On the Street

from Nelson Magazine - June 2021

Jontee Bowater is a café worker, singer and producer who has graced the stages of the UK, Germany and New Zealand. His style usually includes ‘something loud’.

What are you wearing? Levi’s jeans and Timberland boots with a silk shirt I got from my grandad and a leather belt made by my flatmate back in Berlin.

What is your style? My style is driven mostly by the way my clothes make me feel. Usually something loud is thrown into the mix.

What is most of your wardrobe made up of? Block colours and loud patterns. If I hold on to an item you can almost guarantee it’s because it’s full of memories.

What are you loving at the moment? Silk shirts and rugby shorts.

What are you dressed for today? I’m heading to a friend’s place to work on some music together.

Where do you buy most of your clothes from? I find most of my favourite clothes in op shops, but I always keep an eye out for new design ideas that I can find to fit my budget, or pay some talented friends to replicate them for me.

What is your all-time favourite purchase? When I was in high school I worked at Ambrosia washing dishes and saved up to buy a pair of fluorescent high top Nike Air Force ones. I loved them so hard I walked through the bottom of the soles!

What wardrobe item should everyone invest in? Something that makes you feel a little different in a good way.

What pushes you outside your comfort zone? Normies. Anyone living like a mannequin encourages me to shake things up a little.

If you could raid one person’s wardrobe, who would it be? David Bowie.

Finish this sentence – You would never catch me wearing… Fire truck red.

AIMEE JULES

My home

TESS JAINE

Space, light, plants and colour were all important to Jacqui and Mark Jaine when they built their Mapua home over a decade ago. A couple of alterations later, it’s the perfect space for them both, and their two adult children and partners who currently live with them.

Who lives here?

I live here with my husband Mark and at the moment both our kids and our daughter’s partner are living here too. We live out near Mapua on a lifestyle block, in our home we built about 13 years ago.

What four words would you use to describe your home?

Comfortable, spacious, light, inviting.

What inspired this look?

Our house before this one was where my large extended family would usually gather. We wanted to extend that feeling to this home, making it warm and inviting with open spaces and good indoor-outdoor flow. What’s your favourite spot in the house?

The window seat. It’s usually sunny and is my favourite spot to have breakfast and read the news. It also doubles as a good storage area underneath the seat.

Where do you shop for homewares?

I try to support local and especially like Edito for furniture and Moxini and Darby & Joan for homewares. I also like Broster in Mapua for fabric and colour inspiration.

What piece would you never part with?

One of our outdoor tables. My husband made it from macrocarpa grown by his great grandfather. It’s a ten seater so most of the family can fit around it.

I like plenty of greenery, wood finishes and splashes of colour. We’ve gathered a number of pieces over the years. Not everything matches, but it all seems to work together and creates a comfortable space.

What’s next on your interiors list?

We are going to re-do the guest bedroom and guest bathroom when our kids leave home!

When it comes to homeware, do you save or splurge?

A bit of both. For the larger pieces of furniture we’ve splurged more to get good quality pieces. For the decorative items we’ve got a collection of old, new and gifted pieces.

What are your favourite pieces?

The open book shelving unit for all my favourite cooking and gardening books.

Have you done any renovations?

Just small alterations as we’ve grown into the house, like putting in a kitchenette in the guest room and an outdoor pergola.

What’s your favourite room?

The living area. We all enjoy catching up after work in here. In winter it’s cosy with the fire going.

If money was no object what would you buy for your home?

We’d add some more soft furnishings like drapes and artwork.

What should every home have?

A log burner. We actually built the house without one and put it in later. You can’t beat sitting around the fire and the atmosphere it provides.

Top left: Art work from Fleur Woods from Upper Moutere hangs in the bedroom. Above: When Jacqui and Mark originally built the house it didn’t have a fireplace, but they later put one in. Middle: This book shelf was one of Jacqui’s ‘splurge’ items and is home to a painting and sculpture by their son Henry. Bowls are by local artist Katie Gold. Right: Jacqui will always have fresh flowers around the house picked from her garden, and loves to have the work of her creative children on display. The linen pendant light shade was made by her daughter Tess.

