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
- 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