Our New Table Design- Saw horse Table

Hello, sorry that there hasn't been any posts in a while. This one should make up for it. This is our NEW design- I am so thrilled with it (I didn't have my camera with me today so these shots are taken from my phone so they are not the best) I couldn't wait to share.

This piece is made from 100% recycled timber and there is a blend of Kauri and Rimu. The design is something that we have wanted to do for a while as the 'trestle' table has been voguish of late- This is more of a saw horse interpretation- I feel that this marries in with our over all ideas and feel.

I can't stop staring at it... She's a beauty!

R

Ecological Outdoor Furniture

This is a design that we have been working on and off for the last three months. We wanted to do an outdoor table, purely because we like this timber called Vitex. Vitex is directly marketed against other hardwood timbers such as Kwila as is comes from a sustainable source. 

I like it as it ages gracefully in the elements and ends up a beautiful silver tone and refrains from giving you splinters. The design itself uses stainless steel hinges allowing the pieces to be folded down compacted for storage. The Vitex dose have a wonderful hard quality to it and has a life expectancy of approximately 40 years, mainly used in decking we look forward to using this ecological product more and more.

R

Our New Butcher Blocks

After moving into our new house we were really struggling for bench space, we have always made butcher blocks in the past, but this one is a slightly different design. We had one like it when we grew up on the farm and  I have always wanted one. The castors give it a semi- industrial spin and the handle harks to 'high school science block'. I am just thrilled with it so I thought I would share. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

R 

Workroom at Aroha lamour in Napier!

Wow I just had to show you these images taken of our lamps in Aroha lamour-House of Aroha in Napier (which recieved the 'best' design store from Urbis magazine '09). The shots are just beautiful. Thank you house of Aroha we a v. pleased to make your acquaintance.

Happy new year all 

R

http://www.houseofaroha.co.nz/2009/12/20/workroom-design-made-in-clevdon/

Who's a pretty little shop then

Just a few snaps of the shop from today... 

R

Insite Magazine Australia

We have just been published in an article about New Zealand design in a Australian magazine called Insite. This is very exciting news for us. Also featured in the same article is Renee Boyd and Zekiah Heath, whose work we stock at the WORKROOM store. Thought I would just share this as I am bursting to tell someone and my mum won't answer the phone!

R

Melina Martin

Melina Martin is our latest edition to the stable with a selection of her work... She lives and works out of Wellington with a background in fashion she has decided to sway towards designing her own ranges of home adornments including these covetable cushions and tea-towels. With my collection of bird studies and sketches I just couldn't resist. 

R

Clevedon Christmas Parade

In the weekend WORKROOM went in the Clevedon Christmas Parade! It was so fun giving out little presents and of course the classic Macintoshes (my favourite has always been mint) to the children and families. It was a hot blistering day with a huge crowd we danced and sung along side the WORKROOM Christmas tree (all high on sugar from the over consumption of Macintoshes) . So a successful day giving to local community and we all retired exhausted with sore jaws from chewing and throats from "we wish you a merry christmas"

Merry christmas from WORKROOM!

R

Game- GRADUATING EXHIBITION (part one)

Hi there,

It has been a busy time and I haven't had a chance to write of late. I have just graduated from Whitecliffe college with a bachelor of fine arts. These images are from my graduating exhibition. Held on the 26th of November. It was a wonderful occasion celebrating 4 years of work and learning- I was a bundle of nerves, excitement, sadness and  happiness. Thank you to all of my friends and family that came along to support me. And I would like to especially thank the fine arts faculty at Whitecliffe who have guided me through- Thank you Noel, Jill, Steve, Erich, Matt. 

R

Here is the artist statement that accompanied this work:

Seeded from anecdotes and everyday interactions, Snelling gathers, studies and observes these experiences to respond and comment. She exercises her role as an artist operating with no fixed premise and oscillating from a heavy-handed rigour to a hands-off director. Snelling believes that her idea will tell her how best to execute it and how this decision of methodology will support or take the idea further. Themes of nostalgia and human critique are examined in this exhibition and are presented both metaphorically and literally through games, sports and animals. We are asked to think about aspiration for success and fear of failure as well as how we can be misinterpreted and misunderstood by others as a fact of human nature.

 

“My art is autobiographical and I cannot be separated from it, although at the same time, I hide behind its many layers and guises”.

 

Rat 2009 Pencil on hot pressed paper 1500 mm x 1400 mm

Pig 2009 Pencil on hot pressed paper 1500 mm x 1400 mm

Chicken 2009 Pencil on hot pressed paper 1500 mm x 1400 mm

Dartboard 2009 Acrylic on linen 1400 mm diameter

Cork and feathers 2009 Hand turned cork pheasant turkey and dyed chicken and goose feathers

Twenty-three passport photos 2009 Passport photos (all taken at ‘Photogenics’ Parnell road taken  over the period of six months) Fuji prints 120 mm x 100 mm

 

Rebecca Snelling

November 2009 

Marti Friedlander

I was fortunate enough to run into Marti Friedlander today at the Parnell photo centre- I have my photo taken there once a week as a part of a project that I am doing- I happen to know that she has a show on at the Gus fisher Gallery (runs until the 21st)at the moment. It was a perfect way to open a conversation as we both stood there waiting. I felt all shy as I know so much about her, being one of my favourite photographers, but I felt star struck and quite uncomfortable in her presence- good uncomfortable of course.  

The photo above is one of her portraits of Rita Angus- which there is also, as most will know, a Rita Angus show on at the Auckland Art Gallery (new gallery) at the moment. This image is apart of the Rita Angus show. 

They are truly remarkable women

Thank you Marti for inspiring me today

R

Beautiful cards by NICEWORK

Hello,

These cards are so beautiful from nicework- I have more of there work arriving any day now- notebooks and really cool tea-towels....

I love getting christmas cards in the mail- hand written and these ones are extra spec!

Sarah Maxey is a graphic artist- I am particularly fond of her typography pictured in the second image. 

R

Studio work

This is the latest image from my studio work... I perhaps could be received with dark connotations- I suppose it dose really have dark connotations, but I do like the that I have one ear up and one down...

R

OOOH ring-a-ling-ling

New work from John Healy- These rings are beautiful- I have one myself... I just adore it! They are made with care and precision... He is an amazing maker John... 

Thank you for your work! 

R

More new stuff!!!

More delicious things arrived at the store! firstly ceramic clocks by Renee Boyd + Pillow cases by Sarah Maxey at nice work...

They are so gorgeous!

In store this weekend!

R

New work in the studio

Some experiments from the studio... I am thinking about the fundamental components of sports instruments and how perhaps they would have first been made...