Doorstops: Open Doors

I was lucky enough to get to visit home (Aotearoa) during a brief travel bubble. Many haven't had that chance and are missing friends and whanau we haven't been able to see in all too long.

​I found some NZ-designed fabric at an op shop while I was over there. To bring that back and make doorstops, a promise of doors being open, while we were locked-down felt like an action of resistance and hope.

​Then for a friends birthday I incorporated fabric Ruth Bader Ginsberg fabric celebrating 'dissent' and women's bodies. With this we could honour those matriarchs who open doors for us as this friend has been for me.

​Here's to open doors...

We have variety of doorstops - it's hard to keep the website current with turnover so if you're interested, get in touch and we can send you a picture of what we've got on hand or what you're looking for.

Doorstops are made out of (predominantly) secondhand/upcycled fabric, the fill re-uses a plastic bread bag, sand and material scraps*. 

They weigh in between 900g-1.2kg

*"Australia is the second highest consumer of textiles per person in the world, after the United States of America. Each Australian consumes an average of 27 kilograms of new clothing per year and disposes an average 23 kilograms of clothing to landfill each year, or 93 per cent of the textile waste we generate."
[2021, Department of Agriculture, Water & the Environment]