could choose a strategy, construct an argument, share a notion, or simply indulge in joyful play. The scale was open and submitters could design a strategic vision for the entire city, for a hard-hit suburb

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or they could come up with a plan to save their local dairy.

I think young people can make a difference by participating.”

“I loved the diversity of the submissions we got - everything from a letter from a grandma to detailed plans for a bridge across Lyttelton Harbour and commemorative sculptures for the inner city,” says Just.

Keith Power agrees that, as devastating as the Christchurch earthquake has been for everyone, it has provided opportunities for everyone to contribute something.

“That’s what I found most interesting. Design freedom was the key and that sort of freedom doesn’t happen enough in the architectural world. It’s a priceless gift and it’s fundamental to our personal development. It’s empowering and

“There is an expectation on students to speak up and to share ideas and now they can have a direct involvement in a happening event, a real project.

It’s a superb chance for them to exercise their imaginations and to think more broadly about their city and its design.

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A Fulfilling Action A Fulfilling Action is a temporary installation in a big earth crack somewhere in a paddock in the Christchurch region. Let’s get together and gather here for one night only…

Materials: Solar powered LED fairy lights Artist: Brydee Rood MFA Installation + Sculpture Location: Auckland

Andrew Just believes there were “issues with inner city design” long before the earthquake.

happened here since September 4th provides an opportunity to relook at those basic issues.”

“There has been some very good research into setting up a framework for where the city should go and key to that is getting life into the inner city. Christchurch exemplifies suburbia, yet a vibrant inner city that includes good pedestrian environments and mixed living is vital,” he says.

The team from Ideas for Christchurch are now compiling a book of the submissions they received, which will be presented to the mayor, and Christchurch City Council.

“Everyone loves Wellington for the intensity of its inner city and in European cities that sort of atmosphere is standard. What has

design, which is a core component of any architectural degree.

“This sort of exercise is better than text books. It’s topical, it’s real, it’s happening and it has far reaching implications for everyone in Christchurch.”

Keith Power says the whole project has been fun for everyone involved. In addition to giving students a different approach to learning it has given the Architectural Studies team a chance to emphasize urban

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Story by Adrienne Rewi

Artist Anton Parsons had already loaded his sculpture for SCAPE Biennial onto the back of a truck in Auckland ready for shipment to Christchurch when the 7.1 earthquake struck the city on September 4th. On Sunday 5th, he unloaded it and it has been in storage ever since.

SCAPE organiser, Deborah McCormick says the decision to postpone SCAPE 2010 until March 4-April 17, 2011 was made quickly – just days after the earthquake – and in hindsight, “it was a good decision.”

Like SCAPE, the 2010 Body Festival also bore the brunt of the earthquake but coordinator Adam Hayward says the decision to cancel the event was very easy.

“We were just three weeks out from staging the event, which had been a year in development and although all seven participating artists were in advanced stages of their work, we had no hesitation in postponing. The board made the decision based on feasibility, the state of the physical environment and the practicality of delivering such an event,” she says.

“With over 30,000 people expected to attend the 20 shows and 50 workshops, it was an issue of public safety. We also lost four of our venues and we had to move out of our office premises,” says Hayward.

Now, rather than “sweeping the quake under the carpet and pretending it never happened,” the event will draw attention to the question of urban regeneration, with the curatorial premise of the rescheduled SCAPE 2010 – Art in Public Space - taking on an even greater relevance McCormick says.

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“It came down to weighing up the unknowns and on top of that it would have been emotionally impossible to go ahead. Like many others, I also had to move out of my own home. We regretted having to cancel but there was upheaval everywhere and it came down to public safety.”

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In the aftermath of the quake, CPIT’s Creative Industries Faculty set up an online support register. Managed in conjunction with the Design Institute of New Zealand and Creative New Zealand (Christchurch), it was designed to offer support and resources to independent creative artists, many of whom lived and worked in some of the hardest hit areas of the city.

DINZ CEO, Cathy Veninga says there was a huge response to the register from throughout New Zealand.

“We had a lot of people all over the country offering studio spaces to our disrupted artists and designers. It was incredible,” she says.

