SEEDS OF LOVE
Dare to differ this Valentines.
Sow the seeds of love, happiness and hope for the planet and it will come back to you in abundance.
Dare to differ this Valentines.
Sow the seeds of love, happiness and hope for the planet and it will come back to you in abundance.
FORA STUDIOS | e-Gift Certificate
Regular price $25.00 $25.00An estimated $400 million is spent on 10 million unwanted gifts Christmas in Australia, many of whichare were discarded and likely end up in landfill.
Gift cards endure as a great solution. When you know your friend or family member loves nature, the garden, craft, and the outdoors, FORA can help you alleviate that "did I get the right present" anxiety and quell that Gift Card buying guilt. Because let's face it, we all know a fuss POT or two.
Sustainability aside, some of us are just are not that organised so a Fora Gift Card will make a handy last-minute digital gift.
This beautiful design is thanks to Catherine Haugland, owner and operator of Avalon Rose Design, which she runs out of her home office in northern Iowa, USA. Catherine has been designing for almost 15 years.
She's a mom of two kids and two dogs, an insatiable reader, a collector of old clocks and mountains of ephemera, a gardener, a coffee-lover, crochet & knitting aficionado, and of course an artist.
Avalon Rose Design is a vintage-inspired creative graphic design studio specialising in commercial use graphics and design resources such as fonts, vintage botanical florals, patterns, textures, embellishments, illustrations, paintings and more. If you're lucky custom logo design is available on a very limited basis.
SOLAZUL HANDMADE | Villa de Leyva Icontec Bag
Regular price $379.95 Sale price $228.00 $228.00To make this traditional handcrafted crocheted bag can take more than one month of work. The bags are all 100% handmade by the indigenous artisans of the Wayuu community of the La Guajira Peninsula, Colombia.
Icontec bags are exclusive to Fora Studios. Only a handful of certified artisans make these bags. The fine cotton and shiny thread of the Icontec bags gives them brilliance and sophistication.
Sol Azul Handmade is the brainchild of social entrepreneur Rosanna Redondo. Like many talented women, Rosanna started Sol Azul handmade as a COVID project when she was visiting Colombia during the lockdown.
She works closely with the Wayuu women near her own childhood home and adds her sophisticated eye for detail to develop some truly beautiful and totally wearable cultural fashion pieces.
Every single bag is different and unique and is easy to recognise for its colours and intricate designs.
AGUA BENDITA | GIARD Kattie Kimono 7623
Regular price $349.95 Sale price $175.00 $175.00
The Kattie kimono is the coverup of the summer. Match your Giard bikini or one-piece and venture from balcony breakfast to sandy beach in this beautifully hand-detailed piece by Agua Bendita's AB Hearts.
Not only perfect poolside but for lounging at home, a gift for Valentines's day or for your bridesmaid to say thanks. Why not contact us for your bridal party robes and get access to next season's must have Agua Bendita robes and kimonos.
Agua Bendita makes swimwear and resort wear to suit all shapes, sizes and skin tones. No matter which body part you want to flaunt, or hide, AB loves diversity in all women's bodies.
Size: Universal (One Size)
Features:
Handcrafted beading by AB Hearts India
Made & handcrafted in India
Composition: Rayon
AGUA BENDITA | VOILA Kimi Kimono 7809
Regular price $349.95 Sale price $175.00 $175.00An Agua Bendita Kimono is perfectly versatile. Take it on your weekend away. Wear it proudly around the pool. Use it around the house and a lounging robe or for those pampering sessions.
Perfect for bridal party gifts and wedding days. Contact us for any special requests or to pre-order your bridal party's robes.
Sizes: Universal
100% Viscose
AGUA BENDITA | PAPIER | Cora Kimono 7007
Regular price $349.95 Sale price $198.00 $198.00100% Viscose
Made in India
A gorgeous box cut kimono able to be worn with or without its waist strap. Wear it as a bridal party gown, a poolside cover up, or as a throwover for those breezy summer nights.
