Tell us a bit about your business?
We are a small design/print studio based in
Bondi.
Our philosophy is to honour everyday objects
by creating them to be used, to last, to have
aesthetic appeal and a natural, uncomplicated
beauty. We desire to bring art into the everyday
tasks.
Our products are made in the least complicated
way using materials as close to their original
earth source as possible. They are obvious,
emphasizing simplicity and the possibility that an
ordinary task can be enhanced by the addition
of uncomplicated, utilitarian items of beauty.
The beauty of the designs is married with the
beauty of quality and longevity that each product
embodies. We sell everything from scarves, wall
hangings, photo books
Tell us about yourself and your
background?
What a lot of people don’t know about me is
that, I’m a widow and mum to two gorgeous
boys. My experience goes back over 20
years in the design and branding industry. My
personal inspirations are drawn from traditional
printmaking methods such as lithography and
etching, and a passion for clever sustainable
design.
I love beautiful things made from nature. So
when my world turned upside down I had to
reset myself and my family’s future so I founded a
business called Laikonik, a business that allowed
me to focus on the things that made me happy.
Laikonik is a small business in every sense of the
word; it’s me, myself and one other lovely person
who helps me with my communication and
business ideas.
I live and love what I do.
I’m originally from Tasmania and studied Fine Art
at the University of Tasmania, then went on to
work as a designer, working and traveling all over
the world.
My two favourite places outside of Australia,
were, San Francisco which was an amazing place
to work and live and I would also have to say
Auckland was pretty inspiring especially from a
design sense.
We (two mums) Kasia and myself started out at
the local Sydney markets and word soon spread
about our baby Journals and our products are
designed by mums for mums. Even today after 10
years of designing and making our Once A Year
Books they are still unique in the market.We have
grown to sell, Art prints and textiles as well.
What sparked you to create your
business?
In our own search (Kasia and Jo) for the perfect
Baby journal and being a bit of a naturalist an
anti-mass consumerism, I couldn’t