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.
GARDEN TRADING | Canvas Garden & Barbeque Apron in Khaki
Regular price $111.50 Sale price $39.00 $39.00The perfect product for every organised gardener or florist, this Apron is beautifully made and exceptionally practical. Crafted from Waterproof Canvas in Khaki, the straps and central pocket are Faux Suede in a soft, chocolate-like brown. Garden Trading have ensured the waist straps are long enough to wrap and tie at the front for an all-round better fit.
Whether you're planting new flowerbeds, picking vegetables, or creating a bronze masterpiece in the shed, this trusty apron will ensure clothes stay clean. Not only that, all-important tools, seeds and more can be stored close to hand in the front pocket, separated into a larger and smaller section for even more organisation.
Why not check out the full khaki Garden Trading accessories set which includes apron. Great as a housewarming, birthday or Christmas gift.
THE LITTLE GROWERS | Kids' Apron in Rust
Regular price $65.95 Sale price $29.00 $29.00We love The Little Growers' gorgeously cut and stitched aprons.
Join The Little Growers community of small garden grubs, to create connectivity, develop healthy habits and an understanding of the earth from a young age.
Apart from being fun for kids, the research tells us that, even more than weekend sports and activities, the more time young children kids spend growing, harvesting and understanding food, the better their health will be over their lifetime.
Your child's school or pre-school may already have a vegetable or herb garden. Why not take the leap and get them excited about growing their own at home. They may teach you something. You don't need a big backyard, just a few pots for herbs to start with, or some raised planters for vegetables on the balcony.
Depending on your council, you could grow your own on your nature strip and get your street involved. Share food scraps and compost and eventually real food from the earth where you live.
The Little Growers' aprons are machine washable and are made from a 70% linen, 30% cotton fibre blend.
Sizing best for Ages 3-7
Also available in Vege Garden Print
SOPHIE CONRAN | Gift- Boxed Gardening Fork
Regular price $55.00 Sale price $32.00 $32.00Many of us discovered the fun of gardening as kids even if it was just making dirt volcanoes while Nonno planted the tomato seeds. For some of us, we've only relished in it since the recent lockdowns and slowdowns. Apart from the physical benefits and all that prettiness, greenery and self-satisfaction, who knew gardening could be so meditative? Even more so with Sophie Conran's Gardening Hand Fork.
Sophie's fork is smaller and lighter than some garden hand forks, and offers excellent control and comfort in use. Combining designer flair with practicality, this hand fork makes weeding and cultivating so much easier so that you can get into your zen gardening place.
The mirror-polished stainless steel head is rust-resistant and will stay looking good for years to come. The three tines are shaped and sharpened to slide easily into the soil with minimum effort.
The waxed Forest Security Council (FSC) beechwood handle is smooth and fits snugly into the hand, while the brass ferrule ensures a secure connection between the tool head and handle. The etched Sophie Conran for Burgon & Ball maker’s mark adds a distinctive finishing touch.
Presented in a beautiful tissue paper-lined box, this hand fork makes a beautiful and thoughtful gift for any gardener.
Dimensions: 26.5cm long x 7.5cm wide
Handle: waxed FSC beech wood
Ferrule: brass
Head: stainless steel
Supplied in a beautiful gift presentation box (12cm wide x 7cm high x 29cm long)
LA CORVETTE MARSEILLE | Olive Laundry Soap Flakes
Regular price $30.00 Sale price $12.00 $12.00A must in many European households, La Corvette Marseille’s soap flakes are a safe and sensitive alternative to laundry powder, both eco-friendly and hypoallergenic.
Made the same way as the company’s traditional Marseille bathroom soap, using all-natural vegetable oils cooked in a cauldron, these soap flakes offer the same degree of gentleness. That makes them an ideal option for washing woollies and other delicates, laundering babywear and cleaning clothes for any member of the family with sensitive skin.
