Snapshot: CARLY H I TCHCOCK
Past Carly fell in love with print design while studying at Massey University in Wellington, where she spent years inking up art prints, delving into the science and psychology of typography and touring local printing factories. Graduating during a recession meant a rocky start in the competitive world of design, so she left Wellington with her partner, Rob McMaster, to travel overseas. After spending a challenging year teaching English in South Korea, the couple moved to Tokyo to figure out life goals. While working long hours in digital publishing, Carly spent her free time exploring Japan by train and discovering traditional Japanese crafts. Inspired by the country’s maker culture, Carly and Rob ran a successful e- commerce business for a couple of years, selling Japanese pottery, stationery and crafts to the world.
Present Carly returned from Japan (after a much-needed two-month break in Bali) in 2019 and is currently enjoying a slower-paced life in Auckland working for various publishing and e- commerce clients. Joining the editorial team at as graphic designer has been a rewarding jump back into the world of publishing and print design and a wonderful way to get to know New Zealand again. Future Carly is hoping to explore more of New Zealand, as long as quirky tiny cabins and misty forest walks are involved. When the world opens up again, she’s dreaming of returning to Asia to eat as much macrobiotic vegan food as possible and to scour the vintage markets for more beautiful handmade pieces to add to her overflowing shelves.
Woman’s Weekly and Kia Ora four and a bit years ago.
Present As senior editor, Emma wears many hats but, luckily, she has a big head (she says). She edits our website, thisNZlife, writes for the magazine (read her features on Lynne and Rob Hammond on page 72 and Shaye Boddington on page 32) and is responsible for our annual special edition, The latest version of the latter, Sustainability
was released just before the lockdown and its breadmaking and gardening tips are eerily appropriate. Emma’s kohlrabi crop (the only seedling left in the garden centre before lockdown) has been prolific.
Future The ginger-beer bug she made recently is so alive it has a consciousness so she plans to kill it before it starts walking and will have another go. She has also begun to google “what is kohlrabi and how to cook it?” Emma was part of the team that created a digital- only version of
and she’s looking forward to flicking through the printed issue again. She can’t wait to reunite with workmates and resume her role as office eco-police, ruling over the work compost and recycling bins with an aluminium fist (100 per cent recyclable).