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Wren & Willow

Salamanca Square, Hobart

Tasmanian pieces, chosen by hand and wrapped in brown paper

Ceramics, linen, Huon pine and small-batch candles from over 30 makers on the island. Every piece chosen in person by Clare, every parcel tied with twine and a sprig from the garden.

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A brown paper parcel tied with twine and a sprig of eucalyptus and tea-tree, on a timber bench by a green window frame
Wrapped free, every order
  • Over 30 Tasmanian makers
  • Chosen in person
  • Ships Australia-wide
  • Free signature wrapping

The shelves

Five shelves, one island

Clare trained as a textile designer, so she buys with her hands first: the weight of a mug, the drape of washed linen, the smell of Huon pine. What makes it to the shelves is small, useful and made here.

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  1. No. 01CeramicsWheel-thrown mugs, bowls, jugs and vases from five Tasmanian potters.4 piecesfrom $38
  2. No. 02LinenStonewashed tea towels, napkins and throws, soft from the first wash.3 piecesfrom $34
  3. No. 03Huon pineBoards, bowls and small pieces turned in the Huon Valley.3 piecesfrom $36
  4. No. 04Candles and botanicalsSmall-batch candles in bush scents, beeswax tapers and pressed prints.3 piecesfrom $32
  5. No. 05Gifts and hampersPieces packed together and wrapped, or a hamper made to your budget.1 piecefrom $118

On the bench this week

Pieces Clare keeps reaching for

A handful from the shelves that go home with people most often. Each one can be wrapped, free, before it leaves.

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A wrapping bench with brown kraft paper, a spool of twine, brass scissors, blank tags and sprigs of eucalyptus and tea-tree

The wrapping bench

Brown paper, twine and a sprig from the garden

Every piece that leaves Wren & Willow is wrapped the same way, whether it is walking out the door on Salamanca Square or travelling to Perth. It costs nothing, and it is the part people remember.

  1. 1

    Plain brown paper

    Folded with sharp corners and no tape on show. It is recyclable and it looks like it came from somewhere.

  2. 2

    Natural twine

    Crossed both ways and knotted on top, the way parcels used to be tied.

  3. 3

    A sprig of something

    Whatever is good in the garden that week: eucalyptus, rosemary, flowering tea-tree.

  4. 4

    A tag, if you like

    Sending it straight to someone? Add a gift message at checkout and Clare will write the tag by hand. Prices never go in the parcel.

Free standard post over $150Gift wrapping and hampers
30+Tasmanian makers on the shelves

The makers

Nothing goes on a shelf that Clare has not held

She visits studios and workshops around the island, picks pieces up, uses them at home and only then decides. It is slow, and it is why the shelves feel calm rather than crowded.

Most of what you will find here is made in Tasmania by potters, weavers, turners and candle makers working in small batches. When a batch is gone, it is gone until the next firing.

How a piece is chosen
Freshly thrown unglazed bowls and mugs drying on timber shelves in a pottery studio
Honey-coloured sandstone wall beside a deep green painted door, with a pot of rosemary on the paving

Visit the shop

Find the green door on Salamanca Square

Come in out of the wind, pick things up, ask questions. Clare can wrap anything while you wait, or pack a hamper to send home to the mainland.

Wren & WillowNo. 18
Locality

18 Salamanca Square
Hobart TAS 7000

Open
  • Monday to Friday10am to 5:30pm
  • Saturday9am to 5pm
  • Sunday10am to 4pm

Telephone03 5550 7712
Postshop@wrenandwillow.example
Directions to the green doorAsk about a hamper
Wren & Willow

Call 03 5550 7712

Your parcel

$150 away from free standard post

Nothing on the wrapping bench yet.

Every piece you add can be wrapped in brown paper with a sprig from the garden, free.

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