Kia Ora, Malo e lelei.

Some of you will recognise me as the person behind Celebrate Aotearoa—a retail space dedicated to uplifting artists and makers across Aotearoa and the Pacific. After some time focusing on my small business, I’m now excited to announce I am making a return to my own creative practice.

I’m a New Zealand-born Tongan–Scottish designer and textile artist with deep roots in the creative industry. Known for my cultural design lens and fearless approach to fabric, my work blends storytelling with form.

This year, I’ll be showing at New Zealand Fashion Week 2025 as part of the Kahui Collective—a group of Indigenous Designers founded by Kiri Nathan.  The collection is rooted in memory, legacy, and reclamation, drawing on quilting influences to create bold silhouettes and one-off pieces that resist mass production.  This is slow fashion with cultural weight—layered, intentional, and grounded in identity.

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