“Many people in the creative sector gravitate toward the older, more interesting buildings in the city. Unfortunately those were the buildings that were hardest hit by the earthquake. For many artists and designers, their laptop is their most important tool. Fortunately they can work remotely in that way; but it’s been hugely disruptive nonetheless and many have had to replace lost or damaged files and resources.”

She says several took up offers of temporary work space and others shared their spaces and resources with those directly affected by the quake.

Neil Cox, General Manager of Isaac Theatre Royal says that in the weeks immediately following the earthquake “ticket sales at all venues stopped dead;” a season of Tosca

by Southern Opera was postponed (until June 2011); and the opening of Sweeney Todd was moved from September to October.

He says the theatre itself, stood up to the earthquake well.

Opened in 1908, the old beauty had been well-strengthened during its 1999 restoration.

“There’s no doubt that without that strengthening, it would have been reduced to a pile of bricks. As it was, we suffered damage to some internal plaster work but we worked quickly to fix that and I’ve spoken to engineers who have said that the Theatre Royal would have been one of the safest places to be during the earthquake.”

Cox says that although the aftershocks have made some people wary about venturing into the city

and being in confined spaces like theatres, the theatre had a good turnout for its September 27 show.

“The whole business has had a major impact on us. Everyone has had a shake up but it’s great to see people in the community helping each other. We’ve hosted some shows for Court Theatre; we’ve staged wedding receptions and the City Mission lunch when their original venues were damaged. The earthquakes certainly heightened that sense of community.

“And there’s been marvellous support for the Theatre Royal. A lot of people are very fond of this old building and we’ve been blown away by the good will we’ve received from all over the world. We’ve even had notes from Stephen Sondheim and Ian McKellen.”

Cathy Veninga’s last words are shared by most in the Christchurch creative arena: “We have a relatively small creative community in Christchurch and word of mouth support has been working very well.

People may be wondering about their lives after the quakes but they’re getting support and they’re getting on as robustly as they can.”

Repertory Theatre Authors: Adelle Hammond and Braden Harford Profession: Architectural Graduates Location: Auckland and Christchurch

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Paris Tutty, the man who said, “everything before this was simply sharpening pencils and setting up.�

What were you doing before you came to CPIT? Before enrolling in the Viscom Degree I travelled through Europe, camping. I then went to the International Space Academy in America. Since then, I lived in China for three months travelling throughout the Pacific and Asia. Next on the list is India or anywhere else.

What do you enjoy most about the course?

The thing that really makes CPIT for me are the sweet facilities and tutors to help you make whatever you like.

What did you work on for the exhibition?

For my final exhibition piece I chose to focus on the skies above and the white fluffys that fill them.

Do you have a particular subject matter you are passionate about?

I am currently working on expelling my huge love for clouds and dislike of blue sky. I have opted to focus on subjects of personal interest. This will not be my only chance to make pretty things about dinosaurs, rockets, stars, cloud spotting, deep sea critters, fluid mechanics, icebergs and where the time goes when you put your clock forward, but I will take any excuse I can.

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Three CPIT Fashion School graduates, Emilie Pullar, Sighle Illston and Jess Britten, were selected to join the country’s top ten finalists to contest the Westpac Young Designer Award 2010 at New Zealand Fashion Week recently.

Ten applicants were pre-selected by a panel of judges from a long cast of hopefuls before being listed on a competition page within Facebook to find the top three.

People were encouraged to vote for their top pick and the three with the highest number of votes were then asked to present their mini collections on a runway at New Zealand Fashion Week. Judges selected the final winner based on their performance on the night.

Jess Britten, became the first winner of Westpac’s Young Fashion Designer Award.

The 20-year-old CPIT student is from a family of creatives including her late father, renowned motorcycle designer and inventor John Britten.

Jess said winning the award has given her the necessary tools for a head start in the industry.

“This is a dream come true for me.

It will give me the knowledge and resources to really get my label off the ground. I love what I do and I know I will be an asset to the New Zealand fashion industry.”

Jess’s prize includes $5,000, mentoring for a year from Huffer, and business banking advice from Westpac.

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Sighle Illston completed her Diploma in Fashion Technology and Design in 2010.

