Rewind to 2015 and Prakashan Sritharan opened Precinct 35, an expertly curated retail and art space with the warmest of welcomes and the best selection of homewares and clothing Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington-wide. A year later, Nedya France-White embarked on her first foray into fashion retail, with a goal of celebrating local design alongside like-minded international brands.
Both stores became an integral part of Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington’s creative scene, places where emerging talents were spotlighted established makers. And now? The marriage of these two superstores has taken place in the form of Kaukau and it’s open now, alongside an online store perfect for an international peruse.
In the words of Spice Girls, circa 1996, it’s a “2 Become 1” unification in the best kind of way.