Frank's
Longtime friend and fellow coffee enthusiast, Frank Hsu, is the founder of Frank's Coffee, a boutique coffee roastery with two cafes in Wellington City.
Frank and I met as competitors at the NZ Bar...
Situ
A warm white glaze for Situ Studio.
Based in Queenstown, Situ is an online store that showcases a careful curation of homeware products from select local and international makers.
The result of se...
Rumours
Located in Auckland's CBD, Rumours is a speciality coffee shop that provides single origin filter and espresso in a thoughtful and welcoming space. Visually pared-back, the cafe's spacious design ...
Thom Morison
Thom Morison is a contemporary studio dedicated to creating considered everyday garments of the highest quality
One of the first pottery related emails to land in my inbox was a message from Thom—a...
Best Wishes
A custom glaze for Best Wishes.
Best Wishes is an online store based in Wellington that showcases artists, independent makers and designers alike. It was a pleasure to work with friends and fellow...
Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society
Katherine Mansfield House and Garden is a writer's museum located in the early childhood home of the prominent New Zealand author, Katherine Mansfield.
After correctly discovering a family connecti...
Kōkako
Kōkako is an Auckland-based speciality coffee roaster that specialises in Fairtrade Organic coffee.
In 2021, to celebrate the festive season, they teamed up with twelve local potters, each of whom ...
Poet Botanicals
Located in the Wellington Suburb of Island Bay, Poet Botanicals produces essential oil candles alongside a bespoke range of fragranced products for the body and home.
There's often a sense of ritua...
Everyday Wine
Everyday Wine is an all-organic wine shop based in Auckland. With a ripe selection of organically farmed, unfiltered, vegan wines, they've set out to make natural wine an approachable, everyday exp...
Grey Roasting Co
It's not every day that I'd admit to being the least qualified person in a conversation about coffee, but when speaking with Dove Chen, the founder of Grey Roasting Co and two-time New Zealand Bar...
Wellington Chocolate Factory
Wellington Chocolate Factory is the first Certified Organic, bean-to-bar chocolate maker in Aotearoa. Handcrafted in inner-city Wellington, their award-winning chocolate is made with the finest et...
Mugmates
Mug Mates is a curated subscription that showcases the work of selected potters from around New Zealand. Each round of the subscription consists of four mugs by four ceramic artists, sent out month...