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EMILIE PULLAR Emilie Pullar graduated in 2007 and has since set up her own label, Maaike Available from Angel Divine - Queenstown Slick Willy’s - Dunedin Infinite Definite - Christchurch Palm Boutique - Nelson

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Music may have been in Kaylee Bell’s blood since she was a small child but she says it was her time at CPIT’s NASDA where she learnt much more about who she is as a person and a performer.

“I really found my voice at NASDA through the countless opportunities to perform, often in different musical genres. I found the musical theatre ballads really strengthened my voice and allowed me to take more risks and to push myself,” she says.

Kaylee first sang on stage with her siblings at the age of four and she’s been singing country music ever since. She recently recorded her debut album ‘Wayward,’ which was produced in Nashville with A-list musicians including Tim Lauer (Taylor Swift) and Steven Brewster (Faith Hill). The album features six original songs, including a

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duet called ‘The Seed,’ which won Kaylee the 2010 Tamworth Songwriters’ Award in Australia.

She’s amassed an impressive list of achievements in a short time including 2007 New Zealand Gold Guitar Winner (when she was 18), and 2010 winner of the Horizon Award at the New Zealand Country Music Awards in Hamilton. She considers the latter a highlight in her career so far. The prize included a trip to Nashville to sing at the Global Artists’ party and a guest appearance at the Telstra Road To Tamworth Competition in Australia.

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“I was lucky to have the opportunity to delve into other singing genres while I was at Craighead Diocesan School. I was part of the successful chorale that won many major awards here and in Australia, and I was also involved in a rock band, musicals and productions. That continued at NASDA. Music is just ‘in me.’

It’s what I do. I also love song writing, the stories that can be told through country music and the life lessons that can be learned.”

friendships, to learn and to grow with peers who were all passionate about music. Being put on the spot and learning to deal with nerves and the pressure of performing was also a big bonus. She advises anyone considering study at CPIT to start looking into the future before they leave – to make contacts outside the course, to make plans and set things in place for the day they leave the classroom.

That’s worked for Kaylee and she’s now well on the way to becoming a successful touring country artist. She’s continuing her song writing and she hopes to get a publishing deal in Nashville.

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Her debut single also reached the Top 30 on Australian Country Music charts and she’s delighted with the exposure that has given her throughout Australasia.

Kaylee says her time at NASDA was a terrific chance to make

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Photography Showcasing selected award winners from CPIT The photograph on this and the following page were two of the numerous award-winning entries , made to the NZIPP Awards held earlier in the year, by students studying the Diploma in Professional Photography at CPIT. These two examples were both taken by Anna Hansen who won a Silver and Bronze award for them respectively.

Students on this programme frequently receive commendations for their work. Another notable example is the photograph included on the cover of this issue, taken by Gill Taylor, which won her a Highly Commended award in the Mortlock McCormack Art Award and a shared first prize in the William Cumming Memorial Art Award.

For a fuller list of award winners see out Illuminati section on page 37.

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emma cameron

second year visual communication student

I’ve always been interested in art. Although I excelled academically at school, I didn’t find it very fun or inspiring and I was drawn towards a career in the arts.

I chose CPIT because I liked the idea of being “mentored” so to speak. I liked the format of CPIT, as you work closely with the tutors and build up a relationship and respect for their opinions, and you don’t have to be “scared” of them, as I felt you would be if you did an arts degree at uni. I could be wrong but that’s just how I felt. I feel CPIT is more similar in format to high school than uni and it’s a more comfortable transition.

I would describe my design work as being very photography based. I enjoy working with photographic images and textures and I tend to venture in that direction as opposed to the illustrative. I enjoy photography as a hobby and I guess my love for that comes through in my designs. I also enjoy typography a lot!! Not so much setting type, but actually designing new typefaces, and type as emotive imagery, not just

setting body copy perfectly. I think I have a lot of work to do on that though.

I’m inspired by music, by the world around me, things people say, the way people act, my interpretations of the things people say and why they do what they do so I guess you’d say I’m a keen observer. I love working through my own personal response to things, and presenting these interpretations of other peoples ideas, works, and actions.

