Further developments into concept design for bespoke gifts for loyal and high end cliental.

From what was discussed in the previous class, we changed our angle from trade show takeaways to gifts and more bespoke items for New Zealand Luxury Groups most loyal or prestigious clients. In his meeting he informed us of previous gifts he had given to clients which gave a sense of New Zealand to whomever received the gift. Previously he has given New Zealand Wines, Greenstone necklaces and items, as well as river rocks, all of which are rare and special. Following on from this conversation I looked into other materials or items in which New Zealand Specialises and/or is sole producer of and it concluded to native trees.

Many souvenirs taken away from New Zealand are made from Kauri, kohekohe, rimu and tawa. In regards to budget when uses these materials gifts must be small or contain a mix of these woods and pine for example and it is a cheaper wood. Other common materials found in souvenirs are paua shells, wooden carvings and stone carvings.


In order to expand my ideas I explore bespoke wooden items, ring boxes, and wine bottle packaging as shown in the images below.

Potential Requirements:

• Packages must be medium to light weight or small so shipping isn't too expensive
• Must have a simple exterior shape so not too awkward to send and to refrain from breaking.
• Must be packed well so nothing breaks or moves around too much
• Must be New Zealand made 
• Must look, feel, smell (taste or sound) LUXURIOUS