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Vintage Images NZ

Ursula takes vintage book pages and overprints quirky collages . . .

The Rimu Shed

What began as a hobby for Russell Tuck in the shed of his Avondale Road home quickly matured into a passion and fully fledged business.

Using recycled native timbers and traditional techniques Russ produces pieces that are beautiful, practical and built to last.

Sophie Blokker

Classically kiwi with japanese influences is how Sophie describes her work.

Sophie is a self taught artist, illustrator and designer. Starting with hand drawn sketches she then transfers them to photo shop to produce the final image.

NZ Bird Prints – Sophie Blokker

Soo’s Garden

Soo’s Garden, a range of cleansers, toners, creams and body bars for those serious about their well being.

Soo grows many of the ingredients in her own garden and those she cannot grow are sourced from sustainable and ethical sources and her products contain none of the artificial ingredients that commercial ones do.

Soo’s Garden

Red Pharo

Children’s clothes, shoes, bibs, toys and bags – Emily makes them all. her work is instantly recognisable by it’s sense of fun – celebrating what it is to be a child.

And those pirates, well they get everywhere . . .

Red Pharo

Red Letter

Carefully crafted jewellery in pure bronze and copper- for those who are looking for something different with that handmade touch.

Penelope Tree

With inspiration from vintage, retro, kitsch, and rockabilly is it any wonder that Cathy produces such an eclectic range of items.

From place mats and coasters to hairbands, oven mitts and embellished cardigans Cathy’s sense of style come through beautifully.

Natty

Natty is the collaborative work of Cat McKay and Fiona Gibb. Based in Wellington Natty offers beautiful objects that often have a nod to the past with a view to the future.

We have a range of their tea-towels and jewellery – natural, ethical, modern and certainly quirky!