Pop-up Shop in a container

POP-UP SHOP

in a 

CONTAINER

In January of 2014, Verdant will be joining six other crafty businesses down on the Wellington waterfront for a pop-up shop collective.  Thanks to Wellington City Council and Wellington Creative we are going to be hanging out in fitted out shipping containers. 

 

Where: Taranaki Wharf next to Mac's Brewery Bar

When: Every day the sun shines

Wednesday- Sunday

11am-4pm

Date: 20th January - 31st March

Summer Market Thursdays

until sunset

with loads of other Underground Market stallholders

 

Our other crafty friends include: 

WHIRLWIND DESIGNS

 

 CHALKBOARDS

MICHELLE RIVERS DESIGNS

SWANWEAR

NATTY

&

INSPIRED LIVING

The latest Project

THE LATEST PROJECT

an apartment in the middle of Wellington city

I have always loved the relaxed look of a relaxed roller blind, but don't get an opportunity to do it very often. They often work the best in a tight space.   It rolls up from the bottom, and doesn't take up too much room at the top, so you can get the maximum amount of light as possible. Here's one we just installed on Monday. 

 

We also installed these curtains

 And these ones too.  A NZ screen printed Linen,

 Hills of Home always looks great in a modern apartment. 

Wellington's Go Green Expo

WELLINGTON'S GO GREEN EXPO

What a fabulous show down at the TSB Arena over the weekend.(12th 13th October)  It was a lovely relaxed atmosphere, with so many like minded people that have come out of the woodwork.

Verdant worked along side Prometheus Finance, BBE Architecture and Gardens By Design to create a 'whole eco home solution' should you wish to create and build or renovated an eco home.

Our stand at the expo. 

It was lovely to work alongside all of these business' where we all have similar ideas about what it really means to live a sustainable and ecological life. As I have said before, to me a 'sustainable' material must be able to regenerated within your lifetime.  Anything made from crude oil such as almost all synthetics and plastics, is not sustainable.
 
We need to be putting things in our homes that are both healthy for us and healthy for the environment.

Organic Textiles are one way to do that.  We had a large range of the Vida Textiles collection at the Expo.  Vida Textiles is the sister company of Verdant Design, and features a range of GOTS certified organic fabrics. Check out the website.  The fabrics, cushions, bedding and more recently towel collection are all available online.

 

www.vidatextiles.co.nz

Wellington's first ever Go Green Expo

Verdant is joining forces with BBE Architects, Gardens by Design & Prometheus Finance to show at the:

Go Green Expo
TSB Arena

Saturday & Sunday
12th & 13th October
10am-5pm

Entry by gold coin donation

Our an expo stand will showcase “A whole eco home solution”- from finance to fruit trees, foundations to fabrics.  Come and visit our stand and hear more about:

Prometheus Finance, specialists in Eco home loans and ethical saving options
BBE architects, specialists in eco architecture

GoGreen is the Mecca of 'Organic and Sustainable living'. Discovera whole new range of exciting products and services with sustainability, efficiency, organics and everything else Green.

Drop by our stall and have a chat with us and our friends about how we could help make your eco home dream a reality.

Check out the list of other exhibitors here: including Home Harvest, Conscious Consumers, Commonsense Organics, Bokashi, Ceres Organics, Eco Store, The Koanga Institute, Sustainability Trust and lots of organic food, drink and garden options.

Download your free ticket

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Here's a little taster:

BBE ARCHITECTS - Eastbourne Eco House

GARDENS BY DESIGN - Landscaping & Planting

VERDANT DESIGN - Re-upholstery in Organic fabrics, and re-worked oak using natural stains & waxes

PROMETHEUS FINANCE -Energy Efficiency

VERDANT DESIGN - Re-upholstered Don Chair in Organic Fabrics

VERDANT DESIGN - Re-upholstery in Organic fabrics, and re-worked oak using natural stains & waxes

VERDANT DESIGN - Organic table runner & napkins

The large range of the Vida Textiles range will also be available to view, including the organic cotton bedding collection.

3 weeks of shows

It's a busy three weeks coming up for Verdant.  First we have the Fashion & Accessories market (aka WOW market) for two weekends in a row.

Frank Kitts
Underground Market

(situated in the car park of Frank Kitts Park)

Saturday & Sunday
28th & 29th September
5th & 6th October

10am - 4pm

There will be lots of cushions as usual, fabrics, loads of remnants, lightshades, lamps, a few new door stops. and new kitchen aprons made from organic cotton & vintage fabrics.


The large range of the Vida Textiles range will also be available to view, including the organic cotton bedding collection.

And then we are joining forces with BBE Architects, Gardens by Design & Prometheus Finance to show at the:

Go Green Expo
TSB Arena

Saturday & Sunday
12th & 13th October
10am-5pm

Entry by gold coin donation

Our an expo stand will showcase “A whole eco home solution”- from finance to fruit trees, foundations to fabrics.  Come and visit our stand and hear more about:

Prometheus Finance, specialists in Eco home loans and ethical saving options
BBE architects, specialists in eco architecture

GoGreen is the Mecca of 'Organic and Sustainable living'. Discovera whole new range of exciting products and services with sustainability, efficiency, organics and everything else Green.