One size fits all
FORA STUDIOS | e-Gift Certificate
Regular price $25.00 $25.00An estimated $400 million was spent on 10 million unwanted gifts last Christmas in Australia, many of which were discarded and likely ended up in landfill.
Gift cards endure as a great solution. When you know your friend or family member loves nature, the garden, craft, and the outdoors, FORA can help you alleviate that "did I get the right present" anxiety and quell that Gift Card buying guilt.
Sustainability aside, some of us are just are not that organised so a Fora Gift Card will make a handy last-minute digital gift.
This beautiful design is thanks to Basia Stryjecka, of Little Valley Studio. Originally from a small town in Poland, Basia now calls Michigan in the US her home. Often inspired by the beauty of nature, she creates pieces that bring a sense of calm and wonderment to our everyday lives. With a strong interest in color, composition, and texture she loves to integrate her knowledge of design into her abstract works. Watercolor is Basia's preferred medium, allowing the pigment to guide her brush in creating calming yet playful paintings
ISOLDA BRASIL | Men's TRISTAN Shirt in Blue Fish
Regular price $239.95 Sale price $120.00 $120.00Delicately painted fish swim on a white background of a cotton shirt that’s the catch of the season. With a relaxed fit and a blue and white colourway as cool as an offshore breeze, it captures a passion for nature and easy tropical living that matches perfectly with a summery Australian sensibility.
The Blue Fish story, like all designs from Brazil’s Isolda label, starts with an original handpainted design, printed into cotton and hand-sewn. Don’t let this one get away.
Sizes: P (Small), M (Medium), G (Large)
Materials: 100% cotton
Handmade and Printed in Brazil
ISOLDA BRASIL | Sarong in Cocar Noir
Regular price $239.95 Sale price $120.00 $120.00Today, the girl from Ipanema is likely to have a wardrobe full of Brazilian label Isolda’s peachy, beachy designs.
Scarlet pansies and abstract forms pop from a dark background on this beach cover-up sarong wrap. Not only is a sarong beach cover-up a true summer essential but it's perfect for that long-awaited beach honeymoon or holiday.
Like all Isolda designs, the Cocar Noir story begins with a handpainted design, printed' into cotton and hand-sewn. The breezy, lightweight cotton drapes over the body with the easy sensuality of the tropics, just as perfect for Australia's climate as it is for the Copacabana beach.
You can tie your sarong in a variety of ways for the street, the poolside barbeque or just casual living.
Team this contemporary floral look with the Amor Perfeito (perfect love) Hairband for those steamy days and nights.
Sizes: U (Universal - One Size Fits Most)
MATERIALS: 100% Cotton
Handmade and Printed in Brazil
ISOLDA BRASIL | Sarong in Tigridia
Regular price $239.95 Sale price $120.00 $120.00Is it a spray of tropical leaves? A cluster of shells? A wildcat stalking through the rainforest?
This intriguing print by Brazil’s Isolda brand conjures up the mystery of the Amazon. The breezy, lightweight cotton slithers over the body with the sensuality of the tropics.
Tie it in a variety of ways for the beach, the street, the poolside or casual living. Every detail is done by hand, from the original painting to printing, sewing and finishing.
When today’s girl from Ipanema goes walking, she’s probably wearing an Isolda design. Just as perfect for the Australia scene as it is for Copacabana beach.
Not only is a sarong beach cover-up a true summer Aussie staple but it's perfect for that pool-side barbeque or that long-awaited beach honeymoon or holiday.
Sizes: U (Universal - One Size Fits Most)
MATERIALS 100% Cotton
Handmade and Printed in Brazil
AGUA BENDITA | LUAU | Cassius Board Shorts 8053
Regular price $129.95 Sale price $65.00 $65.00The Agua Bendita swimwear Luau story translates gorgeously into the striking men's Cassius swimming shorts. Board shorts never looked and felt so good.
