03 Magazine: October 02, 2023
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Smooth operator<br />
Created in Christchurch by<br />
leading gynaecologist Olivia<br />
Smart with co-founders Niamh<br />
Clerkin and Tessa Kain, inside<br />
Nu Balm’s sleek and chic<br />
packaging is a 100 percent<br />
natural, Aotearoa-sourced<br />
intimate balm. Containing<br />
kanuka essential oil, oilbased<br />
lubricant Nu Balm is<br />
hormone-free and can be used<br />
anywhere, on anybody. Better<br />
yet, Nu ($30 for 50ml) doubles<br />
as an all-round moisturiser and<br />
massage balm.<br />
nubalm.co<br />
Light weights<br />
As this spring has already shown, luxe<br />
knitwear shouldn’t be considered only for the<br />
winter months – there’s space for wool in<br />
our wardrobes year-round. Perriam’s spring/<br />
summer collection of feather-soft natural<br />
fibres perfect for trans-seasonal dressing is<br />
a collaboration between founder Christina<br />
Grant and artist and Dunedin-based artist/<br />
designer Meg Gallagher, recently returned<br />
from working in Australia for Camilla and<br />
Marc. Each sustainably produced piece is<br />
made to encourage the wearer to pause<br />
and feel the fabric, which includes a merino<br />
cotton blend sourced from Central Otago’s<br />
Bendigo Station where Christina grew up.<br />
Drawing inspiration from the station’s setting,<br />
the collection includes warm nutmeg and<br />
soothing milk tones and versatile, lightweight<br />
fabrications and pieces that embody the<br />
Perriam ethos: buy once, treasure forever.<br />
perriam.co.nz<br />
Home style<br />
The latest outpost of design store Addy and Lou has found the<br />
perfect home on Battersea St in Sydenham, with the new spot also<br />
housing a cafe ‘nook’ – Little Battersea, featuring food from Grizzly,<br />
Underground Coffee brews and Bellbird Bakery – and boutique<br />
flower merchants A Little Bit Floral. At the hub of the architecturally<br />
designed space is Addy and Lou’s thoughtful range of home goods,<br />
baby clothes and furniture, all curated by Amy Hislop and her<br />
tastemaking team, which includes her mum, Steph.<br />
addyandlou.co.nz<br />
Get wild in Whakatū<br />
The top of the island’s favourite fest is back, with Nelson Arts Festival offering up<br />
theatre, dance, comedy music, poetry, visual art, literary talks, a masked carnivale and the<br />
world’s only olive-fuelled, award-winning comedy circus power trio over the course of<br />
11 art-filled, mind-altering days. Ockham Book Award winner Tusiata Avia, alt pop/folk<br />
superstar Theia/Te Kaahu, The Great Kiwi Bake Off’s Hayley Sproull’s sell-out 2<strong>02</strong>3 NZ<br />
Comedy Festival show and the aforementioned circus trio Laser Kiwi’s Rise of the Olive<br />
are just some of the highlights of what promises to be a supremely entertaining festival<br />
run. Starting at the airport with artist Elisabeth Pointon’s 7-metre inflatable monolith<br />
installation, the organisers promise an inclusive programme including free events and a<br />
pay-what-you-can ticketing structure. The 29th annual festival runs <strong>October</strong> 19–29.<br />
nelsonartsfestival.nz
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