Float my boat
I’ve made a quick dash to Auckland for a few days chasing up some exciting stuff for the future and my imminent relocation to the big city! Yesterday I squeezed in a quick visit with my dear friend...
View ArticleChristmas Options Galore!
Because of my incessant internet trawling, my brain actually starts to pulse when I think about settling on options for Christmas presents! Tooo maaannny opppttiooons! But I realise that not all of you...
View ArticleWelcome: Antipodean Love
A big friendly welcome to the latest Studio Home team member – online store; Antipodean Love. Born out of the frustration of not being able to source distinctly kiwi and aussie gifts for loved ones...
View ArticleCreative groundswell!
Just a sneak peak at 3 of the interviews I have done over the last couple of days. I am feeling reallllllyyy good about the state of creative Christchurch and beyond. Over the next few weeks I will...
View ArticleFresh Father Rabbit
Yesterday afternoon I made a VERY belated visit to the bricks’n'mortar burrow of the wonderful Father Rabbit. Claudia Zinzan first bought her taste for pared back and quality homewares to life through...
View ArticleHello Madame
I popped into the bricks’n'mortar store of Madame Fancy Pants for the first time yesterday. As a long time supporter of SH it was exciting to finally see the magical little world they have set up on...
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My visit to Kitty’s Vintage Kitsch + The Shop Time Forgot was purely coincidental. My sister’s little cottage was just 100 metres down the road and on that particular day of my trip we had decided to...
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From left : Nicky Cameron; Head of Design, Liz Ting; Design + PR, Helen Simonson; Website Management + Graphic Design, Laura Newton-King; Textile Designer + Social Media Visiting Mondegreen was not at...
View Articlea spotty collab!
So friends!!! This is a cool collaboration which I am excited to share with you! As part of the the Shop One Night online event happening from 5pm – midnight on Wednesday (tomorrow) I have teamed up...
View Articletonight!
Just a quick reminder to those of you stopping by today, that from 5pm -midnight tonight is the Shop One Night online event. Essentially this means heaps of limited edition deals and crazy good offers...
View ArticleMaterial Matter on now!
Paul + Rebecca Dowie – Designer and AUT student mentor from Douglas and Bec. Beside them are lights by Shaun van Riel. ……. I just wanted to pop in this quick Friday post to encourage any design...
View ArticleWelcome: Swonderful
I’d like to welcome Swonderful into the fold of Studio Home advertisers. As you can see from these great pics (by Peta Mazey) that the Swonderful bricks’n'mortar store on Cuba Street in Wellington is...
View ArticleWeekend Trader
Yesterday I popped in to check out the new premises of Ponsonby Central store; Weekend Trader. I had been regularly dragging my feet through their smaller shop since their opening earlier in the year...
View ArticleTropical Princess Bird Friend
Our friends over a Father Rabbit are usually in the business of curating pared back, simple, beautiful products. But in an effort to mix things up a little they have opened their “guest house” to the...
View ArticleHome Base Collections Pop!
From left: Hannah, Billie and Leanne. …… Hawkes Bay design darlings; Home Base Collections have uprooted their shop and beautifully re-homed it for the next 4 weeks on Ponsonby Road. Leanne and Brian...
View ArticleFather Rabbit
A few months ago I shared the quaint, white washed villa that Father Rabbit claimed as his suburban Auckland HQ. Well…in the last few weeks some serious changes have taken place, seeing Claudia ZinZan...
View ArticleThe Fabric Store – Auckland
From left: Media + Design; Grace Averis, Assistant Manager; Esther Leonard, Head Office Administration + Distribution; Sharanna Baxter, Head Merchandiser; Michelle Penrice and Distribution for all...
View ArticleLonely
I have admired the beautiful Lonely lingerie from a safe distance for a while now. Its not that I don’t think its amazing – because I absolutely do….its just that those fine little garments were never...
View ArticleNice Day
Nothing like an attitude packed designer collab to get your Monday off on the right track. NZ interior design darlings; Material Creative are normally the hard working women behind the scenes of some...
View ArticleThe little big markets
This is a quick shoutout to all of you in the upper North Island with a free space on your dance card for the 21st of Dec. The popular Little Big Markets are holding a special Christmas event on the...
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