Styling hint: decant the contents of the bag into glass jars and even the laundry can look Insta-perfect.
La Corvette Marseille's Olive Laundry Soap Flakes are certified as an Ecodetergent by Ecocert Greenlife according to the Ecocert standard, with 100% of the ingredients being of natural origin.
Find out more about Ecocert here.
La Corvette Marseille is also certified by The Union of SOAP professionals in Marseille, ensuring that the soap is made in a traditional cooking process in the cauldron of the period; is composed of the traditional Marseille soap from raw materials and exclusively vegetable oils, without additives, preservatives or perfumes and is made in a place of manufacture in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, the historical cradle of the soap of Marseille
Find out more about La Corvette Marseille's historic place in Marseille soap-making by checking out Fora's BRANDS showcase here.
Ingredients: SOAP 30%; sodium Olivate, sodium cocoate, Aqua (water), sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide
Made in France
750 grams
PERFUMARIA PHEBO | Agua de Rosmarino 260ml Cologne
Regular price $169.00 Sale price $85.00 $85.00Please note orders outside Australia MUST be shipped with DHL Express. Please choose the DHL Express option in the checkout or your order will be rejected by Customs.
Perfumaria Phebo's Água de Rosmarino, or Sea Dew, Cologne is a versatile and aromatic citrus creation that brings herbal notes balanced with hints of spice such as cardamom and nutmeg.
The bluish tone of the packaging highlights the fragrance's freshness and refers to the original poetic Latin meaning of "Ros Marinus": Sea Dew. Through the light this glass facets of this gorgeously crafted bottle change colour, ensuring all your senses are delighted when you use an Aguas de Phebo fragrance.
The generous 260ml bottle is a fitting vessel for such a fresh cologne produced with an extra-neutral and purer alcohol that does not interfere with the fragrance, Águas de Phebo colognes pass through a process of maceration for a greater intensity of the olfactory notes and a superior quality.
Lovers of Phebo's Aguas range can also experience them in luxurious but mild Bar Soaps as well as an 8ml travel size roll-on mini-Cologne.
Olfactory description: Aromatic Citrus
Top Notes: Sicilian Lemon*, Rosemary*, Nutmeg*
Heart Notes: Cardamom*, Black Pepper, Lily
Base Notes: Lavender*, Musk, Vetiver
*Natural
Content: 260ml eau de cologne
Made in Brazil
Ingredients:
ALCOHOL, AQUA (WATER), PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), CITRAL, CITRONELLOL, COUMARIN, GERANIOL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, LINALOOL, LIMONENE.
GARDEN TRADING | Wirework Holder in Antique Brass + Jute String
Regular price $55.00 Sale price $19.00 $19.00An indispensable item for greenhouses, garden sheds and craft studios taking inspiration from traditional garlic baskets. Garden Trading have adapted the design allowing a ball of twine to sit centrally, feeding the end of the string through the hole in its base.
With an Antique Brass finish, they've also juxtaposed the colours matching with a ball of contemporary carbon coloured Jute string.
The functional yet beautifully decorative piece can be hung effortlessly whether ready to string up plants in the garden or use as that finishing touch to present wrapping.
LANTERN PRESS | GO UNPLUG Cotton Tote Bag
Regular price $39.95 Sale price $19.00 $19.00We all need to remind ourselves to switch off sometimes. - mobile phones, iPADs, Netflix, Zoom meetings. Don't we all deserve a digital break this summer?
With its deep gusset design, Lantern Press' cute GO UNPLUG retro camper print tote bag is ideal for those extra items of shopping at the village makers market or on that long weekend away.
Handy for a trip to a hotel, motel, glamping trip, or a true rewilding camping trip. Just throw it in the back of the car or as a spare in your suitcase and off you go.
CELLFAST | ERGO U600 Universal Axe
Regular price $110.00 Sale price $42.00 $42.00Here at Fora, we appreciate innovative product design such as this 2017 IF Product Design Awards winner.
