The Unmaking focuses on the work behind the work: the false starts, pivots, doubts, crises, and quiet moments of clarity that shape creative lives. Where other publications celebrate finished outcomes, The Unmaking is drawn to what is still becoming. The messy middle, the imperfect draft, and the tension between vision and reality.
We believe creativity is not a straight line. It is an act of courage, humility, and persistence. A lifelong practice of unlearning and beginning again. Through long-form stories, portraits, and conversations, The Unmaking documents that practice across disciplines, generations, and geographies.
Made in Aotearoa New Zealand and informed by its distance, material culture, and long-view thinking, The Unmaking offers a considered space for designers, artists, thinkers, and makers engaged in the realities of creative work.
It is not about success.
It is about the beautiful, necessary work of becoming.