A+W x Blum Event: Evolution of the Kitchen

Event details:

5:30 - 6:00 Nibbles and drinks
6:00 - 6:40 Gina Hochstein presents evolution of the kitchen
6:40 - 7:30 Blum showroom and building tour

The kitchen is a source of connection, nourishment and tradition to whanau, friends and community. It is a space that has become associated with routine and ritual, one which reinforced traditional gendered roles and responsibilities. Incoming A+W Co-chair Gina Hochstein will be giving a talk that looks at the evolution of the kitchen over the last 100 years and how the kitchen has become a space of democratisation. The place and use of the kitchen within the home has helped with dissolving the idea of gender as our society has become more inclusive of diversity and gender fluidity.

Bio

Gina Hochstein comes with practice-based and academic publication experience. She is a Lecturer at Unitec Te Pūkenga, whilst finishing her PhD by creative practice at the University of Auckland. Her PhD by creative practice combines research and written scholarship with a creative project output investigating the complex intersection of craft practices and architecture that results in items of adornment on the female form for an exhibition. She is co-chair of Architecture + Women New Zealand and advocates for agency and equity for women in the architectural realm.