Journal

Mahsa Mood 6: New Moon

Our new mood, New Moon (‘Whiro’ in the Maramataka) honours the act of paring back and beginning afresh.

Fundamentals

In the busy rush of life, simplicity and ease are the greatest luxuries.

Ceramicist Hayley Bridgford creates a beautifully organic aesthetic in her domestic ware pieces. Her weighty, textural pieces can be found in discerning eateries like Gemmayze St, Hugo’s Bistro and Williams Eatery, and she’s also created custom pieces for other friends of Mahsa, like Katie Lockhart for Deadly Ponies, and Sans [ceuticals].

Ngarunui Beach, Raglan. Mahsa Willis, Ella Bailey, Eleanor Cripps

Winter Solstice. The weather was cool and overcast, blue sky cracking through grey clouds. The track to the beach revealed a clean two-foot off-shore break. “Arriving, we looked over the beach and saw beautiful sweet lines; expectations were met instantly. Vibes were good, air temp cool, appetite for fun, high. We left all feeling very full. Nothing beats this feeling.” — Mahsa.

Mahsa Muse: Nicola Herbst, architect

This month Mahsa visits the home of multi-award-winning architect and quiet creative force Nicola Herbst.

Piha dreaming

We needed an evening together. Nothing elaborate or fussy, but rather, a gentle, easy dinner. A moment in time to usher slowness into the summer season.

A chat with our founder

As the end of the year edges into view, we sat down with our founder, Mahsa Willis, for a quick chat about the latest releases in the New Bohemia mood, muses and making the most of summer.

05 New Bohemia

Summer is coming. With weekends and evenings starting to lighten and warm, we’re returning to our favourite pastime of slipping off on adventures large or small; finding new places to relax and dream.

Mahsa x Everyday Needs Tama Shirt

As we move into autumn proper, we’re delighted to be able to release in-house a beautiful trans-seasonal shirt that originally arose from a collaboration with our friends at Everyday Needs.

A farewell to 2021

In December 2015, we launched Mahsa as a summer pop-up in Ponsonby. We had a vision for a label that would celebrate womanhood – nostalgic and modern, constant and changing – through explorations of ‘moods’ rather than traditional seasonal collections.

Sending lockdown love

In his memoir published last year, Matthew McConaughey (one of our guilty pleasures) talks about ‘red light’ times, when the expected flow of life is forced to a stop and we have no choice but to wait for the eventual green light. In these moments, we can burn in frustration or practice growing our resilience and ability to chill.

Enduring Nature Part II

As our mood rises, with an increasing sense of optimism, the shapes, palette and textures of our Enduring Nature collection evolve in this new release of pieces. Imbued with greater lightness, warmth and playfulness, the new styles include a fluid take on the classic men’s shirt, and a practical-yet-romantic Picnic Skirt that ruches up above the knee.