The following is a list of New Zealand designers and craftspeople.

Frank Carpay (1917–1985) – ceramic and textile designer Len Castle (1924–2011) – studio potter Trelise Cooper – fashion designer Kura Te Whiria Ensor (1925–2015) – fashion designer Elisabeth Findlay (born 1948) – fashion designer Clifton Firth (1904–1980) – graphic designer Roderick Fry (born 1969) – furniture designer Humphrey Ikin (born 1957) – furniture designer Flora MacKenzie (1902–1982) – dressmaker Sarah McMurray (1848–1943) – woodcarver and craftswoman John Henry Menzies (1839–1919) – woodcarver, cabinet maker and artist Keith Murray (1892–1981) – architect and industrial designer Kiri Nathan (born 1973) – fashion designer Anton Seuffert (1815–1887) – furniture maker Ernest Shufflebotham (1908–1984) – ceramicist May Smith (1906–1988) – fabric designer Rebecca Taylor (born 1969) – fashion designer (moved to United States) David Trubridge – furniture and lighting designer Karen Walker (born 1969) – fashion designer