Chan Andreassend New Zealand
 
Almost breathless........ again 
this time its different

Four years of a dragged out nothing are coming to an end. 
There have been ambitious plans, Environmental  Courts, objections, submissions, recession, bankruptcy, receivers, failed tenders and  a rather irritating ex Auckland City councillor Graeme Easte who helped drag it on even further by placing endless objections.
Its one of the biggest excavation on a building site in NZ ,100 000 cubic metres in the middle of Ponsonby and one of the more noticeable side effects of the recession. 

I can`t believe my luck after 23 years here, being located across the road from the new developement and thats why.............

There's a certain sound always follows me around
It's my happy heart you will hear it singing loud 
and singing clear and it's all because you're near 


Now I shall be saying

On Rose Road over from Cider & Vinegar Lane 
The King Family website 
Tina Cole was also an actress on the 60`s sitcom My Three Sons. Tina played the wife of Robbie (Don Grady) Don recently passed away on  27 June 2012

The proposed ‘Cider building’ will offer 14,000sqm net of supermarket, specialty retail and office space on the Williamson Ave side of the site. The Cider building has been designed by John Sofo and Graeme Scott of ASC Architects. The Vinegar Lane name acknowledges the site’s former life as the DYC Vinegar factory. Created around a small cobbled laneway, the precinct will have a strong architectural focus and feature a private landscaped courtyard. 
A number of New Zealand architects were engaged to develop designs for Vinegar Lane based on the rules for the subdivision. Architects included Chris Kelly of Architecture Workshop Wellington, Andrew Patterson of Pattersons, Pete Bossley of Bossley Architects, Athfield  Architects, Chris Tate, John Sofo of ASC and Chris Meikle of Woodham Meikle Zhan. The courtyard and streetscape was designed by David Irwin of Isthmus. 
 
 
Since our Illustrious Mayor Len Brown has bestowed on us, the honour of contributing such a magnificent sum to his Grandiose Plans.

I feel compelled to enhance the building to reflect its new found status as one of the highest overvalued art workshop/ gallery in Auckland. I am somewhat humbled and poorer for it. 
As far as the Train Track is concerned LET THEM WALK 25 minutes each way and faster on a bike., its healthier for the citizens of our Beautiful Big Little City or is that the other way around? 
At least wait till the recession is over. 
Care to sing along too or have you forgotten how?
 
 
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5 Rose Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
The other half at Chan Andreassend, Karen Chan has been blacklisted from attending the Spring Gift & homewares Show in Auckland this Sunday. The second time its happened. The first time the decision was reversed  90 minutes later.
This time it is more than irritating.
The churlish reason, Karen is not considered a bonafide buyer by the XPO Exhibitions general manager Richard Bews and a member of the Gift Trade Association executive committee. Chaired by Bill Spillane who is also the main shareholder of XPO and as it is called a `private function` they can do as they please. Considering it is a Gift Trade Industry Event all and sundry have appeared in the many years we have exhibited it has all the markings of something more odious. Yes a clothes peg was needed!  I gave all the XPO management and the executive the opportunity to reverse their policy they all chose to ignore my email.

At the very least as NZ designers and manufacturer we have the right to check whether any members of the NZ Gift Trade Association have knowingly or not, breached our copyrights before they go to market.


The reason I am going public is that
XPO Exhibitions and its lawyers have no hesitation of either threatening or bullying anyone who they see fit.  Unwittingly we are in now in that group. I am waiting for my letters too.
Being refused entry is a serious impediment on our business.

What I dislike are companies and people who are bullies as well as threats of lawsuits for defamation.
This time I feel like doing something about it
 
 
Its that time of year again, so far out from Christmas its still Winter!
The studio is open at 5 Rose Road in Ponsonby as we are not exhibiting this year. 
Free parking free coffee and chocolates in the heart of Ponsonby, what more could you want? 
Products you won`t see any where else. Naturally 
We will be opened late if needs be just let me know in advance.
  

I`ve been experimenting again,this time resin mosaics for jewellery  each piece is unique and a mini work of art. 
Merging the boundaries of art, craft and design. 

The NZ website might be down for a couple of days while I transfer hosts 
sometime in the next 7 days
 www.chanandreassend.com  www.chanandreassend.com.au will still work
just in case the email is down randreassend@gmail.com or 
andreassendfamily@gmail.com can be used or even Facebook!  





 
 
Just having fun with The Waltz.
Three sculptures inspired by a cafe. The type of project where its easy to play around, have some fun and see what happens.
cast resin , various techniques, stainless steel, 650mm high

Part of a collaborative open arts project between Corban Estate Arts Centre and Westfield WestCity.
The brief was create an artwork themed to a participating Westfield WestCity business.......more