customers+business owners=amazing photos from maho and pea

We are fortunate to have many talented customers who run their own businesses too. Sometimes we can combine both of our businesses for additional benefits and that's just great!

Such creative customers include interior stylists, artists, architects, builders and decorators, garden designers, authors, food stylists, bloggers and many photographers.

When one of our customers (who is also a photographer) asked if she could photograph our little shop, of course we said yes!

Peta Calvert (Pea) is one half of maho and pea, photographers who are keen to help you document whatever story you wish to tell.

Peta took some beautiful photos of our shop:
http://www.mahoandpea.com/2012/the-manufactory-high-street-thornbury/

Take a look here at their website:
http://www.mahoandpea.com/

These photos capture the story of the manufactory by showcasing the beauty of age alongside the freshness of growing things and the brightness of the new.

Bespoke Vintage Shelving

We have a brilliant new addition to our shop. It's a handcrafted shelving unit made from reclaimed timber that looks so good it may have always been here. I am very fortunate to have such a wonderful husband who is also handy.

This corner previously housed our steampunk department and most recently a blueprint panel supporting rayguns, goggles and assorted fobs (panel is now for sale, POA). Although the manufactory will no longer custom-make steampunk accessories, we aim to stock interesting brass items which will be displayed throughout the shop. 

This vintage shelving area now displays our wonderful Murchison-Hume products, made in Sydney.

The shelves are stocked with cleaning products with evocative names such as Effortless Floor Splash, Boys Bathroom Cleaner, Counter Intelligence Surface Spray and Furniture Spritzer.

We also stock Decidedly Rich Hand Cream and Superlative Liquid Hand Soaps:

The scents are great too: Australian White Grapefruit and Original Fig, with some Juniperberry thrown in for extra variety.

Murchison-Hume premium housecleaning products are earth, food, child and pet safe. They are readily biodegradable and free from environmental pollutants. The packaging is just beautiful, being reusable and recyclable. 

Keep a look out for the 1 litre glass bottle filled with heirloom dishwashing liquid. As soon as we order this product it always sells out!