The story behind the brand In 1984 Rodney Benson and Jeremy Braudy purchased Danica, a well-established European kitchen design company and in 2004 acquired Now Designs, creating a single home décor design company with inimitable style. Their corporate head office, design and distribution...

Ainsley Waite was born and raised in Liverpool, England and assumed a variety of roles within Creative Advertising in London. When life eventually brought her to New Zealand in 2005 she studied Graphic Design and has been working as a graphic artist, illustrator and general maker-of-things ever...

We are introducing U Studio, a contemporary & design-led publisher of cards and gifts to NZ in 2019. Based in Bristol, England, where they develop all of their products in collaboration with artists, illustrators and photographers from round the world. They produce an extensive range of...

Abbey is a New Zealand artist and painter, who works out of her small Back Room studio, a converted stock room out back of Magpie in the heart of Hastings. After years working as a framer, she stepped out early last year to realise her dream of being a full time artist.  She now paints...

What’s funnier than a New Yorker cartoon? Not much, considering the unwavering popularity of this stylish and witty line! You may be familiar with their best-selling New Yorker Cartoon Cards and Magnets that we stock here at Live Wires. The Nelson Line Publishing Company Nelson Line,...

Is there anybody out there who doesn’t have a soft spot for Winnie The Pooh?  We now have in stock the new range from Blue Island Press who are producing these gorgeous small cards for kids (or adults). The delightful illustrations created by E.H.Shepard accompanied the stories by...