Top: It was important for Jacqui and Mark to make the kitchen feel warm so they included a lot of timber. The large sky lights above provide plenty of light.

Right: A painting by Des Robertshaw, sourced by Jacqui’s sister, Jo from Shine, sits above the sun drenched window seat.

If you had a day to refresh your home what would you do?

Anything to do with plants. I love gardening and am often repotting pot plants and propagating plants for around the house.

Best budget tip?

Go for quality, it pays off in the long run. Also, don’t throw things out. We have recently had the sofas and dining chairs recovered. They look brand new but it was half the price.

Best money spent?

Allowing for lots of natural light with skylights in the kitchen, and every room has large external glass doors.

Go for quality, it pays off in the long run. Also, don’t throw things out. We have recently had the sofas and dining chairs recovered. They look brand new but it was half the price.

Do you have any tips on how to keep your living area orderly?

Plenty of built-in storage. Because the living room is a busy area it’s nice to be able to hide things away. The breakfast bar, storage cupboard and home office are all tucked away behind the cabinet doors.

What do you love about the neighbourhood where you live?

I love that it is a quiet road, good for walking and all the neighbours are friendly.

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Cynthia Baur and David Lester in their Golden Bay home.

A life with candles

Words: Diane Covington-Carter

The soft, soothing glow of candlelight links us back through the ages to ancient times, when life was quieter and simpler. And today, in the midst of our modern, fast-paced world, candlelight can still bring a calming, peaceful and nourishing presence into our lives.

Cynthia Baur, owner and CEO of Living Light Candles in Golden Bay, first came across a small company called Living Light Candles at a gift show in Christchurch, 22 years ago. She was so struck by the beauty of the product, that she placed an order of 77 candles for a gift store she co-owned in Auckland. That order led to meeting the owner of the company, Heinz Oertli, then a connection, dating and marriage. They set up shop in a converted pottery studio, with a total of three customers and one employee. Cynthia, who had a sales and marketing background, became the front person and the business grew from three customers to 50 in one year. Then the next year, the numbers doubled again.

Persisting through challenges

As they scrambled to keep up and added more help, they moved the growing business to a large factory. When Cynthia’s husband became unwell, she took over running the company. He died in 2010. For the next seven years, Cynthia believed in the vision and the products, but it was easy to get discouraged as she worked to master all the aspects of both candle making and business management. “One day a woman came into the gallery, looked at me and said, ‘Darling, you are making so many people happy with what you are doing.’ I so needed that encouragement and it inspired me to carry on,” Cynthia says. A great partnership

In 2017, she married David Lester, who became involved in the company and provided welcome emotional support and stability. “David’s beautiful support has allowed me to focus on the business and turn it around,” Cynthia says. She also brought in a consultant from Nelson, who implemented an inventory system, to calculate the accurate cost of goods and all the other information needed to ensure a strong bottom line. “The system showed me the products that weren’t selling that well, so we could streamline and make important changes,” Cynthia says. With the new systems in place and David’s support, profits have been climbing; 2020 was their best year yet, even in the midst of Covid-19.

Art and science

“The process of candle making is both art and science,” Cynthia says. For example, the four kinds of beeswax, also soy and plant wax, each require a different handling. Add to that, thousands of different kinds of cotton wicks, each one calling for different adjustments to the recipe, then add in a fragrance, which can also change the results. Many different types of molds create another variable. The walls of the factory have to maintain the even temperature inside, also an important factor. The test room, where they try out variations in waxes, jars, wicks and fragrances, feels like a tiny chapel, a quiet space amid the busy factory, lit up with more than fifty candles.

Our vision is to offer world class New Zealand hand-made products of light and scents, to create a gift of affordable luxury, which reflects natural living, inspires the senses and nurtures the human spirit.

Cynthia Baur, owner and CEO, Living Light Candles

“We have to be very precise and assess every change we make,” Cynthia says.

Icicle candles and fragrances

The icicle candles, the company’s most popular product, go out as fast as they can produce them. They recently exported over 7,000 to a distributor in Australia, each carefully tissue wrapped in single boxes. The icicles come in twelve colors and are finished by hand, with all extra wax recycled. The company creates blends using high-end perfumes and essential oils for their quality, non-toxic fragrances. “The fragrances sell the products,” Cynthia says. “For each fragrance, we now offer candles, body lotion, hand cream, a body bar, room spray, room diffuser, aroma stones and diffusers for small spaces, all both eco-friendly and luxurious.”

