Father Rabbit's Blog.

Online Shopping in New Zealand

We have been receiving some wonderful praise for our website, thank you!. I really think online shopping has taken a step up lately.  Often dismissed by bricks and mortar stores, I think we work just as hard on our business as other stores in marketing, presentation, service etc etc. God forbid we had a store as well! …. and some online stores do, so they really have their work cut out for them.  

In this post I would like to acknowledge some of the fabulous online shopping we have here in New Zealand and hope that the people who can’t always visit the stores check out what we all have to offer.  I have picked these stores because I also love to shop and this is where I like to go whether it be for myself at home or my clients of Claudia Zinzan Design.

Douglas and Bec is the store behind the wonderful brand of lighting and furniture “Workroom”. It is run by Rebecca Snelling and Paul Dowie. They have a wonderful selection of New Zealand designers, but most importantly have great selections of hard to find international work. They have taken the time and effort to import beautifully designed products.  Visit them here.  www.workroom.net.nz

Everyday Needs is next level presentation and divine selections by the gorgeous Katie Lockhart, one of my most admired interior designers. She has worked internationally for many years and as a very distinct style.  She finds the “hard to find” and now we can shop easily on her beautiful site. www.everyday-needs.com

Long established Simon James Design has now opened a very contemporary and exciting online store to compliment both their “store within store” at the Department Store in Auckland and their furniture and lighting showroom at Upper Queen Street. Your go to place for international furniture and lighting including Established and Sons and local brands David Trubridge.  I like to recommend Simon’s amazing sofas to my clients and they are always a sucesss.  With their online store they sell the “quirky” that works from Curio Noir candles to Bank in the form of a Pig sculptures by Harry Allen. www.simonjamesdesign.com

An old favourite and my first proper online shopping experience was Wallace Cotton. They have a few stores now as well and their success is to be celebrated. They are obviously very had workers and they have a wonderful quarterly catalogue that is so nice to touch and hold. Fantastic quilts and linen. www.wallacecotton.co.nz

There are many more but here is a little taste! x Claudia

• online shopping