Situated in a block of six funky shops and businesses (including the uber-cool True Grit Hair Spa), Dose is a cozy, architecturally impressive gem of a café. The minute you walk in, you’ll be struck by the cutesy yet gloriously varied décor and Giant Robot-esque wall art and the friendly faces of a whole bevy of baristas and patrons …
It’s often difficult to find beautifully made footwear for women that don’t involve sky high heels or tacky embellishments. Luckily Head over Heels ticks all the right boxes for wearable and stylish shoes. Stocking New Zealand labels Beau Coop, Chaos and Harmony and Kathryn Wilson as well as exclusively supplying international label Roda, your feet are in good hands …
“Jack of all trades, master of none” is a figure of speech that does not apply to Kathryn Leah Payne, the Christchurch-based fashion and accessories designer, ideas woman and brains behind the successful custom made dog and cat collar company mo’woof.
A self-proclaimed perfectionist, her handbags, bracelets, belts, clothing and animal collars are all designed, crafted and finished by hand and by her. With a keen eye for design and quality, everything that passes through Kathryn’s studio will last a lifetime because only the finest quality leathers and solid brass hardware are used in her designs …
Working on the principle that less is more, Haunt encourages their customers to juxtapose their beautifully crafted antique French furniture against a modern backdrop. A house filled with 18th Century French furniture may be a little over kill, after all …
A community initiative on a tiny scale, the Escapist Library is an easy-to-miss cabinet of books featuring titles by Danielle Steel, New Zealand writer C.K Stead and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, Anne Tyler …
Once an Anglican church, the wooden floorboards, high ceiling and stained glass window of the Herbal Dispensary building sit surprisingly comfortably alongside the stark white walls and rows of pharmaceutical-looking glass bottles. …
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