Paper Lamps from The Netherlands

With the opening of our brand new pop up store in Otaki (hooray!), we have been sourcing new stock to fill the shelves. One of our new finds is a beautiful and clever collection of folded paper...

When the photos don't do it justice

As we all know, there are various pitfalls of shopping online. You can't try things on, or just touch and inspect them closely. Sometimes the item doesn't look like the photo when you get it in...

On the telly

Ever wondered where Izzy and Jean Co started? Check out Claire and Daniel in 2013 when they moved back to NZ and he started pig farming and she started importing. To be featured on a...

Back to Blog

Running a business with a staff of one is busy enough, let alone when a baby comes along. Time suddenly disappears before your eyes. Jobs sit on the to-do list for months until eventually they just fall...

We are turning 1!

Today is Izzy and Jean Co.'s 1st birthday! We can't believe it was full year ago that we launched, after months of planning, sourcing products and building our website. To say thank you for your...

Oh baby!

Being eight months pregnant, it's not surprising I've turned my attention to baby gear. There's so many beautiful baby things out there, I couldn't help but get a few goodies in stock at Izzy and...

A perfectly imperfect day

A week later, and I seem to be emerging from the blur that was our wedding day. Daniel and I got married on our farm on February 22. The weather the week prior was unseasonably...

Yet another clever Canadian invention

I'm not a great fan of cling film. It just more plastic going into a landfill and I worry about nasty chemicals leaching into my food. I've tried biodegradable cling film, but it doesn't actually...

Blooming busy

With our wedding only a month away, I'm finding myself quite immersed in wedding organisation. It serves me right for wanting to take the DIY approach to wedding planning. I hope I'm not the only...