Success secrets

“Our success reflects both the quality of the product and the quality of the people who make them,” Cynthia says. “We look for integrity and the ability to be a good team member.” Once a month company-wide meetings help maintain the alignment, with individual departments meeting more often. “We care about the environment and use eco-friendly packaging,” Cynthia says. “All our candles are, bio-degradable and burn carbon-free.” The company’s packaging design won a Luxury Gold Award, in 2017. They also were finalists for the Australian Life In Style–Body, Bath, & Fragrance Award that year.

Nelson Store Manager, Jude Biggs.

A proud Kiwi

“I have been here 40 years and am so proud to be a Kiwi. The nature, the people, the ‘can do’ attitude,” Cynthia says. “The diversity of the landscape, mountains, desert–it is all here.”

Advice to budding businesses

“Trust your intuition, believe in your dreams, (even when others don’t) and be brave, bold and kind,” Cynthia says. “I feel a sense of gratitude for the company and for each person who works at Living Light.” As the large orders keep coming in from Australia, she remembers the woman who helped her years ago with her words of encouragement. “She really was an angel that day,” Cynthia says. “If I could see her again, I’d say, ‘Thank you. It is happening now’.

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A home in the hills

Click Homes Words: Adrienne Matthews

Fresh out of school, a young Tyler O’Fee moved to Fiordland to work in the bush. “I saw some wooden huts being built and was so excited,” he says. “I couldn’t think of a better job than building huts like that.” Told by his boss to go and get a building apprenticeship, this advice set him on a path that has become an absolute passion.

With plenty of building experience behind him he moved to Australia, eventually persuading girlfriend Rebecca to join him. “I wasn’t too impressed,” she laughs. “It was miles from anywhere, up to 50 degrees, work seven days a week and red dirt everywhere.” It was, however, an ideal opportunity for the couple to save for their dream; to start their business and build their perfect home in New Zealand. As a child Rebecca had lived in Japan for six and a half years where her father was a farrier. “I was fluent in Japanese and I studied to be an interpreter, but my heart wasn’t in it. I much preferred working with my creative side which led to a diploma in interior design.” The couple returned to New Zealand to be married and soon after they came across a property in the Appleby Hills that fulfilled all their dreams. The vistas were magnificent, the land gently rolling with enough space for some stock and workshops. They purchased it and Rebecca immediately began designing their home. “We wanted a modern farmhouse style,” she explains, “a home that is light and airy but cosy as well.” The house needed to fit into the landscape but have its own unique character. “I wanted the warmth and texture of recycled bricks and was completely disheartened when I found we couldn’t use them unless every individual brick was strengthtested by an engineer.” Then, when searching online, she came across a range from Stellaria NZ. “They were perfect. I loved the shape – longer than the bricks we are used to and more modern.” Made in Germany and with all the restrictions of Covid beginning to occur, it was urgent that they place an order straight away. “We really went out on a limb. We didn’t even get to see samples,” she says.

Walking through the door into our bedroom feels like walking into a high-quality hotel room. I feel like I have travelled somewhere beautiful and yet I haven’t left our property.

Fortunately, their decision paid off. “They are excellent quality, properly kiln fired and so far, we are the only builders in NZ to have used them. They are such a wonderful complement to the matt Flax Pod coloursteel which had also just been introduced to the market,” Rebecca explains. The project was underway with floor slab down and framing in place when another couple, Jane and Ryan Durry, who were searching for their “perfect spot” in the same area, heard about the build. Seeing the plans and Rebecca’s lookbooks with her detailed designs for the interior, they fell in love with the property instantly and made an offer which was hard for the O’Fees to turn down. One minute they were building their dream home, and in the next they were building it for someone else. Jane couldn’t quite believe it either. “We had never bought off plans before,” she says, “but Tyler and Rebecca were so passionate about the project that we could tell even then that they were going to complete it to the standard as if it was their own. We completely trusted them.” They were even adopted by Rebecca’s Grandad Charlie who helped on site every day and still calls in to lend a hand with projects. “Although we were never ‘brick people’,” says Ryan, “that aspect has become a favourite.” Used also as a feature wall in the second living room behind the large woodburner, it brings the warm country feel inside. They love the separate living spaces which are far enough apart so that different activities can be carried out in both

