WELL & GOOD

Little things that make life more liveable.

Life’s simple pleasures.

SPOON ME Everyone loves a good spoon, and whether you’re the big one or the little one in your relationship, there’s a utensil for you in Courtney Petley’s range of wooden implements, which also includes a coffee scoop, a cheese knife and some nifty spatulas. The little charmers are all handcarved from recycled New Zealand timber and finished with local beeswax, so no two are quite the same. petley.store

LET’S FACE IT Yeah, we get it, you like to wear black. But surely we can all agree that after the year we’ve had, a little colour is well advised. How about an accessory to ease yourself into it? Lauren Cassar of Mirador paints splendid silk scarves that her sister Haley then hems. She does silk-wool wraps too, which can be worn or hung on the wall. tessuti.co.nz

MEDIUM RARE Emma Cheape makes all the hats, visors and headbands she designs for The Brim Label by hand. Many, like the one pictured, are crafted from vintage fabric, meaning numbers are limited, so you’re much less likely to run into someone wearing ‘your’ hat this summer. thebrimlabel.com

GET A HANDLE ON IT Oh, Little Orla, how we love your soft, rhubarby leather and inky black lining, not to mention your handy inside pocket that puts an end to all that frantic fossicking for our keys. But most of all we adore the feel of your smooth, chic maple wood handle. We just can’t put you down. georgiajay.com

BOX FRESH We’re all familiar with the classic Christmas hamper, an odd bunch of stuff in an incongruous wicker basket, sitting on a bed of that weird wooden straw stuff and tied up with flourish of sea-turtle-unfriendly cellophane. But it’s time now for Cook & Nelson’s much snazzier alternative, which presents scrummy artisan treats from around the globe in rad boxes by cardboard engineer Mat Bogust of Think Packaging – 10 smaller parcels within a parcel, each design denoting the origin of the food inside. cookandnelson.com