Recently, the City of Rockingham and the City of Kwinana contracted us to design a unique citizenship gift that they can give to the new citizens during their ceremony. The idea was something fun, that can be displayed easily, and is uniquely Australian!
Kangaroos (Yongka in Noongar, from our region) are an Australian icon - and a unique animal amongst the world. We've all seen them and they are certainly a sight! So they were an obvious choice for a display piece for new citizens.
We ended up choosing an adult kangaroo, and a little joey as well, just to make it a little bit more cute.
Jarrah, technically Eucalyptus marginata, or djarraly in Noongar, is a species of tree unique to the south west of Western Australia. It's known for it's distinctive dark red wood and a beautiful grain. It's a very hard wood, which has made it popular for many architectural and structural applications; but it's also common in furniture due to it's strength.
In this case, we use thin jarrah veneers to make these little gifts, firmly placing them as West Australian gifts. We finish it with a furniture grade lacquer to protect it and to really bring out that beautiful grain.
These are supplied flat to keep them safe in transit, and also to make them much easier to handle. We designed special cardboard packaging which is fully recyclable. This allows it to go into gift bags without worry of the delicate details breaking during transit. We often design custom packaging for our products, and it's an often missed part of many products - suitable packaging to make sure it arrives in perfect condition. Because if it's worth doing, it's worth packaging correctly to get it there!
These were a custom order for the local councils. We then designed them from scratch and brought them right through production and delivery. Are you interested in these, or have an idea of something you'd like us to bring to life? Please get in touch and we're delighted to discuss with you!
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