Naked & Curious is home to a small and growing constellation of ventures, projects, and cultural initiatives.
Each exists in its own right, with its own rhythm and reason for being. They are not steps in a plan or components of a system, but distinct bodies of work that have emerged organically, and are connected by shared values — belief-led making, material care, and an interest in work that endures.
Some take the form of commercial ventures.
Others are publications, restorations, or gatherings.
All are shaped with attention rather than urgency.
The constellation is intentionally loose. New work appears when there is cause for it, not because space needs to be filled. What matters is not coherence for its own sake, but a shared way of thinking and working.
Together, these bodies of work trace a pattern over time — one that can be navigated, but not engineered.
Daedalic Lightworks
Architectural lighting, hardware, and objects shaped by material curiosity and long-term thinking. Made in close dialogue with architects and designers, and grounded in circular, regenerative, and repurposed materials.
SYML
Objects for gathering. Tables, benches, and tools that support food, conversation, and shared rituals. Quietly considered pieces designed to bring people together without ceremony.
Nereides
A ninety-nine-year-old kauri boat held in shared custodianship. Restored, sailed, and cared for as a living vessel rather than a fixed relic, allowing her to evolve gently over time while respecting the provenance and integrity of her original craft.
The Unmaking
A space for the work beneath the work. Long-form conversations exploring the doubts, pivots and private transitions that shape creative lives, tracing how people rebuild and reorient, even when the way forward is unclear.
Flø
A handcrafted travelling cabin bringing intimate concerts, private recordings, unhurried dining, and curated adventure to extraordinary locations throughout Aotearoa. Resolutely analogue — every surface touched, every material chosen, every detail considered. Nordic in sensibility, unmistakably kiwi at heart, and built on the belief that the best experiences don’t scale, don’t repeat, and don’t need to.
LEFFEL
A modular shelving system exploring balance, proportion, and order. Designed as an architectural framework rather than a furnishing — adaptable, restrained, and intended to live with people over time.
Ullan
The restoration and return to Sweden of a 1920s wooden daysailer. A gesture of respect for craft, history, and continuity — and a reminder that some projects exist simply because they should.
Other work is taking shape, and will enter the constellation when it has earned its place.