AWE / INSTRUMENTS & EDITIONS
TĀHUNA, AOTEAROA
THE COLLECTION
A practice of attention.
Instruments, objects
and books.
Awe designs instruments, objects and books that help us notice more of the places we inhabit.
They help us recognise changes in the sky, weather, light and wildlife. We know when to look and catch something extraordinary as it happens.
Explore the collectionIN DEVELOPMENT
A collection in development
For homes, hotels and
the places we share.
INSTRUMENTS, STUDIES AND SIMPLE OBJECTS / IN DEVELOPMENT
01 / OBSERVATORY
AURORA OVER THE REMARKABLES / AN OBSERVATION FROM HERE
An aurora over the lake. A full Moon clearing the ridge. A tūī calling outside. The Observatory watches and listens for moments like these, helping you know when to look. Its observations feed other Awe instruments and build a record of the place, so you can recognise the signs and anticipate their return.
THE OBSERVING SYSTEM / INCLUDES BIRD REGISTER
WITHIN THE OBSERVATORY / BIRD REGISTER
A square wall-mounted flip display shows a drawing of the bird being heard outside right now, helping you recognise it.
02 / COLOURS
Two works carry it: a book for colouring the view by hand, and a light that brings the day's colours indoors.
COLOURS / PAPER AND PENCILS
Every page carries a line drawing of the landscape seen from your window. Use the coloured pencils to colour it in, returning to the same view as its colours change.
A BOOK OF YOUR VIEW / COLOURED PENCILS
A slim, metre-long light displays colours gathered from the landscape over 24 hours. Connected to the Observatory, it changes as new colours are recorded.
LIGHT / CONNECTED TO THE OBSERVATORY
03 / PRIVATE COMMISSION
Awe writes and illustrates each finely bound book for one residence. It introduces the surrounding landscape, wildlife, weather and seasons, with details of what you might experience, where to look and when.
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04 / RISE
Rise releases a scent when the Moon rises above the local horizon and is visible. The signal gives you a reason to step outside and look.
TRIGGERED BY MOONRISE AND VISIBILITY
A Claude Glass is a small, dark mirror named after the landscape painter Claude Lorrain. Turn your back to the view and tilt the glass. Its gentle outward curve gathers lake, mountains and sky into a picture in your hand. The tint softens the colours so the shapes of light and shadow stand out.
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CYANOMETER SWATCHES
Deep, clear water looks blue because it absorbs more red light than blue. After rain, look where the Dart River meets the lake. Fine rock dust scatters sunlight and can turn the water turquoise. Which swatch matches your view today?
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Mark the places that matter to you: a favourite swimming spot, a familiar ridge, somewhere tied to a memory. Each mark shows its direction from one chosen place.
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A poster plotting the Sun and Moon against a particular skyline. See how their paths change through the year and where they meet the horizon.
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ILLUSTRATIVE PRINT STUDY
Months of sunlight recorded in a single photograph of Queenstown. Solargraph prints are available to purchase individually.
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BY COMMISSION
Works for a place
Private homes.
Places of hospitality.
A HOME IN ITS PLACE / ILLUSTRATIVE STUDY
A WINDOW. A VIEW. A SEASON.
We make instruments, objects and books for individual homes and places of hospitality.
Tell us about your home, its views and what you would like to notice.
Discuss a commissionPRIVATE HOMES / PLACES OF HOSPITALITY
A HOME IN ITS PLACE / ILLUSTRATIVE STUDY