BODEGA

Research project and
book design

There are few records of Wellington’s original Bar Bodega, a somewhat grungey icon of New Zealand music history. By adapting archaeological methods to a design methodology, historical fragments were pieced together to build a visual representation. A number of people with differing connections to the bar were interviewed, and their experiences recorded. For visual documentation, old promotional posters and other ephemera were donated, including a collection of unseen photographs.

Many thanks to Horst Puschmann for kindly providing images of the bar.

This project received an award in the New Zealand Best Design Awards.