This smaller CELLFAST ERGO axe is a perfectly balanced, ergonomically designed universal axe ideal for camps, chopping firewood or mountaineering escapes. Best of all it can attach securely to your belt or backpack so you can take it anywhere a la Bear Grilles.
The quality forging is high quality so the induction-hardened blade is extremely durable and is deeply welded within the shaft.
A non-slip SAFETOUCH surface ensures a soft, comfortable grip and the fibreglass reinforced composite construction provides cushioning at impact.
Better still, it's lightweight and comfortable to hold and may be used with one hand
A multifunctional cover guarantees safe handling, storage of the axe and a handy sharpener
length 260 mm, weight 0.6 kg
a 25-year warranty on the product upon website registration
TÜV GS safety certificate
Find out more about KABO & PYDO design studio who are responsible for many CELLFAST's ingenious designs and were awarded the prestigious prize for product design in the annual IF WORLD DESIGN AWARDS
GRANADO BRAZIL | GLICERINA | Traditional Bar Soap
Regular price $16.50 Sale price $10.00 $10.00The Traditional boxed Traditional GlycerineSoap is an ode to Granado's 150-year history as an apothecary house. So revered in Brazil, that at one time, Brazilian kings, queens and princesses used Granado's artisanally made products in their royal courts..
The traditional soap is composed of Granado's famous and well-trusted vegetable glycerin base, known for its moisturising and protective action to the skin.
The timeless subtlety of Granado's Traditional fragrance makes it suitable for all the family.
Dermatologically tested
Suitable for sensitive skin and daily use
Packaging labeled FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)
Paraben-free
Content: 90g
Composition:
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS KERNEL OIL, SUCROSE, TRISTEARIN, ALCOHOL, AQUA, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, PARFUM, GLYCERIN, ETIDRONIC ACID, SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, TETRASODIUM EDTA, C.I.19140 E C.I.15510, EUGENOL.
J TANNER DECONSTRUCTED | Ready-to-Craft Leather Shoulder Bag
Regular price $159.00 Sale price $50.00 $50.00Imagine the satisfaction of toting a sophisticated, premium-quality leather bag and saying, “I made this myself.” Or giving a self-stitched leather piece as a truly personal gift.
Perhaps you're looking at crafts for Mother's Day gifts but your young-at-heart mum is not quite ready to start crochet. Your partner, wife or mum will love making it herself or won't quite believe it when you tell her you made it with love for her.
J Tanner's shoulder bag is a truly personal birthday, thank you, or Mother's Day gift and was designed to bring classic flair to a modern lifestyle. With an adjustable leather shoulder strap, classic brass metal hardware, one large compartment for storing your goods, and a quick access pouch on the back (perfect as a small cardholder, or for slim documents), this shoulder bag is built for life on the go.
Choose between a luscious brown or go for the purity of the Fora Studios exclusive Natural vegetable-tanned leather option.
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: 17cm x 19cm x 6cm
Difficulty: Medium
Crafting time: approx 7 - 9 hours
Learn more about the concept behind J Tanner's leathercrafting kits here.
HAWS | ROWLEY RIPPLE 2 Pint Watering Can in Duck Egg Blue
Regular price $236.50 Sale price $120.00 $120.00Whether you intend to use it indoors or outside, Haw’s multipurpose ROWLEY RIPPLE is the Rolls Royce of watering cans, an investment piece that will repay you handsomely over many years.
Haws watering cans are still made by hand in the company’s studio in England’s West Midlands. Each can take up to 200 steps to complete, part of a tradition of quality that dates back to 1886
The best watering cans are carefully calibrated for exquisite balance in the hand and for durability. With The Rowley Ripple's long, curvy spout you'll get spot-on watering accuracy. It comes with a removable, non-drip brass rose, so you can gently hydrate even the teeniest seedlings. What's more, The Rowley Ripple design is more than 100 years old, making it older than the Queen but just as enduring and endearingly symbolic.
