Sensationally sustainable: fly to The Flock for an ethical shopping experience
The Flock’s new layout at The Tannery reflects its purpose for selling ethical and sustainable items. With mainly Kiwi tunes playing in the background, it’s befitting for browsing among the locally made fashionwear and gifts. Owner Melody Leveridge only sells exquisite clothing made of natural fibres. It’s where she draws the line – […]
Great gardens: Growing Places for Miriam
For Adam Jaques, Growing Places for Miriam is not just a business, but a labour of love, after being established by his mother, who had a keen interest in gardening. “The business was started by my mother Miriam, who sadly passed away six years ago, after she got leukaemia,” Adam says. “I took […]
Blooming beautiful: budding Ashburton florist Samantha Rose Flowers celebrates her first year with a hundred roses
Samantha Rose Flowers celebrated its first successful year as Ashburton’s budding new business. On 28 May, Samantha Rose Trott gave out 100 roses around town for the occasion. The now 30-year-old excelled in both her floristry course at Christchurch Academy and her decade’s experience here and in Australia. However, the creative entrepreneur’s destiny […]
Homewares homecoming: Ballantynes welcomes back their beautiful homewares departments
Ballantynes has long been the haven for everything beautiful, across fashion, lifestyles and homewares. But as the main store began its rebuild along Lichfield Street post-quake, its homewares departments were temporarily relocated into new premises. A temporary building opposite the South City Mall at 520 Colombo Street was set up to house most […]
Solid reputation: Jennian Homes North Canterbury
Jennian Homes has been building top quality homes in the larger Canterbury region for more than 20 years. Part of a nationwide franchise company, Jennian Homes, is a Registered Master Builder and provides a 10-year Master Build Guarantee and a 36-month maintenance warranty. The company has a solid reputation of design quality and […]
Rolleston’s funky new space: Industria branches out
Industria now has its name in bright lights at burgeoning Rolleston Square. The design and gift store specialist with a spacious funky fitout opened a second location last month – the ultimate for practical, well-made and quirky designer items and furniture. Serving the Selwyn region, owner Janine Reese, along with Bronwyn and Mel, […]
Wall linings with benefits: Triboard TGV by Juken New Zealand
Triboard TGV is an innovative, engineered wood panel, offering an alternative to plasterboard, manufactured by Juken New Zealand Ltd (JNL). “This product is specifically designed for the lining of high-impact areas such as garages and rumpus rooms,” explains JNL Sales and Marketing Manager Gordon Wilmshurst. “These areas are commonly lined with plasterboard products. […]
A worldly fragrance: WORLD introduces exclusive fragrances by Marc-Antoine Barrois
French couture and perfumery have always been interconnected. After working for Jean-Paul Gaultier, French couturier Marc-Antoine Barrois opened his first boutique in 2013. As a designer he seeks the art of simple luxury without ostentation. Now he has launched his first perfume – B683. Much like his designs themselves, the scent is elegant […]
Creating dreamy kitchens: Dream Doors Christchurch
Owner of Dream Doors Adrian Kay is not only celebrating six years in business in Christchurch, but also winning best Dream Doors franchise in New Zealand for a fabulous fifth year in a row. Dream Doors is best known for giving your existing kitchen a facelift, but how far you wish to go […]
Urbane hues: painting your world a calming colour
When it comes to home décor, colour has transformational abilities that are only limited by one’s imagination and the speed of a brush stroke. Paint is all about making big changes for small change and this year the latest colour trends are getting a sophisticated makeover. With tech-free sanctuaries a key colour trend […]
