As part of our closing weekend programme for He maramara tupu aranga: Carin Wilson and 50 years of Aotearoa design, join us for our final Craft Curriculum session – a bus tour of sites across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland with Carin Wilson and Jade Kake.

The day begins at Objectspace at 10am with coffee before we travel to:

· One New Zealand Group Limited (Daldy Street), where we’ll learn more about Carin’s sculpture, Ngā Poutiriao Torohū (the innate Poutiriao).

· From there, we’ll travel to Whakaata Māori in East Tāmaki for a tour of some of the building interiors that Carin conceptualised, as well as Hawaikirangi, the new production and training facility for Whakaata Māori Studios.

· The tour concludes back at Objectspace with a short tour of He maramara tupu aranga: Carin Wilson and 50 years of Aotearoa design.

Coffee will be served before departure, and light refreshments and water will be provided throughout the day.

Spaces are limited – get your $15 tickets here.

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Carin Wilson (Mātaatua, Ngāti Awa, Tūhourangi) began making furniture in Ōtautahi Christchurch in the 1970s, after leaving law school to pursue a creative career. Since then, he has become a pivotal figure in New Zealand’s creative landscape, particularly advocating for Māori participation in design and urban development. He was a leader in the country’s craft movement in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, promoting dynamic discussion towards defining an aesthetic reflective of Aotearoa and advocating for the value of craft practice. Alongside his furniture making, Wilson has exhibited sculpture extensively, has taught at tertiary institutions and is founder and director of Studio Pasifika, a multidisciplinary design and architecture studio. Wilson has also held a number of leadership positions across institutions, including as founding member and inaugural chair of Ngā Aho: Network of Māori Design Professionals, president of the Designers Institute (1991–93) and president of the Crafts Council of New Zealand (1982–85). His practice continues to span different disciplines and kaupapa, including the 2025 sculptural commission Ngā Poutiriao Torohū and the further development of Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi.

Jade Kake (Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Whakāue) is an architectural designer and writer. She is the founder of Matakohe Architecture and Urbanism, a Kaupapa Māori architecture studio. Jade is a Senior Lecturer at Huri te Ao School of Future Environments at Auckland University of Technology Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau. She is the author of Rebuilding the Kāinga: Lessons from Te Ao Hurihuri (Bridget Williams Books, 2019) and has contributed articles and chapters to magazines and books on housing, architecture and urbanism. She is a also a two-time winner of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing.

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Objectspace’s Craft Curriculum event series is developed to accompany Carin Wilson’s retrospective exhibition He maramara tupu aranga, extending his work in advocacy and education around Aotearoa craft and design.