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Since moving into our new house in December my partner and I have been on the lookout for THE dinning table. After doing some research we've decided that we want to support a local artist and design our own to fit our dining room perfectly! We're basing our table of this design, which my partner found via Pinterest due to someone in the US wanting to do something just like us!

Since deciding we want our own custom table we've found so many local New Zealand talented furniture designers. Here are just a few of the ones we've found thus far.

George and Willy make fun, functional, robust products. Taking very careful consideration not to over design our products, we engineer them based on their primary function.

Hanlon & Howe was founded out of respect for quality craftsmanship and simple design. Built to be used, loved, cherished, and kept, all of my pieces have an old-world sturdiness that you rarely see in today’s all to frequent buy-destroy-repurchase cycle.

We are a Husband and Wife team based in Canterbury. Lilyjane Boutique has been a dream of ours for a very long time. We love what we do and put so much of ourselves into each piece, so we are very excited to be sharing them with you. We hope you appreciate them as much as we do.

Here at Trestle Union we believe that good design can be affordable, and with our range of trestle products, we have created no-frills products that don’t compromise on style.

WRW & Co. was established in Dec 2012, priding itself on New Zealand made, customised furniture which is thoughtfully crafted and repurposed from locally sourced materials.  WRW & Co is a young company, but is maturing and constantly honing the craft. Will continues to grow and stay true to the company's beginnings - making high quality, unique products primarily out of repurposed and sustainable materials.

 

Autumn Gift Fair 2014

Well another Gift Fair has come and gone! Last week we debuted some new products to retailers from all over New Zealand. The response was fantastic to our new adventure range and this years booth design.  Pictured above is our latest collaboration with Sarah from Il Nido! New iPad cases are screen printed on the outside and inside, padded, and finished with a stylish bronze zip! The small bags are perfect for your purse, travel bag, you name it. They are fully lined and screen printed on two sides! Like the look of our table and display unit - get your own here! They are made by the talented boys over at Trestle Union and worked a real treat! Super sturdy, sexy, and functional - win win win! List of new stockists include:

• A Little Bird Told Me, Wyndham, Southland
• Alex Fulton Design, Blenheim
• Flax Bush, Mangonui
• French Blue, Christchurch
• Great New Zealand Gifts, Wanganui
• Kapa, Queenstown
• Paper Plus, Ponsonby
• Rosyln Pharmacy, Dunedin
• Ruby Dunes, Ohope
• Stacks Furniture, Wellington
• The Bay Tree, Remuera

Weekly Roundup 21 February

A happy, bright Friday to everyone! It dawned on my this Wednesday that the  Gift Fair is only one week away - February slow down! As I've mentioned in previous posts we have a lot of fun new products and designs on the way. Watch this space for some sneak peeks! I'd also like to give a big thank you in advance to the amazing people over at Trestle Union for providing the display furniture this year. This last week we've had quite a bit going on! There was the sale on Once'it - a big thank you go everyone who picked up some goodies! There was a trip to Auckland to meet up with some clients, stockists, and new collaborators! And thanks to my lovely man I was able to start decorating the studio! This week's roundup is inspired by the new tote bags we've designed for the Auckland Art Gallery. If you're on the hunt for a new bag that has a bit of 'pop' then click here!

1. New tote by Toodles Noodles available exclusively at the Auckland Ary Gallery.
2. Versatile rattan basket is great for storage or as a planter from Luca and Eve.
3. Set of 3 wooden neon snack bowls by WindandWillowHome.
4. The Flamingo by Evie Kemp available at Superette.
5. Island Time pillow from Cabin Co.
6. Bright statement necklace by BooandBooFactory.
7. Neon skull made by nashpop.