Arts and Crafts in New Zealand

Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre

Located in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre is an Aotearoa New Zealand landmark – home to galleries, museums, cinemas, boutique retailers, artisan eateries and bars, boutique accommodation, education, engaging events, stunning venues and much more.

51 to 200 staff

Dodoland

At dodoland, we are committed to creating eco-friendly products that are harmless for nature and children. We are well known for our popular EUGY products - adorable and unique 3D puzzles intricately designed to educate, stimulate and inspire people around the world about animals and other characters. Made from biodegradable corrugated paper, watch these creatures come to life as you piece them together one by one!

11 to 50 staff

Lake House Arts

Lake House stands as a vibrant community arts center and gallery, nestled within the picturesque Barry's Point Reserve on Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna. Administered by a charitable trust, our heritage building setting boasts a rich history, with the buildings themselves comprising three relocated and meticulously renovated historic structures—Lake House and two Fort Cautley Army Barracks from Narrowneck. Our commitment to fostering creativity extends beyond our captivating architecture. Offering a plethora of art activities and services, Lake House welcomes the public seven days a week. Experience the ever-evolving exhibitions, which grace our two main gallery spaces, refreshed every four weeks. Additionally, our esteemed Lake House artists showcase their works at the renowned Spencer on Byron Hotel. At Lake House, we believe in nurturing artistic talent at all ages. Our comprehensive arts education program caters to both adults and children, aligned with the four school terms, alongside weekend workshops and school holiday classes. Looking for the perfect venue? Lake House is not just a hub for artistic expression but an ideal setting for small seminars, corporate team-building days, book or product launches, and intimate functions. Conveniently located with close proximity to Auckland City and the Akoranga Bus station, ample parking, and an onsite café, Lake House offers unparalleled convenience and charm for your next event. Join us in celebrating art, heritage, and community at Lake House—where creativity knows no bounds.#LakeHouseArts #CommunityArt #HeritageVenue #ArtEducation #EventSpace #TakapunaArtScene

1 to 10 staff

Little Difference

Hand designed Greeting cards, Art Prints, Calendars and Custom Designs with an environmental conscience. 1 product sold = 1 tree planted.

1 to 10 staff

Living Light Candles Nz

Established in 1998, we are located in beautiful Golden Bay, New Zealand, where nature is a constant source of inspiration. We have been handcrafting candles and home fragrances for 22 years using the finest ingredients we can source. This time, research and passion for our craft has resulted in a sophisticated palette of premium scents which we use in our natural waxes, reed diffusers, room sprays and body care. Each Living Light product is designed and handcrafted with an equal measure of expertise and love. Our care for this precious environment is paramount and we constantly consider how we create, what we create, our packaging, and our day-to-day process and procedures, ensuring our mark on this earth is gentle. We also endeavour to support our local community and boutique New Zealand businesses, working closely with our suppliers, creating enduring meaningful friendships. We truly value and appreciate each and everyone of you, and we hope our products inspire and nurture you as much as they do us! “Our vision is to offer world class New Zealand made products of light and scents, and create a gift of affordable luxury, which reflects natural living, inspires the senses and nurtures the human spirit.”– Cynthia Baur Be assured that each Living Light product has been hand-crafted with love, pride and excellence by our team of dedicated artisans.

11 to 50 staff

Sands Carving Studio

Since 2016, Sands Carving Studio have been producing original designs for jewellery, weaponry and sculptures which are inspired by the beauty and craftsmanship of traditional Māori carvings.

1 to 10 staff

Sofia Minson Art

Award-winning New Zealand artist Sofia Minson paints portraits and landscapes infused with ancient myth, magic and symbolism. Her Ngāti Porou (Māori), Swedish, English, Scottish and Irish heritage inspires her to uncover connections between diverse cultures. For over 20 years, Sofia Minson has captured the imagination of discerning art buyers worldwide with her original paintings and prints. Her paintings have been exhibited and collected globally and feature in impressive private art collections worldwide. Minson has created large-scale public artworks, been featured in documentaries and won national art awards, including the prestigious Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award.

11 to 50 staff

The Kiwi Art House Gallery

Art Gallery featuring artists from Wellington New Zealand, located at 288 Cuba St Wellington. Wellington's best representational style artists plus some top artists from around the country. Regular exhibitions plus a permanent exhibition of new work from the gallery's contributing artists.