Sizes: 30, 32, 34, 36
Size Guide
Made in Colombia
Composition: 96% Polyester, 4% Elastane
Expected delivery: September 2021
J TANNER DECONSTRUCTED | Ready-to-Craft Bifold Men's Leather Wallet
Regular price $99.00 $99.00Imagine the satisfaction of pulling out a sophisticated, premium-quality leather wallet and saying, “I made this myself.” Or giving a self-stitched leather piece as a truly personal gift.
Perhaps you're looking at a wallet for your partner, dad, brother or friend but they all just look the same. A unique and thoughtful gift, your loved one will feel a great sense of personal satisfaction making this simple, stylish and highly useful wallet project himself. Althernatively, he won't quite believe it when you tell him you made it with love for him.
A compact vertical design 6-card men's wallet with plenty of space to carry cards and cash. For those who want to be sure they are carrying everything they need, without adding excessive bulk to their pockets!
Handcrafted, by you, from premium vegetable-tanned leather with 6 standard sized credit card sleeves, two large sleeves for receipts/documents, and a large cash sleeve.
Choose between a luscious brown, stealthily smart black, or the rich dark cyan vegetable-tanned leather. The simple, minimal aesthetic of the designs shows off the quality of the vegetable-tanned leather. And your brilliant handiwork, of course.
J Tanner DeConstructed kits contain all you need, along with easy-to-follow video guides, for successful leathercrafting, no matter your skill level.
Dimensions: 9cm x 11cm (closed)
Difficulty: Beginner
Crafting time: approx 2 - 4 hours
Learn more about the concept behind J Tanner's leathercrafting kits here.
GROWLERWERKS | UKeg Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker
Regular price $339.00 $339.00The uKeg Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker is the first integrated cold brew coffee maker and dispenser for the perfect at-home experience. That means you can brew, STORE and pour draft cold brew coffee from the comfort of home... ON NITRO!
There aren't many of us who don't dream of a good coffee at some time in their morning. Whether the summer heat is calling for an iced one or you want to brew a few Espresso Martini's cocktail for an upcoming birthday party, the Nitro is just the thing to. Better still you get to sample your coffee of choice. Byron Bay, Brazil, Colombia, Africa? Enjoy diversity in coffee savoured the cold brew way.
Capacity: 50 oz (12 coffee cups)
Dimensions: 5.2in x 8.1in x 10.9in (133mm x 207mm x 277mm)
Contents: uKeg Nitro, serving mat, coffee filter bags (4), nitro gas chargers* (2), coffee funnel, manual and protective shipping bag
Shipping Cost: Free within Australia
Features:
MAISON MATINE | Into the Wild Eau de Parfum
Regular price $99.00 $99.00« Discover the unknown, feel the wildlife that surrounds you. »
FEEL A DEEP CONNECTION, WITH A VIBRANT AND GENEROUS NATURE.
Into the Wild is an invitation to travel through luxuriant nature and discover new horizons.
- Top notes: cardamom, juniper berries, pepper,
- Middle notes: ginger, magnolia, frangipani,
- Base notes: chocolate
OLFACTIVE FAMILY : Woody Spicy
50ml Eau de Parfum
Organic Wheat alcohol
Recycled & recyclable packaging
Created in Paris | Made in France
"I create not so much for the present but for what my future vision is".
Adilson Rato
A fragrance created by Brazilian perfumer Adilson Rato and graphic artist Mathilde Purseigle.
As a child, Adilson Rato’s São Paulo home in Brazil was surrounded by a large garden, where he would play amongst the plants, flowers and animals. “We did everything outside,” he remembers.
Years later, during his chemistry studies, a friend told him about an opportunity in a perfume company. Adilson was so intrigued by the world of perfumes, that he made the decision to devote himself to his chemistry studies in the evenings in order to spend his days as an intern within the fragrance house. He spent his first week cleaning the stock of raw materials, smelling each one in turn. It was like stepping into another world for him.
The perfumers quickly took a liking to the charming young Adilson, and on his eighteenth birthday, one of them extended the invitation and asked him to work alongside him. Adilson thus began his training, and went on to specialise in fine fragrances.
