Julie Collis’s sense of style marries classic forms of function (ish) with quirkiness and charm. It connects the old with the new and tackles topics that bring little smiles to our hearts.

“Vibrant, quirky, petite.”

Julie was trained in Jewellery and Textile Design, and you find reference to this in the form of surface design she applies to a lot of her work, such as the collection “Memories of a Grandmother”. Of late she has worked in media such as metal and glass, and has also started to use form as decoration, minimising the surface design.

Julie is part of Collis Studio, where she works alongside her husband, Peter Collis, to design and create tableware for top restaurants in New Zealand and Australia, and even Dubai. Together, as Collis Studios, they lead and live the true Bohemian lifestyle, working with their hands and creating an artistically rich and fulfilling life. Creativity oozes out of them, makes their brains tick and their juices flow.