We used to buy similar (but Indian versions) little tape measures in bulk from little hardware stores near our projects in India when I used to work there as an architect. I would send them as gifts to friends around the world. So many people need a little pocket tape measure! I get good feed back on this as a little gift from friends that are chefs, photographers, designers, bakers, shop owners & potters. These are my default gift.

I have given our aprons as gifts to a handful of friends & I get good feedback about how comfortable they are to wear.

Once we had a customer start a gift chain of aprons - someone bought an apron for themselves, then a few days later, ordered another one as a gift, then a little while after, the person they gifted it to bought another one to gift to someone else too :)

I bought an ice cream maker on Trade Me (NZ's version of eBay) earlier this year as I find it hard to get ice cream flavours that I like & got this book out from the library and read cover to cover. No where in NZ stocked it that I could find so I imported heaps of copies to sell on our website. It is so inspiring - reading about Kitty's journey to become an ice cream master made me smile a lot. I love her natural & gentle approach. The flavours are fun and interesting, but not overly sweet, sickly & silly like lots of ice cream is these days.

You do need an ice cream maker to use this book - but maybe who ever you gift this too will be inspired to find a second hand one too after reading it.

It is summer!

These pouches are so handy as bag organisers - a good gift for someone who carries heaps of stuff in their bag everyday and might need something to organise all that stuff. Kirsty's got FOUR of these pouches in her bag today :) one is her purse, one for her tools: scissors and thread and pliers etc and another for pencils & a Little Pocket Tape Measure and one for electronics & cables.

I use mine a lot when travelling too - they are great for keeping passports and documents safe.

These are a good gift because they're one of those items you don't really realise how much you needed it until you have one. They make it so much easier to read recipes from - no more neck strain! No more food spattered on books! More bench space! Michael's clever design means they fold up away so neatly too.

I like gifting our cushions to friends and family with young children because I’ve seen firsthand how much they’re enjoyed by everyone. These soft, handmade cushions are perfect for cuddling, stroking, sitting on, lying down with to prop up your head while reading or watching TV. I think part of the joy in giving them to people I care about comes from knowing the care and effort that go into making them. To me, our cushions feel like lasting companions—objects people can use daily, year after year, through different phases and seasons of life. I even take mine on trips overseas, and they've been a source of comfort for me during stressful moments. There’s something uniquely soothing about the velvet ones in particular—the softness to the touch, combined with their satisfying weight. I think of them like a grown-up version of a teddy bear.

These sweet little plates are coated with real silver, which makes I think makes them feel special and have a bit of a ceremonial intentional feeling about it for snack time. They shiny silver reflects the colours of what is on the plate like a dazzling jewel.

These are cute (and actually heaps more practical in my opinion) because they are sort of mini sized, but that doesn't mean they just work for mini sized hands. Why are pot holders SO big? Great gift for someone... who uses an oven... and needs to upgrade from using tea towels. Another one of those items that you don't realise how much you needed a well designed one till you have a good one!

I have given these pillowcase sets to a couple of friends and I also sometimes take these travelling or with me to holiday houses (NZ has a BYO culture for bed linens!). I think they make lovely gifts because of how well made they are - we would hope pillowcases to keep for a very long time, because of how carefully detailed they are. They are finished entirely with French Seams. French seams originated in the 19th century as a way to create neat, durable, and strong finishes on garments, particularly in lightweight fabrics. They involve enclosing the raw edges of the fabric within the seam, so no fraying or raw edges are visible. This makes them especially nice because they create a clean, polished look both inside and outside the garment. They're commonly used in high-quality or delicate clothing.

So if you ever see inside them, you see this beautiful traditional seam! They also have a really deep flap too, which we designed so that your pillow inner is less likely to pop through.

I think the insides of these are even more beautiful than the outside and that is why I like to give them as gifts especially to people who appreciate handmade details.

These are honestly the best tea towels I’ve ever owned. They’re really absorbent and dry quickly. I also find them perfect for wrapping bread. Whenever I use other tea towels, I’m always reminded of how much I appreciate the Fog Linen ones. I enjoy giving them as gifts because they’re a small but useful item that I value in everyday life, and I like sharing that simple pleasure with others.