Callum
Pankhurst
Creative
Drawing on a rich artistic and design background to make unique, personalised work – interior, retail and product design across spatial design, brand integration, fabrication and art.
Identity,
environment & making
Senior multidisciplinary designer and creative lead. Extensive experience delivering commercial environments across New Zealand and internationally – front-end concept development, client engagement and strategic thinking with deep knowledge of fabrication, materials and construction.
Alongside spatial and commercial work, the practice extends into a parallel body of art and object-based work, exploring material, form and fabrication through sculptural and bespoke pieces. A brand-led approach sits at the centre – aligning identity, space, object and art into cohesive, highly resolved outcomes.
Art works
& objects
Abstract and landscape-driven compositions, unified by natural materials and slow, manual techniques. Each piece emerges from a meditative process – layering plaster, pigment and texture through carving, erosion and organic transformation.
Not for spectacle – for stillness. The work sits where presence and nuance matter: professional interiors, private collections and architectural environments. Originals, wall works, jewellery and commissioned pieces all come from the same workshop.
Available Works
A curated selection of original works, each formed through layered natural materials, raw pigments and time-driven processes.
View →[ 02 ]Commissions
Completed commissions celebrating materiality, texture and natural materials, contrasted with the lustre of brass.
View →[ 03 ]Details Gallery
Close studies of surface – carving, erosion, inlay and pigment, where the making is visible in the material.
View →[ 04 ]Jewellery
Self-propelled pieces shaped through raw materiality and hand processes – between object and adornment.
View →[ 05 ]Printed Editions
Photographic works released as limited archival editions – landscape, surface and structure, printed on cotton rag and signed.
View →[ 06 ]Bespoke Objects
Available fixtures, fittings and objects – hand-made lighting, hardware and small-run pieces made in the same workshop as the wall works.
View →[ Enquiry ]Commission inquiry
Start a conversation about an original work made in response to place, narrative or material – commissions allow each piece to carry a deeper connection to its purpose.
Enquire →
Architecture
& creative disciplines
Hospitality, retail, workplace and residential environments across New Zealand and internationally, integrated with brand, product and tailored bespoke solutions. The approach is characterised by a focus on natural substrates and innovative solutions – practical, unique outcomes that blend creativity with functionality.
- Residential
- Architecture
- Public Space
- Workspace
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Brand
Case
studies
A closer look at selected projects – spatial, brand and object-led work where the brief, process and outcome are explored in depth.
- 01Motus Health NetworkWorkspace / Health
- 02Christchurch International AirportPublic Space
- 03Scaffold RebrandBrand
- 04Our Dog FridayHospitality / Brand
Made
by hand
A hands-on approach to craftsmanship allows the vision to be controlled from concept through to execution – designing and hand-fabricating bespoke fittings, fixtures and tools in the same workshop where the art is made.
A selection across two decades – world-recognised brands and local niche boutique retailers, throughout New Zealand and offshore.
Retail
- Samsung
- I Site : Ch-Ch Arts Centre
- Vodafone NZ
- Digital Mobile
- 2XU Performance Clothing
- Ch-Ch International Airport
- Contemporary Lounge
- Kathmandu
- Automobile Association
- Ballantynes
- House of Travel
- NZ Girl
- Hunters & Collectors
- Bowers & Wilkins
- Stirling Sports
Hospitality
- Air New Zealand Koru
- Mumbaiwala
- Duba Duba – Ferrymead
- 42 Below Vodka
- Gorilla
- The Pedal Pusher
- Monday Room
- Spice Paragon
- Hancocks
- Lion Nathan
- Just Desserts
- Spagalimis
- Boogie Nights
- Loaded Hog
- Rydges Hotels
Workspace
- Canterbury Travel & Tourism
- St Clair Wines
- Energy Light
- Vodafone NZ – Office
- Willowbank
- Geovert
- Strategy Design – Office
- Rydges Hotels
- Bayleys Real Estate
- Motus Physio – Nationwide
- Hawkins Construction
- House Of Travel – Office
- Automobile Association
Architecture
- Cochrane House – Redcliffs
- Gore Bay Developments
- DMC – Denver House Concepts
- Page House – Sumner
- Reece House – Interior
- Lee Residence – Concept
- Lewis House – Horotane
- Peebles Group – Building Concepts
- Small Home Concepts – Auckland
- Richmond Hill Residence x3
- Barr Batch – Akaroa
Designers Institute of NZ Best Awards
- 2011Purple Pin – Gold Award, Offices & Workplace Environments, Strategy, Christchurch
- 2008Gold Award – Spatial Design, Hospitality, Aikmans Bar, Christchurch
- 2005Gold Award – Retail Interior, Contemporary Lounge, Christchurch
- 2005Finalist – Exhibition Interior, The Laminex Group, Auckland
- 2005Gold Award – Showrooms, Vodafone WOW Space, Auckland
- 2004Highly Commended – Retail Interior, Vodafone, Auckland
- 2002Runner Up – Retail Interior, Vodafone, Wellington
NZ Retail Interior Design Association Awards
- 2008Group Winner – Nourishment, Aikmans, Christchurch
- 2008Division Winner – Nourishment, Aikmans, Christchurch
- 2007Division Winner – Nourishment, Spagalimis, Christchurch
- 2007Signage Award – Spagalimis, Christchurch
- 2007Division Winner – Retail, House Of Travel, Parnell
- 2006Division Winner – Nourishment, Boogie Nights, Christchurch
- 2006Division Winner – Home, The Laminex Group, Auckland
- 2006Division Winner – Leisure, Vodafone WOW, Auckland
- 2006Lighting Award – Contemporary Lounge, Christchurch
- 2006Colour Award – Boogie Nights, Christchurch
- 2003Group Winner – Specialty Shop, Trax Music, Christchurch
- 2002Group Winner – Specialty Shop, Vodafone, Wellington
- 1997Division Winner – Kebab Kid, Auckland
Grants & early awards
- 1993QEII Arts Council of NZ Grant – New Craft Artist Promotion Scheme
- 1992Drawing Award for Craft Design (Final Year) – Christchurch Polytechnic
About
& background
A career spanning 30 years – merging fine art, bespoke craftsmanship and spatial design, with a commitment to storytelling, sustainability and a unique sense of place.
Interior design, public installations and a wide array of custom-designed fittings and fixtures. A key part of the work has been with Christchurch International Airport – high-traffic areas that balance functionality with a serene, reflective ambiance, from meditation rooms and retail spaces to sculptural elements in the arrivals area.
Ōtautahi
Christchurch, New Zealand
30 yrs
Independent since 2016
NZ & offshore
National rollouts, international brands
7 disciplines
Art, object, interior, architecture
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand – working with clients across NZ and internationally on interior, retail, architecture, art and object-based projects.