Utensils designed and handcrafted by MZ Designs on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Dimensions: 170-200mm long
Elevate your serving platter with native wood cheese knives and spreaders. The timber is sourced from recycled waste, ancient buried logs or sustainably managed timber.
Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum
Rimu is the genetic ancestral descendant of D. cupressinum whose fossil pollen grains have traced back 70 million years. It is present in mature native forests of both North and South Islands forming the tall tree canopy 20-35m high. It is generally 1-1.5m in diameter at its base and recognised by its weeping foliage. Rimu heartwood is one of the world’s most beautifully grained timbers.
Kauri Agathis australis
Kauri is the most famous of NZ timbers. It has the largest diameter of any native tree, ranging from 3-4.5m. Dense Kauri forest once covered large areas of Northland and the Coromandel. What is left of the old growth Kauri forests is now protected. It’s heartwood ranges in colour from light yellow to red brown. Quarter sawn Kauri has a characteristic fleck in the grain. The Kauri used in these items is from logs recovered from swamps buried 8-10,000 years ago.
Rewarewa Knightia excelsa
NZ Honeysuckle. Rewarewais a tall straight tree up to 30m in height and 1m in diameter. The adult leaves are serrated along the margins. Leaf dimensions are up to 20cm long and 2.5-4cm wide. The wood is uniquely grained and figured with prominent medullary rays making it an easy timber to identify. This timber is hardwearing and excellent for kitchenware and small craft items.
Utensils designed and handcrafted by MZ Designs on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
Dimensions: 170-200mm long
Elevate your serving platter with native wood cheese knives and spreaders. The timber is sourced from recycled waste, ancient buried logs or sustainably managed timber.
Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum
Rimu is the genetic ancestral descendant of D. cupressinum whose fossil pollen grains have traced back 70 million years. It is present in mature native forests of both North and South Islands forming the tall tree canopy 20-35m high. It is generally 1-1.5m in diameter at its base and recognised by its weeping foliage. Rimu heartwood is one of the world’s most beautifully grained timbers.
Kauri Agathis australis
Kauri is the most famous of NZ timbers. It has the largest diameter of any native tree, ranging from 3-4.5m. Dense Kauri forest once covered large areas of Northland and the Coromandel. What is left of the old growth Kauri forests is now protected. It’s heartwood ranges in colour from light yellow to red brown. Quarter sawn Kauri has a characteristic fleck in the grain. The Kauri used in these items is from logs recovered from swamps buried 8-10,000 years ago.
Rewarewa Knightia excelsa
NZ Honeysuckle. Rewarewais a tall straight tree up to 30m in height and 1m in diameter. The adult leaves are serrated along the margins. Leaf dimensions are up to 20cm long and 2.5-4cm wide. The wood is uniquely grained and figured with prominent medullary rays making it an easy timber to identify. This timber is hardwearing and excellent for kitchenware and small craft items.
