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Meet the team, George Wilkins
George Wilkins Co-Owner Tell us a little bit about yourself.I love making things and would happily do anything creating all day every day,from building a business to a boat,...
Creative Space Saving Solutions for Your Home
Looking at the housing market, I’ll be stuck in my tiny, one-bedroom flat (with my boyfriend and dog) until I’m 80. I don’t know if I can handle living in such a cramped space whilst creating an area that I am happy to call home. See, I have this habit, which my boyfriend claims is an issue, of buying home décor. Now before I become a hoarder, I thought I’d search some creative space saving solutions to implement in my home.
George & Willy x 8 Foot Walls
We recently collaborated with Desmond Sweeny, an Australian-based artist is better known as 8 Foot Walls who creates large fresco murals. Desmond originally trained as a traditional signwriter but moved...
Kassi Gray / Bright Night Design
Meet Kassi Gray from Portland, Oregon. As co-director of Bright Night Design, a PR and events agency, Kassi has worked with the likes of the Ace Hotel, Nike, Kinfolk Magazine,...
Door Pulley
Our workshop is a big shed filled with dust with a little office which we try to keep dust out of. Keeping the door closed is a good start, so...
Meet John McNamara of the Innovative Prefab Architectural Abode, Modhouse
Meet John McNamara, owner and Architect behind modhouse; New Zealand creators of prefabricated, sustainable, small architectural homes with a 'less is more' approach. John creates beautiful spaces that combine simple design and lots of timber - arguably two of our favorite things.
Fielday's Young Innovator
It's that time of year again, the largest agricultural show in the Southern Hemisphere in Mystery Creek, New Zealand, known as Fieldays. Considering New Zealand is such an agricultural based...
Tips to help your customers share your cafe on Instagram
Everyone loves a bit of free advertising and in the new social media world, Instagram is one of the best platforms for this. Here are a few quick ways you...
Five Tips For Reopening After Covid
Across the world, region by region, Covid restrictions are easing, allowing eateries, cafes, restaurants, stores and bars to open their doors again and welcome customers back. It’s been challenging year for most, but there are silver linings to every situation, and plenty of ways to take advantage of it too. We’ve jotted down a few tips to prepare for re-opening now normality is resuming, encouraging old customers back and hopefully inviting a few new ones!
How To Install the Store Sign
The Store Sign is based on the fundamental design principles of simple functionality. Displaying these characteristics in a fun and elegant way, this sign is a sure way to get your space or brand noticed.
How To Find a Signwriter and Apply A Vinyl Decal to Your Sign
So you’ve bought an epic sign, you’re excited to piece it together and proudly put it up on display, but you need your branding to be printed on the display board. Here’s the rundown of how to apply a vinyl decal to your sign or, how to find a local sign writer.
Wooden Letter Boards Around the World
Simple, creative and inspired by Scrabble, we have sent the Wooden Letter Board all over the world. From coffee bars in New York City, to breweries in South America, we love seeing where they end up and how they fit in. We have compiled a collection of customer shots below from all over the globe.