Our new mood, New Moon (‘Whiro’ in the Maramataka) honours the act of paring back and beginning afresh.
Read moreOur new mood, New Moon (‘Whiro’ in the Maramataka) honours the act of paring back and beginning afresh.
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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].
Read moreWinter 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.
Read moreThis month Mahsa visits the home of multi-award-winning architect and quiet creative force Nicola Herbst.
Read moreWe 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.
Read moreAs 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.
Read moreSummer 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.
Read moreAs 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreAs 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.
Read moreNature’s defining characteristic is endurance. Through change and catastrophe, it adapts and renews; patiently resilient and inventive, ever-challenged yet never-defeated. As part of nature, we too will endure and thrive even in the most extraordinary times when we pay attention to the lessons of the natural world.
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