1 to 10 staff

Briar Patch New Zealand Limited

We are an online only natural yarn (and more) store based at Te Toko Station near Waitomo Caves in the Waikato, New Zealand. Our Website is We are an environmentally friendly sheep and beef farm with over 500 hectares in native bush and plantings. We love nature and natural products and want to help you indulge your creativity by providing you with a great range of natural yarns you won't find elsewhere. We have a range of 100% wool yarns and carded wool from both our own 1,300 hectare farm and merino from Lammermoor Station in Otago. We recently expanded to become the exclusive New Zealand agent for the Hemp for Knitting range of yarn from Canada. This includes 100% hemp in 26 colours and hemp blends including wool, cashmere and cotton

1 to 10 staff

Bush Jewellery Studio

Jewellery making tuition at most levels with a focus on hand technology. Teaching modules: the finger ring, soldering (heat control, flux technology, simple holding devices), advanced soldering (stick soldering, hard joins, binding wire, lamination, dissimilar metals), practical alloying (golds, silvers, bronze) for button ingots, or sheet and rod, roller printing and texturing, fold forming, press forming, pillowing sheet metal cold joining, rivets, setting cabochon gemstones, steel tool-making, make your own texture and design punches. lo-tech gravity casting (delft sand, cuttlefish), eyeglass frame building Private tuition intensives on a timetable to suit your needs. Come to New Zealand for 'jewelry tourism' and stay in the room above the studio or come for one of the First Saturday of the Month One-day Workshops.

1 to 10 staff

Flwr

Wedding floral design studio in Auckland, New Zealand. Our mission is to create stunning, personalised floral design with a unique touch that reflects the individuality of our clients.

1 to 10 staff

Pirate And Queen

Event Company based in Wellington, New Zealand.

1 to 10 staff

Cold Snap Club

Filling your home or business with paintings and illustrations inspired by the surrounding ski fields and mountains.

1 to 10 staff

Te Rongo Kirkwood

Te Rongo Kirkwood (Waikato, Taranaki, Te Wai-o-Hua, Te Kawerau, Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki) is a mixed media artist who specialises in kiln formed, cold worked glass. Kirkwood incorporates a Maori worldview in her work, influenced by the Maori belief system that anchors tupuna (ancestors), whakapapa (existential links between all things) and the relationship between the past, present and future. Her glass work is known for its precise and exacting nature, fusing Maori customary art and modern glass art techniques with unmatched attention to detail. She strives to create art experiences and enduring works of special meaning that connect people and places through a unique combination of contemporary interpretations of New Zealand artistic and cultural heritage. Kirkwood produces large-scale architectural glass sculptures for exhibition and commission and currently has three public sculptures on display throughout Auckland. Kirkwood has exhibited in galleries and exhibitions around the world including Vancouver, San Francisco, and Canberra as well as in multiple exhibitions in her home country of New Zealand. The recipient of numerous awards over the past two decades in both glass and mixed media, Kirkwood’s creativity and daring are apparent throughout her oeuvre. Among other accolades, she has been a finalist in the prestigious Ranamoke Glass Awards three times and her work is part of the personal collection of the Awards’ founder.

1 to 10 staff

Denise Fort

1 to 10 staff

Happy Faces Nz

1 to 10 staff

Sumer Fine Art

Sumer is commercial art gallery based in Aotearoa New Zealand, working with artists from across Oceania and further afield. Its intergenerational program features work from a breadth of practitioners, from renowned established artists to emerging and early career artists. The gallery supports critically-engaged and inspired artistic practices, which extend our understanding and appreciation of contemporary art, and those people who make it; championing experimentation and free expression, diversity and inclusivity. Sumer opened its first gallery in Tauranga in 2018, where it operated until 2022. The gallery will open a new space in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in early 2023.

1 to 10 staff

Winery Doors Limited

Winery Doors Ltd was set up to provide a poster for sale at cellar doors in the wine regions of New Zealand and Australia, now Stellenbosch, South Africa; Tuscany Italy; and Saint Emilion, France.The unique souvenir is a great reminder of a trip to a wine region. Here’s the deal for new customers: Purchase two boxes(20 posters) and you receive one framed poster for point of sale - FREE The posters cost $12 each with a recommended retail price of $25 - that is a profit of over 80%! Give your cellar door an extra income earner today!

1 to 10 staff

Artworks Nz

We're passionate about enabling people from all walks of life and all ages to explore and develop their inherent creative nature. We offer art classes and workshops in Kapiti and the Wellington region for absolute beginners and those with some experience, a range of online courses and WorksmART mindfulness+creativity workshops for businesses. Art Classes We show you how to activate the right hemisphere of your brain which enables you to learn to draw and paint. Providing a fun, safe, relaxing environment, you're able to develop the skills and strategies used by professional artists. You'll discover simple mindfulness techniques to help you relax and optimise the process. Those with some experience are welcome; you will extend your skills and benefit from the inspirational group dynamic. Online Courses We have a range of online do-it-yourself and Interactive drawing and painting courses, which have the same content as the face to face classes. Everyone who signs up learns how to activate the right hemisphere of the brain which is ideally equipped for art. You receive encouragement, feedback, concrete tools and strategies and discover simple mindfulness techniques to help you relax during the process and maximise your results. WorksmART Workshops We run mindfulness + creativity workshops for businesses, where you open to the growth mindset in the right hemisphere of your brain and discover concrete stress reduction techniques, applicable to your personal and business lives. Through drawing, you'll discover that the right hemisphere is connected to the intelligence of your heart; the seat of love and compassion. The heart is not only muscle, 60 – 65% of it’s cells are neuronal. Stanford and Oxford Universities state, “The heart is a state of intelligent consciousness.”

1 to 10 staff

Ernest Rutherford Retirement Village Limited

1 to 10 staff