With its dainty Duck Egg Blue finish, you'll imagine tending Lizzie's very own hydrangeas in Sandringham.
Delivered in a presentation gift box this is a justifiable indulgence or the perfect gift to delight the nature lover.
Materials: Powder-coated steel, brass
Dimensions: 33.5 x 16 x 11.5cm
Capacity: 2 pints | 946 ml
Take a behind the scenes look at how the ROWLEY RIPPLE is handmade in our HAWS BRANDS showcase here. You won't look at your watering can in the same way ever again.
If the Rowley Ripple is a metal pipe-dream for you, why not visit our home page footer and subscribe to the FORA FILES newsletter. You'll go into the draw to WIN one of these beautifully crafted watering can's in copper - worth $245! Entries close May 25th, 2021
DEEJO | 37g TRIBAL Pocket Knife in Juniper Wood
Regular price $130.00 Sale price $50.00 $50.00You’re tribal roots are calling… Laser-etched with swirling shapes that recall age-old tattoos, this matt-finished steel blade forges a satisfying and sensory experience. Slip one into a bag or pocket, or use the belt clip, and it’s ready to use anywhere, any time.
A secure locking system means you can use the smooth open/close action with security. The handle is made from naturally fragrant solid juniper wood, which has a light, peppery fragrance.
A personal must-have and a brilliantly thoughtful gift that will make anyone feel like a modern-day warrior taking on the day by day with confidence.
Materials: 420 stainless steel, juniper wood
Dimensions: 11cm (closed), 20.5cm (open), 9.5cm blade, 0.9cm thickness
Forged from high-grade stainless steel by expert metalsmiths in China, each DEEJO knife is designed, tattooed and assembled in Deejo’s Paris workshop. Find out more about the brand’s founders, their studio and the production process here.
DEEJO | 37g JAPANESE DRAGON Pocket Knife in Ebony
Regular price $130.00 Sale price $50.00 $50.00This lightweight DEEJO knife, laser-etched with fire-breathing creatures, conjures ancient Japanese mythology and folklore.
The sleek handle in ebony wood is visually impressive for its deep black, ebony-like hues. This timber is also known for being almost completely damp-proof. It’s the heaviest, densest, most waterproof wood out there, and perfect for this beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
DEEJO's secure lock system makes it both sharp and safe, with a smooth opening and closing mechanism, while a belt clip gives you extra options for toting your pocketknife.
Made from high-grade stainless steel in expert metal forgers in China, each Deejo knife is designed, tattooed, printed & assembled in Deejo's Paris workshop.
Materials: 420 stainless steel with titanium coating, granadilla wood
Dimensions: 11cm (closed), 20.5 cm (open), 9.5cm blade, 0.9cm thickness
Forged from high-grade stainless steel by expert metalsmiths in China, each DEEJO knife is designed, tattooed and assembled in Deejo’s Paris workshop. Find out more about the brand’s founders, their studio and the production process here.
ANDREE JARDIN | MR & MRS CLYNK | Cream Table Brush & Dustpan
Regular price $85.00 Sale price $39.00 $39.00Whether you want to sweep up the kids’ crumbs or take your dinner parties to fine dining level and clean up between courses, this convenient set takes up little room but does a big job.
Choose a colour to match your potting bench, kitchen, table setting, studio or workshop. This cream makes a classic but subtle entrance when clearing the table.
And its usefulness isn’t limited to the dining table. This set is perfect for indoor gardening to collect any potting mix that may have missed the pot.
Artsy and crafty types will also find these a boon. Keep a separate one handy to flick away eraser shreds from your drawing, sweep threads from your stitchwork, coral beads together and much more.
