RESIDENT GP
With their new home and lifestyle store Resident GP, Gabi Sidhu and
Pawel Gaca have curated exclusive brands from untapped talent
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Tell us a bit about your business and how it
was formed?
Resident GP is an online homewares and
accessories store. We offer a carefully
curated selection of unique finds from across
the globe. We prescribe a ‘buy better, not
more’ philosophy and encourage customers
to discover their own sense of style through
a considered approach to home decorating.
Resident GP opened its virtual doors in
March 2014 after owners Gabi and Pawel
spent the previous year planning and
sourcing independently made, small-run
productions items as well as limited edition
and Australian exclusive product.
How did your career begin? What sparked
you to create your business?
Partners in business and life, Gabi and
Pawel have a varied career background
that has ultimately led to the opening of
Resident GP. Pawel, being the engineer,
covers all practical and technical aspects of
the business, while Gabi, with a background
in architecture and design, sources the
products, talks with customers and handles
the creative side of the business.
Our personality traits work perfectly
together and starting our own business
just seemed like the next natural step! We
were constantly on the lookout for new
and unique items for our own home and
kept coming up short looking on Australian
websites…a light bulb moment occurred and
Resident GP was born!
Can you tell us where you source your
gorgeous homewares from and how do you
select the right item for your store?
We source our products from all over the
globe. We are constantly scouring through
international magazines, websites, blogs,
Pinterest, our own travel experiences etc.
We spend the majority of our time looking
for the next undiscovered gem! You name it,
we’ve researched it!
The most difficult part of the business is
definitely selecting the items for the store.
Either you love too many products (and it’s
hard not to keep them all for yourself), or
you are not sure if your taste will match that
of your customers. It is definitely an art that
involves constant practice and feedback.
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