3 Mar 2026

We meet an artist helping shape NZ's design story

From Afternoons, 1:25 pm on 3 March 2026
The lamp features a SCOBY shade made from bamboo tea, and a bamboo base.

'BES' the lamp made from bamboo, e-waste and SCOBY is the work of Alex Guthrie, Hannah-Lee Jade Turner and Adam Ben-Dror. Photo: Supplied

This week, there's a new exhibition in Auckland that brings together some New Zealand's most exciting designers and makers. 

It's called 'In the Making,' and has everything from weaving and welding, to working with discarded materials, and it offers a look into our current design identity. 

One of those involved is artist, designer and inventor Adam Ben-Dror, he joins Jesse. 

Find out more about the exhibition here. 

A old-school mobile phone is connected by a thin blue wire to a coconut shell, cut open, and filled with marbles

Adam Ben-Dror's Coconut Alarm Clock Photo: Supplied