MAISON MATINE | Warni Warni Eau de Parfum
Regular price $99.00 $99.00
Our world is an open playground. Diversity is our rule. Sharing is our game.
The spicy notes of Warni Warni are an invitation to share and meet
- Top notes: tea, cardamom,
- Middle notes : freesia, orange blossom,
- Base notes: cedar, coumarin, musk,
« Come to me, come to me ! »
OLFACTIVE FAMILY : Floral Spicy
A fragrance created by perfumer Elise Benat and graphic artist Mathilde Purseigle
50ml Eau de Parfum
Organic Wheat alcohol
Recycled & recyclable packaging
Created in Paris | Made in France
Created by Ane Ayo and Fabrice Pellegrin. Bottle and packaging design by graphic artist Mathilde Purseigle
MAISON MATINE | Hasard Bazar Eau de Parfum
Regular price $99.00 $99.00"We are questioning our standard, living new experiences, bringing opposites together "
An audacious creation, embodying a creative spirit,
Hasard Bazar, is a second skin, giving space to express your personality, and a few notes to affirm your style
- Top notes : Sichuan pepper,
- Middle notes : rose, ambrox,
- Base notes : patchouli, tonka bean, vanilla, musk,
OLFACTIVE FAMILY : Oriental Gourmand
Created by Ane Ayo and Fabrice Pellegrin. Bottle and packaging design by graphic artist Mathilde Purseigle
MAISON MATINE | Esprit de Contradiction Eau de Parfum
Regular price $99.00 $99.00« Challenge the status quo, make your voice heard. »
A zesty message,
It's all in the name, Esprit de Contradiction, represents the duality between the freshness of tangerine and the warmth of cedar wood, between acceptance and revendication
- Top notes : tangerine, citrus, black pepper, coriander,
- Middle notes : ginger, ylang ylang, iris roots, clove,
- Base notes : musk, vetiver, sage, cedar wood,
OLFACTIVE FAMILY : Citrus woody
Created using the artisanal expertise of perfumer Christian Vermorel and graphic artist Mathilde Purgseigle
50ml Eau de Parfum
Created in Paris | Made in France
Organic wheat alcohol
Recycled and recyclable packaging
HAWS | PLANT MISTER in Copper
Regular price $82.50 Sale price $66.00 $66.00HAWS' Copper PLANT MISTER adds a warm, vintage touch to your indoor jungle. But these quality misters are not just for show.
Many house plants may not be getting humidity from their environment. Misting your plants will replicate the humid conditions they may be used to in the outdoors (there's no such thing as an indoor plant).
Houseplants require misting in different amounts. Tropical plants such as Calatheas, Monsteras, and Begonias will probably need misting.
A dry or arid zone plant such as a cactus or a succulent will do best without misting.
Dimensions: 13.5cm (h)
Capacity: 300ml
Packaging | Gift boxed
Designed and manufactured in Sheffield, England
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AGUA BENDITA | HELIOS | Joe Board Shorts 8911
Regular price $129.95 Sale price $65.00 $65.00The Agua Bendita Helios story translates gorgeously into the striking men's Joe swimming shorts.
It's not difficult to sense the quality and see the detail in Agua Bendita swimwear. The feel alone will have you hooked.
Wear them on a romantic sojourn or the weekend away with the boys.
Sizes: 30, 32, 34, 36
Made in Colombia
Composition:
88% Polyester, 12% Spandex
AGUA BENDITA | GIARD Joe Board Shorts 7922
Regular price $129.95 Sale price $65.00 $65.00The Agua Bendita swimwear "Giard" story translates gorgeously into the striking men's Joe swimming shorts.
A special trunk for a special holiday. Worn from pool to bar, your man will feel like the Chris Hemsworth of the party.
Sizes: 32, 34
Made in Colombia
Composition:
96% Polyester, 4% Spandex
AGUA BENDITA | JAMBO Stacy Bikini Top 7574