Drop by our stall and have a chat with us and our friends about how we could help make your eco home dream a reality.

Check out the list of other exhibitors here: including Home Harvest, Conscious Consumers, Commonsense Organics, Bokashi, Ceres Organics, Eco Store, The Koanga Institute, Sustainability Trust and lots of organic food, drink and garden options.

Download your free ticket

(Right Click to save and then print)



And yes the Studio will still be open between markets and shows, on Wednesdays from 10am until 3pm. Or we can open by appointment, or even come to you. We have the full Vida Textiles range here in the studio.  A stunning collection of organic & fair-trade fabrics and bedding.

Hope to see you at the markets,

expo, or the studio soon.

 

Some recently completed jobs

Hand screen printed hemp & organic cotton curtains & cushions.  NZ Wool re-upholstered Sofas, and a pouffe filled with recycled fibre and cork. 

Beautiful & Simple Linen Curtains

Lampshade and Cushion made from a design by David Trubridge printed on a gorgeous European Linen

More beautiful European linen in curtains, a blind and sheer curtains for a bit of privacy

Verdant at the Underground Markets this Saturday

Frank Kitts
Underground
Market

(situated in the car park of Frank Kitts Park)

Saturday 6th July

10am - 4pm

Verdant will again be at the Retro Recycled Restored Market tomorrow (Saturday)

There will be lots of cushions as usual, fabrics, loads of remnants, lightshades, lamps, and a new stock of draught stops. And something we all need at this time of year; a collection of Woollen blankets.

The large range of the Vida Textiles range will also be available to view, including the organic cotton bedding collection.

The RRR market is the first we have done this year.  But we have just found out our application has been successful for the  Fashion and Accessories market in September and October, which coincides with the World of Wearable Arts Show.  It is the biggest markets of the year, and so popular with stall holders we had to apply to get a place! So look out later in the year for details. 

Don't forget, Verdant has an open studio on Wednesdays from 10am until 3pm, or we can open by appointment, or even come to you. We have the full Vida Textiles range here in the studio.  A stunning collection of organic & fair-trade fabrics and bedding.

Hope to see you at the markets or the studio soon.

Organic Cushions

Some organic colour for your home

We have a selection of organic cushions, all ready made up looking for a home.  

All at a feel good price

Just email, call or visit to view.  

We can also courier to you. 

Acacia Persimon 

hand screen printed on organic cotton 

40 x 32cm

$55 cover $75 with feather inner

Front & Back: Anticipate Wildberry & Stilton 

printed on organic cotton

44 x 39cm

$40 cover $60 with feather inner
SOLD BUT ANOTHER CAN BE MADE

 Bicycles printed on organic cotton

39 x 30cm

$40 cover $60 with feather inner

  Front & Back of Birch and Delft Inky Blue 

Hand Screen Printed on Hemp & Organic Cotton

43 x 30cm

 $40 cover $60 with feather inner

     

 Birch & Gingko in Olive & Almond on Cream

Hand Screen Printed on Hemp & Organic Cotton

40 x 31cm

$96 cover $116 with feather inner

Fantail's Flowers in Berry 

on linen with organic cotton back

41 x 41cm

$40 Cover, $60 including feather inner

SORRY SOLD OUT  
However, a custom cushion can be made with the actual fantails.  Please contact us for a price. 

 Grow Chocolate & Teal  

Digitally printed on organic cotton

41 x 33cm

$45 Cover, $68 including feather inner

 

Hills of Home 

Printed in NZ on Linen with Grey Linen back. 

39 x 32cm

$40 cover, $60 including feather inner

 Karo & Spinnafex in Moss 

Printed in NZ on linen

50 x 50cm

$40 cover  $68 including feather inner

 Flowering Gum & Little Forest in Olive & Robin's Egg 

printed on hemp & organic cotton, piped in hemp & silk

39 x 32cm

$96 cover  $116 including feather inner

  Front and Back: Nature Nurture 

printed on hemp & organic cotton in NZ with an organic cotton trim and back

49 x 30cm

$40 cover $64 with feather inner

 

Rooftops Snow on Berry  

Hand printed on hemp & organic cotton

37 x 35cm

$109 cover $133 with feather inner

SOLD BUT ANOTHER CAN BE MADE

 

Sumor Charcoal on Black 

organic cotton with charcoal linen back

$40 cover $64 with feather inner 

SOLD OUT NO MORE SORRY

 

Swirley Owls in Pink 

100% Hemp Twill

45 x 45cm

$87 cover $112 with feather inner

 

Thirty Nine  

digitally printed on GOTS certified organic cotton

40 x 30cm

$40 cover  $60 with feather inner

 Front & Back: Trams & Bicycles  

Printed on hemp & organic Cotton. Back NZ grown woven & dyed wool

 43 x 30cm

$55 cover $75 with feather inner

 

Wee Jubilee in Fuschia with fuschia cord trim and back. 

Printed on organic cotton

 49 x 30cm

Was $60 Now $40 cover

$64 with feather inner

If you see anything you like Contact Verdant

There are other cushions made up not shown here as well as loads of fabrics to choose from for a custom made cushion service. Along with all manner of organic soft-furnishings, including curtains, blinds, re-upholstery, new furniture, rugs, throws & flooring.  All hand picked and chosen for their low ecological impact.