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Ian Blackwell gets kiwiana just right

January 22, 2014
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ian blackwell caravan clockHow adorable are these retro caravan clocks?

They’re the work of west Auckland’s Ian Blackwell, who specialises in rimu products (made and distributed by a team in Riverton).

Too often kiwiana winds up being painfully kitschy, but these strike (in our opinion) just the right tone.

Here are a few picks from the rest of his body of work:

ian blackwell rimu productsian blackwell rimu kombiian blackwell rimu holden

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