Design Lives HERE

One much-loved object from your home. One coveted object you WANT in your home.

That’s the brief for Design Lives HERE, Objectspace's annual design event with Here Magazine, presented by Cemac Commercial Interiors.

We're bringing together four design-lovers to speak with heart about a treasured object they own, and something they're coveting.

Your 2025 speakers are:

• Murray Crane – Founder of Crane Brothers who has spent 40 years dressing New Zealand men – 25 of those under his own eponymous label
• Miriama Kamo – Award-winning journalist, writer and advocate who has beamed into our homes and hearts for three decades
• Dr Sarosh Mulla – Director and architect at Pac Studio, academic, and artist who has great restaurant recommendations and has exhibited at the Guggenheim in New York
• Brynley Stent – Actor and comedian with Stage Combat Training, fresh off the NZ International Comedy Festival and prepared for anything

Here Magazine’s Simon Farrell-Green will host this dynamic evening centred around design, collecting, and discovery.

Countdown is on! Get your tickets now.

$35 per head which includes G&T's from Gin Drinkers Line, natural wine from Black Estate and Bryterlater, beers from Liberty Brewing, sparkling bevs from Almighty and Goodsh•t Soda AND good eats.

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Meet your speakers:

Originally intending to study graphic design, Murray Crane instead followed a girl to Sydney in 1985 – an impulsive move that sparked his journey into fashion and tailoring. Early influences came from record sleeves, band posters, and New Romantic style, shaped further by hours spent in op shops. In the early 90s, Murray helped establish Zambesi Man, where he spent over five years as a buyer, working closely with industry figures like Rei Kawakubo and Helmut Lang. During this time, he travelled regularly to Paris, Milan and other fashion capitals, further refining his craft. Crane Brothers, founded in 1999, has grown from its original High Street address in Auckland into a globally respected menswear institution. Alongside kudos for his contribution to Aotearoa design and his entrepreneurial chops, we think Murray deserves national recognition for helping kiwi men dress better.

Miriama Kamo (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga) is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, writer, speaker, and environmental advocate. After 30 years of beaming into our homes weekly (RIP to Sunday on TV1), she’s sure to have one of the most familiar faces in Aotearoa. She currently presents Marae for TVNZ, which earnt her the title of Best Reporter on Māori Affairs at the 2019 Voyager Media Awards. She has authored numerous children’s books that celebrate Māori mythology and language for our young ones and is a tireless advocate for good causes (including as Patron of The Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year). Miriama did a sojourn in Sydney as assistant manager to an art gallery in her 20s – which has us thinking that she’s running Objectspace in another timeline.

How to describe Dr Sarosh Mulla. We’ll start with director at Pac Studio, a design practice specialising in architecture, interior design and special projects. He completed a PhD in Architecture by Practice at The University of Auckland, where he was a Doctoral Scholar and is now a Senior Lecturer. He has led projects awarded by both the New Zealand Institute of Architects and the Designers Institute of New Zealand, is part of Auckland Council’s Public Art Advisory panel and maintains an active art practice – he’s exhibited work at the Guggenheim in New York and also at Objectspace, which is a pretty big deal. Sarosh is someone you can ask life’s big questions about philosophy, architecture, art and more, and he’s also a good shout for a solid restaurant recommendation.

Brynley Stent is an actor, comedian and scriptwriter. Her on-screen portfolio doubles as a list of Aotearoa’s most-watched shows, and her on-stage presence has been described as ‘effusive, energetic, and utterly fearless’ by Stuff. She appeared on the first season of the NZ adaptation of Taskmaster and played the character Kelly-Anne Johnson on Shortland Street (wow to range) – plus in 2021 she paired up with Chris Parker (Design Lives Here speaker alumni) to take on Celebrity Treasure Island. If you’re not watching her new Spinoff series on YouTube with Kura Forrester, Bryn & Ku's Singles Club, you should be, and if you’re not introducing your single friends to Brynley during this event then we don’t know what to tell you.