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Space to create —— PEOPLE
GO TEAM Some of the crew
from left: Fin Woods, Will,
George, Phoebe Paterson
and Will Hyndman. They’ve
recently made an e-book
that outlines DIY projects you
can try at home, including a
how-to for making these huts.
the ones that are extraordinary. Who are your customers these days? and I both grew up here, so we have
Will: Our focus now is on making W: They’re often businesses wanting strong ties to the region.
display products for hospitality spaces, to elevate their spaces through little
businesses and homes. In saying that, details, from a café looking for a menu You recently gave your workshop
we have kept a few of our old favourites, display, to a tech company seeking an overhaul — what instigated the
including the firestarter and hanging creative signage. We’ve had some renovation? W: Our space is a 160m
2
drying rack. The majority of our pretty cool orders lately. Jamie Oliver industrial unit that used to be a boat
products are sent overseas, so shipping bought a Studio Roller for his child’s mechanic’s workshop. We’ve been
costs are a key consideration. room, and some big companies such working in it for about four years and
as Airbnb, New York Times, Microsoft, it was turning into a rabbit warren with
Your Studio Roller paper roller really Google and Nike have purchased things accumulating in every corner.
kicked it off for you guys internationally various products for their spaces. Originally, we built a mezzanine office
— what’s it like being a world-wide on pallet racking and we’d work up
supplier of everyday tools? W: It’s fun! Yet you’re still based at the Mount. there and use the downstairs area for
It means that we get to work with a W: We love it. It takes everyone our workshop, but recently we decided
wide range of customers. We’ve sent about five minutes to get to work to start fresh. We had a garage sale to
our products to more than 80 countries. and everything’s so easy. George clear everything out, dismantled the >
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