Conversations with Good People.

Conversations w/ Good People: Madison & Kelsey Baker - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Madison & Kelsey Baker
At Nuz, Madison & Kelsey are turning recycled steel and sustainably-sourced timber into knives that are not just tools, but a part of everyday life. Handcrafted in New Zealand, each... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Larissa Goodwin - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Larissa Goodwin
Larissa Goodwin first discovered clay while studying at Elam Art School, where she explored it through sculptural and installation-based work. Her passion for pottery deepened during time spent living in... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Tim Grocott - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Tim Grocott
Tim had the privilege to work alongside expert mould maker Bruce Yallop at Studio Ceramics between 2014–2016, whose career began at Crown Lynn as a teen. This was an invaluable... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Nobuko Okamoto - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Nobuko Okamoto
The word ‘Kintsugi’ has quite a simple, literal meaning. Kin means gold and tsugi means to join or fix. Christchurch creative Nobuko Okamoto has been practising Kintsugi for over seven years and... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Michael Gilling - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Michael Gilling
Michael Gilling has been designing and crafting wooden things since he was a little boy. From his first toy boat to recent commercial projects under his business XYLO Woodcraft, Michael has... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Matt & Dan - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Matt & Dan
Friends Matt Andrews and Dan Baxter started Matt & Dan's Campervans four years ago and has seen it grow from a single ("shitty") van to a fleet of seven beautiful, modern and comfortable vans. Currently working... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Nathan James - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Nathan James
Nathan James runs one of our favourite blogs, Adventures from the South. It provides in-depth guides to some of the most beautiful hikes and huts in the South Island, with topographic maps, weather... Read more...
Conversations w/ Good People: Dominic Ellett - Common Goods
Conversations w/ Good People: Dominic Ellett
Dominic Ellett is passionate about heritage and workwear, and clearly has an eye for curating some of the coolest brands and products around town. We sat down with the man behind Indigo &... Read more...