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

• Frank Carpay (1917–1985) – ceramicist and textile designer
• Len Castle (1924–2011) – ceramicist
• 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) – ceramicist
• Kiri Nathan (born 1973) – fashion designer
• Anton Seuffert (1815–1887) – 19th-century 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