Grasshopper Design is a new New Zealand business founded by Karolina Nilsson. The business is based in Turua on the Hauraki Plains, just a bit south of Thames. You will find a range of high quality designed and handmade products such as hand painted shoes, sun hats, t-shirts and one-off pieces of furniture.
Karolina Nilsson is born in Sweden, and have since then traveled for many years. In 2006 she found her home in the beautiful country of New Zealand, and have enjoyed living here and sharing experiences with people close to her heart. Creating and making things has been her great passion as long as she can remember. Since she was very young most of her pocket money was spent on material for some new creative project or other. In 2007-2008 she completed an art and design course in Sweden. She’s had the opportunity to experiment with a wide range of different techniques and materials, and likes to incorporate different styles and give birth to something unique with personality. The environment is important to take into consideration so therefore Grasshopper Design uses natural and recycled material as part of the products, and always with quality in mind.
NOTE: I try to make the pictures look as close to reality as possible, though it is difficult sometimes. Some colours may be slightly different in reality.