This set, part of a collaboration with French design studio Mr & Mrs Clynk, brings streamlined modern chic to a classic. It consists of a brush framed in sustainably cultivate beech, with bristles in a blend of natural and synthetic fibres. Simply sweep crumbs and other particles into the lacquered metal tray and whisk them away.
Presented in a gift box, this is an ideal gift for anyone whose enthusiasms sometimes get messy, including yourself.
Even the mundane act of sweeping up a surface can be a chance to reflect on the beauty of the materials and form. A small moment of grace and beauty in an ordinary day.
Find out more about the Mr & Mrs Clyink and Andree Jardin collaboration here
BURGON & BALL | Brown Leather Apron
Regular price $120.00 Sale price $49.00 $49.00Always wanted to wear the leather apron in the garden, workshop or studio?
For metalsmithing, pottery, cobbling, leathercraft, saddlery, jewellery-making. woodwork, or even horticulture, leather has been used as a protective and long-lasting material for the tougher ateliers for centuries.
This traditional yet stylish leather apron features a top and three waist pockets for carrying tools and writing pencils. Made from the finest leather, this apron will protect you while you're in the workshop, garage or studio and will keep you warm on those chilly autumn days gardening outside.
Short Apron – length of body = 67 cm with neck strap = 89 cm
Long Apron - length of body = 88 cm with neck strap = 107cm
AKINOD | 3-Piece Cutlery Set in 1922 print
Regular price $35.00 $35.00Add a dash of Art Deco with the geometric repeating fans of the 1922 design. You too can feel like a partygoer from The Great Gatsby, whether you’re feasting on lobster or fish and chips.
Ditching plastic cutlery doesn’t mean eating your salad with a clumsy bamboo spork. Saying no to disposable utensils becomes second nature when you carry around this nifty, French-designed three-piece set.
Highly pragmatic, universal, and super-sleek, it’s ready to use whenever you buy food on the go, have a picnic in your local botanic gardens, take your prepped lunch out of the work fridge, chow down at a food court or take out a snack on a bushwalk.
You can eat elegantly while playing your part in ending single-use cutlery, keeping plastic waste out of the environment, and taking hygiene into your own hands. Just choose a design to your taste.
Each piece — spoon, four-prong fork and a knife with micro-serrated edge, in a cotton carry bag — is thoughtfully designed and engineered to be light and comfortable in the hand, while a clever system of magnets keeps the set safely together and prevents losing a precious component.
Materials: Stainless steel, polymer
Dimensions: 18 x 3.3cm
Cutlery made in China and France
Designed, printed, and assembled in Akinod's Paris, France workshop
AKINOD | 3-Piece Cutlery Set in Downtown Green
Regular price $35.00 $35.00"Uptown is for people who have already done something...
Downtown is where they're doing something right now" Andy Warhol
Hop of your Vespa (helmet on of course). The Downtown Green set bridges urban cool and natural charm. Its reverse city map motif and deep green background offer the best of both worlds.
Ditching plastic cutlery doesn’t mean eating your salad with a clumsy bamboo spork. Saying no to disposable utensils becomes second nature when you carry around this nifty, French-designed three-piece set.
Highly pragmatic, universal, and super-sleek, it’s ready to use whenever you buy food on the go, have a picnic in your local botanic gardens, take your prepped lunch out of the work fridge, chow down at a food court or take out a snack on a bushwalk.
You can eat elegantly while playing your part in ending single-use cutlery, keeping plastic waste out of the environment, and taking hygiene into your own hands. Just choose a design to your taste.
Each piece — spoon, four-prong fork and a knife with micro-serrated edge, in a cotton carry bag — is thoughtfully designed and engineered to be light and comfortable in the hand, while a clever system of magnets keeps the set safely together and prevents losing a precious component.
Learn more about Luc and Stephane, Akinod's founders here
Materials: Stainless steel, polymer
Dimensions: 18 x 3.3cm
Cutlery made in China and France
Designed, printed, and assembled in Akinod's Paris, France workshop