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Lizzi Whaley (née Hines) is a New Zealand business executive and interior architecture specialist. Whaley served as a judge on the eighth season of the reality TV renovation series The Block NZ.[1][2][3] She is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and owner of Spaceworks Interior Architecture, a commercial design studio based in Auckland.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Whaley completed a Bachelor of Spatial Design at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in 2002.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Whaley spent the first 9 years of her career at Aalto Colour, a bespoke paint manufacturer, where she developed an interest in colour and paint schemes.[6]
Whaley joined Spaceworks as a designer in 2004 and purchased the firm two years later, becoming CEO at age 28.[7][8]In 2012, she won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[9][10]
Whaley founded the razor-subscription start-up Shave Union in 2015.[11]
In 2018, Whaley and Focus Construction Interiors were in a High Court dispute over a previously settled agreement, which concluded in 2020.[12] Whaley later said that successfully defending the case was a turning point for the business.[13]
In 2019, Whaley became a judge on season 8 of the New Zealand renovation reality show The Block NZ.[14][1][2]Known for her direct and constructive feedback, she brought a commercial design perspective to the judging panel.[2][14]
In 2021, her firm Spaceworks won the Westpac Supreme Award.[15]
Whaley approached Toitū Envirocare to develop and build a carbon calculator for the New Zealand building industry in collaboration with Spaceworks, which the company launched in 2022.[16] In 2023, the studio introduced an in-house carbon calculator to measure and reduce the embodied emissions of interior projects.[17][18]
Personal life
[edit]In 2021, Whaley shared her personal experience of coming out later in life in NZ Herald’s Viva.[19]
Philanthropy
[edit]Through Shave Union, Whaley donated 10 percent of revenue to small community grants.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meet The Contestants Of The Block NZ 2019". Now to Love - New Zealand. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ a b c "Anna Murray: Why MKR is serving up better reality viewing than The Block - NZ Herald". NZ Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "The Block NZ: Meet 2019's new judge Lizzi Whaley". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "Pride lunch focuses on inclusivity". Otago Daily Times Online News. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Lizzi Whaley - AUT". www.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ a b "Interior motives". NZBusiness Magazine. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "Surviving a court case, finding a mission". NBR | Business news & analysis | Independent, ad-free reporting. 2021-05-25. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Interior design company boss: How the economy's affected me". NZ Herald. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Like a Boss: Lizzi Hines, Spaceworks". NZ Herald. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "Young entrepreneurs in running for EY award". NZ Herald. August 16, 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "One woman versus the billion dollar male shaving industry". Idealog. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Spaceworks owner embroiled in court case with construction firm". NBR | Business news & analysis | Independent, ad-free reporting. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ Taylor, Alice (2025-04-29). "Nailing sustainable design". NZBusiness Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ a b "10 ways The Block NZ could be better". The Spinoff. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "Rainbow excellence shines brightly in midst of the pandemic". Architecture Now. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "Spaceworks set to launch custom carbon calculator". NBR | Business news & analysis | Independent, ad-free reporting. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ Taylor, Alice (2025-04-29). "Nailing sustainable design". NZBusiness Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "The plain, suburban home that's absolutely bonkers inside". Oneroof. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ^ "They got married and had children. Then they told their spouse they're gay". NZ Herald. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2025-08-26.