“Christchurch is full of success stories, such as furniture and interior design store Trenzseater. Metropol editor Lynda Papesch talks to its general manager Ben Lewis about inspiration, and the road to success. The harder you work the luckier you get, and there is no substitute for hard work. That is the creed that Ben Lewis

“Here’s what high-end interior design in New Zealand looks like in 2022. These three projects have all made the finals in the London-based Society of British & International Interior Design (SBID) International Design Awards – for house or apartment interiors under £1 million (NZ$1.95 million), although we know at least one was only just under