Following successful launches in Sydney and Las Vegas, our new Isla Collection was released this week.

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The ‘Milano’ Sofa recently featured at the International Furniture Fair in Milan.  These were part of an Oceania showcase, conceived and assembled by Australian designer Darcy Clarke.

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We have just returned from DesignEx 2010 in Sydney where we launched the Isla Collection and introduced our new colours for 2010.

The Isla Collection combines the comfort that you expect from a Coast beanbag with the flexibility of modular furniture. (continue reading…)

This is the first in a series of articles discussing the principles of  ‘exterior design’.  For purposes of this series, I define ‘exterior design’, perhaps narrowly, as the devleopment of an ‘outdoor room’, primarily to avoid trespasssing in the realm of landscape architecture and partly, you may say, because I have vested interests.  That is certainly a legitimate charge, but to the extent possible I shall confine myself to general principles and avoid descending too often to the particular.  That said, please be on the look out for product plugs (and pay attentiton) because I do have a family to feed. (continue reading…)

Coast New Zealand was once again involved in the Louis Vuttion Trophy, which was held in Auckland in March.

Following the success of our VIP and sailors’ lounges at the inaugral regatta in 2009, our design team was approached by Louis Vuitton to transform a rather dreary upstairs space at the Viaduct Basin into suitable venue for entertaining LV’s guests – and in which the crews could relax between races. (continue reading…)

If you live in Auckland or are just visiting, you may wish to visit The Outdoor Room – our showroom/concept store in Sale Street, close to the CBD.

Here you will find the entire Coast New Zealand range, together with a collection of complementary products from New Zealand and around the world which exemplify the same design ethos.

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Over the years we have been involved in a number of exterior design projects for various homes, hotels and events. 

Our last project involved designing and delivering a stand for Wither Hills – the famously good Marlborough vineyard – for the Marlborough Wine Festival.

We have had a long and fruitful relationship with Wither Hills:  The Marine Bean outdoor beanbag is a popular feature of their ‘cellar door’ wine tastings, and we drink a lot of their wine…

Consequently, when we were asked to collaborate on a stand that would bring the relaxed atmosphere of the vineyard to the Marlborough Wine Festival, we leapt at the opportunity.

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The Wither Hills stand at last weekend’s Marlborough Wine Festival – designed by Coast New Zealand – was awarded the ‘Best Stand’ award. 

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We hope that we have retained the best parts of previous incarnations of the site, but for this update we set out to improve and update the content – which we have also undertaken to keep current, relevant, informative and entertaining.

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