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I am 28, brown hair (going grey - rapidly) I like running, skiing, design and making stuff. George and I have been working together doing this for about 6 years now which seems pretty crazy. It's very fun though and still doesn't feel like work. 

Meet Raan Parton, creative director and co-founder of Apolis,  Alchemy Works and Denver's newest and coolest marketplace concept, Free Market. Raan has been a customer of George & Willy for a while...

To celebrate our new studio, we hosted all our friends for a night of hotdogs, drinks, a fun raffle and a George & Willy short film screening. Thank you to...

The inspirations and motivations behind our products. We like things clean, simple and well made. Our aesthetic is minimal and functional and our products are almost always born out of necessity. The Studio Roller was created as we needed somewhere to jot down design ideas and notes. It hits a sweet spot between looking good and being practical.

Inspired by New Zealand back country huts and built with the honest materials of American Ash and Aluminium, we’ve made the Ceiling Hanging Drying Rack to go the distance and...

The Firelighter is a revolutionary way to light your fire without kindling or newspaper. We thought we would help you out with a helpful guide for setting up your Fire...

The George & Willy collection of Cafe menus and Wall-boards draw upon timeless materials and design elements that cause you to be nostalgic.  An example of this would be the use of chalk, butchers paper and in the case of the Magnetic Menu Board magnetic letters. 

Meet Michael Gardenia, the brains behind Milan based creative studio, Fusillo Labs. Launched in 2016, Fusillo Labs is a Milanese creative studio that specialises in content creation and beautiful photography. Michael,...

Everyone loves a bit of free advertising and in the new social media world, Instagram is one of the best platforms for this. Here are a few quick ways you...

Here are a few thoughts, not from a cafe owner, but a cafe go-er. You may not agree with all of them, but it'll be good to get you thinking....

Meet Amanda Jane Jones. As the founding designers of Kinfolk magazine, Amanda designed what is one of our favourite publications from scratch, creating the beautiful look that it still beholds today. These days, Amanda is...

We recently had the opportunity to have a chat with New Zealand’s kit-set jet-boat designer and builder, Henry Wadworth-Watts of WattsCraft.