Home is our safe haven, the place we come at the end of the day and share our lives with family and friends. We believe that our homes are a reflection of who we are and how we live. That’s why Ruthven + Co aren’t your average homewares company. We’re doing things a little bit differently in New Zealand.
The design choices we make reflect not only style, but also our personality and values. So instead of presenting a selection of stylish mass produced goods, we’ve gone a different route. Everything on our site has been hand-picked by us. That means we’ve spent hours haggling for home wares over endless cups of mint tea in Morocco. We’ve traipsed through the backstreets of towns in Portugal to find potters and weavers who have learned their craft over generations. And in Tunisia we’ve discovered women who make sea grass pendants by hand. Meeting these people makes their stories real and helps us to sell their wares with pride – we know the effort that has gone into each and every one.
Each piece has been carefully curated because it has a story to share. A story not just of its origin, but of the artisans who have crafted beautiful pieces to share their culture and creativity with the world. Imagine seeking out sustainably produced pieces that add a sense of timeless character to your home. By supporting artisans, you’re supporting communities. It’s an ethical way to choose products. And that’s reflected in your home’s sense of joy.
If your interested in stocking our pieces, we are now a wholesale business only and would love to hear from you, email [email protected].
Home is our safe haven, the place we come at the end of the day and share our lives with family and friends. We believe that our homes are a reflection of who we are and how we live. That’s why Ruthven + Co aren’t your average homewares company. We’re doing things a little bit differently in New Zealand.
The design choices we make reflect not only style, but also our personality and values. So instead of presenting a selection of stylish mass produced goods, we’ve gone a different route. Everything on our site has been hand-picked by us. That means we’ve spent hours haggling for home wares over endless cups of mint tea in Morocco. We’ve traipsed through the backstreets of towns in Portugal to find potters and weavers who have learned their craft over generations. And in Tunisia we’ve discovered women who make sea grass pendants by hand. Meeting these people makes their stories real and helps us to sell their wares with pride – we know the effort that has gone into each and every one.
Each piece has been carefully curated because it has a story to share. A story not just of its origin, but of the artisans who have crafted beautiful pieces to share their culture and creativity with the world. Imagine seeking out sustainably produced pieces that add a sense of timeless character to your home. By supporting artisans, you’re supporting communities. It’s an ethical way to choose products. And that’s reflected in your home’s sense of joy.
If your interested in stocking our pieces, we are now a wholesale business only and would love to hear from you, email [email protected].
Free shipping for deliveries within New Zealand. We aim to dispatch all orders within 24-48 hours. We will always make contact via email to inform if we are needing to courier outside this time frame. We are conscious of not using plastic in packaging for shipping and have made an effort to use cardboard packaging and environmentally friendly products such as Geami WrapPak which is a sustainable alternative to bubble wrap, plus natural sisal lashing (compostable) and pop starch biodegradable void fill which is also 100% compostable and biodegradable.
We ship globally. Please email us on [email protected] for more information should you be outside of New Zealand and are interested in purchasing some of our homewares, or have any further questions regarding shipping.
We understand it can be difficult buying items online without seeing them first and we want you to buy with complete confidence. If you are not entirely happy with your products you may send it back to us within 7 days of receipt and we will refund you the full cost of your product minus any shipping charges (including the outgoing charge from our warehouse in Queenstown). Alternatively, you may send back your product for a swap to another one. Once again, we ask you pay for the shipping in this situation.
Once an order has been placed you are unable to cancel or alter the order. Please let us know if there are any problems with our products, please email us [email protected]. If goods are damaged on arrival please photograph and email us and we will endeavour to arrange for replacement if possible or refund.