behind the scenes

Nature is at the heart of jeweller David Beamish's daily life and connecting with nature greatly inspires his work practice. Find out a little bit about David on our blog.

A handy reference guide to cutoff dates for Christmas deliveries.

Contemporary artist Joanne Barrett writes and paints full-time from her home studio in Hokianga, her work drawing from her relationship with te whenua o Aotearoa. Read her story

Hēmi Kelly's new book, Everyday Māori: Ia rā, ia rā is your daily companion for incorporating te reo Mãori into your life. 

Want some inspo on putting pieces together to make your beach house look amazing? 

Whether it's warming tones or the excitement of the Summer to come, here's what's hot for The Poi Room staff right now!

Take a peek into the Ōtautahi / Christchurch studio, where Jeremy Leeming crafts his minimalist pieces. "Jewellery that speaks softly, but with intention."

Mat creates carved and sculpted pieces inspired by nature, using reclaimed and up cycled materials. Discover the range of his work and find out more about Mat's motivation, in his...

An odyssey of adornment 03 - 10 April, 2025 | 17 Osborne Street, Newmarket The Poi Room proudly presents the largest, most showstopping collection of Dawn's work to date. Dawn...

Come and meet Cathy Brickhill! Cathy's work is created from many layers of delicate stitched machine embroidery, building up networks that are then sculpted into textile art forms and framed...

Fragile Fantasies - An odyssey of adornment by Dawn Clayden opens at The Poi Room, 17 Osborne Street, Newmarket  on Thursday 03 April, 2025. Join us for the opening event!

2BHOLD - Aaron Scythe 13 - 20 February 17 Osborne Street, Newmarket