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rooms without impinging on the other, perfect with their young children, Fern aged five and Vann, ten. The kitchen is every cook’s dream with its almost five metre Caesarstone bench and proliferation of cupboards. “I’ve got so much storage I can’t fill it all,” laughs Jane. She also loves the brushed brass Elysian tapware used throughout the house.

At 2.7m high and with a semi-vaulted ceiling in the living area, complete with kiln dried, whitewashed beams, a feeling of spaciousness abounds. The spectacular view out to Nelson Bay is framed by large windows. The main rooms in the house have access to the outdoors including the master bedroom which is, to Jane, a favourite room. “Walking through the door into our bedroom feels like walking into a high-quality hotel room. I feel like I have travelled somewhere beautiful and yet I haven’t left our property,” she says. The continuity in design throughout the house was

particularly appreciated by the couple who love simplicity and clean lines. “It means we can accessorise as much or as little as we like.”

The Durrys are blissfully happy with their property that has everything they ever wanted. “We could hardly believe our home was completed in only four months, and to an incredibly high standard,” says Jane. In addition, there is plenty of paddock space for daughter Fern’s ponies, Marshmallow and Flash, (Tyler had already installed 2.5km of new fencing and planted trees). Ryan is thrilled with the fivebay shed, also included, despite having to share some of it with Jane and Fern’s pony stuff. It provides a great man cave where he and Vann can work on their motocross bikes to their heart’s content. “Even the cows came with the property,” laughs Ryan. Meanwhile, the O’Fees have found what makes them happy. “Doing projects together as a tight knit family is what we love,” says Tyler. “And I love that I can come up with new concepts and just say to Tyler ‘make them happen’,” laughs Rebecca. They are currently building their new dream home at Mapua, this time in a beach style. With plenty of other design projects on the go, some renovation work and a toddler to run after, life is never dull.

Italian flair makes its mark on Mapua home

Words: Adrienne Matthews

There is a house in the hills overlooking Ruby Bay that is a collection of moments so artfully created that you feel enveloped by warmth and serenity the moment you enter.

The lady of the house knew that the property was the right one for her and her husband the instant she saw it. Having moved many times, she wanted a place where they could finally put down roots in a location they had come to love on previous visits. In particular, it had a view of the ocean, a “must have” request from her husband. Having last lived in a historic home on many different levels, this time she wanted a single storey dwelling that would see them through their retirement. “Just a rectangle with two bedrooms and a study,” she explains. Architect Simone Wenk of Architecture Studio Mapua was engaged to convert her crazy drawings into a workable plan. The brief was simple; a large, comfortable living space for entertaining, with bedrooms, one at each end and all opening to an ample veranda and the magnificent views beyond. A love of peace and quiet and also large gatherings, the house had to accommodate both aesthetics. A challenge for both architect and builder, Jerry Goodwin of Nelson and Tasman Construction Ltd, was the one hundred square metre central living/kitchen area that called for substantial roof trusses, requiring a crane to put them in place. They create a presence all their own, handmade from macrocarpa milled close by. This room is an abundant canvas for the much-loved treasures the owners have collected throughout the years, an open-plan paradise of rich textures and colours. With a plethora of nationalities in their backgrounds, the result

is eclectic with a touch of bohemian. Intriguing lamps provide a warm comforting glow, the oversize sofas beg to be snuggled into, and elements like the glorious patchwork of the owner’s beaded and embroidered squares that form a blind above the kitchen window create playful and endearing accents. The kitchen pays homage to the owner’s Italian heritage, being large, warm and welcoming. It’s striking pressed metal wall, originally used in ceilings in Victorian England was transported from Australia before being powder-coated here in Nelson.

