Sammy-Rose Scapens & Oliver Starr
Bringing you full time lovers, Sammy-Rose Scapens and Oliver Starr who are the wife and husband duo behind human-centric design and build studio, Homewerk.
The couple met while working on Sammy’s A-Frame project. They immediately fell in love and 9 months later finished the A and welcomed their little love baby, Eugene.
“I love Olis wild sense of humour and his big yes yes yes attitude. He is kind to all and generally a big soft love bug” - Sammy .
“I haven’t met anyone so confident in themselves. Haha. She really is so optimistic and gives everything her best and has endless ideas. It’s a real ride being together with Sammy in business and personal life. It’s a joy” - Oli
The dynamic duo have since conceived another baby, Sybil Tui as well as a multi-faceted build and design consultancy company, Homewerk. Focusing on all kinds of build and design projects from cafe fit-outs to furniture design. Homewerk is gearing up to release their range of self-contained small homes. Inspired by mid century kiwi design the cabins are incredibly beautiful.
1. Nanette Cameron: Interior Design Legend
We love this book about renowned Interior Designer Nanette Cameron. She is a founding figure in NZ interior design and we use this book as a reference often. It's also a great memory from her 2013 exhibition at Object Space.
2. Cast Iron Skillet
These pans are exquisitely made and it's on the top of our wish list. Sammy's birthday is coming up so maybe she will finally have her wish granted. Cast iron is the best material for cooking on and we have a great little collection but feel this mid-size will be an excellent addition. This would also be perfect for a Saturday morning Dutch Baby.
3. Handwoven Napkins
We love handwoven textiles and you can't have a dinner party without napkins. These would look great with our Ikat tablecloth and we love that you can endlessly reuse them. We're glad it's the norm to have napkins at all meals again.
4. Cast Iron Wind Chime
These Japanese wind chimes have the most intriguing sound and we love hanging them in different locations around the house. They are great in our high ceiling 70's house as the sound reverberates and creates interesting melodies.
5. Alumite Kettle
Both of our kids have been terrible sleepers and we can't start our day without having a coffee. This beautiful kettle is one of our favourites to look at and to use. Oliver also loves the big handle.
