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Christmas Shopping in July, An Essential
Christmas rolls around and you are either the ‘it’s-November-and-I've-done-my-Christmas-shopping’ person or the ‘leave-it-last-minute’ type of person. Each year, the build up to Christmas seems to get earlier and earlier, the Christmas carols start in November, the perfect tree is chosen in October, and the lights are still up from the previous year.
Open Sign
We have always had a consistent philosophy - simple design with materials that speak for themselves. Quite often you will see a beautiful store with a laminated plastic open/closed sign...
Where We Work
Welcome to the Studio and Workshop. We hang out here every day, talk to people all over the world and design tools for the everyday.
We like to think it's pretty cool and thought you might as well. Visitors are always welcome and if you're lucky, you might even leave with a pair of merino socks. Here are some photos that friends of ours have taken while we've been here.
South Island Club Fields
Last August Will, Jarred, Sam Baker, John Blair and I (George) went on a week-long trip of the South Island club fields. This was the fourth South Island trip that we...
How to Start a Fire Without a Lighter
How to Start a Fire Without a Lighter One thing which all humans have is a love for fire - it's in our blood. You light a fire...
Forestry Fire Lookout Tower Plans
I met an old chap in upstate New York who makes forestry fire lookout towers. He scanned the plans he has been using his whole life and emailed them to...
On & On Anzac Day Classic
To celebrate Anzac day we took a couple of boats out including Jarred's Yacht and competed in the On & On fishing comp. The competition was based in the harbour,...
How to use the Firelighter
The Firelighter is a revolutionary way to light your fire without kindling or newspaper. We thought we would help you out with a helpful guide for setting up your Fire...
14 Thoughtful Gift Ideas for Christmas
Giving Christmas gifts can mean many different things.
It might mean searching for a park at the shopping mall on the 24th of December and racing around buying something for the sake of it.
Twizel Canal Surfing
Earlier this year on our staff trip down South we ventured through Twizel to the fish canals, an area where Sam used to work on a Salmon farm. We were...
Where They Create
I never turn down the chance to explore the workplace of someone in an imaginative or artistic field. It is exciting and inspiring to see today's creatives mysterious hideouts. Paul...