Taking pride of place are a pair of enormous French style baker’s tables on castors made from elm by local craftsman Mark Perry of Peg Leg Woodwork. They can be moved if necessary, to create dance floor space and provide excellent storage for pots and pans and the owner’s collection of basketware. Mark also made two butcher’s blocks and a macrocarpa baker’s table, embedded with river stones, for the Italian Bezzera coffee machine. His and hers Ilve cookers from Italy in a rich deep honey butter colour complete the warm Italian feel. Throughout the house texture is joyfully embraced, no less so than in the bathrooms where rough and smooth Italian tiles are juxtaposed. The master bathroom surprises spectacularly with its wall mosaic of Buddha, constructed from thousands of minute tiles. The original picture went to a graphic artist to be pixelated before being sent to Italy where the tiles were made. The smooth honey tones of American oak make an appearance here, contrasting with rustic stools made from old wine barrels by local craftsman, Zeke Thor Poet.

THE CONCRETE CUTTER

Storage in this house is a dream with two long expanses of black cupboards that recede seamlessly into the background. Kitchen appliances are consigned to their own cupboard space so as to not clutter the bench spaces. A special feature in the bedrooms are the ‘cloud’ lamp shades sourced from Moxini. The voluminous fabric echoes the wide expanse of sky and landscape that are visible from every vantage point. Energy efficiency was a high priority for this build. The heated polished concrete floors are formed on a fully insulated MAXRaft® slab which helps keep the home warm, dry and at an even temperature. The use of thicker than average timber framing allows for deeper insulation in the walls and ceilings, while thermally broken windows considerably reduce heat loss. Jerry Goodwin counts this project as one of his favourite all time builds. “We really enjoyed building this home and working for the nicest people who had a very clear idea about how their home would look. It was a privilege being given the opportunity to play a part in that process The owner’s vision of a home that is all about connectedness, comfort and friendliness has been perfectly interpreted by the architect and builder. Between them all they have created a masterpiece.

Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler in her work room with a box of stones.

World renowned goldsmith makes Nelson home

An artisan who upholds the traditions of one of the world’s oldest crafts is forging a fresh direction, many thousands of miles from where she began.

The exquisite, bespoke works of East German-born goldsmith and jeweller Christine Hafermalz-Wheeler are now being created in a purpose-designed workroom/gallery at her new home in central Nelson.

She and manager-husband David Wheeler moved here less than a year ago from Waiheke Island, where they had lived for a decade.

Christine’s ambition to become a goldsmith struck early. Her artistic nature was influenced by her family’s flight to freedom from Communist Germany, and her practical abilities she inherited from her father, who was a plumber. Her and David’s move away from Germany in 1988, leaving a successful gallery and workshop business in Stuttgart, was triggered by fallout from the disastrous nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl. They moved to David’s UK homeland, before a campervan holiday in New Zealand set the family on course to live here. The move to Nelson was the result of what they describe as an invisible pull, but also a fresh start after navigating delicate and challenging family matters. “I didn’t put my nose into too much literature before coming to Nelson. For me, it’s always been about the feeling I get being in a place,” Christine says. David remembers it was the first place he ate a nashi pear – deciding not to repeat the experience. Christine is known around the world for her handmade jewellery. Each piece is unique – no two are ever the same - made from gold or silver she shapes with traditional tools and rare techniques using a mouth-blown soldering torch. The metal is then adorned with a single or multiple earthly gems, shells or stones of ancient provenances. “I once did a series with tiny, washed pebbles from the West Coast but I ran out and the pebbles around us at Waiheke, or Piha – they were bigger and not the same.” David made the trip to Punakaiki to gather more pebbles, which cost him a pair of sunglasses when he leapt away from a large wave. Christine’s designs are sparked by a theme and are often guided by where the gems and stones take her. “I never do things because it could be fashionable, or because I’m able to sell it. That for me, is selling my soul and I don’t do that.”

They say New Zealand has given them the breathing space they need to cement a legacy of traditional craftwork, for which they say there are no shortcuts. David says there’s no longer time to teach it to the next generation but a conversation has now started about creating a repository – possibly here in Nelson - for the information that guides traditional craftwork. Christine and David’s gallery can be visited by appointment only. For more information and to see more of Christine’s work, including a documentary film, visit TheArtistGoldsmith.com