We’re proud to be part of Queenstown’s first Design Month this May — a celebration of creativity, community, and connection, culminating in the Deep South Design Summit.

Brought to life by Te Atamira, QLDC Economic Futures, and Te Wahi Toi.

We’re making May
Queenstown Design Month

Events + Workshops

Type Here: Design Dinner

Exhibition Opening > Friday 9 May, 5pm

Special Tickets for a creators Design Dinner May 9th 7PM. All welcome. Te Atamira

Library Zine Workshop

Saturday 10 May, 11am. Free.

Learn free tools to publish independently.
Queenstown Library. Info coming soon.

Saturday 10 May, 11am. Free.

Design Talks with Croissants

Kaan Hiini, Lloyd Osborne and Shabnam Shiwan discuss design and delicious breakfast carbohydrates.

Procreate Workshop
Te Atamira with Chris and John

Mondays 10am-11:30am.Starting 19 May.

Learn Procreate from basic to epic in five weeks. Ipads provided. $210.

The Deep South Design Summit

Friday May 30th 6:30-9

Join us for the third Installment of the Deep South Design Summit and closing party.

Artists' Resale Royalty Workshop

Friday 9 May, 9am-11am

Demystify key aspects of creative rights  and resale royalties

Art Shows

Art Shows

Art Shows

Art Shows

TDC69 Aotearoa: The World’s Best Typography

April 3, 2025 - May 6, 2025 - FREE ENTRY

Featuring 202 winning works from 77 countries, the annual Type Directors Club award showcases design excellence and typographic innovation from around the world.

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Type Here: An Aotearoa Typography Poster Competition

May 9, 2025 - June 21, 2025 - FREE ENTRY

Type Here is Aotearoa’s newest typography poster competition, celebrating expressive and contemporary design. Themed 'Aotearoa now', this exhibition features winning entries covering a broad range of typographic work.

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