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Black Aotea joint rings, silver chain, plaiting and filigree.This unique necklace is an experimental development of past work. As creators of fine carvings we thought about learning the art of silversmithing. To be honest, we have a long way to go but we were lucky our teachers didn't let us down. T...

- Additional informationStop and revive yourself. Dive into the serenity and peace of a free mind and spirit and carry this state with you.This stunning, turquoise blue Aotea is seldom found, to get a large piece is exceptional. This is one of those few stones we don't want to take from by carving f...

- Additional informationThe woven kete (basket) was not only valued as a tool. Imbued in the weave are intricate patterns and fine adornments making kete a valuable object of aesthetic value and personal significance. We reflect on what we today call fashion and wonder what defines our tastes. Is it...

- Additional informationPikorahi.The pikopiko is a fern frond, one of the special foods of early summer. The piko is a symbol of life itself and is represented by the shape of a koru. Whilst the word “koru" augers a mental image of a rolling curve the word piko is also translated to the word, twis...

- Additional informationAccording to some whakapapa (Maori cosmology) the sky (Rangi) cohabited with the earth (Papa) who was already the wife of Tangaroa the sea. She was seduced by the sky. They had a child whom they called Tāne nui-a-rangi, ‘Tāne-great of the heavens.’ The family thereupon ...

- Additional informationThe mobius is essentially a loop that has been given a twist. We compare it to the theme of Takarangi. It may be recognised by mystics as the image of the Ouboros (a snake eating its tail)/ the symbol of infinity. The shape of the equilateral triangle is associated by some as...

- Additional informationKo au ko koe (ko koe ko au) is a way of saying that we are as one.This piece shows a mirror image of two figures who appear to be sitting, grooming themselves. Water becomes the acting force that both cleanses and connects them.The image reflects an idea that our taking care ...

- Additional informationThis piece was made to remember the special gifts that people bring to eachother.This tipuna (ancestor) is carrying something special that's not from here, it's not our knowledge, not our product. How does something new effect us? We walk a fine line between being ancestors a...

- Additional informationSometimes we need to just have some time out perhaps this is when we most need to be held."Hoa/ friend" is a part of the "kaitiaki series". Kaitiaki are guardians and we use these kaitiaki to empower ourselves, people and places. Hoa represents a state solitude.We made this p...

- Additional informationTwo friends enjoy the intimacy of night to share space, to share company whilst feeling the comfort and joy of friendship. Piritahi offers us a peek at two friends sitting in a space of intimate connection and ease.(like Ko te Mea Nui) Piritahi follows on with the concept of ...

- Additional informationKo te mea nui began its shape as a pōria (the leg ring for a pet bird). This concept was to convey sentiments of affection in the sense that the pōria (if made for a lover) might keep our loved one close to us bound within the symbol of a ring. From there the pōria design ...

How this stone transforms when held to the light amazes us. We consider The proverb " He kokonga whare ka kitea (the corners of a house maybe seen but not so the corners of one's heart).The word roimata means teardrop. Often (in Te Ao Māori) the teardrop is associated with the albatross who was obs...

Tangiwai pounamu is a term we find given to a range of different serpentines across the country. To us (being from Murihiku in the deep South of Aotearoa) Tangiwai is the Bowenite found in Milford Sound. Its colours ranging from green to purple.Tangiwai tells the story of separation, loss and result...

- Additional informationSimple stunning and classic, beautiful green earring. Hollowed out on the back to bring more light through.Greenstone 25mm diameterSterling silver hooks.

Some say that there is a vibration that resonates within each of the Māori vowels. As we learnt the vibrations are the following.A= The Mother energy of nurture and careU= The fixing and embodiment of the spiritE= The flight and movement of the spiritI= The Child energy of instinct and unbroken aut...

Toki are perhaps the oldest manufactured tool known to man alongside the knife and rod.The toki was used to hue out boats, cut down trees and to dig gardens. The whao (chisel) was a letter development used to give detail.Examples of Toki (also carved in Nephrite) have been found from Aotearoa to Egy...

- Additional informationWe made this piece for the old ones. The forest people. Those who stand small but staunch, those who do their work quietly.These were the folk who make dead trees alive again, the folk who care and protect the vulnerable, the ones who remember truth. This is the story of Rāt...