The world’s favourite creative event series. Short talks by creators, designers, and change makers.
PKAKL#66: “The Gift”
Where does the gift of inspiration spring from? How does our muse speak, how do we return its gift of energy... and give onward, out to the world through the things we make, write, and craft?
The story of art and design is a story of gifts. We'll hear personal journeys, see some amazing work, and talk about the creative gifts we share and receive.
Our speakers are:
AJ Bain (Artist / Photographer)
Nicholas Dalton (TOA, Architect)
Hannah-Lee Jade (Fashion)
Bobby Hung (Graffiti Writer)
Katya Brook (Photographer)
Heath Lowe (Design Director)
Ada Yu (Artist)
and Dylan Coburn (Screenwriter / Storyboard Artist)
PKAKL65: "Less is More”
At the heart of creativity is empty space. The canvas waiting to be filled. The warm rough timber waiting to be carved. And that soul-nourishing unplanned time in the calendar, that allows time for our creative muse to speak. We heard some personal stories, saw some amazing work, and talked about how Less is More.
Our speakers were:
Mia Straka (Jeweller & Artist), Raimana Jones (Arch & Interior), Damon Duncan (Motion), Natasha Ovely (Fashion), Matt Zwartz (Creative & Writer), Rich Nosworthy (3D Animation), Dylan Mulder (3D & Industrial) and Xanthe White (Garden & Landscape)
PKAKL64: “The Real”
We spend our days and nights in a world of concepts, intermediated by screens. Our communications bubble across the ether in 120 characters, and every image is a question more than an answer. How do we keep our connection to The Real?
Nine creatives shared their work, and how they keep it real.
Our speakers were: Matt Liggins, Kate Hawley, Mickey Smith, Valle , Rata Fraser, Carly Van Winkel, Arli Liberman, Jade Paynter
PKAKL63: “New Illusions”
Every day the world produces a torrent of content and creativity. It used to be that we could tell the human from the machine, but as technology takes hold of words, thoughts and images, we are plunged into a realm of New Illusions. Who's influencing whom? What is real? Eight talented creatives shared their work, stories, and responses to this new landscape, including Tammy Williams, Sophie Miya-Smith, Ruscoe Busterena-Kirby, Guy Trowbridge, Nasim Faghih, Donald Shepherd, Renee Jacobi and Bruce Ferguson
PKAKL62: "Wonder"
It's a cold world out there. But the forces at work are no match for the ideas we summon every day. Embrace the curiosity of discovery, the youthful spark of joy that lies at the heart of all creation... this was Wonder.
Nine wonderful creatives shared their work:
Nikki Wilson (NW Studio), Kaan Hiini (Curative), Clem Devine (Jasmax), Emily Gardner (ADORE), Andy Hamilton (Landscapes), Cody Ellingham (Photographer), Isabel Rust (FreshConcept), Veronika Sola (Artist), and Jonny Kofoed (Assembly)
PKAKL61: "Unstoppable"
It's up to every maker to start the work, be relentless, and share their results with the world. Eight creatives shared their version of being “Unstoppable”.
Alice Murray (Associate Partner, Pentagram London), Ken Crosson (Crosson Architects) , Ross Liew (aka TRUSTME, Artist), Manja Wachsmuth (Photographer), Natasha Wright (Fine Artist, NYC), Henri Sayes (Sayes Architecture), Luke Toth (Animator) and Jack Gray (Atamira)
PKAKL60: “Hopeful”
We turned the page forward in a new year that promises new hope in creativity, technology and society.
Short and fascinating talks from Beth Clapperton (Creative Director at Walt Disney Imagineering Paris), Raphaela Rose (AHHA and RTA), Erika Amoore (Synthony), Laurel Devenie, Petra Leary, Joseph Michael, SiewWee H'ng & Han Law and more.
PKAKL59: “Look Beyond”
We close out an extraordinary and challenging year with a call to move forward: “Look Beyond”. Nine amazing Auckland and NZ creatives including Jessica Walker (Bureaux), John Minty (Splore), Hayley King (Flox) and Sarosh Mulla (PAC) share their work from 2020, and their vision for 2021.
PKAKL58: “20x20 Vision”
In the crazy year that was 2020, we were the first physical PechaKucha night anywhere in the world after the wave of global shutdowns! Featuring a stellar cast of photography, architecture, art and thinking, two special presentations, and a shout from PK global HQ.
PKAKL57: “Creative Abundance”
"Creative Abundance" celebrated the range of Auckland's creative talent with Jason Whiteley (Matheson Whiteley, Herzog DeMeuron), Emma Kaniuk and Tana Mitchell (Studio AKIN), Juliette Wanty, Garth Badger (ThieveryStudio), Liam Hindley (aka GASP), Karl Sheridan (MonsterValley) and Karen Ishiguro.
PKAKL 56: “Familiar and Fresh”
After a year off, PK Auckland returned with master designers across the disciplines alongside emerging designers they admire. Featuring Zoe Ikin, Dajiang “DJ” Tai, Nathan Goldsworthy, Rufus Knight, Lakshman Anandanayagam, Cindy Tan, Byron Coll and Henry Crothers.
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PechaKucha Auckland has been running since 2007, with 55 events featuring hundreds of local speakers between 2007 to 2017!
The full archive of PKAKL events is being recompiled.