If I get an idea in my head I feel an obligation to fulfill it. However, I feel as though I haven’t had enough experience to really say much about my “career” as it were. I hope in a few years time I’ll have something inspirational to say on the matter! Watch this space haha...!

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Comber Architecture student Ben Comber has just represented New Zealand at the Junior World Snowboard Championships.

Ben Comber attributes his early interest in architecture to visiting “countless open homes” with his parents when he was young.

“I chose Architectural Studies because I had studied photography, design and graphics at Christchurch Boys’ High School and I wanted to continue with a design-based course. CPIT appealed to me because of the practical skills and thinking involved in all its courses.

Christchurch is also my home city, which meant I could still pursue my passion for snowboarding,” says Ben. He pinpoints “a sense of culture” within classes that encourages group discussion, and a strong focus on building construction as key benefits of the course.

“It’s a very involved course but everyone discusses current projects and feeds off everyone else. There’s a strong emphasis on construction which is important to our understanding of how a building works,” he says.

“I’m not going to lie – it’s a lot of work; but that’s to be expected in any course. And one of the best things about this course is the small class numbers. That makes it easy to discuss your work with tutors, who are open to student opinion and who give clear guidance.”

For Ben, studying fulltime also ensured he established good time management skills, which in turn enabled him to focus on an intense snowboard training program. He recently represented New Zealand at the Junior World Snowboard Championships in Wanaka, competing in the Slopestyle and Big Air categories against a world class field of riders. He qualified first in the slopestyle finals and finished fifth – the best result for the NZ men’s snowboard team.

“I spent two months training for that competition and I spent a lot of time driving between Christchurch and Wanaka as I tried to balance and manage my time at CPIT and the need to train for the competition.

Although I found it difficult to fit everything in, my drive to be successful in both never faltered.”

Ben plans to complete his Bachelor of Architectural Studies while continuing to pursue his snowboarding career. He travels overseas to train during the Christmas break and is excited about meeting athletes from all over the world.

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Colour Me Tania Gorton | Interior Designer | CPIT Graduate

Tania was choosen as a finalist in the Resene Colour Awards this year and received the Colour Maestro Award for Commercial Exterior.

Tania Gorton was working as a primary school teacher with art room experience when she decided she needed a new challenge – preferably one that involved creativity and design.

She chose CPIT’s Diploma of Interior Design because it fulfilled that brief and because initially, she was able to study part-time.

“One of the strengths of the programme was that I could cram a lot into one year and it enabled me to meet new challenges, interesting people and to establish contacts in the design field. Although my qualification was for residential design, it gave me a good grounding for working in the commercial area,” she says.

That background paid off and her first major commercial project – designing colour schemes for the new multi-purpose building, Epicentre, at Cashmere Primary School – was chosen as a finalist in the 2010 Resene Colour Awards and runner-up in the Colour Maestro Award for Commercial Exteriors.

Tania continues to work in the commercial design arena and is working hard to broaden her client base. She advises anyone considering the CPIT Interior Design course to be committed to gain as much as possible from the intensive study.

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Genevieve King Why did you choose Visual Arts as a career path?

I actually started the degree in Visual Communication, at CPIT but when introduced to fine metals and jewellery in a first year elective course, I fell in love with making miniature wearable ‘sculptures.’ I decided that contemporary jewellery was what I wanted to focus on.

What were you doing before you came to CPIT? After leaving school, I spent three years working as a ski patroller and snowboard instructor both in New Zealand and America. I’m passionate about snowboarding and I loved being involved in the ski industry, yet I have always been keen to pursue a creative career.

Since starting study at CPIT in 2008, my love of the mountains and snow sports has often shown through in my work.

What did you enjoy most about the course?

The course introduced me to so many different aspects of art and design. I had never considered jewellery making as a possible career path and didn’t know anything about contemporary jewellery until I discovered it at CPIT. The course has given me a thorough, well-rounded understanding of the design process. The combination of great tutors and a huge range of tools and equipment has given me the opportunity to work through many projects.

What works did you prepare for the exhibition?

