When Wellington architecture firm Designgroup Stapleton Elliott and their client FMG approached Lof to specify lighting for their Christchurch headquarters and Hawke’s Bay office, the brief centred on creating workplace environments that reflected FMG’s connection to rural New Zealand.

Harakeke Gold is a plant-dyed wool colour developed with locally sourced harakeke, bringing warmth and provenance to our Hiwa and Bloem lighting while staying true to a fully biodegradable material system.

An interview with Lof Founder Sophie Poelman in the June issue of Homestyle. “Our design studio is right in the heart of the only industrial area on Waiheke Island, tucked in between a water delivery business and a car wreckers. It’s a pretty humble setting, but we love it…”

Lof founder Sophie Poelman recently gave a keynote at the Aotearoa Food and Fibre conference E Tipu and spoke with Farmers Weekly about building value in New Zealand strong wool through design, local manufacturing, and material innovation.