Like diamonds in the sky
Pale pink diamonds on natural cork – what a gorgeous combination! This handpainted pinboard by Pinned will add a touch of glamour to your home office, or make a creative backdrop for an inspiration board.
Pale pink diamonds on natural cork – what a gorgeous combination! This handpainted pinboard by Pinned will add a touch of glamour to your home office, or make a creative backdrop for an inspiration board.
Form meets function perfectly in these beautiful new trays from Gwyneth Hulse Design…
Nature, heritage and homewares: making the tea towel meaningful
Kate Watts of Crown and Feathers screenprints her original designs onto high quality cotton and linen teatowels in her Dunedin workshop, using eco-friendly waterbased inks. Inspired by objects of household history, and the natural world around her, she feels her work brings lightness and enjoyment to everyday chores…
Earlier this year we featured Northland artisan Colleen Jamieson of Souly Fibre, weaver of beautiful kete, household items and traditional Māori clothing, as part of our Meet the Maker series. We asked her what 2016 held in store, she promised us placemats, and here they are!
Attention cheese lovers: these are a little bit of genius! Handmade in the sunny Hawkes Bay, these petite individual cheese boards have a chalkboard to name the cheese – how clever is that?
The squeegee diaries: tales from The Art Room
Graphic designer Hayley Pearce of The Art Room started illustrating and hand screen-printing children’s artwork when her first daughter was born and she couldn’t find what she wanted for her room. Now a mum to two little girls, her design range has also grown to include cards, smaller prints, teatowels and pillowcases.
Beautiful and useful: how a wooden spoon becomes an object of desire
Peter Coulter of Reclectica is an ex dentist, ex signwriter, now furniture maker and spoon carver. Peter has long had a fascination for green woodworking, but it wasn’t until a tree fell across his driveway that he took up spoon carving.
I like big bowls and I cannot lie…
Natasha Courtney came here from the UK in 2001, backpacking with a working holiday visa. “The first place I went to was Waiheke Island, thinking I’d stay for a few days, but I ended up staying there for 10 years.” After a brief stay in Nelson she now lives on the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula…
Is your Dad’s house his castle? Is he a great househusband, DIY-er, BBQ-er… or does he generally just enjoy making his house a home? If this sounds like your Dad then we have some manly home comforts just for him this Father’s Day…