I was dealing with a very fragile, ephemeral subject; winter, snow and the melt-freeze cycle, so my work began to imitate this idea of fleeting beauty. I was making jewellery out of ice, and working in the science lab to create beautiful yet breakable crystals. I enjoyed working through the challenges presented when taking temporary fragile materials and turning them into jewellery, traditionally considered a very permanent form. The challenge lay in figuring out how to display a

piece for two weeks that is made to be worn for just one night before it transformed into a puddle of water.

Contemporary jewellery is certainly my biggest creative passion. I really enjoy making wearable pieces that are conceptually strong, both telling a story and leaving room for the wearer to add their own story.

In my final year at CPIT I decided to bring snow, my biggest passion into my work. I have really enjoyed transforming what I see as beautiful in the natural world into tangible art.

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On the Edge Radio Broadcasting | NZ Broadcasting School | CPIT Graduate Marty Hehewerth gets up every morning looking forward to work. His mixed role - On Air and Promotions for The Edge in Auckland – means there’s never a dull day and fresh from completing a six-month internship, he’s enthusiastic about the in-depth grounding he received at the New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT. “I got work experience placement at The Edge when I was in the 6th form and I continued working weekends there during the 7th form.

I was hooked on radio after that. Everyone at The Edge recommended the CPIT course and it certainly gave me a very good grounding in how the industry works, and the skills and knowledge to merge into the industry smoothly,” he says.

Marty says the course structure gives students an excellent introduction into the dynamics of broadcasting; and starting up a station in their second year gave them a much greater understanding of the radio industry. He says the final internship was also “priceless” in helping students “get a foot in the door.”

Marty says working hard, having fun, looking out for opportunities and making the most of the internship are vital aspects of the CPIT course.

That’s what landed him a fulltime job with The Edge and he’s never looked back.

“I did my first interview with an international artist recently – B.O.B – when I was filling in on the afternoon show. That was exciting even though I was a tad nervous. And over summer we travelled to some of the main North Island beaches to broadcast and relay the summer atmosphere. It was like an all-expenses paid holiday really. Radio is an exciting place to be; every day something different happens and if everything goes to plan, I’d like my own show within the next five years.”

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“Many people I’ve spoken to, who’ve done other broadcasting courses, have struggled when they’ve finished. I think everyone in my year has a job. It’s been the perfect stepping stone to a career in radio.”

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Creative Industries’ Student and Graduate Success

ILLUMINATI NZIPP 2010 AWARDS SILVER

CHARLIE BROWN

DANIELLE COLVIN

CATHY DRAIN

EWAN MCLELLAND

MARK BRIDGWATER

MARK BRIDGWATER

ANNA HANSEN

GALLAVIN ADAM

BENNY MAGON

JAMES WILLIAM

CHARLIE BROWN

JAMES WILLIAM

CATHY DRAIN

JOHN HOUSTON

EMMA HAINES

NICK MIDDLETON

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RHYS

ANNA HANSEN

BRONZE

DANIELLE COLVIN

CASEY MACAULEY

SARAH RUTHERFORD

MELISSA HARRISON INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

JASON ROOME ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

GILL TAYLOR

ANNA KIESANOWSKI

EMILY LOW ARCHITECTURE

LILLIAN MULHOLLAND FASHION

WARREN & MAHONEY ARCHITECTURE AWARDS STEPHAN ZOBELEY

MORTLOCK MCCORMACK ART AWARDS WINNER

EWAN MCLELLAND

WILLIAM CUMMING MEMORIAL ART AWARDS

HIGHLY COMMENDED

MATT KITTO

GILL TAYLOR

MILAN REINARTZ

HELEN BOLTON

TELSTRACLEAR AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

CHRIS KLINGENBERG DESIGN

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JOIN THE JOURNEY TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN. IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE OUR JOURNEY STARTED IN NEW ZEALAND. Twenty years that have seen our network grow and grow.

These days we’re everywhere. We have a fibre network up and down the country. We can already bring you WarpSpeed broadband, HomeMedia T-Box, business solutions to fit now and in the future and 3G mobile with simple plans, amongst so many other things. w What’s more, it might have been 20 years, but we’ve only What just started and it’s only going to get better.

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Whether you’re moving across town, across the country or around the world, let us show you why we are considered the very best in the moving business.